HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (October 12, 2019) - Second round results of the 25th Alabama State Senior Four-Ball Championship and 1st Alabama State Super Senior Four-Ball Championship hosted by Huntsville Country Club in Huntsville, AL on Saturday, October 12, 2019 (Senior Championship: 6576 yards, par 36-35—71, 71.1/124; Super-Senior Championship: 5956 yards, par 36-35—71, 68.4/118).
LINKS: Round 3 Starting Times | Hole-by-Hole Scoring
In the Senior Championship, Robert Nelson of Fairhope and Walker Grant of Montgomery fired a seven-under 64 to tie for the 36-hole lead with Claud Cooper of Birmingham and Richard Jeffers of Mobile at 129 (-13).
Nelson hit the shot of the day with a hole-in-one on the 174-yard Par 3 15th hole using a 7-iron for his seventh career ace.
Senior Championship Round 2 Notes:
- Cut-line fell at 141 (-1) with 28 teams advancing to final round
- 28 teams are under par through 36 holes with field average score of 71.17
- 64 (-7) was the low round of the day carded by Robert Nelson and Walker Grant
- 135 birdies and 2 eagles posted in round two
- Easiest hole: No. 11, 501 yard par 5, 4.53 scoring average
- Hardest Hole: No. 3, 419 yard par 4, 4.26 scoring average
In the Super Senior Championship, John Coles of Birmingham and Tom Jungkind of Hoover carded a second consecutive round of six-under 65 to extend their lead to three shots over Bob Straub of Courtland and John Stewart of Hoover.
Super Senior Championship Round 2 Notes:
- Cut-line fell at 140 (-2)with 8 teams advancing to the final round
- 8 teams are under par through 18 holes with field average score of 70.02
- 65 (-6) was the low round of the day carded by two teams: John Coles and Tom Jungkind; Fred Clark and Wayne Gardner
- 47 birdies and 3 eagles posted in round one
- Easiest hole: No. 11, 475 yard par 5, 4.57 scoring average
- Hardest Hole: No. 3, 366 yard par 4, 4.29 scoring average
Championship format is 54 holes of four-ball stroke play with a cut after 36 holes to the low 24 sides and ties in the Senior Championship and low 8 sides and ties in the Super Senior Championship.
This year marks the 25th playing of the Alabama State Senior Four-Ball Championship and the first playing of the State Super Senior Four-Ball Championship. Previously, Super Seniors competed in their own division for teams where both players were age 65+ but was not recognized as a standalone championship.
Awards will be presented to the Champions in both the Senior Championship and Super Senior Championship (age 65+). Merchandise prizes will be awarded to the top finishers in each championship. Senior Championship Champions will have their name engraved on the Bob Phillips Trophy and may take possession of the trophy for the ensuing year.
Alabama State Senior Four-Ball Championship is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 50th birthday by the first day of the championship, 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. Alabama State Super Senior Four-Ball Championship is open to AGA members age 65 and over.
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This championship is conducted by the Alabama Golf Association.
Round 2 Results
Senior Championship |
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Rank |
Team |
City |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
To Par |
|
T1 |
Claud Cooper / Richard Jeffers |
Mobile, Birmingham |
64 |
65 |
129 |
-13 |
|
T1 |
Robert Nelson / Walker Grant |
Fairhope, Montgomery |
65 |
64 |
129 |
-13 |
|
T3 |
Bryan Askew / Mark Woods |
Madison, Homewood |
67 |
65 |
132 |
-10 |
|
T3 |
Marc Wallace / Will Tyner |
Pelham, Trinity |
64 |
68 |
132 |
-10 |
|
T5 |
Al Gibbs / Alan Seigel |
Birmingham |
68 |
67 |
135 |
-7 |
|
T5 |
Joey Holley / Steven Hudson |
Birmingham, Troy |
66 |
69 |
135 |
-7 |
|
T7 |
Brian Matisak / Scott Tillery |
Huntsville |
68 |
68 |
136 |
-6 |
|
T7 |
Cecil Ingram / Grantland Rice III |
Mountain Brook, Birmingham |
71 |
65 |
136 |
-6 |
|
T7 |
Dusty Ellison / Mike Greer |
Wilsonville, Birmingham |
68 |
68 |
136 |
-6 |
|
T7 |
Flip Bradley / William Moquin |
Madison, Huntsville |
67 |
69 |
