Senior Champions: Richard Jeffers & Claud Cooper; Super Senior Champions: Tom Jungkind & John Coles
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (October 13, 2019) - Final 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 Sunday, October 13, 2019 (Senior Championship: 6576 yards, par 36-35—71, 71.1/124; Super-Senior Championship: 5956 yards, par 36-35—71, 68.4/118).
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In the Senior Championship, Claud Cooper of Birmingham and Richard Jeffers of Mobile fired a final round six-under 65 to win the title by four shots at 194 (-19) over Robert Nelson of Fairhope and Walker Grant of Montgomery.
Senior Championship Round 3 Notes:
- 23 teams finished the championship under par with field average score of 69.42 in the final round
- 65 (-6) was the low round of the day carded by Claud Cooper and Richard Jeffers along with Joey Holley and Steven Hudson
- 100 birdies and 0 eagles posted in round three
- Easiest hole: No. 11, 501 yard par 5, 4.43 scoring average
- Hardest Hole: No. 3, 419 yard par 4, 4.14 scoring average
In the Super Senior Championship, John Coles of Birmingham and Tom Jungkind of Hoover led wire-to-wire to win the Inaugural State Super Senior Four-Ball Championship. They finished the weekend with a 197 (-16) total to win by three strokes over Fred Clark and Wayne Gardner of Mobile.
Super Senior Championship Round 3 Notes:
- 7 teams finished the championship under par with field average score of 68.38 in the final round
- 66 (-5) was the low round of the day carded by Fred Clark and Wayne Gardner
- 30 birdies and 1 eagle posted in round three
- Easiest hole: No. 11, 475 yard par 5, 4.38 scoring average
- Hardest Hole: No. 13, 351 yard par 4, 4.25 scoring average
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 were presented to the Champions in both the Senior Championship and Super Senior Championship (age 65+). 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.
Final Results
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Senior Championship |
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Rank |
Team |
City |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
To Par |
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1 |
Claud Cooper / Richard Jeffers |
Mobile, Birmingham |
64 |
65 |
65 |
194 |
-19 |
|
|
2 |
Robert Nelson / Walker Grant |
Fairhope, Montgomery |
65 |
64 |
69 |
198 |
-15 |
|
|
3 |
Joey Holley / Steven Hudson |
Birmingham, Troy |
66 |
69 |
65 |
200 |
-13 |
|
|
4 |
Bryan Askew / Mark Woods |
Madison, Homewood |
67 |
65 |
69 |
201 |
-12 |
|
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T5 |
Dusty Ellison / Mike Greer |
Wilsonville, Birmingham |
68 |
68 |
66 |
202 |
-11 |
|
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T5 |
Marc Wallace / Will Tyner |
Pelham, Trinity |
64 |
68 |
70 |
202 |
-11 |
|
|
7 |
Chip Woddail / Hamp Andrews |
Daphne |
69 |
68 |
67 |
204 |
-9 |
|
|
T8 |
Al Gibbs / Alan Seigel |
Birmingham |
68 |
67 |
70 |
205 |
-8 |
|
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T8 |
Cecil Ingram / Grantland Rice III |
Mountain Brook, Birmingham |
71 |
65 |
69 |
205 |
-8 |
|
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T8 |
Flip Bradley / William Moquin |
Madison, Huntsville |
67 |
69 |
69 |
205 |
-8 |
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T8 |
Greg Martin / Scot Schroder |
Hartselle, Birmingham |
70 |
67 |
68 |
205 |
-8 |
|
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T12 |
Brian Matisak / Scott Tillery |
Huntsville |
68 |
68 |
70 |
206 |
-7 |
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T12 |
Clark Alexander / Tony Parrish |
Prattville |
69 |
68 |
69 |
206 |
-7 |
|
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T12 |
James Duttweiler / John Cook |
Madison, Huntsville |
68 |
71 |
67 |
206 |
-7 |
|
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T12 |
Jay Hughes / Ray Halbrooks |
Hartselle, Athens |
67 |
72 |
67 |
206 |
-7 |
|
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T12 |
Ernie Benson / Lee McDaniel |
Vestavia, Birmingham |
67 |
73 |
66 |
206 |
-7 |
|
|
17 |
Charles Noto / Kevin Newton |
Hoover, Birmingham |
69 |
72 |
67 |
208 |
-5 |
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T18 |
Del Wood / Doug Davis |
Birmingham |
68 |
70 |
71 |
209 |
-4 |
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T18 |
Allen Martindale / Mike Maze |
Hoover |
74 |
66 |
69 |
209 |
-4 |
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T20 |
Ricky McCombs / Ryan Aldridge |
Kimberly, Jasper |
67 |
72 |
71 |
210 |
-3 |
|
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T20 |
David Head / Randy Smith |
Sylacauga, Sterrett |
72 |
69 |
69 |
210 |
-3 |
|
|
22 |
David Beard / Steve Cragon |
Huntsville, Owens Cross Roads |
69 |
71 |
71 |
211 |
-2 |
|
