Will Patrick and Shaw Pritchett Victorious at the 22nd Alabama State Match Play and 3rd Alabama State Senior Match Play ChampionshipsMUSCLE SHOALS, AL (August 6, 2023) – Final results of the 22nd Alabama State Match Play and 3rd Alabama State Senior Match Play Championships hosted by RTJ Golf Trail at The Shoals in Muscle Shoals (Fighting Joe), Alabama, from Aug. 3-6, 2023.
The 22nd Alabama State Match Play and 3rd Alabama State Senior Match Play Championships continued on to the semifinals and finals as the semifinalists from each Championship battled this morning and afternoon.
Will Patrick of Oneonta claimed the 22nd Alabama State Match Play Championship title, winning 4 & 2 against Jack Lawson of Haleyville in the finals match
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Regarding the six total rounds he played to claim victory, Patrick replied, “It was mentally draining.
It’s really just how you prepare yourself the night before, staying hydrated, just to make sure your body stays in it for all of the rounds.”
Shaw Pritchett of Montgomery claimed the 3rd Alabama State Senior Match Play Championship title, winning 2 & 1 against Chris Hummel of Birmingham in the finals match. Pritchett was also the inaugural Alabama State Senior Match Play Champion in 2021.
The morning began with the semifinals matches at 7:30 a.m.
In the State Match Play semifinals, Will Patrick
defeated Ken Goforth of Birmingham 2 & 1.
Jack Lawson defeated Daniel Burns of Owens
Cross Roads 1 up.
In the State Senior Match Play semifinals, Shaw Pritchett defeated Adam Jacobs of Arab 7 & 6
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Chris Hummel defeated Robbie Cotten of Brewton 5 & 4.
For more information about the 22nd Alabama State Match Play and 3rd Alabama State Senior Match Play Championships, please visit
the Championships website.
This Championship is conducted by the Alabama Golf Association.
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 120 member clubs represented by over 27,000 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
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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 23 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 College Scholarship Fund that is dedicated to assisting young 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
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For more information about the Alabama Golf Association, visit
www.alabamagolf.org.
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