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Forsyth County News - Wednesday, June 14,2000
Sports
Seminar a real catch for fishing enthusiasts
Area experts discuss
finer points of trout
fishing at Amicalola
By Jim Riley
Staff Writer
On Saturday, trout fishing fans
were treated to a full day of fun at
Amicalola State Park.
The action started at 7 a.m.
with a children’s trout fishing
rodeo at the reflection pond at the
base of the falls.
Throughout the day, several
trout seminars were held, includ
ing talks on tactics, where to go.
Juniors steam through warm round
Olde Atlanta hosts AJGA event
on hot afternoon on the links
By Eric Burden
Sports Writer
While Tiger Woods and the rest of the pro tour ready
themselves this week for the U.S. Open at Pebble
Beach, several of Forsyth County’s young guns kicked
off their tournament season Monday at Olde Atlanta
Golf Club.
On the first day out of school, course management
replaced geography and reading greens subbed for liter
ature as they put away their school books and pulled out
their golf clubs.
Playing in their first Atlanta Junior Golf Association
tournament of the summer, Kyle Uhles, Mark Allmond,
Taylor Hall, David Bean, Jonathon Fausel and Nathan
Brown roamed the hills of the Olde Atlanta course in
95-degree heat, looking for a few sun-firenched birdies
and pars.
With Indiana Jones-like skill. Brown eluded the
bogey-traps lying in wait and shot a blistering 69 to get
a leg up in the points race in the 16-and-under division.
(Players must compete in six tournaments during the
season to be involved in the points race, but can choose
from a list of tournaments played throughout the metro
Atlanta area.)
It was the lowest number on the leaderboard from all
age groups, including the 18-and-unders.
Having honed his skills at his home course of
Crooked Creek, Brown, called “Nate Dawg” by his fel
low golfers, played the front nine in 34 and brought it
home with a 35, holing three birdies along the way as he
set his personal best score.
“I’ve never shot under 70 in a competitive tourna
ment,” said Brown, who is in his third year of playing
AJGA tournaments. “My putter came through for me
really well. I was draining everything within four feet.”
But Brown made sure his putter bore the biggest
burden, using his irons to hit 15 greens in regulation.
Brown credited his grandfather, Floyd Brown, for help
ing get his iron game in shape. The elder Brown, a club
maker, put new shafts on his grandson’s irons and the
new set-up helped Nathan bombard the greens and get
his confidence on a roll.
But perhaps the green that defined Brown’s game
more than any other was one that he missed, the par-3,
185-yand third, where his tee shot buried into a deep
faced, greenside bunker. Brown’s second shot stayed in
the sand, but his third climbed out and parked close
enough for a bogey putt. It was a great save, but more
importantly, it saved Brown’s attitude.
“I didn’t want to let myself get frustrated, just stay
focused,” Brown said.
All day Brown avoided the dreaded three-putt, using
only 30 strokes with his putter to finish off the round,
including a 15-foot downhill putt on the par-4,333-yard
17th that broke the magical 70 barrier.
“When I walked up to the putt, I was sitting on 70
and knew this was my best chance to go under. So I
lined it up and rammed it in the back of the cup. It was
phenomenal,” said Brown.
Satisfied for a second, Brown still had to maneuver
his way for a par through the par-5, 509-yard 18th, the
course’s No.l handicap hole, to hold on to his 2-under
score.
“When I stood on the tee, I was sort of scared,”
Brown said. “The rules official was there and he told us
pars were hard to come by, that guys were making 10s
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Travis Timilty and his grandmother Barbara tinker with his car.
history of fly-fishing equipment,
how to prepare for trout fishing
and trout stream entomology.
To top off the day, the award
winning documentary “To Tempt
a Trout” was shown.
Two of the seminars were
taught by noted outdoor author
and trout fisherman Jimmy
Jacobs. The editor of Georgia
Sportsman, Jacobs has authored
books such as Trout Fishing in
North Georgia, Trout Streams of
the Southern Appalachians,
Tailwater Trout in the South, Bass
Fishing in Georgia and his collec
tion of humorous outdoor tales,
Moonlight Through the Pines.
