The 81st Women’s State Amateur Championship began Tuesday at Lakewood Golf Club in Point Clear with 18 holes of stroke play qualifying for seeding purposes into the match play. Click here to see the match play match ups and starting times. The match play rounds of 16 and quarterfinals will be played Wednesday, followed by the semifinals [...]
The 81st Women’s State Amateur Championship will be played June 18-21 at Lakewood Golf Club in Point Clear. This championship features 18 holes of stroke play qualifying for seeding purposes into the match play on June 18. The championship flight will then play match play, with the rounds of 16 and quarterfinals on June 19, followed by [...]
Michael Johnson is the champion of the 97th State Amateur Championship. He toured host course Hoover Country Club in rounds of 69-67-69-67–272 for a 16-under-par 72-hole total. He bested overnight leader Robby Shelton IV by two shots as the 17-year-old University of Alabama signee from Wilmer shot 68-67-68-71–274. Alabama sophomore and Mountain Brook resident Tom [...]
Robby Shelton IV and Michael Johnson have distanced themselves from the rest of the field the 97th State Amateur Championship at Hoover Country Club with Shelton shooting a third round 68 to post a three-round total of 13-under-par (68-67-68–203). Johnson was one higher on Saturday with a 69 and is two back of the University [...]
The second round was completed Saturday morning in the 97th State Amateur Championship at Hoover Country Club with Robby Shelton IV of Wilmer, near Mobile, leading the championship on nine-under-par. The University of Alabama signee shot rounds of 68-67–135 to lead Alex Mahlik of Madison (67-69–136) and Michael Johnson of Birmingham (69-67–136) by one. Next [...]
A four hour weather delay meant that only players who began their second rounds Friday morning in the 97th State Amateur Championship at Hoover Country Club have been able to complete 36 holes. This leaves half the field yet to do so and they will return at 7:00 am to conclude the second [...]
Taylor McCullum parlayed home course knowledge to be tied for the first round lead with Clay Guerin after they carded six-under-par 66′s in the 97th State Amateur Championship at Hoover Country Club. McCullum is a recent graduate of Hoover High School, a Hoover Country Club member and UAB golf signee, while Guerin lives in Auburn [...]
There’s a lot of excitement at Hoover Country Club as preparations for their hosting the State Amateur Championship have moved into the final stages. Course superintendent Mike Posey moved to the club in February from Pine Tree CC and has the par 72, 7001-yard layout in tip-top shape. “It is a tremendous honor and privilege [...]
The 97th State Amateur Championship will be played at Hoover Country Club from June 6-9. The championship is four rounds of stroke play, with a cut made to the low 66 and ties after two rounds. Defending champion Andy McRae is back to defend his title on his home course and there are an additional [...]
It was closer than he wanted, but Emile Vaughan, who lives in Pike Road near Montgomery, won not only the 57-64 age group in the 16th State Senior Amateur Championship Wynlakes Golf & Country Club, but the overall championship as well. He shot rounds of 69-70-75–214 to finish on two-under-par and one clear of [...]
