Victor Kyatt Wins Alabama State Mid-Amateur Championship in Play

Victor Kyatt of Bessemer - 2019 Alabama State Mid-Amateur Champion

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Final round results of the 31st Alabama State Mid-Amateur Championship of the Alabama Golf Association hosted by Pine Tree Country Club in Birmingham, Ala. on Sunday, September 29, 2019 (7026 yards, par 36-36—72, 74.2/138).

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Victor Kyatt of Bessemer wins his second Alabama State Mid-Amateur title by edging long-time friend and 2008 Mid-Amateur Champion Woodie Eubanks of Oneonta on the first playoff hole. Kyatt won the title in 2014 at Montgomery Country Club.

Playing in the group ahead and starting the day four shots back of the lead, Clay Guerin of Hoover, stood at five-under for his round that propelled him to the top of the leaderboard for most of the back nine including a share of the lead standing on the 18^th tee. However an errant tee shot on the final hole led to a bogey that dropped him back to 211 (-5) and third place finish for the championship.

Eubanks, playing in the last group with Kyatt, rolled in a 12 foot birdie putt on the 16^th hole to tie Guerin and followed that with a three-foot birdie putt on the 17^th hole to take a one shot lead playing the 18^th hole. Kyatt also birdied the 17^th hole to remain one shot back of Eubanks.

Kyatt, a member at tournament host Pine Tree Country Club, now needed a birdie on the final hole to catch Eubanks. Kyatt hit his approach to 50 feet while Eubanks almost holed his second shot that landed two inches from the hole and settled to 10 feet. Kyatt was first to play and holed his miraculous 50-foot birdie putt to tie Eubanks at 209 (-7). Eubanks now had to make his birdie putt to win but his effort just slid by the left edge forcing a playoff.

In the playoff, Eubanks’ tee shot plugged in the fairway bunker and had to pitch out down the fairway. From the fairway, Kyatt hit his approach to 40 feet. Eubanks hit his third shot to 25 feet leaving a lengthy par putt. Kyatt was first to putt and snuggled his birdie effort to one foot. Eubanks missed his par putt leaving a tap in for Kyatt to win the championship.

Two-time defending champion Stewart Whitt of Athens posted a final round 75 to finish in a tie for 28^th place at 225 (+9).

Round 3 Notes:

6 players finished under par through 54 holes with field average score of 78.2 for the championship
68 (-4) was the low round of the day carded by Clay Guerin of Hoover
181 birdies and 2 eagles posted in round three
Easiest hole: No. 6, 493 yard par 5, 4.72 scoring average
Hardest Hole: No. 14, 409 yard par 4, 4.59 scoring average

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This championship is conducted by the Alabama Golf Association.