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David Bean tees off during an Atlanta Junior Golf Association tournament at Olde Atlanta Monday.
at that hole.”
A bit psyched out, Brown’s tee shot found the fair
way but short, leaving him with a long carry across a
lake to the green.
“I completely duffed my tee shot,” Brown said. “But
my 3-wood saved me.”
Brown boomed his 3-wood to the lay-up area in
front of the green, chipped it on and two-putted to cinch
the low-medalist honors.
While Brown’s record round highlighted the day,
other Forsyth players were also making their mark.
From the red tees, in the 11-and-under division, three
players from Laurel Springs made their summer debut.
Uhles had the best outing as he paired the last two
holes along with No. 12 to crank out a 43 and take sec-
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Jacobs introduced the audience to
the different species of trout and
gave examples of how to distin
guish hatchery and stream raised
fish.
The rainbow trout is the most
common trout found in Georgia,
and is naturally found in the
northwestern United States.
Rainbows were stocked in
Georgia in the late 1800 s and con
tinue to be stocked by state per
sonnel.
As with all trout, fish that were
reared in the stream feature bril
liant colors and have all of their
fins. Hatchery fish are less color
ful and their fins have usually
worn off from the concrete runs.
Racing action heating up for quarter midgets
North Georgia Quarter
Midget Association drivers spent
a warm Saturday afternoon heat
ing up the track at the Bill
Thomas Raceway during regular
season racing action last week
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In the Junior Honda class,
Cody Haskins was strong all day,
starting in the sixth spot but
quickly moving through the field.
Donald Mclntosh battled him,
but Haskins hung on for the
checkered flag, followed by
Mclntosh, Hayes Tankersly, Zach
Coll, Steven Farrell and Jay
Reed.
The second most common
Georgia trout is the brown trout,
which is an introduced European
species. Jacobs said brown trout
are considered harder to catch
than rainbows because of their
fondness for other fish and their
nocturnal feeding habits.
While rainbows do dominate
most of north Georgia’s 5,400
miles of trout streams, Jacobs said
some streams have more brown
trout than others. Some streams
and rivers with good numbers of
browns includes the upper
Chattooga River to the North
Carolina line, Jones Creek on
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ond in his first AJGA tournament, finishing behind the
39 of Norcross’ Peter Yoo.
“I didn’t three-putt any holes today, that was a game
saver,” said Uhles, a student at Big Creek Elementary
who works on his game at Laurel Springs Country Club
with pro Blair Krause. “My short game also worked
well for me today.”
Uhles used his short game to finish off the 18th.
After a 200-yard drive, Uhles unleashed a 4-iron that
settled in 40 yards from the flag. Uhles chipped it up
close for one of his patented two-putts and a par.
The fairways and greens weren’t as kind to another
Laurel Springs player, Mark Allmond. Waiting at the
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Two new drivers jumped into
the fray in the Junior Novice
class, with Branden Smith finish
ing second and Ryne Linkowski
third behind pole sitter Andrew
Arkenau, who won the race.
In Senior Honda action, Clint
Gatton and Travis Timilty took
the early lead. But L.J. Cover
worked his way through the 10-
car field, the largest of the day,
coming from last place to first at
the end of the 15-lap race. A cau
tion flag at the end bunched the
cars together, and James
Wiseman finished a close second,
ahead of Jody Tailant, M.A.
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Grove Park
swimmers tank
the competition
At a Saturday swim meet at Springbrook, a 25-
meter pool, the following Grove Park swimmers
placed among the top-three finishers:
6-and-under girls and boys:
Annie Byer (6) placed first in the freestyle in
33.39 seconds and second in the backstroke in
39.97. Montana Hinson (5) placed third in the long
freestyle in 1:35.57 and first in the back in 36.84.
Taylor Hinson (6) placed first in the long free in
1:10.19, first in the back in 38.33, first in the fly in
42.90 and second in the free in 40.35. Ben List (6)
placed first in the long free in 1:12.50.
