(Left to Right, Top to Bottom)-Fuller/Jeffcoat, Swift/Guerin, Racciatti Jr/Setterstrom, Schmidt /Audia 

 

Semifinals Set at 36^th Alabama State Four-Ball Championship

TUSCALOOSA, AL – Round of 16 and Quarterfinal match play results of the 36^th Alabama State Four-Ball Championship hosted by Indian Hills Country Club in Tuscaloosa, AL on Saturday, April 28, 2018 (6544 yards, par 35-36—71, 71.5/128).

Sixteen seeded, Sam Jeffcoat and Ben Fuller of Birmingham won two matches on Saturday with a 4 and 3 win over medalists and top seeded Phillip Weaver and Elliott Jones of Tuscaloosa in the morning Round of 16. Then followed it with a 2 and 1 victory over the 2011 champions, Forrest Crabtree of Mobile and Woodie Eubanks of Oneonta in the afternoon Quarterfinals.

Jeffcoat and Fuller will square off against Will Swift of Vestavia Hills and Clay Guerin of Hoover who won a decisively with a 6 and 4 victory in their Quarterfinal match against Jonathan Spann of Florence and Alan Allgood of Fairhope.

In other action, John Racciatti Jr of Fairhope and Steven Setterstrom Jr of Mobile will face Richard Schmidt and Sam Audia III of Birmingham in the second semifinal match. Racciatti and Setterstrom advanced with 3 and 2 decisions in both the round of 16 over Alan Coshatt and Austin Coggin, and quarterfinals against Stewart Whitt and Ben Moody. Schmidt and Audia needed all 18 holes to defeat Sam Murphy and John Snoddy in the round of 16, as well as Victor Kyatt and Andy McRae in the quarterfinals.

Semifinal matches begin at 7:30am at Indian Hills Country Club with the championship match slated for approximately 12:30pm.

Match Play Bracket: https://www.ghintpp.com/bamagolf/TPPOnlineScoring/MatchTree.aspx?id=393

Match Play Hole-by-Hole Scoring:
https://www.ghintpp.com/bamagolf/TPPOnlineScoring/ResultsMatch.aspx?archive=match&id=393

This championship is conducted by the Alabama Golf Association.

                Round of 16 Results

(16) Sam Jeffcoat / Ben Fuller                             def.    (1)      Phillip Weaver Jr / Elliot Jones                 4 and 3

(8) Forrest Crabtree / Woodie Eubanks             def.    (9)       Richard Douglas / Claud Cooper            1up

(4) Jonathan Spann / Alan Allgood                      def.    (13)      Conner Elder / Vincent Cave Jr             1 up

(5) Will Swift / Clay Guerin                                    def.    (12)      Blake Watts / Zac McCurdy                   2 up

(15) Stewart Whitt / Ben Moody                          def.    (2)      Matt Johnson / Lew Mitchell                 2 and 1

(7) John Racciatti Jr / Steven Setterstrom Jr       def.    (10)      Alan Coshatt / Austin Coggin              3 and 2

(14) Richard Schmidt / Sam Audia III                    def.    (3)      Sam Murphy / John Snoddy                 1 up

(6) Victor Kyatt / Andy McRae                              def.    (11)      Edward Hubbard / Lake Lasseter       6 and 5

Quarterfinal Results

(16) Sam Jeffcoat / Ben Fuller                        def.    (8)       Forrest Crabtree / Woodie Eubanks         2 and 1

(5) Will Swift / Clay Guerin                                 def.    (4)     Jonathan Spann / Alan Allgood                1 up

(7) John Racciatti Jr / Steven Setterstrom Jr       def.    (15)    Stewart Whitt / Ben Moody                4 and 3

(14) Richard Schmidt / Sam Audia III                       def.    (6)     Victor Kyatt / Andy McRae                 1 up

Semifinal Starting Times

Time            Seed      Team A                                                                                  Seed      Team B

7:30 am          5         Will Swift / Clay Guerin                      vs.                            16         Sam Jeffcoat / Ben Fuller

7:45 am          7         John Racciatti Jr / Steven Setterstrom Jr       vs.             14         Richard Schmidt / Sam Audia III

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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