Dr. Don Blanton of Selma shot a 6-under 65 Friday to take the first-round lead in the 12th Senior Amateur Championship at Selma Country Club.

Blanton was among four of the 140 golfers who registered under-par rounds Friday. He was the only player in the 57- to 64-year-old group with negative numbers, while the other three came from the 50-56 division.

The field will be cut to about 60 players and ties after today’s round, with the final 18 holes Sunday morning.

Blanton said he had a deadly combination to capture Friday’s first-round lead.

“I hit the ball good and I putted good,” said Blanton, who scored 32-33—65 starting from hole No. 10. “I hit a shot on the first hole (No. 10) that could have been out of bounds, but it stayed in. I parred the hole, and it just got better from there.”

Blanton sank a 10-foot putt on the 141-yard par-3 No. 15 for birdie, then he birdied the 433-yard par-5 No. 18 when his 5-iron approach shot dropped 4 inches from the cup.

He was in the same threesome as Sam Farlow of Birmingham, who shot a 2-over 73. Farlow has won the state amateur championship six of the seven years between 1998 and 2004.

Blanton said his play in last year’s state senior amateur helped him Friday.

“I won my age division in Birmingham last year, and I had never done that,” he said. “That takes the pressure off this year.”

Three players were three strokes back: Bob Cox of Guin, Mike Greer of Birmingham and Tom Davis of Hoover.

Friday’s complete results and today’s tee times are:

