Tuesday
Jul102012
PAST CHAMPIONS
The 91st Georgia Amateur Championship begins today. Here's a look at the impressive list of past Champions, with none other than a 14-year-old Bobby Jones winning the first title.
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Year
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Champion
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Runner-up
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Result
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Site
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1916
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Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., Atlanta
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Perry Adair, Atlanta
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2 up
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Capital City Club, Atlanta
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1917
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Noble Hardee, Savannah
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R.J. Gilchrist, Savannah
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37 holes
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Savannah Golf Club
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1918-1919: No championships held due to World War I
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1920
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Crawford Rainwater, Atlanta
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Tom Prescott
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3 & 1
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Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta
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1921
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Montgomery Harison, Augusta
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Crawford Rainwater, Atlanta
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2 & 1
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Augusta Country Club
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1922
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Perry Adair, Atlanta
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Charles Black, Jr., Atlanta
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2 & 1
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Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta
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1923
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Watts Gunn, Atlanta
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Charles Black, Jr., Atlanta
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1 up
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Idle Hour Club, Macon
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1924
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Carl Ridley, Atlanta
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Tom Prescott
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6 & 4
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Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake)
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1925
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Eugene Cook, Atlanta
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Watts Gunn, Atlanta
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4 & 2
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Country Club of Columbus
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1926
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Eugene Cook, Atlanta
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Chick Ridley, Atlanta
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11 & 10
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Capital City Club, Atlanta
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1927
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Watts Gunn, Atlanta
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Harold Callaway
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8 & 7
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Savannah Golf Club
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1928
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Charles Black, Atlanta
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Will Gunn, Atlanta
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2 & 1
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Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta
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1929
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John Oliver, Valdosta
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Kayton Smith
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4 & 3
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Radium Springs Country Club, Albany
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1930
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Dave Black, Atlanta
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Crawford Rainwater, Atlanta
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1 up
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Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake)
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1931
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Charles Yates, Atlanta
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Dean Smith, Savannah
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2 & 1
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Sea Island Golf Club,
St. Simons Island |
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1932
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Charles Yates, Atlanta
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Dave Black, Atlanta
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10 & 9
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Capital City Club, Atlanta
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1933
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Billy McWilliams, Rome
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Pete Barnes
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2 & 1
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Glen Arven Country Club, Thomasville
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1934
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Billy McWilliams, Rome
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Julius Hughes, Atlanta
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2 & 1
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Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake)
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1935
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Bill Zimmerman, Columbus
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Julius Hughes, Atlanta
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6 & 4
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Coosa Country Club, Rome
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1936
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James R. Brown
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John Ridley, Atlanta
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7 & 5
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Capital City Club, Atlanta
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1937
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Frank Mulherin, Jr., Augusta
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Crawford Rainwater, Atlanta
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3 & 2
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Augusta Country Club
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1938
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Julius Hughes, Atlanta
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Charles Black, Atlanta
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1 up
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Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta
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1939
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Dan Yates, Jr., Atlanta
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Sonny Swift, Columbus
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37 holes
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Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island
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1940
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Jennings Gordon, Rome
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Arnold Blum, Macon
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2 & 1
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Idle Hour Club, Macon
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1941
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Tommy Barnes, Avondale Estates
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Frank Mulherin, Augusta
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3 & 2
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Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake)
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1942-1945: No championships held due to World War II
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1946
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Arnold Blum, Macon
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Dan Yates, Jr., Atlanta
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2 & 1
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Capital City Club, Atlanta
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1947
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George Hamer, Columbus
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Sonny Swift, Columbus
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6 & 5
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Country Club of Columbus
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1948
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Dick Hackett, Rome
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Jack Key, Jr., Columbus
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4 & 3
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Coosa Country Club, Rome
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1949
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Jack Key Jr., Columbus
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William "Dynamite" Goodloe, Valdosta
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9 & 7
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Radium Springs Country Club, Albany
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1950
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Arnold Blum, Macon
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Jack Key, Jr., Columbus
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2 & 1
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Athens Country Club
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1951
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Arnold Blum, Macon
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Frank Mulherin, Augusta
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37 holes
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Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta
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1952
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Arnold Blum, Macon
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Alfred Gallagher
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10 & 9
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Augusta Country Club |
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1953
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E. Harvie Ward, Atlanta
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Arnold Blum, Macon
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5 & 3
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Idle Hour Club, Macon
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1954
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William "Dynamite" Goodloe, Valdosta
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Dick Hackett, Rome
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10 & 8
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Savannah Golf Club
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1955
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William "Dynamite" Goodloe, Valdosta
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Lester Kelly, Atlanta
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1 up
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Valdosta Country Club
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1956
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Arnold Blum, Macon
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Charles Harrison, Atlanta
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37 holes
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Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake)
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1957
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Tommy Aaron, Gainesville
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Gummy Harrison, Jr.
