Quim Vidal Mora Named Player of the Week

Quim Vidal Mora Finishes T3 at Sea Palms Invitational

Jacksonville State’s Quim Vidal Mora was named the Ohio Valley Conference player of the week March 13 for his play at the Sea Palms Invitational on St. Simons Island, Georgia.

Vidal helped the Gamecocks to the team title in the 16-team field by tying for third place, four shots off the winning pace.

Quim Vidal Mora, a senior from Barcelona, Spain, shot rounds of 72-68-75 to fashion a 2-over-par 215 total on the par-71 Sea Palms course.

Chattanooga’s A.J. Lintunen won the tournament with a 211 total with rounds of 70-69-72.

Jacksonville State finished the 54-hole tournament with an 870 total, three shots ahead of Appalachian State and nine shots ahead of Chattanooga. It was the Gamecocks’ first win since March 10, 2020.

From the Alabama Golf News Notebook

AGA Elects New Board

Steve Hudson recently was elected to serve the first of two one-year terms as president of the Alabama Golf Association at its annual membership meeting.

Hudson is a former University of Alabama men’s golf standout and one of eight members of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2021. He has been recognized as the AGA’s Player of the Year three times and was twice named the AGA Senior Player of the Year.

“I’m very honored to be trusted to serve in this particular role,” Hudson said told the AGA. “This really is a big dream, come true. My vision is to continue to support the momentum that the AGA has had for the last number of years with Andy (Priest) and his team. I know that it has been a goal for the AGA to do more for junior golf, so any way I can leverage my position to impactYouth on Course Alabama is a privilege.”

Other elected officers for 2021 include: Walker Grant of Montgomery (Vice-President), Joey Dzwonkowski of Mobile (Secretary), and Derrel Curry of Birmingham (Treasurer).

Carol Lell of Birmingham, who served as the AGA’s first female president, concluded her elected term. Lell’s impact on golf in Alabama is far-reaching as she navigated the organization through a global pandemic and was a leader in the merger of the Women’s Alabama Golf Association with the Alabama Golf Association in 2010.

Re-elected Alabama Golf Association Board of Directors members are:

Alan Allgood
Jan Berry Flip Bradley
Forrest Crabtree
Derrel Curry
Austin Davis
Patrick Drummond
Joey Dzwonkowski
Freeman Fite
Nancy Gavin
John Goldasich
Walker Grant
Kathy Hartwiger
Brinson Holder
Joey Holley
Hoyt Howell, Jr.
Steven Hudson
Travis Hudson II
Sharon Kellum
Lucie King
Larry Kniseley
Carol Lell
William Lewis
Marvin Lynn Lowe
Chris Marr
William McGowin
John Miller IV
Will Pierce
Grantland Rice III
Will Swift
Jim Teel
Sam Vann
Phillip Weaver
Cody Wesley
Susan West

Also at the meeting, the honored Madison’s Jan Berry with the Sadie Roberts Volunteer of the Year award.

Berry has supported the AGA, NCAA and USGA at countless tournaments, worked thousands of hours while traveling untold miles throughout the state and nationally to serve as a rules official and board member all at her own expense.

“Volunteering with the AGA, USGA and NCAA has been a labor of love and something I really enjoy,” Berry said. “I found a way to give back to the community through the game of golf, and it’s great to work with such wonderful people.”

Reminder: Demo Days at Madison Golf Center March 19-20

Mark your calendar: Ten manufacturers will be at the Madison Golf Center in Madison, Alabama, on March 19-20, with all of their latest equipment on display.

Demo Days runs from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Friday, March 19 and from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The event is free to attend. It annually attracts as many as 1,500, but it was canceled last year due to the coronavirus.

Manufacturers scheduled to attend include: Callaway, Cobra, TaylorMade, Titleiest, Ping, XXIO, Srixon, Wilson, Mizuno and Cleveland. For more information, call 256-772-5840.

Gregg Dewalt is the editor of Alabama Golf News.