About Us....

The Shreveport Womens Golf Association was formed in 1933 for the purpose of promoting good fellowship and friendly competition among local amateur women golfers. Ladies in this association (SWGA) must have a handicap index of 30.0 or less.

Our sister group, the Shreveport Senior Womens Golf Association, was created for the same purpose, but includes only ladies who have reached at least their fiftieth birthday.
Ladies can be members of either or both organizations as long as they meet the eligibility requirements and pay the appropriate membership dues to each group. This membership entitles ladies to play at least once (in each association) at each of the six golf/country clubs that are participants in the SWGA and SSWGA groups: Bomber Bayou Golf Club, East Ridge Country Club, Huntington Park/Querbes Golf Clubs, Northwood Hills Golf Club, Golf Club at Stonebride, and Southern Trace Country Club.

NEXT PLAYDAY EVENTS

March 17: SWGA Scramble, East Ridge CC, 9:00am

March 31: SSWGA Scramble, Stonebridge GC, 9:00am




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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Monday, January 23, 2012

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Golf Classic

The second annual Golf Classic benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is being hosted at East Ridge Country Club on April 30. Our own Phyllis Ryan is handling this project and she is in need of volunteers to help with the event. A lot of you volunteered last year and had a great, fun time!

Cars to be given away on all Par 3’s! In addition to watching for the hole-in-ones, she needs people to sit and watch Kyle Sawyer (long drive champion) smoke em over the ditch on 11 and take money for him hitting their ball; someone to take money on two holes for paying to move up to the ladies tee or whatever new they come up with this year.

Watching for the hole-n-one on #9 will be tricky because it is also a betting hole. Volunteers will have to watch for hole-n-ones and watch to see if they hit the sideof the green marked and stay to double a bet. The JDRF Board itself will run the bottom of the hill. Thats about it!

The banquet this year is on Sunday night prior to golf on Monday. Great auction items will be available for volunteers who choose to come! Free wine/beer and a cash bar in addition to the $25.00 Prime Rib Buffet (paid by volunteer). Lunch is free for the first shift (11:30am - 3:00pm).

If you are interested in helping and want to support a great cause, contact Phyllis at 318-872-4802 or email her at par72_90@bellsouth.net

Friday, January 13, 2012

SWGA Annual Meeting/Luncheon

SWGA's Annual Meeting and Luncheon was held this year at Stonebridge Country Club, after many years at the University Club, which closed this past year.  But Stonebridge stepped right up to the plate and took great care of us.

Forty-five ladies attended the luncheon meeting and if you didn't come, you missed out on a special treat given by Stonebridge:  two free rounds of golf for each non-member who attended the luncheon!!  How nice was that!!

2011 President Becky Farr presided over the meeting as each officer made presentations on their area of responsibility. 

Events Chairman Gayle Gansfuss presented the End of Year Awards, all of which were increased from previous years since our budget allowed it this year.  Seven ladies had 100% participation:  Jill Litton And Marge Snyder of NHGC; Cathy Buckley, Kyong Lee, and Shirley Pettitt of BWGA; Teri McGuire, WGAS; and Jimmie Zey, PCC.  This is a great achievement and the ladies received VISA cards for $30 for their efforts.

Other End of Year Awards included the Most Improved Golfer, Pat Miller (BWGA) who improved her handicap by 3.4 strokes!  She received $20.

Other awards were:
1st Low Putts:  Marge Snyder (NHGC)
2nd Low Putts: Teri McGuire (WGAS)
1st Low Net: Kyong Lee (BWGA)
2nd Low Net: Jill Litton (NHGC)
3rd Low Net: Martha Lawhorne (BWGA)
4th Low Net: Jimmie Zey (PCC)
1st Low Gross: Teri McGuire
2nd Low Gross: Marge Snyder

The lowest gross score during our playdays was 78, shot by Teri McGuire and Marge Snyder.  The second lowest was 80, shot by Lillian Granger (STCC).  The lowest net scrose was 60, posted by Kyong Lee and Marge Snyder.  The lowest putts in all our playdays was by Marge Snyder with 24.

Becky Farr presented the new slate of officers for 2012:
President: Jill Litton (BWGA)
First VP: Mary Gallagher (FRLGA)
Second VP:  Donna Phillips (STCC)
Secretary: Kathleen McCoy (BWGA)
Treasurer: Joyce Middleton (ERCC)
Events Chairman: Grace Ireland (PCC)
Publicity Chairman: Suzanne Tinsley (WGAS)

Club Reps for 2012 are:
Marge Snyder (NHGC)
Joyce Middleton (ERCC)
Becky Hollier (WGAS)
Jeanette Bohringer (BWGA)
Bobbie Almond (PCC)
Joanne McDonald (STCC)
Mary Moore (FRLGA)
These are the ladies you must contact before each playday in order to be signed up to play.  Keep their names and contact information close at hand.

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