Robert Nelson and Stewart Alexander Win State Senior and State S

Robert Nelson (left), Stewart Alexander (right)

Birmingham, AL - Final round results of the 22^nd Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship of the Alabama Golf Association hosted by Riverchase Country Club in Birmingham, AL on Sunday, May 19, 2019 (Ages 50-64: 6515 yards, par 36-36--72, 71.9/139; Ages 65+ (Super Senior): 6015 yards.

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Robert Nelson of Fairhope claimed his second State Senior Amateur title with a final round 73 to win by three strokes over 2005 champion Richard Jeffers of Mobile. Nelson finished the championship at 207 (-9). The victory is his seventh AGA title: Junior (1978), Mid-Amateur (2009), Senior Four-Ball (2014, 2017), Four-Ball (2016), Senior (2017, 2019).

Playing in the final group together, Jeffers birdied his first four holes to quickly find himself within one shot of the lead. However, bogeys on three of the next four holes dropped him back and eventually finished with a round of 71 (210).

Two-time champion (2007, 2013), Emile Vaughan of Pike Road, finished in third at 214 (-2).

In the Super Senior Championship, Stewart Alexander of Auburn posted a final round 73 to win the Inaugural championship and his first AGA title. Alexander finished at 210 (-6) for a three stroke victory over Robert Parmar of Fairhope and Ron Aldy of Tuscaloosa. Alexander won the 1986 U.S. Amateur Championship played at Shoal Creek.

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.

Final Results

State Senior Amateur Championship
Rank	Player	City	R1		R2		R3		Total		To Par	Amt. Won
1	Robert Nelson	Fairhope	66		68		73		207		-9	$375.00
2	Richard Jeffers	Mobile	68		71		71		210		-6	$250.00
3	Emile Vaughan	Pike Road	70		74		70		214		-2	$200.00
T4	Robert Pewitt	Hoover	68		73		75		216		E	$131.67
T4	Danny Spybey	Loxley	73		74		69		216		E	$131.67
T4	Scott Johnston	Auburn	69		74		73		216		E	$131.67
T7	Mark Corley	Huntsville	74		75		69		218		2	$91.25
T7	Tom Jungkind	Hoover	75		74		69		218		2	$91.25
T7	Walker Grant	Montgomery	74		74		70		218		2	$91.25
T7	Joey Holley	Troy	69		75		74		218		2	$91.25
T11	Brad Dahlke	Athens	74		75		70		219		3	$67.50
T11	Claud Cooper	Birmingham	73		75		71		219		3	$67.50
T13	Scot Schroder	Hartselle	71		71		78		220		4	$55.00
T13	Doug Davis	Birmingham	77		68		75		220		4	$55.00
T13	Hamp Andrews	Daphne	77		72		71		220		4	$55.00
T16	David Hancock	Greenville	73		77		72		222		6
T16	Robbie Cotten	Brewton	73		78		71		222		6
T18	Jason Harkins	Birmingham	72		73		79		224		8
T18	Kevin Newton	Hoover	74		76		74		224		8
T20	Al Delgreco	Birmingham	75		76		74		225		9
T20	Charles Noto	Birmingham	76		76		73		225		9
T20	Del Wood	Birmingham	73		74		78		225		9
T23	Mike Greer	Birmingham	76		75		75		226		10
T23	Neill Hatcher	Birmingham	75		77		74		226		10
T25	Scott Gilreath	Montgomery	75		74		78		227		11
T25	Ralph Mathews	Andalusia	73		78		76		227		11
T25	Stan Sherlin	Montgomery	76		80		71		227		11
28	Scott Martin	Ohatchee	76		75		77		228		12
T29	John Lyon	Birmingham	73		79		77		229		13
T29	John Cook	Madison	75		79		75		229		13
T29	Steven Hudson	Birmingham	77		78		74		229		13
32	Jerome Speegle	Mobile	78		74		78		230		14
33	Moses Ngirailab	Talladega	78		77		77		232		16
T34	Alan Seigel	Birmingham	75		77		81		233		17
T34	Chris Cook	Calera	74		79		80		233		17
T34	Tom Davis	Hoover	82		76		75		233		17
T34	David Head	Sterrett	81		75		77		233		17
38	Eric Shore	Auburn	76		79		80		235		19
T39	Bill Murray	Tuscaloosa	80		76		80		236		20
T39	Darin Smith	Leesburg	79		79		78		236		20
T39	George Tyner	Pelham	80		78		78		236		20
T39	N. H. Holt	Birmingham	80		75		81		236		20
T43	Mark Hereford	Birmingham	74		76		87		237		21
T43	Keith Windle	Birmingham	76		80		81		237		21
T43	Mark Daniels	Wilsonville	76		80		81		237		21
46	Allen Martindale	Hoover	79		78		81		238		22
47	Jeff Bullen	Alpine	81		75		83		239		23
WD	Earle Bidez	Birmingham	75		74		WD		WD		-
NC	Clark Alexander	Prattville	79		79		NC		NC		-
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Ed Kinzer	Trussville	72	87				159		15
CUT	Scott Hyten	Huntsville	78	81				159		15
CUT	Bill McGowin	Montgomery	81	80				161		17
CUT	William Haraway	Madison	80	82				162		18
CUT	Crute Parker	Athens	83	79				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	Stan Scott	Dothan	87	84				171		27
CUT	Bryan Haynes	Cullman	82	89				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		-

State Super Senior Amateur Championship
Rank	Player	City	R1	R2		R3		Total		To Par		Amt. Won
1	Stewart Alexander	Auburn	69	68		73		210		-6		$250.00
T2	Robert Parmar	Fairhope	73	71		69		213		-3		$150.00
T2	Ron Aldy	Tuscaloosa	67	73		73		213		-3		$150.00
T4	Bill Griffin	Dora	76	76		67		219		3		$50.00
T4	David Zauchin	Tuscaloosa	73	73		73		219		3		$50.00
6	George Walker	Fairhope	76	69		79		224		8
7	Hal Thurmond	Tuscaloosa	74	73		78		225		9
8	Cal Martin	Birmingham	72	81		75		228		12
9	Donald McCurdy	Remlap	78	77		77		232		16
10	Bill Garvin	Hoover	79	84		80		243		27
11	Michael Schulz	Daphne	81	87		81		249		33
12	Bill Clingempeel	Hampton Cove	87	81		83		251		35
13	John Kelso	Bessmer	77	86		89		252		36
14	James Cunningham	Vestavia Hills	81	87		89		257		41
15	Bobby Boone	Muscle Shoals	87	85		87		259		43
16	Kent Taylor	Selma	89	84		91		264		48
WD	Jack Swann	Guntersville	83	78		WD		WD		-
WD	Happel Terrell	Madison	93	83		WD		WD		-
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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