Limestone Springs to Host 41st Alabama State Four-Ball Championship

Limestone Springs, Oneonta: Site of the 41st Alabama State Four-Ball Championship

ONEONTA, AL (April 26, 2023) – The Alabama Golf Association’s 41st Alabama State Four-Ball Championship will be held at Limestone Springs in Oneonta, AL from April 27- 30, 2023. 69 teams will compete for the coveted Championship title.
 
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This marks the second time Limestone Springs has hosted the Alabama State Four-Ball Championship (2003 Lance Walker and Wesley Pate). The Championship was first played in 1983 with Benjamin Dowdy & Joe Terrell winning the inaugural event. Clay Guerin of Hoover & James Salter of Auburn won the Championship in 2022 at Burningtree Country Club; the team will return to the field this year to defend their title.
 
Entries are open to sides of male amateur golfers who are legal residents of Alabama and have an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at an AGA member club. Maximum allowable combined team handicap is 16.8 under the USGA Handicap System™. Two players who play as partners comprise a side. Partners are not required to be from the same club. A college student is considered a resident of their parent(s)/guardian(s) “Legal Residency Criteria” as stated in the AGA Tournament Manual unless said student (a) has no dependency on his/her parents; and (b) lives full time in Alabama. 
 
Championship Facts:
 
Yardage: 6946 yards, par 36-36—72 
Course & Slope Rating: 73.9/140
 
Championship Format:
 
There will be 36 holes of gross four-ball stroke play to determine 16 sides for match play. A tie for the last qualifier’s place (16th seed) will be decided immediately by a hole-by-hole play-off. Players are responsible for making themselves available at the scoring area for play-off instructions. Play-off holes and their order of play will be determined by the Committee.
 
• Match Play Seeding: General numerical draw will be used. For purposes of determining places in the draw, ties in qualifying rounds will be decided by lot. 
• Match Play: A round is 18 holes. If a match is tied after the final hole, the match is extended one hole at a time until there is a winner.
 
Championship Schedule:
 
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Tee times available for practice
 
Thursday, April 27, 2023
7:30 a.m. – First round of four-ball stroke play qualifying
12 p.m. – First round of four-ball stroke play qualifying
 
Friday, April 28, 2023
7:30 a.m. – Second round of four-ball stroke play qualifying
12 p.m. – Second round of four-ball stroke play qualifying 
Field cut to low 16 sides for match play 
 
Saturday, April 29, 2023
7:30 a.m. – Round of 16 Matches
12 p.m. – Quarterfinal Matches 
 
Sunday, April 30, 2023
7:30 a.m. – Semifinal Matches
12 p.m. – Final Matches
Awards ceremony immediately following play
 
This Championship is conducted by the Alabama Golf Association.
 
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 120 member clubs represented by over 25,000 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 Allied Golf Association for golf in Alabama delivering core services such as 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 inside the ropes operations for the SEC Men’s Golf Championship. In addition to competitions, the AGA administers the Alabama Golf Foundation that provides college scholarships, supports growth in the game initiatives such as Youth on Course Alabama and Junior Golf Alabama along with investing in turfgrass research through 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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