136 |
-6 |
|
T11 |
Clark Alexander / Tony Parrish |
Prattville |
69 |
68 |
137 |
-5 |
|
T11 |
Chip Woddail / Hamp Andrews |
Daphne |
69 |
68 |
137 |
-5 |
|
T11 |
Greg Martin / Scot Schroder |
Hartselle, Birmingham |
70 |
67 |
137 |
-5 |
|
14 |
Del Wood / Doug Davis |
Birmingham |
68 |
70 |
138 |
-4 |
|
T15 |
Adam Jacobs / Russell Bobo |
Arab, Union Grove |
70 |
69 |
139 |
-3 |
|
T15 |
James Duttweiler / John Cook |
Madison, Huntsville |
68 |
71 |
139 |
-3 |
|
T15 |
Jay Hughes / Ray Halbrooks |
Hartselle, Athens |
67 |
72 |
139 |
-3 |
|
T15 |
Ricky McCombs / Ryan Aldridge |
Kimberly, Jasper |
67 |
72 |
139 |
-3 |
|
T19 |
Allen Martindale / Mike Maze |
Hoover |
74 |
66 |
140 |
-2 |
|
T19 |
Clark Cook / David Hyman |
Athens, Madison |
70 |
70 |
140 |
-2 |
|
T19 |
David Beard / Steve Cragon |
Huntsville, Owens Cross Roads |
69 |
71 |
140 |
-2 |
|
T19 |
Ed Kinzer / Jason Harkins |
Trussville, Birmingham |
69 |
71 |
140 |
-2 |
|
T19 |
Ernie Benson / Lee McDaniel |
Vestavia, Birmingham |
67 |
73 |
140 |
-2 |
|
T24 |
Dana Amberson / Harry Kirkland |
Decatur, Hartselle |
70 |
71 |
141 |
-1 |
|
T24 |
David Clayton / Stan Shaw |
Pelham, Hoover |
69 |
72 |
141 |
-1 |
|
T24 |
David Harwell / Scott Seeley |
Huntsville |
69 |
72 |
141 |
-1 |
|
T24 |
Charles Noto / Kevin Newton |
Hoover, Birmingham |
69 |
72 |
141 |
-1 |
|
T24 |
David Head / Randy Smith |
Sylacauga, Sterrett |
72 |
69 |
141 |
-1 |
|
The following teams did not make the cut |
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29 |
Robert Pewitt / Sam Gannaway |
Birmingham, Hoover |
72 |
70 |
142 |
E |
|
T30 |
Bill Clingempeel / Chester Decesaris |
Hampton Cove, Huntsville |
71 |
72 |
143 |
1 |
|
T30 |
David Carden / Donnie Cooper |
Huntsville, Meridianville |
71 |
72 |
143 |
1 |
|
32 |
Chris Cook / Daniel Davis |
Springville, Calera |
71 |
73 |
144 |
2 |
|
33 |
Allen Kincaid / Tracy Lentz |
Tanner, Decatur |
71 |
74 |
145 |
3 |
|
T34 |
Stan Shelton / Walter Watts |
Fort Payne |
71 |
78 |
149 |
7 |
|
T34 |
Steven Crew / Terry Thomas |
Northport, Killen |
73 |
76 |
149 |
7 |
|
T36 |
Bryant Hovis / David Joffrion |
Huntsville, Faulkville |
75 |
76 |
151 |
9 |
|
T36 |
Donald McCurdy / N. H. Holt |
Birmingham, Remlap |
75 |
76 |
151 |
9 |
|
T36 |
Mark Corley / Tommy Beck |
Huntsville |
76 |
75 |
151 |
9 |
|
39 |
Dave Jennings / Scott Henderson |
Alexander City |
78 |
74 |
152 |
10 |
|
T40 |
Gregory Clardy / John Chapman |
Athens |
76 |
77 |
153 |
11 |
|
T40 |
Rick Maze / Ronny Woodall |
Huntsville, Scottsboro |
74 |
79 |
153 |
11 |
|
42 |
Fred Lemberg / Marty Denton |
Madison, Huntsville |
80 |
75 |
155 |
13 |
|
43 |
Joe Kasulka / Ken McCullough |
Meridianville, Decatur |
76 |
81 |
157 |
15 |
|
WD |
David Hancock / Ralph Mathews |
Greenville, Andalusia |
WD |
WD |
WD |
- |
|
Super Senior Championship |
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Rank |
Team |
City |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
To Par |
|
1 |
John Coles / Tom Jungkind |
Hoover, Birmingham |
65 |
65 |
130 |
-12 |
|
2 |
Bob Straub / John Stewart |
Courtland, Hoover |
66 |
67 |
133 |
-9 |
|
T3 |
Fred Clark / Wayne Gardner |
Mobile |
69 |
65 |
134 |
-8 |
|
T3 |
Gary Randall / John Gibbs |
Oneonta, Trussville |
67 |
67 |
134 |
-8 |
|
T5 |
Hal Thurmond / Ron Aldy |
Tuscaloosa |
69 |
67 |
136 |
-6 |
|
T5 |
Michael Fosdick / Robert Parmar |
Fairhope, Theodore |
67 |
69 |
136 |
-6 |
|
7 |
Doug Schram / Ken Wright |
Madison, Huntsville |
66 |
72 |
138 |
-4 |
|
8 |
Richard Sirmon / Tom Worley |
Vestavia, Pelham |
69 |
71 |
140 |
-2 |
|
The following teams did not make the cut |
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9 |
James Allensworth / Tom Page |
Fort Payne |
73 |
69 |
142 |
E |
|
10 |
Gary Hopper / Larry Gilchrist |
Rainbow City, Southside |
72 |
73 |
145 |
3 |
|
T11 |
Derrell Brown / Randy Roberson |
Madison, Huntsville |
72 |
75 |
147 |
5 |
|
T11 |
Dick Schreiber / Paul Madole |
Huntsville |
72 |
75 |
147 |
5 |
|
T11 |
Don Peveler / Rick Lister |
Madison, Huntsville |
72 |
75 |
147 |
5 |
|
14 |
Happel Terrell / Scott Fulmore |
Madison |
85 |
70 |
155 |
13 |
|
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