Lyons captures Golfweek International Senior Invitational at Cartersville Country Club
- Staff
- Oct 12
- 2 min read
October 12, 2025
Joe Lyons of Galway, Ireland, carded rounds of 71-68-70 (7-under par) this past Thursday through Saturday at Cartersville Country Club to win the 2025 Golfweek International Senior Invitational presented by Georgia Power.
Reigning U.S. Senior Amateur champion Michael McCoy (69-71-70) of Des Moines, Iowa, and Shane McMillan (65-74-71) of Bountiful, Utah, finished one shot back. Lyons made final round birdies on No. 16 and No. 18 to secure his victory.
Yancey Johnson (71-70-70) of Simpsonville, South Carolina, placed fourth, and Tony Wise (72-73-67) of Georgetown, Kentucky, was fifth, followed by Kevin VandenBerg (75-72-67) of Pulaski, New York, and Cartersville’s Chad Branton (72-70-72) in a sixth-place tie.
Carlos Aranda of Springfield, Virginia, and Rick Cloninger of McDonough tied for eighth at 1-under par. Steve Albright of Ocala, Florida, rounded out the top ten with an even-par 54-hole total.
South Carolina, represented by Johnson, Cloninger, and Gino Berchiatti, won the team title with a 6-under par total, surpassing Team Utah (McMillan, Brigham Gibbs, and Jon Wright) on the final day by two shots. Team Kentucky (Wise, Buddy Bryant, and Mark Knecht) finished third at 2-under par.
Branton’s Team Georgia North, which also included Bob Royak (Alpharetta) and Rusty Strawn (McDonough), tied for fifth place at 1-over par.
The host team representing Cartersville Country Club fell eleven spots on the final day to finish 23rd. David Coleman’s 39th-place finish led the local senior squad. Mike Hefner was 43rd, and Charles Wilson placed 86th.
The best two individual scores in each round counted toward the three-man team totals.
The event featured many of the top senior amateur golfers in the world and helped raise $10,000 for the local charity, Advocates for Children.
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