Championship Links : Scoring & Results
Nine qualifying spots were available at this site. Two alternate positions were also available.
Eighty pla yers competed to advance to the Final Qualifying stage of the 126th U.S. Amateur Championship.
SJ Thomas of Birmingham, Alabama posted four-under 67 to secure medalist honors and earn the first qualifying position.
The following players will also advance to the Final Qualifying stage of the 126th U.S. Amateur Championship:
- Drew Madigan of Collierville, Tennessee (-3)
- Davis Wotnosky of Wake Forest, North Carolina (-3)
- Ryley Heath of Jacksonville, Alabama (-2)
- Blaise Wilson of Cullman, Alabama (-2)
- Jackson Whaley of Collierville, Tennessee (-1)
- Gates Glanton of Fortson, Georgia (-1)
- Andrew Sciortino of Brentwood, Tennessee (-1)
- Walker Webb of Nashville, Tennessee (-1)
Phillips Swift of Macon, Georgia was named 1st A lternate and Michael Hake of Brentwood, Tennessee claimed the 2nd Alternate position.
9 p layers advanced to the Final Qualifying Stage of the 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship.
For more information about the 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship Qualifying, please visit the Championship website.
The 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship Local Qualifying 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 125 member clubs represented by over 33,500 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. 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 SGA Board of Directors.
For more information about the Alabama Golf Association, visit www.alabamagolf.org.
Media Contact:
Alison Williams
Manager of Media, Marketing & Communications
Alabama Golf Association
205-803-6524
alison@alabamagolf.org