8-and-under girls:
Mary Beyer (8) placed first in the free in 35.69
and second in the back in 36.03. Alex Carranza (8)
placed second in the long free in 1:10.07, second in
the free in 28.60 and second in the back style in
31.71. Rachel King (8) placed first in the long free
in 1:05.63 and first in the free in 28.07. Mandy
Bomhorst (8) placed first in the back in 47.83 and
second in the fly in 53.90. Ariel O’Neil (8) placed
third in the back in 34.68. Kimberly Gusman (7)
placed third in the free in 38.31 and third in the fly
in 59.04.
8-and-under boys:
Noah Spicer (8) placed second in the back in
33.27. Matt Johnson (8) placed second in the back
in 40.55. Sam Little (7) placed second in the long
free in 1:17.62 and second in the back in 35.83.
10-and-under girls:
Amelia Bums (10) placed second in the back in
31.57 and third in the fly in 37.05. Emily Clark (9)
placed second in the free in 25.54. Heidi Smith
(10) placed first in the long free in 38.94, second in
the individual medley in 1:43.79, third in the breast
stroke in 23.57 and third in the back in 22.70.
Moriah Spicer (10) placed first in the breast in
25.37 and third in the long free in 46.12.
10-and-under boys:
Calen Philbrook (10) placed second in free in
17.78, second in the breast in 24.95, second in the
back in 21.79 and second in the fly in 25.10.
12-and-under girls and boys:
Ashley Butman (11) placed second in the long
free in 1:31.51 and second in the IM in 1:45.32.
Patricia King (11) placed first in the fly in 58.85,
second in the breast in 51.56 and third in the back
in 52.73. Claire Smith (12) placed first in the long
free in 1:21.30, first in the free in 35.23, first in the
breast 45.01, first in the IM in 1:34.49, first in the
back in 43.24 and first in the fly in 44.38. Hannah
Styles (11) placed second in the fly and third in the
breast in 1:00.33. Kaylin Vergear (11) placed third
in the long free in 1:31.83 and third in the IM in
1:58.04. Jessie Clement (11) placed second in the
breast in 57.50 and third in the free in 50.67. Sara
Merck (12) placed second in the free in 40.66 and
second in the back in 51.34.
14- girls and boys:
Daniel Butman (14) placed third in the free in
34.89, and third in the fly in 44.33. Tris Vergeer
(13) placed first in the free in 33.87, first in the
long free in 1:19.28 and second in the fly in 42.81.
15- to 18-year-old girls and boys:
Magan Vergeer (16) placed first in the free style
in 31.46 and first in the IM in 1:22.
Dozier, John Mossey, Mike
Conrad, Gatton, Timilty, Anna
Byrd and Tyler Millwood.
Zach Reardon controlled the
Senior Novice field despite start
ing third twice he won, fol
lowed by Katie Millwood and
Nikki Burger.
L.J. Cover earned his second
win of the day in the Light 160
class, as he battled John Mossey
for the lead. Mossey, in his sec
ond race, fell to second, ahead of
Haskins and Dozier, who were
also running in their second races
of the day.
In the Heavy 160 division,
Joshua Barnes
displays his
trophy fish dur
ing the ‘To
Tempt a Trout”
fishing seminar
held Saturday
at Amicalola
State Park.
Anglers of all
ages spent the
day picking up
trout fishing
tips to last
them the rest
of the summer.
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Cody Sweat moved from his
starting position of fifth to the
front and ran away with the race,
ahead of Tailant, Calvin Byrd,
Nick DeFeo and Mary Wilson.
Local drivers return to action
at 4 p.m. on June 24, though a
number are expected to travel to
the Eastern Grands, to be held in
Orlando this year. Last year’s
Eastern Grands were held in
Cumming, at the track on the
fairgrounds. A later race is
scheduled for 4 p.m. on July 8.
For more information about
the NGQMA, call Scott Farrell at
(770) 495-9770.