Alabama USGA Men's State Team Members Announced

BIRMINGHAM, AL (August 16, 2016) - The Alabama Golf Association (AGA) has announced its selections to represent the state of Alabama at the USGA Men’s State Team Championship at The Country Club of Birmingham on September 28-30, 2016.

The Alabama team will be represented by Matt Johnson, 36, of Dothan; Woodie Eubanks, 40, of Trussville; and Steven Groover, 31, of Birmingham.

Johnson, the third-ranked amateur in Alabama, was a member of the 2014 Alabama USGA State Team and won the 2011 Alabama State Mid-Amateur. This year, Johnson advanced to the semifinals in the Alabama State Match Play Championship at the Country Club of Brewton and finished T19 at the Alabama State Amateur held in June at The Country Club of Birmingham.

Eubanks, who is fifth in the Alabama Men’s Amateur rankings, qualified for the 2016 U.S. Amateur Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, MI and finished sixth at the State Amateur. He was also in the field of the 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur at The Country Club of Birmingham. Eubanks is the 2008 Alabama State Mid-Amateur Champion, as well as the 2011 Alabama State Four-Ball Champion. This will be Eubanks’ fifth USGA championship appearance.

Groover, ranked seventh in Alabama, was a member of the Auburn University Men’s golf team from 2003-2007. This will be his third USGA event, including the 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur at The Country Club of Birmingham. He, like Johnson, made it to the semifinal round of the 2016 Alabama State Amateur Match Play Championship and finished T13 at this year’s Alabama State Amateur.

Veteran amateur, Steve Hudson of Birmingham, has been selected to serve as team captain for Alabama. Hudson is a nationally ranked senior and a five-time AGA champion including winning this year’s Alabama Four-Ball with Robert Nelson of Fairhope.

The AGA selection criteria for the USGA Men’s State Team members is the top two eligible players from the Alabama Men’s Amateur Rankings, as of August 15, 2016; and one player selected by the AGA Championship Committee.  The USGA excludes college players from the field; however, juniors are eligible.

The USGA Men’s State Team field includes three players to represent each of the fifty states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The format of the tournament will be 54 holes of stroke play. The two lowest of the three scores will be counted for the team’s daily total.

The Country Club of Birmingham will host its second USGA championship in three years. In 2013, it hosted the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, where Mike McCoy, of Iowa, won the title. The club has a rich history of supporting amateur golf by hosting numerous AGA championships and USGA qualifiers including this year’s 100th Alabama State Amateur Championship.

About the Alabama Golf Association (AGA)

The Alabama Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization founded in 1915 whose mission is to serve and promote amateur golf in Alabama. AGA membership consists of over 130 member clubs represented by nearly 18,500 individuals. The activities and services of the Alabama Golf Association are governed by a Board of Directors consisting of Alabama golfers who wish to serve the game and the association through service.

AGA is the USGA's liaison for golf in Alabama conducting national championship qualifying, administering the USGA Handicap system including the GHIN Handicap service, course & slope rating and education. The AGA annually conducts 12 championships and team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. The AGA also conducts Alabama high school golf championships and assists with many collegiate events including the SEC Men's Golf Championship. In addition to competitions, the AGA administers the AGA Women's Scholarship Fund that is dedicated to assisting young female golfers in higher education and supports the Alabama Turfgrass Research Foundation.

Since 1980, the AGA has managed the affairs of the Southern Golf Association which includes conducting the Southern Amateur Championship and Southern Junior Championship, in conjunction with the Board of Directors of the Southern Golf Association.

For more information about the Alabama Golf Association, visit www.alabamagolf.org.

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