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This year marks the 31st playing of the Alabama State Senior Four-Ball Championship and the first time Steelwood has hosted the State Senior Four-Ball Championship. John Fisher and Scott Johnston captured the team title in 2024 at Wynlakes Golf & Country Club. The Championship was first played in 1995 with Tom O’Melia and John Pryor winning the inaugural event at Cotton Creek Club. This year marks the 7th playing of the Alabama State Super-Senior Four-Ball Championship and the first time Steelwood has hosted the State Super-Senior Four-Ball Championship. Dana Amberson and Harry Kirkland captured the team title in 2024 at Wynlakes Golf & Country Club. The Championship was first played in 2019 with Tom Jungkind and John Coles winning the inaugural event at Huntsville Country Club.
Championship Facts:
31st Alabama State Senior Four-Ball Championship
Entries are open to sides of male amateur golfers who are legal residents of Alabama and have an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at an AGA member club. Maximum allowable combined team handicap is 14.9 under the USGA Handicap System™. Two players who play as partners comprise a side. Partners are not required to be from the same club. Both members of the side must have reached their 50th birthday by October 9, 2025.
Championship Division Yardage: 6438 yards (36-36-72)
Course & Slope Rating: 72.9/131
Format:
- 54 holes of gross four-ball stroke play.
- The field will be cut to the low 18 sides and ties after 36 holes.
- The lowest score for 54 holes will be the Champion.
- In the event of a tie for first place in the Championship, a hole-by-hole play-off will be held immediately following play. The play-off holes and their order of play will be determined by the Committee.
- Initial groupings will be for the first two rounds; the field will be cut and re-paired by score after the second round.
Entries are open to sides of male amateur golfers who are legal residents of Alabama and have an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at an AGA member club. Maximum allowable combined team handicap is 18.9 under the USGA Handicap System™. Two players who play as partners comprise a side. Partners are not required to be from the same club. Both members of the side must have reached their 65th birthday by October 9, 2025.
Senior Championship Yardage: 5982 yards (36-36-72)
Course & Slope Rating: 69.1/130
Format:
- 54 holes of gross four-ball stroke play.
- The field will be cut to the low 12 sides and ties after 36 holes.
- The lowest score for 54 holes will be the Champion.
- In the event of a tie for first place in the Championship, a hole-by-hole play-off will be held immediately following play. The play-off holes and their order of play will be determined by the Committee.
- Initial groupings will be for the first two rounds; the field will be cut and re-paired by score after the second round.
Wednesday, October 8
All Day: Practice rounds.
9:00am-3:00pm: Player Registration in the Golf Shop.
Thursday, October 9
Round 1: Tee times at 8:00am off #1 & #10 tees.
Friday, October 10
Round 2: Tee times at 8:00am off #1 & #10 tees.
Field cut to the low 18 (Senior) and low 12 (Super-Senior) sides and ties for the final round. Field re-grouped according to score.
Saturday, October 11
Round 3: Tee times at 8:00am off #1 & #10 tees.
Awards ceremony immediately following play at scoreboard.
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 122 member clubs represented by over 33,000 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. 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:
Mikayla King
Director of Media, Marketing & Communications
Alabama Golf Association
205-803-6524
mikayla@alabamagolf.org
