Club Times Digital - August 2021

FITNESS & AQUATICS

FITNESS & AQUATICS

DAVID FORD CAPTURES METALIST HONORS AT U.S. AMATEUR FOUR-BALL David Ford and his Partner Kelly Chinn posted a 6-under-par 66 at Chambers Bay, earning medalist honors at 16-under 127. A recent high school graduate, David plans to attend the University of North Carolina.

BROOKS CURRY JOINS U.S. OLYMPIC SWIM TEAM FOR 2021 OLYMPICS, TOKYO “ Brooks Curry became the first American swimmer in LSU history to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team, as he placed fourth in the 100-meter free final of the Olympic Swimming Trials on Thursday with a time of 48.19. The top four in the event qualified for the U.S. 4x100 freestyle relay team... Curry , a native of Atlanta, qualified for the U.S. Swimming Trials in the 50-meter free and 100-meter free with times of 22.80 and 49.06, respectively. The two-time All- American participated in Wave II of the trials and earned a spot in the 100-meter free final on June 16 with a semifinal time of 48.51.” READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE IN

BAILEY MOODY HEADS TO THE 2021 PARALYMPIC GAMES “Congratulations to Bailey Moody for her selection to the U.S. Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball Team. After a long wait through the pandemic postponement, she will finally compete in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo this summer as

NEAL HENDEE QUALIFIES FOR USGA US SENIOR OPEN Neal Hendee shot a 68 at White Columns Country Club in Milton, and qualified for the 41st U.S. Senior Open at Omaha Country Club in Nebraska. “After working hard on my game for a couple of years, I played a great round at a great time and I’m excited to play in the U.S. Senior Open,” said Neal . “USGA events are extremely special to me and are the best events I have ever played in. The opportunity to play in another one at 51 years old is a dream come true.” July 8-11, 2021 marked the 100th Georgia State Amateur to be played at Cherokee Town and Country Club, where Hendee was crowned champion in 1991. The Amateur was not held during WW1 and WW11. Atlanta Athletic Club has hosted the Georgia State Amateur at East Lake in 1924, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1986 and on Riverside in 1995, when the winner was Adam Thomas and Highlands in 2020, when the champion was Luke Schneiderjans. The club hosted the Women’s State Amateur Championship in 2019 and the champion was Rinko Mitsunaga. PAST AAC CHAMPIONS OF THE GEORGIA STATE AMATEUR: 1916 Bobby Jones, Jr. Inaugural 1922 Perry Adair 1923 and 1927 Watts Gunn 1931 and 1932 Charlie Yates 1930 Dan Yates, Jr. 1941 Tommy Barnes (Dot Kirby won the Georgia Women’s State Am as well this year) 1959 Charlie Harrison 1977, 1989, 1996 Danny Yates 1991 Neal Hendee 2018 Brett Barron (Bailey Tardy won the Georgia Women’s State Am as well this year)

MAXWELL FORD WINS INVITATIONAL AT SEDGEFIELD COUNTRY CLUB Maxwell Ford won his first AJGA Invitational at 7-under-par at the Wyndham Invitational this summer. His brother won the same invitational last year making it the first time in AJGA history that two male siblings have won the same event in back-to-back years. Maxwell is a recent high school graduate and plans to attend the University of Georgia. The twins recently played in the US Junior Amateur with Club members Reed Sweigart and Will Morlan. BRUCE MURPHY JOINS TWINS AT U.S. AMATEUR FOUR-BALL Bruce Murphy with partner,

Team USA defends their Rio 2016 gold medal...” READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE IN THE JULY ISSUE OF “THE CLUB TIMES” PARALYMPIC GAMES August 24-September 5

“THE ADVOCATE”, LA OLYMPIC GAMES July 23-August 8

OUTSTANDING ATHLETES UTSTANDING T L Summer 2021 of Atlanta Athletic Club

Maxwell Ford , carded a 10-under 62 to match the championship’s 18-hole scoring record.

AVA MERRILL REACHES 35 IN ROLEX AJGA RANKINGS Ava Merrill is No. 35 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings and is a two-time AJGA Champion. She took the solo lead in the Girls Division after a bogey-free 7-under- par 64 in the second round to break the single round scoring record at the event. Merrill ’s score after two rounds of 11-under-par 131 also sets a new Girls Division 36-hole scoring record for the event.

Brooks Curry, 2021 Olympian