2021 Alabama Golf Association's Women's Scholarship Recipients: Lauren Thompson (Left), Annamarie Thompson (Right)

BIRMINGHAM, AL (May 19, 2021) – Alabama Golf Association (AGA) recently announced its 2021 Women's Scholarship recipients, awarding two graduating seniors with $20,000 toward their higher education goals. 

Annamarie Thompson and Lauren Thompson, incoming first-year students at Mississippi State and Lipscomb Universities, are this year's AGA Women's Scholarship recipients. Each candidate is selected based on academic merit, community involvement and a demonstrated interest in golf. 

The purpose of the AGA Women's Scholarship fund is to provide financial assistance to young female golfers to support their successes in higher education. Selected students will receive $2,500 per semester for eight consecutive semesters toward their academic aspirations. 

"Just receiving this scholarship is a huge blessing to my family going forward," said Annamarie Thompson, an upcoming biomedical engineering student at Mississippi State University. "It opened a lot of doors and offered me the opportunity to attend an out-of-state institution. I'm so thankful to represent the Alabama Golf Association." 

Through golf tournaments, fundraisers, and individual and club donations, the program has enabled women across Alabama to pursue post-secondary degrees since 2010.  

"I am immensely grateful to say that I will be attending Lipscomb University to further my academic and athletic career," said scholarship recipient Lauren Thompson. "I never would have expected to be blessed with all of the amazing opportunities and relationships I have gained through the game because of organizations like the AGA."

The AGA Women’s Scholarship fund currently supports three students, in addition to this year's recipients. 

Visit the AGA Women's Scholarship page for more information about the funding goals, recipients and upcoming opportunities.

About the Alabama Golf Association (AGA)

The Alabama Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 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 20,000 individuals. The activities and services of the Alabama Golf Association, governed by a Board of Directors, consists 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 (which includes 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 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.

For more information about the Alabama Golf Association, visit www.alabamagolf.org.

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Audrey Ferguson

Director of Media, Marketing & Communications

Alabama Golf Association

205-803-6524

audrey@alabamagolf.org