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2 & 1
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Augusta Country Club
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1958
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Hugh Royer Jr., Columbus
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Davis Adams
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4 & 3
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Athens Country Club
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1959
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Charles Harrison, Atlanta
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Hobart Manley, Savannah
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2 & 1
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Savannah Golf Club
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1960-1962: Championship format changed to stroke play
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1960
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Tommy Aaron, Gainesville
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Billy Key, Columbus
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271
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Country Club of Columbus
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1961
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Jack Key Jr., Columbus
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Cobby Ware, Atlanta
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280
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Coosa Country Club, Rome
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1962
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Gene Dahlbender Jr., Atlanta
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Jack Bandy, Dalton
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276
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Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta
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1963: Championship format returned to match play
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1963
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Pete Cox, Albany
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David Boyd, Atlanta
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3 & 2
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Radium Springs Country Club, Albany
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1964-present: Championship format returned to stroke play
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1964
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Bunky Henry, Valdosta
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Jerry Greenbaum, Atlanta
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282
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Athens Country Club
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1965
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Frank Mulherin Jr., Augusta
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Jack Oliver, Jr., Valdosta
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285
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Valdosta Country Club
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1966
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Ward Wettlaufer, Atlanta
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Tom Brennan, Savannah
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288
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Savannah Golf Club
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1967
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Billy Key, Columbus
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Bunky Henry, Valdosta
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274
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Green Island Country Club, Columbus
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1968
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Toby Browne, Savannah
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Steve Melnyk, Brunswick
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281*
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Idle Hour Club, Macon
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1969
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Randy Strozier Jr., Augusta
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Frank Mulherin, Jr., Augusta
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290
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Augusta Country Club
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1970
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Jim Gabrielsen, Atlanta
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Latimer Heard, Elberton
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282
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Glen Arven Country Club, Thomasville
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1971
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Bo Trotter, Columbus
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Curtis Wagner, Atlanta
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286*
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Doublegate Country Club, Albany
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1972
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Lyn Lott, Douglas
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Robert Warr, Atlanta
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281
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Athens Country Club
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1973
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John Bodin, Atlanta
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Charles Harrison, Atlanta
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289
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Cherokee Town & Country Club (Hillside), Atlanta
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1974
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Jim Gabrielsen, Atlanta
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Pete Cox, Albany
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286*
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Spring Hill Country Club, Tifton
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1975
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Mark Mike, LaGrange
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Charles Harrison, Atlanta
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288
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Coosa Country Club, Rome
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1976
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Jim Gabrielsen, Atlanta
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Danny Yates, Atlanta
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286
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Pinetree Country Club, Kennesaw
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1977
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Danny Yates, Atlanta
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Griff Moody, Athens
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285
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Green Island Country Club, Columbus
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1978
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Allen Doyle, Alma
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Tommy Carlton, Augusta
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281
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Idle Hour Club, Macon
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1979
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Allen Doyle, Alma
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Griff Moody, Athens
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287
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Savannah Inn and Country Club
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1980
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Griff Moody, Athens
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Allen Doyle, LaGrange
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287
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West Lake Country Club, Augusta
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1981
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Bill Bergin, Marietta
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Wright Waddell, Columbus
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278
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Dalton Golf and Country Club
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1982
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Allen Doyle, LaGrange
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Louis Brown, Newnan
