Robert Nelson (left) and Stewart Alexander (right)

Birmingham, AL - Second round results of the 22^nd Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship / 1^st Alabama State Super Senior Amateur Championship of the Alabama Golf Association hosted by Riverchase Country Club in Birmingham, AL on Saturday, May 18, 2019 (Ages 50-64: 6515 yards, par 36-36--72, 71.9/139; Ages 65+ (Super Senior): 6015 yards.

SCORING | ROUND 3 STARTING TIMES | COURSE STATISTICS | PHOTO GALLERY

2017 State Senior Amateur champion, Robert Nelson of Fairhope, stretched his lead with a four-under 68 in round two at Riverchase Country Club.  His 134 total (-10) leads by five strokes over Richard Jeffers of Mobile.

Defending champion Claud Cooper of Birmingham carded a three-over 75 (148) to stand in a tie for 12^th place.

In the Super Senior Championship, Stewart “Buddy” Alexander of Auburn fired a four-under 68 (137) to take a three stroke lead over Ron Aldy of Tuscaloosa. Alexander is known for his stellar coaching career at the University of Florida and winner of the 1986 U.S. Amateur Championship played at Shoal Creek.

After 36 holes, the field in the Championship Division was cut to the low 48 scores and ties for the final round.  The cut line fell at 158 (+14) with 49 players advancing to Sunday’s final round. There was no cut in the Super Senior Division.

Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 50th birthday by May 17, 2019, is a legal resident of Alabama, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Alabama Golf Association (AGA) and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at an AGA member club that does not exceed 10.4 (ages 50-64) and 15.4 (age 65+).

For more information on the Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship please visit: www.alabamagolf.org.

