TUSCALOOSA – For the second time in three years, University of Alabama golfer Joseph Sykora has won the Alabama state match play championship.

Sykora, who will be a senior on the Crimson Tide golf team this fall was playing in the 7th State Match Play Championship at FarmLinks Golf Club in Sylacauga. He made six birdies in a row in the final match to claim the title. The Daphne native defeated Harvin Groft of Florence 7 and 5 in the final to win. In the semifinals he defeated Hoover’s John Darby in 19 holes and in the quarterfinal he beat Brewton’s Robbie Cotton in 19 holes. Sykora made nine birdies in the semifinal, including eight in a row in his 13 holes of play. He won the Alabama Match play championship in 2005 as well.

(Courtesy of rolltide.com)