Susan West Successfully Defends Women's Senior Amateur Title

AGA Board member Sharon Kellum Presents Trophies to Susan West

CALERA, AL - Final round results of the 44th Alabama Women’s State Senior Amateur Championship of the Alabama Golf Association hosted by Timberline Golf Club in Calera, AL on Friday, April 22, 2016 (Championship: 5345 yards, par 36-35—71, 70.3/114; Tournament/Super Senior: 4808 yards, par 36-35—71, 67.2/108).

Defending champion Susan West of Tuscaloosa led wire-to-wire to win her second Alabama Women’s State Senior Amateur title. West’s final round even par 71 coupled with previous rounds of 74-71 added to a three-over 216 total and an eleven shot victory over three-time champion Martha Lang of Birmingham.

“Martha was tough today and she pushed me to step up my play”, West said. “She's such a delight and a gracious competitor”.

West went on to say, “Glory to God and I am humbled to be around so many people that inspired me over the years. I still remember my very first tournament twelve-years-ago playing with the late Quida Cunningham and Jean Miller. They were so encouraging and remember saying that “I want to play in the championship flight one day” and they were honest by saying "you can…you just gotta play better!””.

Tournament division was divided into five flights by score for the final round. Flight winners included:

First Flight: Sarah Vandervoort, Montgomery (229)

Second Flight: Melanie Smith, Hoover (245)

Third Flight: Essie McGhee, Montgomery (270)

Fourth Flight: Lisa Jones, Guntersville (266)

Fifth Flight: Sharon Alexander, Millbrook (286)

Linda Burns of Decatur took home the Super Senior title with a two-day total of 181 that was three shots clear of Avonne Shelton of Decatur. The Super Senior division was a 36-hole event.

Alabama Women’s State Senior Amateur Championship is open to any female amateur golfer who has reached her 50th birthday by April 20, 2016, is a legal resident of Alabama, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Alabama Golf Association (AGA) and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at an AGA member club that does not exceed 36.4.

For more information on the Alabama Women’s State Senior Amateur Championship including hole-by-hole scoring please visit: https://www.ghintpp.com/bamagolf/TPPOnlineScoring/Default.aspx?id=265.

Final Scores

Championship

 

1

Susan West, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

74-71-71--216 (+3)

2

Martha Lang, Birmingham, Ala.

81-73-73--227 (+14)

T3

Tami Green, Fairhope, Ala.

80-76-76--232 (+19)

T3

Chris Spivey, Pell City, Ala.

76-79-77--232 (+19)

5

Nancy Schlich, Auburn, Ala.

85-73-75--233 (+20)

6

Ann Lanier, Fairhope, Ala.

79-77-81--237 (+24)

7

Lucie King, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

81-75-82--238 (+25)

8

Nancy Gavin, Jacksons Gap, Ala.

84-83-82--249 (+36)

     

Tournament - 1st Flight

 

1

Sarah Vandervoort, Montgomery, Ala.

76-75-78--229 (+16)

2

Barbee Bryant, Birmingham, Ala.

79-83-80--242 (+29)

3

Debbie Atchley, Pelham, Ala.

87-81-82--250 (+37)

4

Sue Solomon, Birmingham, Ala.

86-80-90--256 (+43)

5

Sandra Smith, Birmingham, Ala.

83-82-92--257 (+44)

6

Janet Haines, Birmingham, Ala.

84-84-92--260 (+47)

7

Candy Mitchell, Springville, Ala.

79-88-95--262 (+49)

     

Tournament - 2nd Flight

 

1

Melanie Smith, Hoover, Ala.

82-88-75--245 (+32)

2

Lora Annello, Leeds, Ala.

86-87-81--254 (+41)

3

Jessie Hsia, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

86-91-79--256 (+43)

4

Antoinette Aila, Ozark, Ala.

81-88-92--261 (+48)

5

Jan Berry, Madison, Ala.

97-82-87--266 (+53)

6

Cindy Norton, Fairhope, Alabama

93-87-93--273 (+60)

7

Patricia Taylor, Birmingham, Ala.

97-84-93--274 (+61)

     

Tournament - 3rd Flight

 

1

Essie McGhee, Montgomery, Ala.

94-88-88--270 (+57)

T2

Lynn Glover, Birmingham, Ala.

97-88-87--272 (+59)

T2

Ande Jones, Florence, Ala.

96-88-88--272 (+59)

4

Deb Stewart, Fairhope, Ala.

98-87-88--273 (+60)

5

Sharon Kellum, Leeds, Ala.

92-93-89--274 (+61)

6

Jane McGriff, Mountain Brook, Ala.

95-89-91--275 (+62)

7

Bok Stamper, Chelsea, Ala.

90-93-93--276 (+63)

     

Tournament - 4th Flight

 

1

Lisa Jones, Guntersville, Ala.

97-89-80--266 (+53)

2

Sharon Mills, Deatsville, Ala.

102-84-90--276 (+63)

3

Vicki Hogue, Cropwell, Ala.

90-99-88--277 (+64)

4

Vicki Oda, Montgomery, Ala.

89-98-91--278 (+65)

5

Margie Kirkland, Birmingham, Ala.

92-94-93--279 (+66)

6

Sadie Ross, Monroeville, Ala.

99-95-93--287 (+74)

7

Mavis Hines, Citronelle, Ala.

97-97-99--293 (+80)

8

Warren Cain, Birmingham, Ala.

98-96-106--300 (+87)

     

Tournament - 5th Flight

 

1

Sharon Alexander, Millbrook, Ala.

93-102-91--286 (+73)

2

Terry Pierson, Monroeville, Ala.

98-97-104--299 (+86)

3

Susan McDaniel, Hoover, Ala.

102-103-96--301 (+88)

4

Mary Dean Gray, Birmingham, Ala.

96-109-99--304 (+91)

5

Stephanie Johnson, Bay Minette, Ala.

103-101-106--310 (+97)

T6

Diane Hill, Birmingham, Ala.

117-104-94--315 (+102)

T6

Jacqueline Mott, Foley, Ala.

108-97-110--315 (+102)

8

Sarah Hazen, Chatom, Ala.

122-108-106--336 (+123)

     

Super Senior

 

1

Linda Burns, Decatur, Ala.

89-92--181 (+39)

2

Avonne Shelton, Decatur, Ala.

91-93--184 (+42)

3

Carolyn Blue, Foley, Ala.

92-93--185 (+43)

4

Kate Kiefer, Birmingham, Ala.

98-92--190 (+48)

5

Wanda Venhuizen, Chelsea, Ala.

98-104--202 (+60)

6

Delores Teague, Decatur, Ala.

100-108--208 (+66)

7

Bobbie Gordon, Decatur, Ala.

104-113--217 (+75)

8

Shirley Hammons, Somerville, Ala.

112-117--229 (+87)

9

Cathy Clayton, Helena, Ala.

122-109--231 (+89)

 

 

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