TUSCALOOSA, AL (September 15, 2024) –Final Round Results of the Alabama Golf Association’s 36th Alabama State Mid-Amateur Championship hosted by Indian Hills Country Club in Tuscaloosa, AL, September 13-15, 2024.
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Ben Reeves of Birmingham claims the 36th Alabama State Mid-Amateur Championship title with an overall score of eight-under 205 (68, 67, 70).
“It has been a dream of mine to win a high level amateur tournament like this,” said Reeves. “I couldn't have asked for better playing partners today and I’m excited to keep playing in these tournaments and see what else I can do.”
After a scorecard playoff, Haymes Snedeker of Point Clear finished second and Hunter Hawkins of Fort Payne took home third. They each posted a tournament total of four-under par 209.
For more information about the 36th Alabama State Mid-Amateur Championship, please visit the Championship Website.
The 36th Alabama State Mid-Amateur Championship is 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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