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**truebluefan** · 03-28-2008, 12:10 PM

Kinderlou Forest Golf Club, Valdosta, Georgia
Purse: $625,000

**truebluefan** · 05-02-2008, 11:16 AM

VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Thanks to recent equipment changes, Garth Mulroy opened with a 5-under 67 Thursday to take a one-shot lead at the $625,000 South Georgia Classic presented by First State Bank and Trust Co., the ninth of 30 official events on the Nationwide Tour.

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**truebluefan** · 05-02-2008, 11:18 AM

The Nationwide Tour tees it up this week at the longest course in TOUR history, Kinderlou Forest Golf Club, site of the South Georgia Classic presented by First State Bank. At a monstrous 7,781 yards and a par of 72, Kinderlou Forest GC, designed by Davis Love III, was the sixth most difficult course on Tour last year, averaging 73.55. It is more than 300 yards longer than Quail Hollow Club, the venue for this week's PGA TOUR event, the Wachovia Championship. Kinderlou was recently ranked No. 14 on Golfweek magazine's "Best Courses You Can Play" list.

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**truebluefan** · 05-04-2008, 03:50 PM

VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Bryan DeCorso recorded a 3-under 69 on Friday to move to the front of the pack at the Nationwide Tour's $625,000 South Georgia Classic presented by First State Bank and Trust Co.

Sitting at 7-under 137, DeCorso heads into the weekend with a two-stroke lead over Marco Dawson (68) and David Miller (70), while Bryce Molder (68), Scott Parel (68), Jeff Brehaut (68), David Mathis (69), Vance Veazey (71) and Ben Bates (72) are three shots back.

"I'm actually happier with my round today than I was with yesterday's round, even though it was one stroke higher," said DeCorso, a 36-year-old native of Ontario, Canada, and former Kent State University standout. "There were some tough pins. If you short-sided yourself, you could be in some big trouble."

As if the Davis Love III-designed Kinderlou Forest Golf Club wasn't tough enough at a Tour-record 7,781 yards, windy conditions were a factor in pushing the scoring average to 73.408.

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**truebluefan** · 05-04-2008, 03:51 PM

VALDOSTA, Ga. -- While a 4-under 68 on Saturday helped Bryan DeCorso hang on to the top spot at the South Georgia Classic presented by First State Bank and Trust Co. -- the ninth of 30 official events on the Nationwide Tour -- it was the emergence of a host of players with Georgia ties that thrilled the locals on Saturday.

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**truebluefan** · 05-05-2008, 04:19 PM

Bryan DeCorso shot a three-under 69 on Sunday to win the South Georgia Classic by four shots.

DeCorso claimed his first Nationwide Tour victory at 14-under 274, breaking by four shots the tournament scoring record set by John Kimbell in the first year of the event last season.

After holding a one-shot lead overnight, DeCorso posted five birdies and two bogeys on Sunday to pull away -- a much different result than the one he produced just seven days earlier.

Last week, DeCorso played in the final group at the Henrico County Open, but shot a 74 and finished in a tie for fourth place.

Sunday's win was a long time coming.

"I don't know if there was ever a monkey on my back, because this is my first full year on the Nationwide Tour, but I've been a pro for a long time. I've dreamed of playing on the PGA Tour, and now I'm that much closer," said DeCorso, who earned $112,500 for the win and moved into fourth place on the money list.

The top 25 players on the money list at the end of the season earn PGA Tour cards.

Bryce Molder also carded a three-under 69 on Sunday to move into a tie for second place with Greg Owen (72) at 10-under 278. Molder, DeCorso and D.J. Brigman (68) were the only players who broke 70 in a tough final round at Kinderlou Forest.

"I hit some great shots, but I needed a little help as well," Molder said after his round, when DeCorso was all but guaranteed to win. "He played great."

DeCorso began his round with a 30-foot birdie putt at the first hole, a shot he gave back with his first bogey at the fourth. But a 20-foot putt at the fifth was the first of back-to-back birdies as DeCorso reached 13-under by the turn.

The 36-year-old Canadian bogeyed the 10th, then two-putted for birdie on the 11th to get back to 13-under. His last birdie came on a six-foot putt at the 15th, preserving a three-shot lead.

DeCorso admitted not looking at the scoreboard between the seventh and 18th holes.

"I told my caddie on the 18th tee that unless I need a birdie to tie, I don't want to know where I'm at," he said. "I came up here and saw the scoreboard and got a little emotional.

"Now I get to celebrate."