CCC golfers Clyburn and Bowman earn top finishes at the GSGA's 2025 C. Layne Williams Invitational

November 16, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

Two amateur golfers and members at Cartersville Country Club finished in the top ten of the 2025 C. Layne Williams Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Cherokee Town & Country Club and Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta.

The Georgia State Golf Association event wraps up the 2025 calendar.

R.B. Clyburn of Cartersville and Lee Bowman of Marietta finished sixth and seventh in the field that included the top point earners for player of the year in ten different categories. Men and women from various age divisions competed in 36 holes of individual stroke play from a range of tee distances.

Clyburn shot 2-under par, and Bowman was 1-under par.

Doug Hanzel of Savannah and the Super Senior Men Division won the tournament at 8-under par. Bob Royak (Alpharetta, Senior Men) and Loralie Cowart (Douglasville, Women) tied for second place in the limited field of 40 players.

Mary Miller (Savannah, Women) and Morgan Ellison (Peachtree City, Mid-Am Women) tied for fourth place at 5-under par.