MUSCLE SHOALS, AL (July 30, 2024) – The 12th playing of the Southern Junior Cup Presented by Edwin Watts takes place July 30 - August 1, 2024 at RTJ The Shoals (Fighting Joe) in Muscle Shoals, AL. 

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Alabama hosts the event for the second time and fields a team for the eighth time after joining the matches in 2016. Alabama has won all seven appearances (Cup was not played in 2020) including last year’s event in Missouri at Dalhousie Golf Club. Alabama will compete against teams from Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. This invitation only event consists of a select group of six female juniors and six male junior players selected by each state golf association. 

Format
The Southern Junior Cup is an invite-only, Ryder Cup format co-ed team competition with four states competing this year: Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. The format consists of 18 holes of match play with Four-Ball, Foursomes, and Singles  Match Play sessions. The result of any match tied after 18 holes is final. Each match is worth 1 point. Half point to each side for a tie. Each state competes against the other three states in an equal number of matches. Four-Ball and Foursomes sides consist of one male and one female, while Singles Matches are male vs. male and female vs. female.

Event History
Past Winners: Oklahoma (2012, 2013, 2014 , 2015), Alabama (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023). Alabama replaced Oklahoma in 2016. Oklahoma replaced Mississippi in 2024. 

Future Host Sites: Arkansas (2025), Missouri (2026), Oklahoma (2027), Alabama (2028)

2024 Alabama Southern Junior Cup Team
Female Team Members
Courtney Grace of Birmingham (2030)

• AJGA Huntsville Junior - 2nd 
• 61st Alabama Girls State Junior Championship - T7
• First Southern Junior Cup Team appearance 

• 2023 SJGT UGA Invitational Champion
• 1st Alabama Women’s State Match Play - T8
• Second Southern Junior Cup Team appearance

• #3 ranked female junior golfer in Alabama
• Alabama Women’s State Amateur - T4
• Junior Golf Alabama Kickoff Champion
• First Southern Junior Cup Team appearance 

• SJGT Magnolia Grove Jr Classic - 2nd
• 61st Alabama Girls State Junior Championship - T7
• First Southern Junior Cup Team appearance

• #2 ranked female junior golfer in Alabama
• AJGA Moon Golf Junior All-Star - 3rd
• 61st Alabama Girls State Junior - 2nd
• First Southern Junior Cup Team appearance

• 1st Alabama Women’s State Match Play - T8
• Alabama Women’s State Amateur - T8
• First Southern Junior Cup Team appearance

• Junior Golf Alabama Kickoff Champion
• 79th Alabama Boys State Junior Championship - T7
• First Southern Junior Cup Team appearance

• 79th Alabama Boys State Junior Championship - T7
• SJGT St Simons Island Junior - T6
• First Southern Junior Cup Team appearance

• 79th Alabama Boys State Junior Championship - 2nd
• Alabama PGA Junior Championship - T3
• First Southern Junior Cup Team appearance

• 79th Alabama Boys State Junior Championship - T7
• SJGT Hampton Cove Junior Classic - 2nd
• First Southern Junior Cup Team appearance

• #8 ranked male junior golfer in Alabama
• 79th Alabama Boys State Junior Championship - T4
• First Southern Junior Cup Team appearance

• 79th Alabama Boys State Junior Championship - T4
• SJGT Southern Junior at Saugahatchee - T2
• First Southern Junior Cup Team appearance

Schedule of Events
Tuesday, July 30
Practice rounds
6:30 pm - Player pairings dinner

Wednesday, July 31
8:00 am - Four-ball shotgun start
*1:30pm - Foursome shotgun start 
6:30 pm - Hosted casual dinner at RTJ The Shoals

Thursday, August 1
9:00am - Singles Matches shotgun start
1:00 pm - Awards lunch on patio of clubhouse

For more information about the 2024 Southern Junior Cup, please visit the Championship website.  

For more information about the 2024 Southern Junior Cup selection process, 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.   
Media Contact:
Mikayla King
Director of Media, Marketing & Communications
Alabama Golf Association
205-803-6524
mikayla@alabamagolf.org