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The 2025 Southern Junior Cup team, representing Alabama, won eight of the 24 points available in yesterday’s singles matches to claim their ninth consecutive Southern Junior Cup title at Chenal Country Club in Little Rock, Arkansas after three rounds consisting of Four-Ball, Foursomes, and Singles matches.
Coming down to the final hole and the final match, Team Alabama successfully held onto their title after Courtney Grace of Alabama defeated Susanna Manns of Arkansas on the 18th hole to put Team Alabama a point and a half in front of Team Arkansas.
Team Alabama finished the two-day, three match event with 16.5 points to defend the Cup and claim victory for the ninth year in a row.
Teams Total Points
Alabama 16.5
Arkansas 15
Missouri 10
Oklahoma 6.5
Total Points 48
2025 Alabama Southern Junior Cup Championship Team
Female Team Members:
- Courtney Grace of Birmingham (2030)
- Julie Waldo of Prattville (2026)
- Esha Gupta of Auburn (2025)
- Shiloh Gilbert of Millbrook (2027)
- Kamdyn Kelley of Dothan (2027)
- Merritt Daniel of Trussville (2029)
- J.P. Groat of Mentone (2026)
- Andrew Woods of Birmingham (2026)
- Witt Cayce of Fairhope (2027)
- Jay Wilson of Elba (2026)
- Murray Walker of Loxley (2027)
- S.J. Thomas of Birmingham (2029)
Past Winners: Oklahoma (2012, 2013, 2014 , 2015), Alabama (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). Alabama replaced Oklahoma in 2016. Oklahoma replaced Mississippi in 2024.
Future Host Sites: Missouri (2026), Oklahoma (2027), Alabama (2028)
Format
The Southern Junior Cup is an invite-only, Ryder Cup format co-ed team competition with four states competing this year: Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. The format consists of 18 holes of match play with Four-Ball, Foursomes, and Singles Match Play sessions. The result of any match tied after 18 holes is final. Each match is worth 1 point. Half point to each side for a tie. Each state competes against the other three states in an equal number of matches. Four-Ball and Foursomes sides consist of one male and one female, while Singles Matches are male vs. male and female vs. female.
For more information about the 2025 Southern Junior Cup, please visit theChampionship website.
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.
Media Contact:
Mikayla King
Director of Media, Marketing & Communications
Alabama Golf Association
205-979-1234
mikayla@alabamagolf.org
