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Greater Gwinnett Golf Tournament a Winner in Debut Year

Despite a rainy start in 2013, the Greater Gwinnett Championship's final two days were picture perfect for the Champions Tour event.

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The inaugural Greater Gwinnett Championship finished with a flourish on Sunday in nearly ideal weather conditions for galleries to enjoy the Champions Tour event at the TPC Sugarloaf golf course.

A rainy Friday didn't deter the 25,000 or so golf fans who came to watch the three-day event held April 19-21 on the Greg Norman-designed golf course in Duluth.

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"We were hoping for over 40,000," said Stan Hall, the executive director of Greater Gwinnett Championship foundation, which heads up the operation and control of the new tournament. "If it hadn't rained on Friday, we would have easily met our goal."

Hall said nearly 800 volunteers, some who had worked at the AT&T Classic (formerly the BellSouth Classic) had returned to help.

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