Tournament Score Posting

Ever wonder why you are supposed to indicate whether or not you are posting a score as a regular score or a "tournament" score? Well, I wondered too. This is the response from our LGA headquarters Handicap people.

"Tournament (T) scores, when they are within a golfer's most recent 20 scores, are used in Handicap Index calculation the same as any other score. However, eligible T-scores are retained for one year to determine if a golfer should receive a Handicap Index reduction (R) based on exceptional tournament performance.

"If a golfer's two lowest T-score differentials are well below his/her Handicap Index, then the Handicap System will reduce the Handicap Index to better represent playing potential. You will occasionally see an R beside a golfer's name, but it is unlikely if all scores are posted in accordance with handicapping guidelines. Section 10-3 of the USGA Handicap System manual explains in more detail."

And now we know......

2012 SWGA Championship

What started out as a really wet practice round for our SWGA Championship at Fox Run, culminated with beautiful weather and we were not "cart paths only" as we had feared.  There was a very good turnout of forty-two ladies who participated in the two-day event on July 16-17.

Day One produced Medalist Carmen Leach of Fox Run with her great score of 81.  The Net Medalist was a tie of 71 between Hui Bordelon of Fox Run and Cathy Buckley of Querbes.  The scorecard playoff gave Hui Bordelon the honor and the trophy.

After the scores were tallied on Day Two, Carmen Leach stayed on track and went on to win the Championship with scores of 81 and 90 for a 2-day total of 171.  This is Carmen's first Championship win, and congratulations are surely in order.  Hui Bordelon managed to maintain her net lead and went on to win the Overall Net Champion with her net scores of 71 and 72, for a total of 143.

There was a bit of confusion with winners in the First Flight, so the results that are posted below are the official results.  There was no change in payouts, only honors.  You will notice in the slide presentastion below that there are two sets of leaderboards:  the first set is for Monday and the second set is the final, but with Tuesday's hole-by-hole scores as well as totals.

A very large "THANK YOU" goes out to the manament and the ladies of Fox Run who hosted a great tournament, complete with tee gifts and door prizes, which isn't usually done at the championship.  Everyone left with SOMETHING!

OVERALL CHAMPION:  Carmen Leach (FRLGA) 81/90=171

OVERALL NET CHAMPION: Hui Bordelon (FRLGA) 71/72=143

MEDALIST: Carmen Leach 81

NET MEDALIST: Hui Bordelon  71

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT:

1st Low Gross: Lillian Granger (STCC) 92/86=178

1st Low Net: Cathy Buckley (BWGA) 76/71=147=180

2nd Low Gross: Teri McGuire (WGAS) 92/88=180

2nd Low Net: Shirley Pettitt (BWGA) 77/74=151

3rd Low Gross: Kim Darnell (WGAS) 887/96=183

3rd Low Net: Kathy Davis (STCC) 73/81=154

FIRST FLIGHT:

1st Low Gross: Kathleen McCoy (BWGA) 93/92=185

1st Low Net: Marge Snyder (NHGC) 70/79=149

2nd Low Gross: (scorecard playoff) Mary Coker (STCC) 95/92=187

2nd Low Net: Mary Gallagher (FRLGA) 78/73=151

3rd Low Gross: (scorecard playoff) Vicki Cella (NHGC) 93/95=188

3rd Low Net: Robbie Fisher (BWGA) 75/79=154

SECOND FLIGHT:

1st Low Gross: Jeanie Ward (PCC) 91/99=190

1st Low Net: Jeanette Bohringer (BWGA) 68/77=145

2nd Low Gross: Judy Ferguson (STCC) 103/95=198

2nd Low Net: Martha Lawhorne (BWGA) 76/79=155

THIRD FLIGHT:

1st Low Gross: Grace Ireland (PCC) 103/101=204

1st Low Net: Bobbie Almond (PCC) 79/76=155

2nd Low Gross: Susan Berry (NHGC) 104/104=208

2nd Low Net: Pat Rice (BWGA) 81/81=162

CLOSEST TO THE PIN:

Pat Rice

Vicki Cella

Moise Allen (STCC)

SWGA Playday at Fox Run

Thirty SWGA ladies are to be commended for showing up at Fox Run on July 12, even if it was pouring rain at their own homes.  These ladies "hung in there" through rain showers on and off all day.  The course was drenched and there were "lakes" of casual water across the fairways, but you persisted.  You should be proud of yourselves.  Hopefully, by Monday, when the Championship will begin, the course will have dried up a bunch and there may be some roll instead of splashes!

In spite of the wet conditions, there were some very good scores posted, with Lillian Granger leading the way with her fine 81, followed by three ladies with 84's:  Mary Jo Gray, Carmen Leach, and Kathy Davis (STCC).  Overall low net for the day went to Kathy Davis.  Three ladies had only 29 putts:  Lillian Granger, Jill Litton and Brenda Graves.  Congratulations to all the winners....and that includes all 30 ladies!!!

Sorry I have no pictures from today's event.  With the tee times, it was not conducive for picture-taking, but there will be lots of photos next week during the two-day championship.  See the right column for a list of the playday winners.

SSWGA Playday at Querbes

It started out as an ugly morning, overcast, muggy and REALLY, REALLY dark in the horizon with an occasional rumble of thunder.  Yep.  It was ugly.  What looks blue in this picture was actually a navy color.....

But in spite of it all, thirty determined ladies showed up at Querbes to play on July 9.  Heck, even if it rained, we had lots of good food in the locker room!  But it didn't rain, and in fact, the sun came out making it a bit warm.  For those who were able to find it, wet cloths in icy Florida water were located on three spots on the course.  We really apologize that in some spots, the ice chests were a bit "hidden" from view. 

The greens and fairways were in great shape, while the rough was tough (how poetic!).  It was thick after the rains and heat we've had, but overall, conditions were good and the Querbes staff were very helpful for us.