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24 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS SPORTS JULY 15, 2009<br />
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Woodstock’s Strickland finishes fourth in Georgia Amateur Championship<br />
FROM STAFF REPORTS<br />
Highlighted by a 3-under-par 68<br />
in the third round on Saturday,<br />
Woodstock’s Mark Strickland<br />
shot a 3-under 268 for the tournament<br />
to finish in a tie for fourth<br />
in the 88th annual Georgia Amateur<br />
Championship, July 9-12 at<br />
the Country Club of Columbus.<br />
Russell Henley, of Macon, fired<br />
back-to-back 4-under 67’s over<br />
the weekend to finish at 16-under<br />
268 and capture his secondstraight<br />
Georgia Amateur title<br />
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by eight strokes over David Noll,<br />
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In winning his second title,<br />
Henley broke his own Georgia<br />
Amateur scoring record of 270<br />
that he set last year on his home<br />
course, Idle Hour Club in Macon.<br />
He also becomes the first champion<br />
to claim back-to-back titles<br />
in 15 years. Carter Mize, of<br />
Columbus, won the 1993 and 1994<br />
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After shooting an even-par 71<br />
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performance and finished<br />
up his run with a 1-over 72 on<br />
Sunday, tying Knox for fourth.<br />
Along with Strickland, J.P.<br />
Putnam, of Woodstock, made the<br />
cut after the second round and<br />
finished 22nd with a 5-over 289.<br />
Sitting in a tie for 14th following<br />
an opening round 70, Putnam<br />
struggled on Friday with a 7-over<br />
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rounds and climbed 16 spots.<br />
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made the cut as well, finishing in<br />
a tie for 45th with a 14-over 298.<br />
Just 10 players finished under<br />
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Columbus, which is celebrating<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Championship format<br />
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