Hanzel wins '24 Golfweek International Senior Invitational at Cartersville Country Club
- Staff
- Oct 13, 2024
- 2 min read
October 12, 2024
Savannah’s Doug Hanzel fired a six-under-par 66 on Saturday at Cartersville Country Club to win the individual title at the 2024 International Senior Invitational presented by Golfweek Magazine.
Hanzel’s 54-hole total of 206 (70-70-66, 10-under) edged Kevin VandenBerg (Pulaski, NY) by one shot while Jack Hall (Savannah) and Tony Wise (Georgetown, KY) tied for third at 208.
VandenBerg (69-68-70), the top-ranked player in Golfweek’s National Senior Amateur rankings, was the co-leader with Wise (69-68-71) entering the final round.
Hanzel, who won the 2013 U.S. Senior Amateur, was joined in the elite field by two other former U.S. Senior Amateur champions — Bob Royak (2019) and Rusty Strawn (2022).
Georgia-North won the three-man team competition by two strokes over Team Kentucky, with Georgia-Atlanta placing third.
The two low rounds each day for each three-man team counted toward the team championship on the par-72, 6,855-yard CCC layout.
Team Georgia-North comprised Hanzel, Royak (71-69-69), and Robert Sheats (76-73-68). Team Kentucky included Buddy Bryant (68-68-73), Scott Ray (70-78-78), and Tony Wise (71-68-69). Representing Team Georgia-Atlanta were Jack Hall (75-66-67), Mike Combs (75-75-72), and Billy Mitchell (72-69-68).
The 2024 tournament field included 28 teams and 84 individuals from across the United States, Ireland, and Scotland.
Chad Branton of Cartersville, coming off last week’s victory at the Golden Isles Senior Invitational at Brunswick Country Club, carded rounds of 72-73-71 to finish even par and tie for 14th place.
Other Georgians in the field included Rusty Strawn (T17), Greg Kennedy (T33), Chris Hall (T38), Mike Heffner (T47), Michael Standard (T56), Charles Wilson (T60), Allen Peake (T62), Coleman Tidwell (T62), Dave Coleman (64th), Scott Davenport (T72), Kyle Harper (78th), Mike Prewett (79th), and Keith Holmes (81st).
The tournament field included 49 players in the Top 200 of the World Senior Amateur rankings, 32 in the Top 100, and 14 in the Top 25.
The 2024 tournament made a $10,000 charitable donation to the Bartow County Back the Blue organization supporting first responders.
Cartersville Country Club will host the 2025 Golfweek International Senior Invitational next October.
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