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ALABAMA GOLF ASSOCIATION: THE FIRST 100 YEARS The two Sam's: Perry and Farlow stand tallest with four State Amateur wins each, with Glenn Cris- man, Scudday Horner, M.C. Fitts and Jackie Cum- mings each claiming three titles. An interesting note is that all but Horner of these six attended the University of Alabama. The AGA began in 1915, with the Women's Ala- bama Golf Association coming along 14 years later. Eighty-three Women's State Amateurs have been contested with Kathy Hartwiger's 10 wins seemingly unassailable, and, who knows, she might just add to her tally. Others dominated their eras including Bee McWane's six titles; Chris Spivey and Virginia Derby Grimes each with five; and June Mayson, Beth Barry and Jane Reynolds all with four. These two associations became one in 2010 and that merger has seen both go from strength to strength as one body conducting 12 champion- ships, many USGA qualifiers and a number of other tournaments. And, in more recent times, who could forget former UA golfer Bobby Wyatt's magical 57 in the second round of the 2010 State Junior at the Country Club of Mobile? Without a doubt, one of the very best rounds… in the history of the game. A central and significant theme of the book are ac- counts of each year of the Men's (1915- 2014) and Women's (1929-2014) State Amateur champion- ships. Here is an ex- cerpt to whet your appetite… In the beginning... "During my initial research and according to Alabama Golf Association documentation, I had determined that the AGA began life on Sept. 8, 1915 with their initial meeting at what was then called the Beauvoir Country Club (it would become Mont- gomery Country Club) in Montgomery. However, this proved to be only partially true as a newspaper account in the Montgomery Advertiser dated Sept. 5, 1915, which was about the first State Amateur Championship to be played at the Mont- gomery Country Club later that week, talked of the Alabama Golf Association being organized in July in Birmingham. Hence my research led me to the archives of the Birmingham News, where I unearthed a story in the paper dated July 18, 1915, that the AGA was indeed organized on July 22, 1915 at the wonder- fully named Roebuck Springs Automobile and Golf Please take note of the Thompson TEES Off icon. Every place you see this icon, click on it to subscribe. An annual subscription is only $30 a year -- less than 60 cents an issue -- filled with exclusive, local content delivered to your in-box every Thursday. The Table of Contents outlines lots of content to enjoy from Alabama Golf Association: The First 100 Years. 176 Joe H. King Award 200 Profiles of Key People 224 USGA Championships 232 Golfers in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 236 Appendices 265 Book Resources 266 Index 280 About the Author 12 Men's State Amateur Championship The Early Days of the Alabama Golf Association and the Start of the State Amateur (1915–19) The 1920s The 1930s The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 2000s The 2010s 108 Women's State Amateur Championship Sadie Roberts Begins the Women's Alabama Golf Association The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 2000s The 2010s Contents 6 Foreword by Jean Miller 8 Foreword by Richard Anthony 10 Acknowledgments 176 Joe H. King Award 200 Profiles of Key People 224 USGA Championships 232 Golfers in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 236 Appendices 265 Book Resources 266 Index 280 About the Author State Amateur Championship Early Days of the Alabama Golf Association and the Start of the State Amateur (1915–19) 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 108 Women's State Amateur Championship Sadie Roberts Begins the Women's Alabama Golf Association The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 2000s The 2010s Contents 6 Foreword by Jean Miller 8 Foreword by Richard Anthony 10 Acknowledgments