2021 Golf Media Guide

GOLF _2021 DEKALB COUNTY_ https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/athletics/golf/ 1 DEKALB COUNTY GOLF GUIDE DEKALB COUNTY FACTS CONTENTS Address: 5829 Memorial Drive Golf history ............................................................................. 2 Arabia Mountain ..................................................................... 3 Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083 ............................................................................ - Cedar Grove 4 Phone Number (678) 676 1821 ................................................................................ Chamblee 5 Location: Northeast Atlanta Clarkston ................................................................................. 6 Number of High Schools: Nineteen Druid Hills ............................................................................... 7 Dunwoody ............................................................................... 8 DIRECTORY Lakeside .................................................................................. 9 Southwest DeKalb .................................................................. 10 Superintendent Cheryl Watson -Harris Stephenson ............................................................................. 11 Director of Athletics James Jackson Tucker .................................................................................... 12 Administrative Director Dr. Tekshia Ward -Smith Boys Team Champions .......................................................... 13 Athletic Coordinator Mike Harwell Girls Team Champions ........................................................... 14 Golf Coordinator Mark Brock Individual State Champions ................................................... 15 Individual County Champions ................................................ 16 Athletic Specialist Chris Chilton College Scholarships .............................................................. 17 Athletic Specialist Keith Sewell Golf Season Information ........................................................ 18 ALIGNMENTS SOUTHWEST DEKALB WINS ALL -SPORTS CHASE AAAAAAA -Area 4 Archer Meadowcreek Berkmar Mill Creek Southwest DeKalb raced to a commanding lead in a shortened all Collins Hill Mountain View -sports trophy race in the 2019 -20 school year. Discovery Norcross Duluth North Gwinnett The Panthers used strong showings during the fall and winter Dunwoody Peachtree Ridge - sport seasons to score 185 points to the 160.5 of runner up Druid AAAAAA -Area 3 Hills. Cambridge Morrow Centennial North Atlanta The final results included complete point totals from the fall and Chattahoochee River Ridge - Creekview Riverwood winter campaigns along with mid season final baseball records in Johns Creek Sequoyah the spring season. Lakeside Tucker Langston Hughes Westlake No point totals were included in the remaining spring sports of Lovejoy soccer, tennis, track, gymnastics and golf. AAAAA -Area 3 No trophy thus will be handed out this year due to the fact that Apalachee Johnson -Gainesville Chamblee Lithonia the final results are incomplete. Clarke Central Loganville Clarkston Martin Luther King Jr. Cross Keys Northview Final All -Sports Trophy Point totals: Decatur St. Pius Eastside Southwest DeKalb Greenbrier Stone Mountain Jackson County Walnut Grove 1) Southwest DeKalb .......................................... 185.0 AAAA -Area 2 2) Druid Hills ...................................................... 160.5 Arabia Mountain Miller Grove .......................................................... Baldwin Perry 3) Lakeside 157.5 Druid Hills Rutland 4) Tucker ............................................................ 157.0 Hapeville Charter Spalding Howard Stephenson 5) Dunwoody ....................................................... 156.0 Marist West Laurens ........................................................ Mays Westside Macon 6) Chamblee 150.0 7) Martin Luther King Jr. .................................... 149.0 AAA -Area 3 Carver, Atlanta North Hall 8) Arabia Mountain ............................................. 136.0 Cedar Grove Redan ...................................................... Cherokee Bluff Salem 9) Stephenson 135.5 Dawson County Sandy Creek 10) Cedar Grove .................................................. 124.5 Douglass West Hall GAC Westminster 11) Stone Mountain ............................................. 109.5 Gilmer County White County ....................................................... Lumpkin County 12) Columbia 101.0 13) Clarkston ......................................................... 95.5 AA -Area 4 14) Redan .............................................................. 