Final Results

Rank	Player	City	R1	R2	R3	Total	To Par
1	*Victor Kyatt	Bessemer	73	66	70	209	-7
2	Woodie Eubanks	Oneonta	74	65	70	209	-7
3	Clay Guerin	Hoover	71	72	68	211	-5
4	James Salter	Auburn	69	71	72	212	-4
5	Alan Coshatt	Birmingham	69	73	71	213	-3
6	Jacob Randall	Trussville	73	71	71	215	-1
T7	Josh Upton	Maylene	69	76	72	217	1
T7	Lance Goodson	Birmingham	71	73	73	217	1
9	Thomas Kayworth	Auburn	74	71	73	218	2
10	Jack Brown	Birmingham	74	74	71	219	3
T11	Jones Brown	Birmingham	76	72	72	220	4
T11	Will Thompson	Birmingham	75	75	70	220	4
T11	Jackson King	Hoover	73	70	77	220	4
T14	Haymes Snedeker	Point Clear	75	75	71	221	5
T14	Richard Douglas	Birmingham	75	73	73	221	5
T14	Sam Audia	Birmingham	75	73	73	221	5
T17	Eric Howle	Chelsea	74	74	74	222	6
T17	Charles Noto	Birmingham	73	72	77	222	6
T17	Andrew Kniphfer	Tuscaloosa	77	73	72	222	6
T20	Matt Ritchie	Mobile	73	70	80	223	7
T20	Shaw Pritchett	Montgomery	72	76	75	223	7
T20	Scott Weaver	Madison	78	73	72	223	7
T23	Claud Cooper	Birmingham	72	76	76	224	8
T23	Neill Hatcher	Birmingham	76	74	74	224	8
T23	Ryan Campbell	Meridianville	76	74	74	224	8
T23	Steven Hudson	Birmingham	71	77	76	224	8
T23	Matt Gourgeot	Decatur	76	78	70	224	8
T28	Alex Balog	Millbrook	76	74	75	225	9
T28	Jay Hayes	Sumiton	72	72	81	225	9
T28	Scott Cornette	Montgomery	76	73	76	225	9
T28	Stewart Whitt	Athens	77	73	75	225	9
T28	Braxton Gillespie	Irvington	77	74	74	225	9
T28	Blair Hamm	Helena	75	76	74	225	9
T28	Matt Johnson	Rehobeth	76	75	74	225	9
T35	Corey Ray	Boaz	75	75	76	226	10
T35	Jonathan Nelson	Huntsville	75	73	78	226	10
37	Jackson Beindorf	Mountain Brook	79	75	73	227	11
T38	Josh Nagel	Auburn	74	75	79	228	12
T38	Brinson Holder	Point Clear	78	74	76	228	12
T38	Tyler Huckaby	Birmingham	73	77	78	228	12
T38	Jordy Hayden	Fairhope	77	79	72	228	12
T42	Miles Morris	Birmingham	76	72	81	229	13
T42	Michael Watson	Birmingham	76	77	76	229	13
T42	Chase Bagwell	Dothan	77	78	74	229	13
45	Andy McRae	Hoover	75	77	78	230	14
T46	Jimmy Finnerty	Vestavia Hills	77	79	75	231	15
T46	Lide Denny	Montgomery	80	75	76	231	15
T46	Joseph Bolen	Homewood	78	79	74	231	15
T49	Thomas Twitty	Birmingham	79	78	75	232	16
T49	Chase Kennedy	Morris	77	76	79	232	16
T49	Kyle Chaffin	Vestavia Hills	79	73	80	232	16
T49	Nick Lee	Guntersville	74	81	77	232	16
T53	Seth Bryan	Huntsville	77	79	77	233	17
T53	Will Swift	Vestavia Hills	81	75	77	233	17
55	Ryan Johnson	Alabaster	76	81	77	234	18
T56	Luke Lanier	Birmingham	79	78	78	235	19
T56	Wesley Willings	Birmingham	78	77	80	235	19
58	Jason Carr	Birmingham	78	77	81	236	20
59	Michael Hicks	Birmingham	80	74	83	237	21
60	Jay Austin	Huntsville	75	79	84	238	22
61	Blake De Bruyn	Birmingham	76	81	82	239	23
WD	Joshua Winn	Harvest	76	81	WD	WD	-
	*won championship on 1st playoff hole
The following players did not make the cut
T63	Brandon Scarborough	Auburn	81	77	158
T63	Robert Nelson	Fairhope	80	78	158
T63	Will Harrison	Vestavia Hills	77	81	158
T63	George Tyner	Pelham	78	80	158
T63	Chad Edgil	Calera	80	78	158
T63	Taylor Rinks	Birmingham	78	80	158
T69	Stephen Fike	Birmingham	77	82	159
T69	Brett Marler	Mobile	84	75	159
T69	Tobin Ayers	Auburn	82	77	159
T69	Mitch Pugh	Auburn	79	80	159
T69	Dustin Schaefer	Huntsville	81	78	159
T69	Jonathan Spann	Huntsville	77	82	159
T69	Chris Mitchell	Hoover	80	79	159
T69	Jason Britton	Hoover	82	77	159
T69	Brent Boyles	Calera	80	79	159
T78	Jeremy Willingham	Dora	80	80	160
T78	Jared Pratt	Northport	85	75	160
T78	Philip Tatum	Pelham	78	82	160
T78	Chris Cook	Calera	83	77	160
T78	David Kyatt	Hoover	78	82	160
T78	Levi Shelton	Scottsboro	79	81	160
T84	Doug Carter	Chelsea	82	79	161
T84	Brandon Griffin	Hoover	83	78	161
T84	Matthew Bennett	Leeds	79	82	161
T84	Matthew Merrick	Birmingham	86	75	161
T88	Jon Key	Vestavia Hills	81	81	162
T88	T. Chris Jones	Birmingham	88	74	162
90	Patrick Kelley	Gardendale	81	82	163
T91	Chris Hancock	Scottsboro	84	80	164
T91	Joseph Fortner	Birmingham	85	79	164
T91	Mark Durden	Anniston	81	83	164
T91	Robert Long	Athens	84	80	164
95	David Mims	Chelsea	84	81	165
T96	John Allred	Birmingham	79	87	166
T96	Cade Oliver	Vestavia Hills	79	87	166
98	Blair Hollan	Birmingham	85	83	168
T99	Jeff Frederick	Florence	85	84	169
T99	Raines Welden	Birmingham	85	84	169
T99	Doug Duke	Dothan	88	81	169
102	Earle Bidez	Birmingham	92	78	170
103	Jonathan Coats	Meridianville	87	84	171
104	Jeremy Hyde	Calera	84	88	172
T105	Allen Yeilding	Birmingham	79	94	173
T105	Jeramy Woody	Auburn	89	84	173
T105	Jim Lowery	Hoover	85	88	173
T105	Ron Jordan	Mobile	86	87	173
109	Mark Dillard	Trussville	87	87	174
T110	Keith Rains	Hoover	96	79	175
T110	Michael Lovoy	Altoona	89	86	175
T112	Jarrett Shepherd	Northport	93	83	176
T112	K. Scott Summers	Birmingham	96	80	176
114	Chad Key	Meridianville	88	90	178
115	Derrick Cain	Pinson	89	90	179
T116	Wendell Underwood	Auburn	89	91	180
T116	Ken McCullough	Meridianville	93	87	180
118	Zac Buchanan	Hartselle	95	86	181
119	Kenny Capouya	Montgomery	95	94	189
120	Bryan Haynes	Cullman	94	97	191
WD	Steven Muncher	Birmingham	72	WD	72
WD	Joey Holley	Troy	WD	WD	-
WD	Walter Olsen	Huntsville	WD	WD	-
WD	Brett Baker	Hoover	75	WD	75

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 over 19,000 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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