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286
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Dunwoody Country Club
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1983
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Bob Windom, Valdosta
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Allen Doyle/Wright Waddell
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289
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Valdosta Country Club
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1984
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Peter Persons, Macon
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Louis Brown, Newnan
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282*
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Savannah Inn and Country Club
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1985
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Louis Brown, Newnan
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Allen Doyle, LaGrange
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284
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Pinetree Country Club, Kennesaw
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1986
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Hugh Royer III, Columbus
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Allen Doyle, LaGrange
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283
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Coosa Country Club, Rome
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1987
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Allen Doyle, LaGrange
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Hugh Royer III, Columbus
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275*
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Doublegate Country Club, Albany
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1988
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Allen Doyle, LaGrange
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Dave Schreyer, Newnan
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271
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Green Island Country Club, Columbus
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1989
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Danny Yates, Atlanta
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Clark Spratlin, Atlanta
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278
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Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island
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1990
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Allen Doyle, LaGrange
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Danny Yates, Atlanta
|
283
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The Farm, Rocky Face
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1991
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Neal Hendee, Atlanta
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Henry Classon, Augusta
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282*
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Augusta Country Club
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1992
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Paul Claxton, Vidalia
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John Trivison, Jonesboro
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279
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Athens Country Club
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1993
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Carter Mize, Columbus
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Rob Butler, Barnesville
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289
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Golf Club of Georgia (Lakeside), Alpharetta
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1994
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Carter Mize, Columbus
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Jim Stuart, Macon
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280
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Savannah Golf Club
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1995
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Adam Thomas, Baxley
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Danny Yates/Carter Mize
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284
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Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside), Duluth
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1996
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Danny Yates, Atlanta
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Matt Russell, Atlanta
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272
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Coosa Country Club, Rome
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1997
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Tim O'Neal, Savannah
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Carlton Forrester, Gainesville
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276
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Idle Hour Club, Macon
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1998
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Bill Roberts, Pine Mountain
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Jeff Knox/John Engler
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293*
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Ocean Forest Golf Club, Sea Island
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1999
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Rick Cloninger, Dacula
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Carter Mize, Columbus
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276
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Great Waters, Eatonton
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Jack Croyle, Moultrie
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Wes Latimer, Canton
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286
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West Lake Country Club, Augusta
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Michael Webb, Elberton
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Randy Donahoo, Marietta
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278
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Cherokee Town and Country Club, Atlanta
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Jonathan Shiflet, Hartwell
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Bill Brown, Dublin
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285*
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Doublegate Country Club, Albany
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David Noll, Dalton
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Thomas Hagler, Ringgold
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283
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Pinetree Country Club, Kennesaw
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David Denham, Tifton
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Taylor Crosby/Griff Moody/Jack Hall
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280
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Athens Country Club
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Brian Harman, Savannah
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David Noll, Jr., Dalton
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276
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Savannah Golf Club
|
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Bill Brown, Dublin
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Jeff Knox, Augusta |
274
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Coosa Country Club, Rome
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Harris English, Thomasville
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Jeff Knox/Robert Sheats/ Mark Strickland |
288
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Ansley Golf Club-Settindown Creek, Roswell | |
| 2008 | Russell Henley, Macon | Harris English, Thomasville | 270 | Idle Hour Club, Macon |
| 2009 | Russell Henley, Macon | David Noll Jr., Dalton | 268 | Country Club of Columbus |
| 2010 |
Lee Knox, Augusta
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Chase Parker, Augusta |
283
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The Landings Club (Deer Creek), Savannah
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| 2011 |
David Noll Jr., Dalton
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Billy Mitchell, Roswell |
274
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Cherokee Town and Country Club, Atlanta
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