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Beka Yang of Pike Road currently sits at the top of the leaderboard at the 62nd Alabama Girls State Junior Amateur Championship with a first round score of one-under par 71.
Klare Jamison of Huntsville and Anna Christian Beeker of Tuscaloosa stand tied for second and one-stroke behind Yang at even-par 72.
Courtney Grace of Birmingham finished the round one-over par 73 to sit fourth.
At the Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, Ashley-Sinclair Curtis of Enterprise leads round one, firing off a one-under par 71 for the day.
Lauren Martin of Alabaster and Jesse Lawley of Hoover sit tied for second, with an end of round score of even-par 72.
Lauren Gilchrist of Spanish Fort currently sits fourth with a score of five-over par 77.
Round Two of the 62nd Girls State Junior and 2nd Alabama Women’s State Mid-Amateur Championships will begin tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. with a double tee start going off of holes #1 and #10.
For more information about the 62nd Alabama Girls State Junior and 2nd Alabama Women’s State Mid-Amateur Championships, please visit the Championship Website.
These Championships are 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 30,000 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. A full-time professional staff of seven individuals handles day-to-day activities.
Based in Hoover, the AGA is the USGA's Allied Golf Association in Alabama conducting national championship qualifying, administering the World Handicap System including the GHIN Handicap service, course & slope rating, and Rules of Golf & Handicapping education. The AGA annually conducts 24 championships; team match competitions for men, women, junior and seniors; and the AHSAA high school golf championship. The AGA manages the Junior Golf Alabama program that is a joint venture between the AGA and Alabama-NW Florida PGA Section.
In addition to competitions, the AGA administers the AGA Scholarship Fund through the Alabama Golf Foundation that is dedicated to assisting young golfers in higher education. Additionally, the Alabama Golf Foundation supports the Youth on Course Alabama program providing facility access to junior golfers and provides funding for the Alabama Turfgrass Research Foundation. In 2016, the AGA earned the Gold Tee Award for “Outstanding Tournament Operations – Small Association” by the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA).
Since 1980, the AGA has managed the affairs of the Southern Golf Association which includes conducting the historic 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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Mikayla King
Director of Media, Marketing & Communications
Alabama Golf Association
205-979-1234
mikayla@alabamagolf.org
