Robert Nelson and Stewart Alexander Win State Senior and State Super Senior Amateur Championship Titles

Robert Nelson (left), Stewart Alexander (right)

Birmingham, AL - Final round results of the 22nd Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship of the Alabama Golf Association hosted by Riverchase Country Club in Birmingham, AL on Sunday, May 19, 2019 (Ages 50-64: 6515 yards, par 36-36--72, 71.9/139; Ages 65+ (Super Senior): 6015 yards.

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Robert Nelson of Fairhope claimed his second State Senior Amateur title with a final round 73 to win by three strokes over 2005 champion Richard Jeffers of Mobile. Nelson finished the championship at 207 (-9). The victory is his seventh AGA title: Junior (1978), Mid-Amateur (2009), Senior Four-Ball (2014, 2017), Four-Ball (2016), Senior (2017, 2019).

Playing in the final group together, Jeffers birdied his first four holes to quickly find himself within one shot of the lead. However, bogeys on three of the next four holes dropped him back and eventually finished with a round of 71 (210).

Two-time champion (2007, 2013), Emile Vaughan of Pike Road, finished in third at 214 (-2).

In the Super Senior Championship, Stewart Alexander of Auburn posted a final round 73 to win the Inaugural championship and his first AGA title. Alexander finished at 210 (-6) for a three stroke victory over Robert Parmar of Fairhope and Ron Aldy of Tuscaloosa. Alexander won the 1986 U.S. Amateur Championship played at Shoal Creek.

Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 50th birthday by May 17, 2019, 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 10.4 (ages 50-64) and 15.4 (age 65+).

For more information on the Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship please visit: www.alabamagolf.org.

Final Results

State Senior Amateur Championship

Rank

Player

City

R1

R2

R3

Total

To Par

Amt. Won

1

Robert Nelson

Fairhope

66

68

73

207

-9

$375.00

2

Richard Jeffers

Mobile

68

71

71

210

-6

$250.00

3

Emile Vaughan

Pike Road

70

74

70

214

-2

$200.00

T4

Robert Pewitt

Hoover

68

73

75

216

E

$131.67

T4

Danny Spybey

Loxley

73

74

69

216

E

$131.67

T4

Scott Johnston

Auburn

69

74

73

216

E

$131.67

T7

Mark Corley

Huntsville

74

75

69

218

2

$91.25

T7

Tom Jungkind

Hoover

75

74

69

218

2

$91.25

T7

Walker Grant

Montgomery

74

74

70

218

2

$91.25

T7

Joey Holley

Troy

69

75

74

218

2

$91.25

T11

Brad Dahlke

Athens

74

75

70

219

3

$67.50

T11

Claud Cooper

Birmingham

73

75

71

219

3

$67.50

T13

Scot Schroder

Hartselle

71

71

78

220

4

$55.00

T13

Doug Davis

Birmingham

77

68

75

220

4

$55.00

T13

Hamp Andrews

Daphne

77

72

71

220

4

$55.00

T16

David Hancock

Greenville

73

77

72

222

6

 

T16

Robbie Cotten

Brewton

73

78

71

222

6

 

T18

Jason Harkins

Birmingham

72

73

79

224

8

 

T18

Kevin Newton

Hoover

74

76

74

224

8

 

T20

Al Delgreco

Birmingham

75

76

74

225

9

 

T20

Charles Noto

Birmingham

76

76

73

225

9

 

T20

Del Wood

Birmingham

73

74

78

225

9

 

T23

Mike Greer

Birmingham

76

75

75

226

10

 

T23

Neill Hatcher

Birmingham

75

77

74

226

10

 

T25

Scott Gilreath

Montgomery

75

74

78

227

11

 

T25

Ralph Mathews

Andalusia

73

78

76

227

11

 

T25

Stan Sherlin

Montgomery

76

80

71

227

11

 

28

Scott Martin

Ohatchee

76

75

77

228

12

 

T29

John Lyon

Birmingham

73

79

77

229

13

 

T29

John Cook

Madison

75

79

75

229

13

 

T29

Steven Hudson

Birmingham

77

78

74

229

13

 

32

Jerome Speegle

Mobile

78

74

78

230

14

 

33

Moses Ngirailab

Talladega

78

77

77

232

16

 

T34

Alan Seigel

Birmingham

75

77

81

233

17

 

T34

Chris Cook

Calera

74

79

80

233

17

 

T34

Tom Davis

Hoover

82

76

75

233

17

 

T34

David Head

Sterrett

81

75

77

233

17

 

