Adairsville —- Blame Bryant Odom for taking all the excitement and drama out of the final round of the Your Community PhoneBook Georgia Open. He was so far ahead at the turn on Sunday that officials could have begun to engrave his name on the tournament's permanent plaque.

Odom, who lives in St. Simons Island but grew up 15 miles away in Cartersville, dusted the field with a 3-under 69 on Sunday. That left the former University of Georgia All-American at 14-under 274 for the week, five strokes better than Roberto Castro, who closed with a 72 to finish 9 under.

"It wasn't that easy," Odom said. "I was six up at the turn, and my plan was to birdie the par 5s and play smart."

Odom took the commanding lead with a birdie at No. 9, which put him six ahead of Thomas Baker and seven up on Castro, who flew the green, found the water and made a double bogey.

"That was pretty much the end of the story," Castro said.

Odom tacked on three more birdies and was 16 under, with a nine-shot advantage, after the 12th hole.

"I went on that little birdie run, but I still knew I needed to make smart decisions," Odom said.

Castro, a former Georgia Tech All-American, birdied the last two holes to take sole possession of second place. Jay McLuen, a minitour player from Athens, shot 72 and placed third at 7-under 281.

"This was my fourth week in a row, and I was struggling to stay focused on the back nine," Castro said. "I still wasn't sharp. I didn't hit any wedges real close, which is what Bryant was able to do."

Derek Chang of Alpharetta, who will attend the University of Minnesota in the fall, was the low amateur at 6 under, good for fourth place. Smyrna's D.J. Fiese shot 66 and jumped into a tie for fifth with Sharpsburg's Troy Bartkowicz. Bill Murchison, a professional at Towne Lake Hills, was the low Georgia PGA member at 4 under, leaving him tied for seventh with Marietta's Drew Nelson and Baker.

"This means a lot," said Odom, who earned $10,500 for the victory. "Look at the names of the people who have won it in the past. There are major champions [Larry Nelson, Tommy Aaron, Bob Tway], past PGA tournament winners [Tim Simpson, DeWitt Weaver, Gene Sauers]. To add my name to that list is a feather in my hat."