15th Alabama Women's State Four-Ball Amateur Champions: (Left) Yvette Gorden of Pike Road and Taylor Trible of Birmingham; 4th Alabama Women's State Senior Four-Ball Champions: (Right) Kathy Hartwiger of Birmingham and Lea Green of McCallaMOBILE, AL – (July 21, 2022) Final Round results of the 15th Alabama Women’s State Four-Ball Championship and 4th Alabama Women’s State Senior Four-Ball Championship of the Alabama Golf Association hosted by RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, AL on Thursday, July 21, 2022.
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Taylor Trible of Birmingham and Yvette Gorden of Pike Road claimed the 15th Alabama Women’s State Four-Ball Championship title, carding a three-under 69 for the day and a 142 (-2) for the tournament. The team made three back-to-back birdies on #2, #3, and #4.
Hannah Pope of Florence and Tori Roush of Fairhope finished with an even-par 72 for the Final Round and a 143 (-1) for the tournament to finish second.
Katelyn Foster of Mobile and Tori Waters of Mobile posted a 144 (E) overall to secure third place. The team finished with a three-over 75 for the Final Round.
Defending 2021 Champions Kathy Hartwiger of Birmingham and Lea Green of McCalla led wire-to-wire firing a five-under 67 for the day and a 134 (-10) overall to claim the 4th Alabama Women’s State Senior Four-Ball Championship title. The team finished ten strokes ahead of their competition.
Leah Head of Birmingham and Theresa Stratton of Opelika finished with an even-par 72 for the Final Round and a 144 (E) for the tournament to finish second.
Chris Spivey of Pell City and Harriet Cauthen of Orange Beach posted a 147 (+3) for the tournament to claim third.
Ann Lanier of Fairhope and Tami Green of Fairhope carded a 146 (+2) to earn medalist honors within Senior Flight 1.
Dawn Byrne of Mobile and Loraine Ficarino of Mobile defeated Laurie Strite of Foley and Lisa Graham of Orange Beach in a scorecard playoff to place first within Senior Flight 2. Byrne and Ficarino carded a 161 (+17) for the Championship.
Cynthia McDermond of Gulf Shores and Gigi Roberts of Gulf Shores placed first within Senior Flight 3, carding a 169 (+25) for the Championship.
For more information about the 15th Alabama Women’s State Four-Ball and 4th Alabama Women’s State Senior Four-Ball Championships, please visit the Championships’ website.
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 115 member clubs represented by over 24,000 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.
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 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.
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