Johnny Skeadas
A native of Savannah, Ga., Johnny Skeadas did not play golf until he was 21 years old. As a teenager, he excelled at another sport: rifle marksmanship. Beginning at the age of 13, he won numerous shooting medals, captained the University of Georgia rifle team, and tied a world record. His 1973 induction into the Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame was based not on golf, but on his achievement as one of the country's finest marksmen. In 1952, he brought this extraordinary hand-eye coordination to golf, thus beginning another story of excellence in sports. In 1959, Mr. Skeadas won the first of six Savannah City Amateur Golf Championships. In the years to come, Mr. Skeadas distinguished himself as a senior golfer by winning the Georgia State Seniors Championship twice, reaching the final 16 in the 1988 U.S. Senior Amateur, and finishing in the top 10 in the 1990 British Senior Amateur. He was named GSGA Senior Player of the Year three times. In 1998, the Georgia State Golf Association named the Senior Amateur trophy in Mr. Skeadas' honor.

Johnny Skeadas was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame on January 11, 2003.