Championship Links:
Women's State Amateur - Women’s State Amateur Starting Times (Round 2) | Women’s State Amateur Scoring & Results | Women’s State Amateur Championship Website | Photo Gallery
Women's State Senior and Super-Senior - Women’s State Senior and Super-Senior Starting Times (Round 2) | Women’s State Senior and Super-Senior Scoring & Results | Women’s State Senior and Super-Senior Championship Website | Photo Gallery
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Courtney Grace of Birmingham posted a score of two-under par 70 to take the round one lead of the Women’s State Amateur Championship.
Yvette Gorden of Pike Road and Kamdyn Kelley of Dothan sit tied at second with a score of even-par 72.
Adalyn Pike of Athens, Ashley-Sinclair Curtis of Enterprise and Mary Charles Davis of Auburn sit at T4, with scores of one-over 73.
In the State Senior Amateur Championship Division, Virginia Grimes of Auburn sits at the top of the leaderboard, carding one-over 73 for the day.
Linda Jeffrey of Prattville sits in second with a score of three-over 75 and Theresa Mahlik of Madison stands third with a score of five-over 77.
Kyung-Hwa Theodoss of Hampton Cove leads the State Senior Amateur Tournament Division with a round one score of 84. Dawn Miceli of Foley sits in second with a score of 85 and Amy Lanz of Madison sits in third with a score of 87.
At the Women’s State Super-Senior Championship, Cym Doggett of Huntsville leads after round one, posting a score of five-over par 77.
Melanie Smi th of Hoover stands second and three-shots back from the lead finishing round one with a score of 80. Dina Murray of Chelsea sits in third with a score of eleven-over 83.
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 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; and 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 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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