Weinhart gets first-ever Georgia Open win

BRASELTON - Buford&#39;s Tim Weinhart pitched in for birdie out of a bunker on the 16th hole to take the lead for good Sunday, then held on to win the Georgia Open for the first time.<br> <br> He beat Kris Blanks by one shot and avoided a playoff when Blanks&#39; approach shot on the par-4 finishing hole stopped inches from the cup. Weinhart closed with a 2-under 70 for a 281 total. Blanks shot71-282.<br> <br> Ned Michaels had the low round of the day with a 67 at The Legends course at Chateau Elan and tied two-time winner Dave Schreyer (69) and Todd Peterson (70) for third, three strokes behind Blanks.<br> <br> &#34;It&#39;s a big monkey off my back,&#34; Weinhart said. &#34;I finally won a major. I&#39;ve lost the Atlanta Open in a playoff, and I lost this one last year in a playoff.&#34;<br> <br> Third-round leader Craig Stevens ballooned to an 80 Sunday and finished tied for eighth with Chan Reeves.