Tyler Watts leads the Alabama State Amateur with a total score of 195.MOBILE, AL (June 9, 2023) - Third round results of the 107th Alabama State Amateur Championship of the Alabama Golf Association hosted by the Country Club of Mobile in Mobile, AL, on Friday, June 9, 2023.
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Tyler Watts of Huntsville maintained his Round Two lead and bogey-free streak to sit atop the leaderboard into the Final Round. Watts sits seven strokes ahead of the competition with a total score of 15-under. Remaining bogey-free through 54 holes, Watts has dominated on the green and in the fairway.
“It [playing with Watts] was incredible. It honestly made me pretty mad a couple of times. At #15, I remember he hit a five-wood into a par three quite a bit closer than me and Josiah did and at that point I didn't know rather to love him or hate him,” said Ryley Heath.
“He couldn’t really miss today,” added Josiah Gilbert.
Ryley Heath of Decatur carded 67 for the day and sits in second place at eight-under for the week. Josiah Gilbert of Millbrook sits just one stroke behind Heath with a Round 3 score of 68.
Haymes Snedeker posted the low score of Round Three, carding six-under 64. Snedeker is T9 and one-under for the week.
Tomorrow, players will return to play the final 18 holes of the Championship and a champion will be crowned. The Final Round of the 107th Alabama State Amateur Championship begins Saturday, June 10th, 2023, at 7:30 a.m. off holes #1 and #10.
For more information about the 107th Alabama State Amateur Championship, please visit the Championship website.
The 107th Alabama State Amateur Championship is conducted by the Alabama Golf Association.
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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 115 member clubs represented by over 26,000 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 23 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.
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