38

Eric Shore

Auburn

76

79

80

235

19

 

T39

Bill Murray

Tuscaloosa

80

76

80

236

20

 

T39

Darin Smith

Leesburg

79

79

78

236

20

 

T39

George Tyner

Pelham

80

78

78

236

20

 

T39

N. H. Holt

Birmingham

80

75

81

236

20

 

T43

Mark Hereford

Birmingham

74

76

87

237

21

 

T43

Keith Windle

Birmingham

76

80

81

237

21

 

T43

Mark Daniels

Wilsonville

76

80

81

237

21

 

46

Allen Martindale

Hoover

79

78

81

238

22

 

47

Jeff Bullen

Alpine

81

75

83

239

23

 

WD

Earle Bidez

Birmingham

75

74

WD

WD

-

 

NC

Clark Alexander

Prattville

79

79

NC

NC

-

 

The following players did not make the cut

 

CUT

Ed Kinzer

Trussville

72

87

 

159

15

 

CUT

Scott Hyten

Huntsville

78

81

 

159

15

 

CUT

Bill McGowin

Montgomery

81

80

 

161

17

 

CUT

William Haraway

Madison

80

82

 

162

18

 

CUT

Crute Parker

Athens

83

79

 

162

18

 

CUT

Les Higginbotham

Vestavia Hills

82

81

 

163

19

 

CUT

Mike McFarland

Birmingham

86

78

 

164

20

 

CUT

Steve Corbett

Phenix City

83

81

 

164

20

 

CUT

Keith Blackmon

Dothan

84

81

 

165

21

 

CUT

Wendell Underwood

Auburn

84

81

 

165

21

 

CUT

Mike Frederick

Birmingham

82

84

 

166

22

 

CUT

Jerry McGaha

Winfield

78

89

 

167

23

 

CUT

Ken McCullough

Meridianville

86

81

 

167

23

 

CUT

Terry Thomas

Killen

83

84

 

167

23

 

CUT

Kenny Capouya

Montgomery

81

87

 

168

24

 

CUT

Marc Wallace

Trinity

81

87

 

168

24

 

CUT

Eric Hunnicutt

Madison

87

82

 

169

25

 

CUT

Stan Scott

Dothan

87

84

 

171

27

 

CUT

Bryan Haynes

Cullman

82

89

 

171

27

 

CUT

M. James Kelly

Andalusia

89

83

 

172

28

 

CUT

Dan O'Rourke

Trussville

88

85

 

173

29

 

CUT

Tommy Beck

Huntsville

89

90

 

179

35

 

CUT

Terry Jenson

Owens Cross Roads

96

94

 

190

46

 

WD

Grantland Rice III

Mountain Brook

85

WD

 

WD

-

 

WD

John Beatty

Birmingham

91

WD

 

WD

-

 

WD

Richard Harwell

Foley

92

WD

 

WD

-

 
                 

State Super Senior Amateur Championship

Rank

Player

City

R1

R2

R3

Total

To Par

Amt. Won

1

Stewart Alexander

Auburn

69

68

73

210

-6

$250.00

T2

Robert Parmar

Fairhope

73

71

69

213

-3

$150.00

T2

Ron Aldy

Tuscaloosa

67

73

73

213

-3

$150.00

T4

Bill Griffin

Dora

76

76

67

219

3

$50.00

T4

David Zauchin

Tuscaloosa

73

73

73

219

3

$50.00

6

George Walker

Fairhope

76

69

79

224

8

 

7

Hal Thurmond

Tuscaloosa

74

73

78

225

9

 

8

Cal Martin

Birmingham

72

81

75

228

12

 

9

Donald McCurdy

Remlap

78

77

77

232

16

 

10

Bill Garvin

Hoover

79

84

80

243

27

 

11

Michael Schulz

Daphne

81

87

81

249

33

 

12

Bill Clingempeel

Hampton Cove

87

81

83

251

35

 

13

John Kelso

Bessmer

77

86

89

252

36

 

14

James Cunningham

Vestavia Hills

81

87

89

257

41

 

15

Bobby Boone

Muscle Shoals

87

85

87

259

43

 

16

Kent Taylor

Selma

89

84

91

264

48

 

WD

Jack Swann

Guntersville

83

78

WD

WD

-

 

WD

Happel Terrell

Madison

93

83

WD

WD

-

 

WD

John Coles

Birmingham

72

WD

 

WD

-

 

WD

Wayne Gardner

Mobile

75

WD

 

WD

-

 
                         

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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