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Mac Steltenpohl of Dothan leads the boys overall division, posting six-under 65. Wells King of Birmingham sits two strokes back, at four-under 67. Matthew Deroy of Foley and Keegan Richardson of Athens are T3, each posting two-under 69.
Merritt Daniel of Trussville leads the girls overall division, with four-under 67. London Leonard of Pike Road is three strokes behind, posting one-under 70. Reese Powell of Birmingham sits in third, posting even-par 71.
Round One Leaders by Age Division:
- Boys 12-13 Age Division: Mac Steltenpohl of Dothan, 65 (-6)
- Boys 9-11 Age Division: Matthew Deroy of Foley, 69 (-2)
- Boys 6-8 Age Division: Brooks Taylor of Spanish Fort & Bodie Fite of Anniston, 36, (+1)
- Girls 12-13 Age Division: Merritt Daniel of Trussville, 67 (-4)
For more information about the 5th Alabama State 13 & Under Junior Championships, please visit the Championship website.
The 5th Alabama State 13 & Under Junior Championships are conducted by the Alabama Golf Association.
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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