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23 |
Dana Amberson / Harry Kirkland |
Decatur, Hartselle |
70 |
71 |
71 |
212 |
-1 |
|
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T24 |
David Clayton / Stan Shaw |
Pelham, Hoover |
69 |
72 |
72 |
213 |
E |
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T24 |
Ed Kinzer / Jason Harkins |
Trussville, Birmingham |
69 |
71 |
73 |
213 |
E |
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T26 |
Adam Jacobs / Russell Bobo |
Arab, Union Grove |
70 |
69 |
75 |
214 |
1 |
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T26 |
Clark Cook / David Hyman |
Athens, Madison |
70 |
70 |
74 |
214 |
1 |
|
|
28 |
David Harwell / Scott Seeley |
Huntsville |
69 |
72 |
75 |
216 |
3 |
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The following teams did not make the cut |
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29 |
Robert Pewitt / Sam Gannaway |
Birmingham, Hoover |
72 |
70 |
142 |
E |
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T30 |
Bill Clingempeel / Chester Decesaris |
Hampton Cove, Huntsville |
71 |
72 |
143 |
1 |
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T30 |
David Carden / Donnie Cooper |
Huntsville, Meridianville |
71 |
72 |
143 |
1 |
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32 |
Chris Cook / Daniel Davis |
Springville, Calera |
71 |
73 |
144 |
2 |
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33 |
Allen Kincaid / Tracy Lentz |
Tanner, Decatur |
71 |
74 |
145 |
3 |
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T34 |
Stan Shelton / Walter Watts |
Fort Payne |
71 |
78 |
149 |
7 |
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T34 |
Steven Crew / Terry Thomas |
Northport, Killen |
73 |
76 |
149 |
7 |
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T36 |
Bryant Hovis / David Joffrion |
Huntsville, Faulkville |
75 |
76 |
151 |
9 |
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T36 |
Donald McCurdy / N. H. Holt |
Birmingham, Remlap |
75 |
76 |
151 |
9 |
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T36 |
Mark Corley / Tommy Beck |
Huntsville |
76 |
75 |
151 |
9 |
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|
39 |
Dave Jennings / Scott Henderson |
Alexander City |
78 |
74 |
152 |
10 |
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T40 |
Gregory Clardy / John Chapman |
Athens |
76 |
77 |
153 |
11 |
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T40 |
Rick Maze / Ronny Woodall |
Huntsville, Scottsboro |
74 |
79 |
153 |
11 |
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42 |
Fred Lemberg / Marty Denton |
Madison, Huntsville |
80 |
75 |
155 |
13 |
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43 |
Joe Kasulka / Ken McCullough |
Meridianville, Decatur |
76 |
81 |
157 |
15 |
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WD |
David Hancock / Ralph Mathews |
Greenville, Andalusia |
WD |
WD |
WD |
- |
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Super Senior Championship |
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Rank |
Team |
City |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
To Par |
|
|
1 |
John Coles / Tom Jungkind |
Hoover, Birmingham |
65 |
65 |
67 |
197 |
-16 |
|
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2 |
Fred Clark / Wayne Gardner |
Mobile |
69 |
65 |
66 |
200 |
-13 |
|
|
3 |
Gary Randall / John Gibbs |
Oneonta, Trussville |
67 |
67 |
67 |
201 |
-12 |
|
|
T4 |
Bob Straub / John Stewart |
Courtland, Hoover |
66 |
67 |
70 |
203 |
-10 |
|
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T4 |
Hal Thurmond / Ron Aldy |
Tuscaloosa |
69 |
67 |
67 |
203 |
-10 |
|
|
6 |
Michael Fosdick / Robert Parmar |
Fairhope, Theodore |
67 |
69 |
68 |
204 |
-9 |
|
|
7 |
Doug Schram / Ken Wright |
Madison, Huntsville |
66 |
72 |
68 |
206 |
-7 |
|
|
8 |
Richard Sirmon / Tom Worley |
Vestavia, Pelham |
69 |
71 |
74 |
214 |
1 |
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The following teams did not make the cut |
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|
9 |
James Allensworth / Tom Page |
Fort Payne |
73 |
69 |
142 |
E |
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|
10 |
Gary Hopper / Larry Gilchrist |
Rainbow City, Southside |
72 |
73 |
145 |
3 |
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T11 |
Derrell Brown / Randy Roberson |
Madison, Huntsville |
72 |
75 |
147 |
5 |
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T11 |
Dick Schreiber / Paul Madole |
Huntsville |
72 |
75 |
147 |
5 |
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T11 |
Don Peveler / Rick Lister |
Madison, Huntsville |
72 |
75 |
147 |
5 |
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|
14 |
Happel Terrell / Scott Fulmore |
Madison |
85 |
70 |
155 |
13 |
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