89.5 Banks County Rabun County ........................................................... Columbia Riverside Military Academy 15) Lithonia 89.5 Coretta Scott King South Atlanta 15) Miller Grove ................................................... 89.5 Elbert County Stillwell Arts Elite Scholars Academy Therrell 17) Towers ............................................................ 74.0 Kipp Atlanta Towers ............................................................ Lovett Union County 18) McNair 59.5 McNair Washingon 19) Cross Keys ...................................................... 45.5 Pace Academy 2 GOLF HISTORY The state golf tournament began as an open event in 1938, with Newnan coming away with the team trophy in a field that featured boys teams only. Canton and Griffin later captured the last two open titles in 1941 and 1942. The Georgia High School Association, meanwhile, officially sanctioned the first state tournament in 1943, as Lanier claimed the state Class A team title and Albany prevailed in a combined state Class B and state Class C field. The boys state tournament has since been held on a continuous basis for a total of 74 years through the 2016 competition. The top two region finishers qualify for the state tournament. Individual low medalist at region also qualify for state, even if that golfer is not on one of the top two team finishers. The first girls state tournament, on the other hand, was officially sanctioned by the Georgia High School Associ- ation in 1998. McIntosh (AAAA), Hardaway (AAA), Lovett (AA) and Brookstone (A) snared the first state team trophies in their respective classifications. Only the region champions qualified for the state tournament in the first three years from 1998 -2000, but the second place team also advanced starting in 2001. Individual low medalist at region will also qualify for state, even if that golfer is not on one of the top two team finishers. DeKalb County has long fielded competitive teams on the state level, highlighted by three state championships claimed by three different boys squads. Avondale started the local victory parade with a AAA title in 1965, followed by triumphant efforts by Lithonia in AA in 1977 and Druid Hills in AA in 1986. Henderson also nearly won state three straight times in the late 1970s, losing out on a playoff on one occasion while finishing third or higher in each of those campaigns. Lakeside likewise annually made a push for state honors under coach Dwight Norris throughout the 1970s, while Chamblee, Dunwoody, Peachtree, Redan, Stone Mountain and Tucker are among many others that have also made their presence felt on the county, region and state levels at various times over the last three decades. Dunwoody ruled the local roost for most of the 1990s, winning the county tournament in 1990, 1991, 1994 and 1995. The Wildcats also rolled off nine straight Region 7AAAA titles from 1990 -98. The best state finish during that period came in 1991, when Dunwoody claimed sixth in the AAAA battle. Walker Kimbell served as head coach of the Wildcat machine through the 1996 season, while Michael Daniel was at the helm for the final two region crowns in 1997 and 1998. Individually, Michael Griffin led a parade of stars in posting low medalist honors at the Region 7AAAA tournament four straight times from 1994 -97. Tom Otero also won low medalist in 1991 with a sizzling 70. Lithonia enjoyed strong success in the early 1990s, highlighted by a 1992 campaign that included winning county and Region 6AAA trophies and placing 15th at the state Class AAA showdown. Larry Ballard served as head coach for the Bulldogs, while Jody Hoek and Mac Brown won low medalist honors at county (79) and region (79) respectively. Lithonia also finished second in Region 6AAA in 1991. Druid Hills won county in 1993 under the leadership of coach Hugh Tankersley . The Red Devils also placed first in 6AAA in 1991, second in 6AAA in 1992 and first in 5AA in 1993 with Tankersley as coach. Druid Hills realized an- other region title in 5AA in 1994, with Karen Helfrich serving as coach. William Pettys led the individual charge. Chamblee snared Region 5AA honors in 1992 under the charges of coach Ken Townsel . Mark Pinson took low medalist honors individually at that battle with a solid 86 round. The Bulldogs returned to state again following runnerup performances behind Lovett in 5AA in 1995 and 1996. John Lafleur coached the 1995 unit, while Townsel returned to take the lead role in 1996. Stone Mountain put up several strong performances during the 1990s. The highlight came during the 1991 season, where the Pirates placed second at county and in Region 7AAAA and then took 13th at state. Coach Derald Long was led by Kanon Parkmon (81) at county and Jason Luckey (75) at region. Parkmon also fired a team -best 155 total over 36 holes at state, shooting consecutive rounds

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