Sadie Roberts Award

It is not too strong a statement to say that Sadie Roberts was responsible for the start of organized women’s golf in the state of Alabama. As the president of the Women’s Southern Golf Association in 1928, she wanted the women golfers in Alabama to have their own organization and state amateur championship. The very next year, her desire became a reality after campaigning across the state single handily. The first women’s state amateur was held at the Country Club of Birmingham. Subsequently, she served as president of the WAGA for a remarkable 22 years. She was inducted into the BGA Hall of Fame in 1967. In 2009, to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the WAGA, their Special Award was renamed the Sadie Roberts Award. It will now be given to outstanding men’s and women’s volunteers to the AGA.

 

Sadie Roberts Award Recipients

1976 Bonnie Bryan 1977 Pete Cowart 1978 Helen Smalley 1979 Betty Horton 1980 Sadie Roberts 1981 Ruth Watkins 1982 Sue Whiting 1983 Jeannette Sell 1984 Sherry Scott 1985 Marty Webb 1986 Alice Till 1987 Jean Gilmer 1988 Ann Upchurch 1989 Stone Hodo 1990 Gloria Kurtts 1991 Mattie Devan 1992 Thelma Mattison 1993 Patty Faulkner 1994 Jean Miller 1995 Ouida Cunningham 1996 Judy Taylor 1997 Baker Smith 1998 Virginia Beavers 1999 Helen Hallmark 2000 Mary Dean Gray 2001 Janie Solomon 2003 Jane Hooper 2004 Sandra Smith 2005 Ann Watlington 2006 Alice Mullen 2007 Pat Underwood 2008 Chris Marr 2009 Helen Walker 2010 Elaine Yost 2010 Warren Belser 2011 Carol Lell 2011 Jim Haygood 2015 Sarah Hazen 2015 Janet Mardick 2015 Janet Haines 2017 Larry Kniseley 2018 Everett Kelly 2019 Dr. Art Kelly