ONEONTA, AL (May 17, 2024) – Round one results of the 27th Alabama State Senior Amateur & 6th Alabama State Super-Senior Amateur Championships held at Limestone Springs Golf Club in Oneonta, AL on Friday, May 17, 2024.
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Scoring & Results | Starting Times (Round 2) | Photo Gallery | Championship Website
Chris Hummel of Birmingham leads round one of the 27th Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship, firing an impressive five-under par 67. He holds a one-shot lead over last year's Champion, Shaw Pritchett of Montgomery.
The following players stand T3 at two-under 70
- Daniel Ganglehoff of Bessemer
- Lamar Adams of Birmingham
Dusty Ellison of Wilsonville sits in second, carding a round one score of three-under par 69.
The following players stand T3 at two-under
- David Head of Sterrett
- Bill Griffin of Dora
Round two of the 27th Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship and 6th Alabama State Super-Senior Championship will begin tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. off #1 and #10 tees.
For more information about the 27th Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship and 6th Alabama State Super-Senior Championship, please visit the Championship website.
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 120 member clubs represented by over 28,000 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. A full-time professional staff of seven individuals handles day-to-day activities.
Based in Hoover, the AGA is the USGA's Allied Golf Association in Alabama conducting national championship qualifying, administering the World Handicap System including the GHIN Handicap service, course & slope rating, and Rules of Golf & Handicapping education. The AGA annually conducts 24 championships; team match competitions for men, women, junior and seniors; AHSAA high school golf championship and the SEC Men's Golf Championship. The AGA manages the Junior Golf Alabama program that is a joint venture between the AGA and Alabama-NW Florida PGA Section.
In addition to competitions, the AGA administers the AGA Scholarship Fund through the Alabama Golf Foundation that is dedicated to assisting young golfers in higher education. Additionally, the Alabama Golf Foundation supports the Youth on Course Alabama program providing facility access to junior golfers and provides funding for the Alabama Turfgrass Research Foundation. In 2016, the AGA earned the Gold Tee Award for “Outstanding Tournament Operations – Small Association” by the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA).
Since 1980, the AGA has managed the affairs of the Southern Golf Association which includes conducting the historic Southern Amateur Championship and Southern Junior Championship, in conjunction with the SGA Board of Directors. AGA staff also administers day-to-day operations of the Elite Amateur Golf Series.
For more information about the Alabama Golf Association, visit
www.alabamagolf.org.
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