Willow Point Golf and Country Club, Alexander City, AL

ALEXANDER CITY, AL (Aug. 25, 2022) – The Alabama Golf Association will host the 4th Southeast Mid-Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Willow Point Golf and Country Club in Alexander City, AL, from Aug. 26-28, 2022. 
 
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This year marks the fourth playing of the Southeast Mid-Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Willow Point Golf and Country Club.
 
Alan Coshatt of Birmingham, AL, and Dalton Melnyk of Atlanta, GA, won the Championship title in 2021 within the Mid-Amateur Division. Kevin Jordan of Smyrna, GA, and Ray Harris of Leeds, AL, won within the Senior Division. Both teams return this year to defend their titles.
 
Championship Facts
Mid-Amateur Division
Entries are open to sides of male amateur golfers who have an active USGA Handicap Index® issued through a USGA Allied Golf Association. Maximum allowable combined team handicap is 8.8 for the Mid-Amateur Division. Partners are not required to be from the same club or state. Both members of the side must have reached his 25th birthday by August 26, 2022. 
Championship Yardage: 7161
Course/Slope Rating:  74.2/130
Format:  
●       54 holes of Four-Ball stroke play. Field will be cut to low 30 scores and ties after 36 holes. Number of sides making the cut is calculated based upon the percentage of sides in each division compared with the total field. 
●       In the event of a tie for first place in the Mid-Amateur or Senior Division, a hole-by-hole playoff will be held immediately following play. The play-off holes and their order of play will be determined by the Championship Committee. All other ties will be split equally. 
●       Initial groupings will be for the first two rounds; the field will be cut and re-paired by score after the second round.
 
Senior Division
Entries are open to sides of male amateur golfers who have an active USGA Handicap Index® issued through a USGA Allied Golf Association. Maximum allowable combined team handicap is  12.8 for Senior Division. Partners are not required to be from the same club or state. Both members of the side must have reached his 50th birthday by August 26, 2022.
Championship Yardage: 6709
Course/Slope Rating:  71.9 /126
Format:  
●       54 holes of Four-Ball stroke play. Field will be cut to low 30 scores and ties after 36 holes. Number of sides making the cut is calculated based upon the percentage of sides in each division compared with the total field. 
●       In the event of a tie for first place in the Mid-Amateur or Senior Division, a hole-by-hole playoff will be held immediately following play. The play-off holes and their order of play will be determined by the Championship Committee. All other ties will be split equally. 
●       Initial groupings will be for the first two rounds; the field will be cut and re-paired by score after the second round.
 
Schedule of Rounds
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Tee times available for practice. 
All Day Registration in the Golf Shop.
 
Friday, August 26, 2022
7:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. - First Round of four-ball stroke play.
 
Saturday, August 27, 2022
7:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. - Second Round of four-ball stroke play.
Cut to low 30 scores and ties for final round.
 
Sunday, August 28, 2022
7:30 a.m. - Final Round of four-ball stroke play.
Awards ceremony immediately following play.
 
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.
 
For more information about the Alabama Golf Association, visit www.alabamagolf.org.
   
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