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Preserving the Past

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Circle of Legends

Preserving the People and Stories that Shaped Georgia Golf

Georgia golf history is larger than any single list of champions. It includes not only the golfers who achieved competitive excellence, but also the people whose leadership, service, and dedication helped the game grow and endure.

The Georgia Golf Champions Foundation established the Circle of Legends to preserve and celebrate these important contributions.

The Circle has its own purpose and selection criteria. It complements the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame by recognizing significant contributors whose stories and accomplishments are not already represented among its honorees.

Our goal is not to rank one recognition above another. It is to preserve more of Georgia's golf history, honor the people who helped shape the game, and ensure that future generations can discover the champions and contributors who came before them.

Every Georgia champion deserves to be remembered. Every meaningful contribution to Georgia golf deserves to be preserved.

  • Charles "Boog" Layton as a young golfer, a black-and-white newspaper photograph.

    Charles "Boog" Layton

    Class of 2026

    Waycross, Georgia

Charles "Boog" Layton as a young golfer, a black-and-white newspaper photograph.

Charles "Boog" Layton

Class of 2026

Waycross, Georgia

Long before becoming one of Georgia's accomplished amateur golfers, Charles "Boog" Layton was an exceptional all-around athlete. Born in Waycross, Layton excelled in football, baseball, basketball, tennis and even marbles. But it was golf where he would establish a remarkable legacy.

One of Georgia's outstanding junior golfers, Layton compiled an impressive record of accomplishments, including:

  • 1957 International Pee Wee Champion
  • 1958 Future Masters Champion (15–16 age group)
  • 1958 and 1959 Class AA State High School Champion
  • 1958 and 1959 State Jaycee Junior Champion

Layton continued his success at the University of Georgia, where he was a three-year letterman (1961–1963) and member of three SEC Championship teams. In 1963, he served as team co-captain alongside Jimmy Gabrielsen. His collegiate accomplishments included reaching the quarterfinals of the 1961 NCAA Championship, where he faced Jack Nicklaus.

In 1962, Layton finished runner-up and Low Amateur in the Georgia Open, highlighted by an outstanding final-round 62.

Following college, Layton turned down a sponsorship opportunity with Wilson Sporting Goods, choosing to preserve his amateur status. His love for the game continued to produce an impressive record in Georgia amateur golf. Among his accomplishments, he won:

  • Three Okefenokee Invitationals, in three different decades
  • Three Valdosta Opens
  • Competed in three United States Amateur Championships

Boog Layton's accomplishments span generations of Georgia golf. From his remarkable junior career and collegiate championships to decades of success in amateur competition, his story represents the talent, dedication and lifelong love of the game that the Circle of Legends seeks to recognize.

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