Williams, Little and Morard (Left to right) 

UNION GROVE, AL – Stroke Play results of the 87^th Alabama Women’s State Amateur Championship and 1^st Alabama Women’s State Senior Match Play Championship of the Alabama Golf Association hosted by Cherokee Ridge Country Club in Union Grove, AL on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.

Ally Williams of Athens, Michaela Morard of Huntsville and Anna Claire Little of Auburn all shot 2-over par 74 to share medalist honors for the Women’s State Amateur Championship.

Nancy Schlich of Auburn shot 11-over par 83 to take medalist honors for the inaugural Alabama Women’s State Senior Match Play Championship.

Kyung-Hwa Theodoss of Hampton Cove shot 21-over par 93 for low score in the Tournament Division.

18 holes of individual stroke play to determine seeding within each division. Championship Division will be cut to low 16 players from the stroke play qualifier that will compete for the overall championship. Remaining Championship Division players will be divided into flights of four (4). Tournament Division and Senior Championship players will be divided into flights of four (4) to compete at match play based on qualifying round score. All players are guaranteed a minimum of two matches due to consolation brackets for each flight.

 

Entries are open to any female amateur golfer who is a legal resident of Alabama and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at an AGA member club.

 

For more information on the Alabama Women’s State Amateur / Senior Match Play Championships including hole-by-hole scoring and round two starting times please visit: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/1812955

 

Round 1 Scores

Championship Division

Pos.	Player	City	R1	To Par
T1	Michaela Morard	Huntsville	74	2
T1	Ally Williams	Athens	74	2
T1	Anna Claire Little	Auburn	74	2
T4	Allison Howard	Newton	76	4
T4	Susan West	Tuscaloosa	76	4
6	Annalee Stephens	Jasper	77	5
7	Linda Jeffery	Prattville	78	6
T8	Maria  Donado	Homewood	79	7
T8	Elisabeth Preus	Auburn	79	7
T8	Sophie Burks	Tallassee	79	7
11	Hanna Dyar	Anniston	80	8
T12	Emily Lankford	Huntsville	82	10
T12	Julie Baker	Hoover	82	10
T12	Layne Dyar	Anniston	82	10
15	Chloe Borders	Jacksonville	83	11
16	Theresa Mahlik	Madison	84	12
T17	Anna Margaret Hays	Tuscumbia	85	13
T17	Mary Mac Trammell	Mountain Brook	85	13
T17	Ruby Narrell	Union Grove	85	13
T17	Gentry Scott	Jemison	85	13
T21	Marilyn Steed	Birmingham	86	14
T21	Emma Cox	Dothan	86	14
T23	Ellie Cothran	Union Grove	87	15
T23	Reagan Malone	Arab	87	15
25	Hannah Pope	Florence	89	17
26	Stacy Quilling	Birmingham	92	20
27	Rosie Wiethop	Madison	95	23
28	Lindsey Oxley	Helena	99	27
WD	Lauren Gilchrist	Spanish Fort	-	WD
Tournament Division
Pos.	Player	City	R1	To Par
1	Kyung-Hwa Theodoss	Hampton Cove	93	21
2	Keri Rutledge	Birmingham	111	39
3	Autumn Tidwell	Arab	116	44
Women's State Senior Match Play Championship
Pos.	Player	City	R1	To Par
1	Nancy Schlich	Auburn	83	11
2	Theresa Stratton	Opelika	84	12
3	Amanda Miller	Albertville	86	14
4	Barbara Brown	Northport	87	15

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 20 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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