Magic year continues for Royak, Hanzel with Georgia Sr 4-Ball win

November 15, 2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Bob Royak (L) and Doug Hanzel (GSGA photo)

The U.S. Senior champion and the No. 1 ranked senior golfer in the U.S. team up for a 7 shot win at the Sea Palms Resort

The wins keep coming for a pair of America's best senior amateur golfers.

Bob Royak (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Doug Hanzel (Savannah, Ga.) teamed up to win the Georgia Senior Four-Ball at the Sea Palms Resort. Though rain washed out the final round, their seven-shot lead would not have been in doubt.

The team of Royak and Hanzel represented a pairing of U.S. Senior champions. Hanzel won his in 2013 and Royak captured his earlier this year. At the Sea Palms Resort, they opened the tournament with a 12-under 59 which immediately put them in front by seven, a lead they maintained through a second-round 64.

For Royak, the win gave him a clean sweep of the Georgia state senior championships for 2019.

For Royak, a win at the Senior 4-Ball completes the sweep of 2019 GSGA Senior Championships to go with his win at the U.S. Senior Am!

✅Georgia Senior Match Play Championship
✅U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
✅Georgia Senior Championship
✅Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship https://t.co/Fr7O24nwWP pic.twitter.com/FRWFDS1ych
— Georgia State Golf Association (@GSGA) November 15, 2019

For Hanzel, the current No. 1 ranked player in the AmateurGolf.com senior ranking, it was his fourth title in this event.

For Hanzel, this is his fourth win in the #GSGASenior4Ball!

2015-2017 with Jack Hall and 2019 with Bob Royak! https://t.co/Fr7O24nwWP pic.twitter.com/kruEOC37Iv
— Georgia State Golf Association (@GSGA) November 15, 2019

In the Super Senior division, the team of Al Small and Larry Clark won their third straight championship, prevailing by three shots over the teams of Don Marsh/Ernie Venet and Steve Melnyk/John Darr.

About the Georgia Senior Four-Ball

Magic year continues for Royak, Hanzel with Georgia Sr 4-Ball win

Open to male amateur golfers; entrants must be at least 55 years old on or before the first day of the Championship; a maximum stroke differential of six strokes is allowed between partners; if the differential is more than six strokes, the higher in...

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