50-56 Age Division

Bob Cox, Guin 34-34—68

Mike Greer, Birmingham 32-36—68

Tom Davis, Hoover 35-33—68

Bob Poellnitz, Tuscaloosa 34-37—71

Earle Bidez, Birmingham 36-35—71

Robert Pewitt, Birmingham 34-38—72

Steve Hudson, Birmingham 37-35—72

Buzz Coons, Birmingham 38-35—73

David Hitt, Tuscaloosa 39-34—73

Mark Mcqueen, Deatsville 38-35—73

Mark Miller, Birmingham 35-38—73

Billy Wood, Birmingham 35-39—74

John Stewart, Birmingham 36-38—74

Ralph Mathews, Andalusia 38-36—74

David Hancock, Greenville 37-38—75

Earl Thornton, Deatsville 39-36—75

Emile Vaughan, Pike Road 38-37—75

George Walker, Mobile 35-40—75

Tab Hudson, Jasper 36-39—75

Bill Moquin, Madison 37-39—76

David Head, Sterrett 40-36—76

Dusty Ellison, Monroeville 35-41—76

Robert Seaborn, Montrose 36-40—76

Allen Ritter, Hoover 37-40—77

Bob Dumas, Auburn 38-39—77

Cal Stanford, Florence 39-38—77

Johnny Hayes, Pelham 38-39—77

Mints McGowin, Greenville 38-39—77

Randy Schwartzenburg, Tusclsa 38-39—77

Rick Stukes, Jasper 36-41—77

Frankie Odom, Saint Stephens 41-37—78

Hal Thurmond, Tuscaloosa 41-37—78

Hollis Gieger, Birmingham 38-40—78

Jim Ryan, Brewton 38-40—78

Jimmy Goostree, Tuscaloosa 38-40—78

Julian Thomas, Birmingham 37-41—78

Richard Jeffers, Mobile 40-38—78

Roger Lucas, Birmingham 41-37—78

Tom Ryan, Greenville 39-39—78

Wendell Underwood, Auburn 38-40—78

Alan McAdams, Jasper 40-39—79

Bill Griffin, Dora 38-41—79

Donnie Cooper, Huntsville 39-40—79

Bill Pockstaller, Centreville 42-38—80

Rodolfo Gil, Huntsville 43-37—80

Sam Calloway, Tuscaloosa 40-40—80

Stanley Burns, Selma 41-39—80

Steve Scott, Dothan 38-42—80

Bo Harris, Cordova 39-42—81

Frank Sharker, Deatsville 42-39—81

John Stivender, Birmingham 38-43—81

Lester Mitchell, Demopolis 42-39—81

Mike McFarland, Birmingham 37-44—81

Rick Houston, Huntsville 39-42—81

Steve Norman, Greenville 37-44—81

Bill White, Birmingham 42-40—82

Michael Martin, Auburn 41-41—82

Patrick Lamar, Huntsville 43-39—82

Daniel Wagner, Evergrenn 39-44—83

David Beard, Huntsville 40-43—83

David Striplin, Tuscaloosa 41-42—83

Dee McLelland, Montgomery 39-44—83

John Johnson, Duncanville 42-41—83

Steve Kontos, Birmingham 42-41—83

Charles Wright, Auburn 40-44—84

Ray Cantrell, Fort Payne 39-45—84

Wm. Clingempeel, Hampton Cove 41-43—84

Jackie Handley, Decatur 42-43—85

John Causey, Greensboro 43-42—85

Keith Drake, Vinemont 43-42—85

Pat Coleman, Tuscaloosa 39-47—86

Ron Rainey, Madison 42-44—86

Fred Lemberg, Huntsville 43-46—89

AL Fiore, Huntsville 44-46—90

Marshall Lemmond, Florence 45-46—91

Parker Cheatham, Tyler 47-45—92

57-64 Age Division

Don Blanton, Selma 32-33—65

David Fry, Montgomery 34-37—71

Mike Fosdick, Theodore 34-39—73

Sam Farlow, Birmingham 36-37—73

David Stanfield, Lanett 37-37—74

Frank Dial, Auburn 38-36—74

Ronnie Leet, Selma 38-36—74

Frank Vines, Birmingham 38-38—76

Herschel Headley, Prattville 37-39—76

John Allgood, Killen 38-38—76

Michael Ivie, Winfield 34-42—76

Rene’ Williams, Dora 38-38—76

Scrappy Edgemon, Gulf Shores 38-38—76

William Jones, Jemison 34-42—76

Bill Berkmeier, Birmingham 36-41—77

Sidney Wheeles, Tuscumbia 39-38—77

Tom Page, Fort Payne 40-37—77

Bruce Umstaedter, Madison 36-42—78

Cecil Rainey, Greenville 36-42—78

David Sibley, Birmingham 36-42—78

Edward Patridge, Birmingham 39-39—78

Jerry Taylor, Huntsville 38-40—78

Robert Straub, Courtland 39-39—78

Bill Shanahan, Pelham 40-39—79

David Pearce, Marion Junction 38-41—79

Wayne Gardner, Mobile 41-38—79

Beanny Thornton, Prattville 40-40—80

Frank Toland, Ashland 40-40—80

Jim Tanner, Montgomery 37-43—80

Rick Clay, Birmingham 39-41—80

Tom Worley, Vestavia Hills 37-43—80

Tommy Guy, Letohatchee 38-42—80

Frank Hickman, Greenville 40-41—81

Jimmy Crutchfield, Dothan 40-41—81

Michael Hall, Troy 39-42—81

Bill Abell, Calera 39-43—82

Joe Terry, Birmingham 42-40—82

John Gibbs, Oneonta 39-43—82

Paul Crowell, Athens 39-43—82

Ralph Clement, Fort Payne 39-43—82

Roscoe Johnson, Hampton Cove 39-43—82

Bubba Major, Birmingham 43-40—83

Earle Drennen, Tuscaloosa 42-41—83

Joe Terrell, Brewton 39-44—83

Mike Norman, Greenville 39-44—83

Bobby Locklear, Albertville 36-48—84

Dom Istorico, Birmingham 41-45—86

Gary Hodge, Madison 45-41—86

Mike McCollum, Decatur 44-42—86

Kent Taylor, Selma 41-47—88

Jack Adams, Birmingham 48-43—91

Cecil Yancey, Altoona 50-44—94

Michael Hoffman, Fairhope WD-WD—WD

65+ Age Division

Bob Moody, Birmingham 35-36—71

Max Mathews, Andalusia 36-38—74

Carl Nelson, Pelham 38-37—75

Bud Lemmond, Florence 39-39—78

Don Lambert, Foley 44-37—81

Phillip Henry Pitts, Selma 40-42—82

Wayne Dees, Livingston 43-40—83

Jerry Bartholow, Birmingham 44-42—86

Mack Daffin, Prattville 46-43—89

James McMurray, Huntsville 44-46—90

Today’s Pairings

50-56 Age Division

Hole No. 1

7:30 a.m.: Keith Drake, Vinemont; Rick Houston, Huntsville; Steve Hudson, Birmingham.

7:40 a.m.: Bob Cox, Guin; David Hitt, Tuscaloosa; Hal Thurmond, Tuscaloosa.

7:50 a.m.: David Beard, Huntsville; Michael Martin, Auburn; Jim Ryan, Brewton.

8 a.m.: Rick Stukes, Jasper; Jimmy Goostree, Tuscaloosa; Mike McFarland, Birmingham.

8:10 a.m.: Tom Davis, Hoover; Al Fiore, Huntsville; Earl Thornton, Deatsville.

8:20 a.m.: Billy Wood, Birmingham; Wendell Underwood, Auburn; Mints McGowin, Greenville.

8:30 a.m.: Mike Greer, Birmingham; Robert Pewitt, Birmingham; Bob Poellnitz, Tuscaloosa.

8:40 a.m.: George Walker, Mobile; Fred Lemberg, Huntsville; Bill Moquin, Madison.

8:50 a.m.: Mark Miller, Birmingham; John Stewart, Birmingham; Bo Harris, Cordova.

9 a.m.: Dusty Ellison, Monroeville; Robert Seaborn, Montrose; Alan McAdams, Jasper.

