Players of the Year: Kathy Hartwiger and Bobby Wyatt Kathy Hartwiger Kathy Hartwiger won this year’s Women’s State Amateur title, as well as capturing it in 2010, 2007, 06, 05, 04, 03, 02 and 1999. Her nine wins is a record by some margin. Long dominating state golf, she captured the Alabama Golf Association’s Women’s [...]
State Senior Four Ball Championship final round Mike Greer of Birmingham and Tom Jungkind of Bessemer successfully defended their title in the State Senior Four Ball Championship after three picture perfect days at Willow Point Golf & Country Club in Alexander City. After being three strokes back after an opening round of 69, they stormed [...]
State Senior Four Ball Championship first round After a picture perfect day at Willow Point Golf & Country Club in Alexander City, there is a logjam at the top of the State Senior Four Ball Championship. No less than five teams lead after the first round after shooting six-under-par 66′s in this state championship that [...]
State Senior Four Ball Championship preview Willow Point Golf & Country Club is the host for the 17th State Senior Four Ball Championship which begins Friday, Oct. 14. A strong field of 60 teams will play three rounds of best ball stroke play with the championship concluding on Sunday. Defending champions Tom Jungkind of Bessemer and Mike [...]
Matt Johnson captures the State Mid-Amateur Matt Johnson carded a closing round 67 to capture the 23rd State Mid-Amateur Championship at Gadsden Country Club by three from two-time State Mid-Amateur champion Robbie Cotten of Brewton. Johnson, who played golf for Troy University and lives in Dothan, had rounds of 67-71-67–205, five-under-par over the par 70 [...]
Chris Hummel leads after day two of the State Mid-Amateur Chris Hummel of Birmingham fired a five-under-par 65 in the second round of the 23rd State Mid-Amateur Championship at Gadsden Country Club, which added to his opening 71, gave him a total of 136. He leads two-time State Mid-Amateur champion Robbie Cotten of Brewton (72-66) [...]
Chris Lemley leads State Mid-Amateur after day one Decatur’s Chris Lemley came into the 23rd State Mid-Amateur Championship at Gadsden Country Club with “no expectations, but that’s often when you play well.” Play well he did, as he shot a four-under-par 66 to lead by one over Dothan’s Matt Johnson, who finished third in this [...]
State Mid-Amateur Championship preview Gadsden Country Club is the host of the 23rd State Mid-Amateur Championship which begins Friday, Sept. 23. A field of 120 players, ages 25 and up, will play three rounds with the championship concluding on Sunday. The field is led by defending champion Steve Hudson of Birmingham, who also won this year’s State Senior. [...]
