Steven Groover of Birmingham, AL - Medalist with a 64 (-6)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Final results from U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifying hosted by Montgomery Country Club in Montgomery, AL on Monday, August 19, 2019 (6418 yards, par 35-35—70, Course/Slope Rating: 70.5/122).
Four qualifying spots and two alternate positions were available at this qualifying site.
Steven Groover of Birmingham, AL fired a six-under 64 to take medalist honors at Montgomery Country Club. Cates Culpepper of Columbus, GA and Brock Young of Tifton, GA each earned a spot with a three-under 67. The final qualifying positon went to Clay Guerin of Birmingham, AL who birdied the first playoff hole in a 5-for-1 playoff at two-under 68.
The 39th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship will take place at Colorado Golf Club in Parker, CO on September 14-19, 2019.
Hole-by-hole scoring can be viewed here: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/1931386
This qualifier was conducted by the Alabama Golf Association on behalf of the United States Golf Association.
Results
Rank |
Player |
City, State |
Total |
To Par |
Qualifiers |
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1 |
Steven Groover |
Birmingham, AL |
64 |
-6 |
T2 |
Cates Culpepper |
Columbus, GA |
67 |
-3 |
T2 |
Brock Young |
Tifton, GA |
67 |
-3 |
T4 |
Clay Guerin |
Birmingham, AL |
68 |
-2 |
Alternates |
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T4 (1st Alt) |
Nathaniel Rau |
Atlanta, GA |
68 |
-2 |
T4 (2nd Alt) |
Woodie Eubanks |
Oneonta, AL |
68 |
-2 |
Failed to Qualify |
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T4 |
Thomas Joiner |
Tallahassee, FL |
68 |
-2 |
T4 |
Jason Tate |
Owens Cross Roads, AL |
68 |
-2 |
T9 |
Brannan Reaves |
Montgomery, AL |
69 |
-1 |
T9 |
Jordy Hayden |
Fairhope, AL |
69 |
-1 |
T9 |
Harris Richie |
Childersburg, AL |
69 |
-1 |
T9 |
Jackson Beindorf |
Mountain Brook, AL |
69 |
-1 |
T9 |
Matt Johnson |
Dothan, AL |
69 |
-1 |
T9 |
Claud Cooper |
Mountain Brook, AL |
69 |
-1 |
T9 |
John Barnett |
Nashville, TN |
69 |
-1 |
T9 |
Jonathan Kennedy |
Perry, GA |
69 |
-1 |
T17 |
Stephen Behr |
Atlanta, GA |
70 |
E |
T17 |
Andy Blanton |
Thomasville, GA |
70 |
E |
T17 |
Austin Hynson |
Mobile, AL |
70 |
E |
T17 |
Eric Howle |
Chelsea, AL |
70 |
E |
T17 |
Steven Hudson |
Birmingham, AL |
70 |
E |
T17 |
Andrew Kniphfer |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
70 |
E |
T23 |
McGowin Miller |
Birmingham, AL |
71 |
1 |
T23 |
Phillip Weaver |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
71 |
1 |
T23 |
Chase Kennedy |
Morris, AL |
71 |
1 |
T23 |
Richard Douglas |
Birmingham, AL |
71 |
1 |
T23 |
Jacob Hitt |
Columbus, GA |
71 |
1 |
T23 |
Sam Audia III |
Birmingham, AL |
71 |
1 |
T23 |
Dallas Miller |
Birmingham, AL |
71 |
1 |
T23 |
Stan Gann Jr. |
Warner Robins, GA |
71 |
1 |
T23 |
John Wright |
Fairhope, AL |
71 |
1 |
T32 |
Jack Brown |
Birmingham, AL |
72 |
2 |
T32 |
Addison Lambeth |
Browns Summit, NC |
72 |
2 |
T32 |
Blair Hamm |
Birmingham, AL |
72 |
2 |
T32 |
Taylor Cooksey |
Tifton, GA |
72 |
2 |
T32 |
Victor Kyatt |
Bessemer, AL |
72 |
2 |
T32 |
Forrest Crabtree |
Mobile, AL |
72 |
2 |
T32 |
Wesley Willings |
Birmingham, AL |
72 |
2 |
T39 |
Robbie Cotten |
Brewton, AL |
73 |
3 |
T39 |
Richard Schmidt |
Birmingham, AL |
73 |
3 |
T39 |
Braxton Gillespie |
Irvington, AL |
73 |
3 |
T39 |
Hunter Bronson |
Montgomery, AL |
73 |
3 |
T43 |
Van Thigpen |
Fairhope, AL |
74 |
4 |
T43 |
Chris Mitchell |
Hoover, AL |
74 |
4 |
T43 |
Lee Birchall |
Birmingham, AL |
74 |
4 |
T43 |
Wesley Pate |
Vestavia Hills, AL |
74 |
4 |
T43 |
Jake Nolen |
Homewood, AL |
74 |
4 |
T43 |
Steven Muncher |
Birmingham, AL |
74 |
4 |
T43 |
Elliott Jones |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
74 |
4 |
T43 |
Tobin Ayers |
Auburn, AL |
74 |
4 |
T43 |
Brett Ialacci |
Homewood, AL |
74 |
4 |
T52 |
Thomas Kayworth |
Auburn, AL |
75 |
5 |
T52 |
David James |
Columbus, GA |
75 |
5 |
T52 |
Lance Goodson |
Birmingham, AL |
75 |
5 |
T55 |
Robert Bechtol |
Tallahassee, FL |
76 |
6 |
T55 |
Levi Shelton |
Scottsboro, AL |
76 |
6 |
T55 |
Spencer Lane |
St. Louis, MO |
76 |
6 |
T55 |
Edward Hubbard |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
76 |
6 |
T55 |
Phillip Provost |
Birmingham, AL |
76 |
6 |
T60 |
Sims Rhyne |
Mountain Brook, AL |
77 |
7 |
T60 |
Wesley Rogers |
Montgomery, AL |
77 |
7 |
T60 |
James Salter |
Auburn, AL |
77 |
7 |
T60 |
Justin Pratt |
Pelham, AL |
77 |
7 |
T60 |
Brian Musso |
Wheaton, IL |
77 |
7 |
T65 |
William McGowin |
Montgomery, AL |
78 |
8 |
T65 |
Henry Lamberth |
Alexander City, AL |
78 |
8 |
T67 |
Chad Griffith |
Lagrange, GA |
79 |
9 |
T67 |
Stefan Rel |
Grand Bay, AL |
79 |
9 |
T69 |
Matt Rogers |
Anniston, AL |
80 |
10 |
T69 |
Chris Hancock |
Scottsboro, AL |
80 |
10 |
71 |
Matthew Burnette |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
82 |
12 |
72 |
Trey Nelson |
Birmingham, AL |
85 |
15 |
73 |
Brandon Griffin |
Hoover, AL |
87 |
17 |
74 |
Jared Ross |
Huntsville, AL |
88 |
18 |
WD |
Bart Barnes |
Troy, AL |
WD |
- |
NC |
Tyler Cox |
Hendersonville, TN |
NC |
- |
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