Burningtree Country Club in Decatur
BIRMINGHAM, AL (September 12, 2016)- The Alabama Golf Association will conduct the 9th Alabama Women’s State Four-Ball Championship at Burningtree Country Club in Decatur, AL from September 15-16, 2016.
Thirty teams will compete in this year’s event that will be conducted over 36 holes of four-ball stroke play, 18 holes daily. Teams will be placed into flights based on score after 18 holes.
Defending champion Michaela Morard (Huntsville) will partner this year with Mychael O’Berry (Hoover) since Micheala Williams (Athens) is unable to compete due to playing collegiately for the University of Tennessee this fall. Last year, Morard-Williams fired a record twenty-one under par 123 at Lakewood Golf Club in Point Clear cruising to a six shot victory.
Four-time champion (2009, 10, 11, 14) Lea Green (McCalla) will play with 2013 champion Lucie King (Tuscaloosa). Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and USGA Executive Committee member Martha Lang (Birmingham) is in the field paired with Pam Holcombe (Florence).
Four-Ball Stroke Play format consists of two competitors playing as partners, each playing her own ball. The lower score of the partners is the team score for the hole.
Awards will be presented to the low score in each flight. Also, the Overall Champion will have their names engraved on the Jean H. Miller trophy housed at the AGA office.
Round One Starting Times: https://www.ghintpp.com/bamagolf/TPPOnlineScoring/Pairings.aspx?id=274
Scoring: https://www.ghintpp.com/bamagolf/TPPOnlineScoring/ResultsStroke.aspx?id=274
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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. For more information about the Alabama Golf Association, visit www.alabamagolf.org. |
