The State Amateur Match Play Championship was played at the prestigious TPC New Orleans, home of the PGA Zurich Classic. Although this writer didn’t witness it personally, the pictures show what a beautiful course it is indeed.
Only five of our SWGA ladies were able to make the trip this year: Teri McGuire, Mary Jo Gray, Debbie Magee, Robbie Gaiennie, and Phyllis Ryan. All the ladies except Teri won their first match of the three-day tournament. That put Teri into the Consolation Bracket (which isn’t a bad thing), while the others moved into the Winners Bracket. On the second day, everyone lost her match except Mary Jo, who went on to play in the finals. However, Mary Jo lost her last match, placing second in the Third Flight. Congratulations to all our ladies.
This year’s Match Play winners were Champion Ali Lucas of Monroe, Second Place Heather Lott of Baton Rouge, and Third Place Jennifer Nguyen of Salmen. Way to go, girls!
The next Ladies State competition is the State Best Ball Championship which is being played right here at our own Shreveport Country Club on August 1-2. Entries will be accepted until July 20th, so you still have time to enter. See the article in the right column of this blog for more information and the entry form.
Thanks to Mary Jo Gray for being our photographer for this event. She captured some neat scenes. You may feel that you are seeing a lot of the same people in the pictures, but look past the people at the scenery. It’s really great. Enjoy.
Golfing Events
PLEASE GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS COLUMN TO SEE LISTINGS OF ALL KNOWN GOLFING EVENTS, BOTH LOCAL AND NON-LOCAL.
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2020 SWGA playdays
- ALL OF THE EVENTS LISTED BELOW COUNT TOWARDS YOUR 100% PARTICIPATION RECOGNITION Except those marked with an (*)
- If you miss ONE required event, it can be replaced by ONE day of play in Team Matches
- March 17: Scramble at East Ridge CC, 9:00am
- April 16: Playday at Bomber Bayou GC, 9:00am
- May 19: Playday at Stonebridge, 9:00am
- June 9: Playday at Northwood, 9:00am
- July 2: Playday at Southern Trace CC, 9:00am
- *July 16: Team Matches (Day 1), East Ridge CC, 8:00am
- *July 21: Team Matches (Day 2), East Ridge CC, 8:00am
- Sept 21-22: SWGA Championship, Huntington Park GC, 9:00am
- *November 10: SWGA/SSWGA Turkey Scramble, Crooked Hollow GC, 9:00am
- *December 8: SWGA/SSWGA Jingle Bell Scramble, Northwood, 10:00am, Bring a Toy
2020 SSWGA Events
- Dates marked with (*) do not count toward 100% participation
- March 31: Stonebridge Scramble, 9:00am
- April 7: Playday at Southern Trace CC, 9:00am
- May 26: Playday at Northwood, 9:00am
- June 16 : Playday at East Ridge CC, 9:00am
- July 14: Playday at Bomber Bayou, 9:00am
- October 13 and 15: SSWGA Championship, Crooked Hollow GC, 9:00am
- *November 10: SSWGA/SWGA Turkey Scramble/annual meeting for SSWGA, Crooked Hollow GC, 9:00am
- *December 8: Jingle Belle Scramble, Northwood Hills GC, 10:00am, bring unwrapped toy
2020 Local Tournaments
- May 5-6: Southern Belle Ladies Tourney, Southern Trace CC, Shreveport, LA
- May 13-14: The Tradition Ladies Tourney, Stonebridge GC, Bossier City, LA
- June 6-7: Stonebridge Couples, Stonebridge GC, Bossier City, LA
- June 26-28: Bonnie & Clyde Couples, Northwood Hills, Blanchard, LA
- October 21-22: Roadrunner at East Ridge CC, Shreveport, LA
2020 State/Southern Events
- April 18-19: Womens' Four Ball, Atchafalaya at Idlewild, Patterson, LA
- May 7-8: Womens' Mid-Am Championship, Koasati Pines GC, Kinder, LA
- June 21-24: Womens' Match Play Championship, Tchefuncta CC, Covington, LA
- August 22-23: Womens' NET Championship, Greystone CC, Denham Springs, LA
- Oct 8-9: Womens' Senior Championship, Southern Trace CC, Shreveport, LA
- Oct 26-29: Southern Senior Championship, West Point, MS
Other 2020 NON-LOCAL Golfing Events
- April 23: Lady Calvert Tourney, Calhoun, LA
- May 28-30: Couples Invitational, Hot Springs Village, AR
- July 23-24: Ladies Invitational, Hot Springs Village, AR
- Aug 5: Diamonds in the Rough, Hollytree CC, Tyler, TX
- Sept 15-17: Twice as Nice, Texarkana CC, Texarkana, AR
- 2019 State/Southern Events
- Oct 2-3: Texarkana Couples Tourney, Texarkana CC, Texarkana, AR
- Oct 10-11: Dudes 'n Darlings Couples Tourney, Hollytree CC, Tyler, TX
- Nov 12-14: LaDiDa 4-Lady Tourney, Crown Colony CC, Lufkin, TX