Alabama Golf Association
Dana Amberson and Harry Kirkland take home the prize in the 2025 State Super-Senior Four-Ball Championship.
Alabama Golf Association, a statewide non-profit based in Hoover, hosts its annual state senior and super-senior four-ball championship on Thursday, October 8 through Saturday, October 10, at Hoover Country Club.
Registration for this men’s event is open now through September 22 at alabamagolf.org/competitions. Proceeds support the Alabama Golf Association’s mission to promote the sport of amateur golf across the state, said Alison Williams, manager of media, marketing and communications.
Admittedly, Williams did not play golf growing up. But, as she progressed from intern to manager, she witnessed firsthand how players of all ages and backgrounds benefit from the sport. “Golf helps you build a community,” she shared. “So many of our players know people from all over Alabama. Over the years, they’ve grown so much in their relationships with each other, and say competing with each other makes them better golfers.”
Alabama Golf Association
Shaw Pritchett and Jeff Taylor claim the championship title at the 2025 State Senior Four-Ball Championship in Loxley, Alabama.
Williams also added golf teaches time management and helps create healthy habits around nutrition, sleep and more.
This fall, seniors, ages 50-64, and super-seniors, ages 65 and up, are invited to compete in the 32nd annual senior and 8th annual super-senior state four-ball championship. And, because they are part of a golf community, many players will travel from other parts of the state to play with their peers. Williams said this event, as with all of the Alabama Golf Association’s championships, rotates among different cities and golf courses each year to encourage participation from all four corners of the state and include as many interested golfers as possible.
Alabama Golf Association
Junior golfers at the Burning Tree Junior Amateur.
Winners will receive a trophy to take home, plus a personalized trophy will be on display at the Alabama Golf Association’s Hoover headquarters. But participation from all players supports the Alabama Golf Foundation, the Alabama Turfgrass Research Foundation, college scholarships, a brand-new adaptive golf clinic, and ongoing junior programs for golfers ages 6 to under 19.
“Our goal is to create life-changing opportunities through the game of golf, from competing to donating, because we believe it can really enhance someone's life,” said Williams. “Golfer and donor support helps us invest in new ways to share golf, be inclusive and help our community.”
For more information on Alabama Golf Association or the Four-Ball Championship, go to alabamagolf.org.