USGA Men's State begins Wednesday

The USGA Men's State Team Championship will take place at The Country Club of Birmingham, beginning Wednesday, Sept. 28, and running through Friday, Sept. 30.

The Alabama Golf Association chose three representatives to play for the state of Alabama in the tournament.

Matt Johnson, 36, of Dothan, is the third-ranked amateur in the state and won the 2011 Alabama State Mid-Amateur.

Woodie Eubanks, 40, of Trussville, is the fifth-ranked amateur and qualified for this year's U.S. Amateur Championship in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He will be competing in his fifth USGA Championship and is a past winner of the Alabama State Mid-Amateur and the Alabama State Four-Ball Championship.

Steven Groover, 31, of Birmingham, played at Auburn University from 2003-2007. He finished tied for 13th in this year's Alabama State Amateur.

Steve Hudson will the non-playing team captain for Alabama.

Three players represent each of the 50 states, including teams from the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

The tournament will be 54 holes of stroke play, split over three days. The two lowest scores will be counted for the team's daily total.

This will be the second USGA Championship that The Country Club of Birmingham has hosted in the last three years. The club hosted the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship in 2013.