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156 players competed at the RTJ Capitol Hill (Senator) to begin the First Round of the 109th Alabama State Amateur Championship.
2024 Alabama Boys State Junior Champion, Bailey Sutter of Vinemont and 2025 Alabama State Senior Champion, Chris Devlin of Hoover each fired opening rounds of seven-under 65 to co-lead Round One of the 109th Alabama State Amateur Championship.
After eight birdies today for Sutter and seven birdies and a hole-in-one for Devlin, the co-leaders hold a two-shot lead going into Round Two, tomorrow.
Will McCurdy of Auburn sits in solo third, finishing the day at five-under 67.
Four players sit T4, each posting 68 (-4) for Round One:
- Tobin Ayers of Auburn
- Luke Davis of Athens
- Cole Imig of Birmingham
- Jon Ed Steed of Enterprise
For more information about the 109th Alabama State Amateur Championship, please visit the Championship Website.
The 109th Alabama State Amateur 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 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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Alabama Golf Association
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