Shaw Pritchett (left) and Dana Amberson (right) lead Round One at the 26th Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship and the 5th Alabama State Super-Senior Amateur ChampionshipDECATUR, AL (May 19, 2023) – First round results of the 26th Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship and 5th Alabama State Super-Senior Amateur Championship of the Alabama Golf Association hosted by Burningtree Country Club in Decatur, AL on Friday, May 19, 2023. [ 6548 yards (Senior); 5982 (Super-Senior), Course/Slope Rating: 71.9/142 (Senior); 68.8/122 (Super-Senior)].
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Shaw Pritchett of Montgomery leads round one of the 26th Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship, firing four-under 68. He holds a one-stroke lead to remain atop the leaderboard.
“I got off to a great start, birdied the first two holes. I hit kind of a low point in the middle of the round, missed a few short putts, then I kind of got jump-started on the back nine. On 13 I hit an unbelievable shot to about 8 feet and made a putt for eagle, then I followed that up with a birdie, and just finished with one more birdie and somehow choked in a couple pars at the end,” said Pritchett.
Pritchett will continue to “just hit the next shot in front of [him]” and compete for the coveted Senior Amateur Championship title tomorrow, hoping to advance to Sunday’s final round.
The following four players stand T2 at two-under 70:
- Claud Cooper of Birmingham
- Kenny Miller of Madison
- Danny Spybey of Spanish Fort
- Chris Cook of Alabaster
Emile Vaughan of Pike Road stands second at one-under 71. Harry Kirkland of Decatur shot even-par 72, finishing the round in third place.
Round two of the 26th Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship and 5th Alabama State Super-Senior Amateur Championship begins Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 7:30 a.m.
For more information about the 26th Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship and 5th Alabama State Super-Senior Amateur Championship, please visit the Championship website.
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