Round 2 Scores

Rank	Player	City	R1	R2	Total	Total To Par
	Championship Division
1	Robert Nelson	Fairhope	66	68	134	-10
2	Richard Jeffers	Mobile	68	71	139	-5
3	Robert Pewitt	Hoover	68	73	141	-3
4	Scot Schroder	Hartselle	71	71	142	-2
5	Scott Johnston	Auburn	69	74	143	-1
T6	Joey Holley	Troy	69	75	144	E
T6	Emile Vaughan	Pike Road	70	74	144	E
T8	Doug Davis	Birmingham	77	68	145	1
T8	Jason Harkins	Birmingham	72	73	145	1
T10	Danny Spybey	Loxley	73	74	147	3
T10	Del Wood	Birmingham	73	74	147	3
T12	Claud Cooper	Birmingham	73	75	148	4
T12	Walker Grant	Montgomery	74	74	148	4
T14	Brad Dahlke	Athens	74	75	149	5
T14	Hamp Andrews	Daphne	77	72	149	5
T14	Earle Bidez	Birmingham	75	74	149	5
T14	Mark Corley	Huntsville	74	75	149	5
T14	Scott Gilreath	Montgomery	75	74	149	5
T14	Tom Jungkind	Hoover	75	74	149	5
T20	David Hancock	Greenville	73	77	150	6
T20	Kevin Newton	Hoover	74	76	150	6
T20	Mark Hereford	Birmingham	74	76	150	6
T23	Mike Greer	Birmingham	76	75	151	7
T23	Ralph Mathews	Andalusia	73	78	151	7
T23	Robbie Cotten	Brewton	73	78	151	7
T23	Al Delgreco	Birmingham	75	76	151	7
T23	Scott Martin	Ohatchee	76	75	151	7
T28	Alan Seigel	Birmingham	75	77	152	8
T28	Charles Noto	Birmingham	76	76	152	8
T28	Neill Hatcher	Birmingham	75	77	152	8
T28	Jerome Speegle	Mobile	78	74	152	8
T28	John Lyon	Birmingham	73	79	152	8
33	Chris Cook	Calera	74	79	153	9
34	John Cook	Madison	75	79	154	10
T35	Eric Shore	Auburn	76	79	155	11
T35	Moses Ngirailab	Talladega	78	77	155	11
T35	N. H. Holt	Birmingham	80	75	155	11
T35	Steven Hudson	Birmingham	77	78	155	11
T39	David Head	Sterrett	81	75	156	12
T39	Stan Sherlin	Montgomery	76	80	156	12
T39	Bill Murray	Tuscaloosa	80	76	156	12
T39	Jeff Bullen	Alpine	81	75	156	12
T39	Keith Windle	Birmingham	76	80	156	12
T39	Mark Daniels	Wilsonville	76	80	156	12
45	Allen Martindale	Hoover	79	78	157	13
T46	Clark Alexander	Prattville	79	79	158	14
T46	Darin Smith	Leesburg	79	79	158	14
T46	George Tyner	Pelham	80	78	158	14
T46	Tom Davis	Hoover	82	76	158	14
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Scott Hyten	Huntsville	78	81	159	15
CUT	Ed Kinzer	Trussville	72	87	159	15
CUT	Bill McGowin	Montgomery	81	80	161	17
CUT	Crute Parker	Athens	83	79	162	18
CUT	William Haraway	Madison	80	82	162	18
CUT	Les Higginbotham	Vestavia Hills	82	81	163	19
CUT	Mike McFarland	Birmingham	86	78	164	20
CUT	Steve Corbett	Phenix City	83	81	164	20
CUT	Keith Blackmon	Dothan	84	81	165	21
CUT	Wendell Underwood	Auburn	84	81	165	21
CUT	Mike Frederick	Birmingham	82	84	166	22
CUT	Jerry McGaha	Winfield	78	89	167	23
CUT	Ken McCullough	Meridianville	86	81	167	23
CUT	Terry Thomas	Killen	83	84	167	23
CUT	Kenny Capouya	Montgomery	81	87	168	24
CUT	Marc Wallace	Trinity	81	87	168	24
CUT	Eric Hunnicutt	Madison	87	82	169	25
CUT	Bryan Haynes	Cullman	82	89	171	27
CUT	Stan Scott	Dothan	87	84	171	27
CUT	M. James Kelly	Andalusia	89	83	172	28
CUT	Dan O'Rourke	Trussville	88	85	173	29
CUT	Tommy Beck	Huntsville	89	90	179	35
CUT	Terry Jenson	Owens Cross Roads	96	94	190	46
WD	Grantland Rice III	Mountain Brook	85	WD	WD	-
WD	John Beatty	Birmingham	91	WD	WD	-
WD	Richard Harwell	Foley	92	WD	WD	-
	Super Senior Championship
Rank	Player	City	R1	R2	Total	Total To Par
1	Stewart Alexander	Auburn	69	68	137	-7
2	Ron Aldy	Tuscaloosa	67	73	140	-4
3	Robert Parmar	Fairhope	73	71	144	E
4	George Walker	Fairhope	76	69	145	1
5	David Zauchin	Tuscaloosa	73	73	146	2
6	Hal Thurmond	Tuscaloosa	74	73	147	3
7	Bill Griffin	Dora	76	76	152	8
8	Cal Martin	Birmingham	72	81	153	9
9	Donald McCurdy	Remlap	78	77	155	11
10	Jack Swann	Guntersville	83	78	161	17
T11	Bill Garvin	Hoover	79	84	163	19
T11	John Kelso	Bessmer	77	86	163	19
T13	Bill Clingempeel	Hampton Cove	87	81	168	24
T13	James Cunningham	Vestavia Hills	81	87	168	24
T13	Michael Schulz	Daphne	81	87	168	24
16	Bobby Boone	Muscle Shoals	87	85	172	28
17	Kent Taylor	Selma	89	84	173	29
18	Happel Terrell	Madison	93	83	176	32
WD	John Coles	Birmingham	72	WD	WD	-
WD	Wayne Gardner	Mobile	75	WD	WD	-

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 over 130 member clubs represented by nearly 18,500 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.

AGA is the USGA's liaison for golf in Alabama conducting national championship qualifying, administering the USGA Handicap system including the GHIN Handicap service, course & slope rating and education. The AGA annually conducts 12 championships and team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. The AGA also conducts Alabama high school golf championships and assists with many collegiate events including the SEC Men's Golf Championship. In addition to competitions, the AGA administers the AGA Women's Scholarship Fund that is dedicated to assisting young female golfers in higher education and supports the Alabama Turfgrass Research Foundation.

Since 1980, the AGA has managed the affairs of the Southern Golf Association which includes conducting the Southern Amateur Championship and Southern Junior Championship, in conjunction with the Board of Directors of the Southern Golf Association.

For more information about the Alabama Golf Association, visit www.alabamagolf.org.

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