Jack Hall wins the Chanticleer National Senior Invitational

June 3, 2022 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com

Jack Hall (left) won the 2022 Chanticleer National Senior Invitational

Hall fends off fellow Georgians Bob Royak and Doug Hanzel to pick up his second win of the season

Jack Hall (Savannah, Ga.) fended off a pair of former U.S. Senior Amateur champions to win the Chanticleer National Senior Invitational at Greenville (S.C.) Country Club's Chanticleer Course on Friday.

Hall had a share of the lead following the first and second rounds and went into the final 18 holes tied with Doug Hanzel (Savannah, Ga.), the 2013 U.S. Senior Amateur champion, at 6-under.

When Hanzel got off to a rough start with bogeys on each of his first three holes, Hall played steady all day en route to a final round 69 to earn his second win of the year following his senior division victory at the Gasparilla Invitational in February. It also marked his sixth top-five finish in his seven events this season.

"First, Greenville country club could not be a better host," said Hall. "Frank Wrenn works tirelessly to get a good field and his staff works exceedingly hard making sure everyone enjoys themselves.

"My keys to the week was driving followed by good iron play. Putting was off but consistent driving and approach shots made up the difference. I played two days with Doug and Jack Larkin so I knew where I stood with the competition."

Hall is enjoying a recent run of success despite playing with a cranky right hip that will need to be replaced.

In the off season I worked on hip rotation only to be told 30 days ago I need a complete right side hip replacement," said Hall. It doesn’t feel very good to walk or stand but has not affected my swing. I look forward to competing in the USGA Senior Open and hope I will be able to walk the 18."

Hall also credits a recent equipment upgrade.

"I upgraded my Titleist irons, and they have resulted in my last 8 competitive rounds being double digits under par."

Hanzel's final round 75 left him tied with 2019 U.S. Senior Amateur champion Bob Royak (Alpharetta, Ga.), who shot a final round 70 to gain a share of second place at 3-under.

Mike Combs (Roswell, Ga.) was the only other player to finish in red numbers at 1-under.

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Super Seniors and Legends Division

A pair of Charlotte, NC residents, James Pearson and Johnny Elam, were tied at even-par after 54-holes of play in the Super Senior Division before Pearson prevailed in a playoff to win the title.

Neil Spitalny (Chattanooga, Tenn.) carded rounds of 64-70-70 to win the Legends Division by 12 strokes.

Results: Chanticleer Senior Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Jack Hall	Savannah, GA	700	68-70-69=207
2	Bob Royak	Alpharetta, GA	400	74-69-70=213
3	Doug Hanzel	Savannah, GA	300	68-70-76=214
4	Mike Combs	Roswell, GA	300	69-74-72=215
T5	Claud Cooper	Birmingham, AL	300	72-72-73=217

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About the Chanticleer Senior Invitational

Jack Hall wins the Chanticleer National Senior Invitational

Note: The Chanticleer National Senior Invitational will not be held in 2025 due to a major course renovation. The Chanticleer National Senior Invitational started in 2011 with the vision that it would provide a superbly conditioned, very challenging ...