9:10 a.m.: Ralph Mathews, Andalusia; David Head, Sterrett; Bill Griffin, Dora.

9:20 a.m.: Richard Jeffers, Mobile; Earle Bidez, Birmingham; Johnny Hayes, Pelham.

9:30 a.m.: Bob Dumas, Auburn; David Hancock, Greenville; Emile Vaughan, Pike Road.

Hole No. 10

7:30 a.m.: Allen Ritter, Hoover; Steve Scott, Dothan.

7:40 a.m.: Roger Lucas, Birmingham; Sam Calloway, Tuscaloosa; Jackie Handley, Decatur.

7:50 a.m.: Donnie Cooper, Huntsville; Tab Hudson, Jasper; Ron Rainey, Madison.

8 a.m.: Julian Thomas, Birmingham; John Causey, Greensboro; Hollis Gieger, Birmingham.

8:10 a.m.: Charles Wright, Auburn; Cal Stanford, Florence; Tom Ryan, Greenville.

8:20 a.m.: Frankie Odom, Saint Stephens; Steve Kontos, Birmingham; Patrick Lamar, Huntsville.

8:30 a.m.: William Clingempeel, Hampton Cove; Bill Pockstaller, Centreville; Bill White, Birmingham.

8:40 a.m.: Steve Norman, Greenville; Buzz Coons, Birmingham; Lester Mitchell, Demopolis.

8:50 a.m.: David Striplin, Tuscaloosa; John Johnson, Duncanville; Randy Schwartzenburg, Tuscaloosa.

9 a.m.: Dee McLelland, Montgomery; Mark Mcqueen, Deatsville; Frank Sharker, Deatsville.

9:10 a.m.: John Stivender, Birmingham; Ray Cantrell, Fort Payne.

9:20 a.m.: Marshall Lemmond, Florence; Rodolfo Gil, Huntsville; Pat Coleman, Tuscaloosa.

9:30 a.m.: Stanley Burns, Selma; Daniel Wagner, Evergreen; Parker Cheatham, Tyler.

57-64 Age Division

Hole No. 1

Noon: John Allgood, Killen; Bill Berkmeier, Birmingham; Joe Terry, Birmingham.

12:10 p.m.: Rick Clay, Birmingham; Frank Toland, Ashland; Bobby Locklear, Albertville.

12:20 p.m.: Mike Norman, Greenville; David Sibley, Birmingham; Joe Terrell, Brewton.

12:30 p.m.: Earle Drennen, Tuscaloosa; Frank Vines, Birmingham; Bill Shanahan, Pelham.

12:40 p.m.: Roscoe Johnson, Hampton Cove; Scrappy Edgemon, Gulf Shores; Herschel Headley, Prattville.

12:50 p.m.: Ralph Clement, Fort Payne; Michael Ivie, Winfield; Frank Dial, Auburn.

1 p.m.: William Jones, Jemison; Jerry Taylor, Huntsville; Beanny Thornton, Prattville.

1:10 p.m.: Sidney Wheeles, Tuscumbia; Tom Page, Fort Payne; Tom Worley, Vestavia Hills.

1:20 p.m.: Edward Patridge, Birmingham; Wayne Gardner, Mobile; Mike Fosdick, Theodore.

1:30 p.m.: David Fry, Montgomery; Sam Farlow, Birmingham; Don Blanton, Selma.

1:40 p.m.: Rene’ Williams, Dora; David Stanfield, Lanett; Dom Istorico, Birmingham.

Hole No. 10

Noon: Jim Tanner, Montgomery; Bruce Umstaedter, Madison; David Pearce, Marion Junction.

12:10 p.m.: Paul Crowell, Athens; Jimmy Crutchfield, Dothan.

12:20 p.m.: Michael Hoffman, Fairhope; Robert Straub, Courtland; Bill Abell, Calera.

12:30 p.m.: Cecil Rainey, Greenville; James Hansen, Auburn; Jack Adams, Birmingham.

12:40 p.m.: Ronnie Leet, Selma; Michael Hall, Troy; Tommy Guy, Letohatchee.

12:50 p.m.: Gary Hodge, Madison; Bubba Major, Birmingham; Frank Hickman, Greenville.

1 p.m.: Mike McCollum, Decatur; Cecil Yancey, Altoona; Kent Taylor, Selma.

65+ Age Division

Hole No. 10

1:10 p.m.: Phillip Henry Pitts, Selma; James McMurray, Huntsville.

1:20 p.m.: Jerry Bartholow, Birmingham; Wayne Dees, Livingston; Mack Daffin, Prattville.

1:30 p.m.: Carl Nelson, Pelham; Bud Lemmond, Florence; Don Lambert, Foley.

1:40 p.m.: Bob Moody, Birmingham; Max Mathews, Andalusia; John Gibbs, Oneonta.