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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Saturday, January 31, 2015

SWGA Annual Meeting and Luncheon

SWGA 2014 President Lillian Granger welcomed over forty ladies who attended the Annual Meeting and Luncheon at Southern Trace Country Club.  After a very tasty lunch, the past year’s activities were discussed with successes all-around.

Events Chairman Marge Snyder presented the End-of-Year Awards.  This year we had only five ladies who achieved 100% participation:
Congratulations, ladies!  Also commendable are five others who missed only one of the eight events: Hui Bordelon, FRLGA; Martha Lawhorne, BWGA; Kathleen McCoy, BWGA; Suzanne Patton, BWGA; and Alyce Wyche, PCC.

There were twenty-three ladies who qualified for the other end-of year awards, meaning they had at least five stroke-play scores in required events.  Winners were:
4th Low Net (Avg. 70.6): Marge Snyder, NHGC
3rd Low Net (Avg. 70.0): Suzanne Patton, BWGA
2nd Low Net (Avg. 69.4): Vicki Cella, NHGC
1st Low Net (Avg. 69.2): Kyong Lee, BWGA
2nd Low Gross (Avg. 83.8): Kathy Davis, STCC
1st Low Gross (Avg. 80.6): Mary Lynn Stuart, ERCC (and 2014 City Champion)
2nd Low Putts (tie) (Avg. 32.6): Vicki Cella, NHGC/Debbie Magee, WGAS
1st Low Putts (tie) (Avg. 32.2): Kathy Davis, STCC/Marge Snyder, NHGC
The most improved Handicap Index was Kyong Lee, BWGA, who lowered her index from 25.1 to 20.7.  Good job, Kyong!!  And just behind Kyong was Joan Day, FRLGA, who decreased from 22.4 to 18.3.  Great golfing, ladies!
Lillian then introducted the 2015 Officers:
President:  Kathleen McCoy, BWGA
1st Vice-President: Joyce Middleton, ERCC
2nd Vice-President: Suzanne Tinsley, WGAS
Secretary: Jill Litton, NHGC
Treasurer: Mary Moore, FRLGA
Events: Moise Allen: STCC

The Club Reps for 2015 are listed in the left column of this blog.

Incoming President McCoy reported on a few changes being made for 2015.  One significant change involves the End-of-Year Awards for 100% participation.  There are seven “required” events to achieve 100% participation, and that doesn’t include Team Matches.  The Board of Directors decided that if a member missed only ONE required event during the year, but played in at least ONE day of Team Matches, she would still achieve 100% participation.  That makes Team Matches your “insurance policy”.

The new SWGA message logo was also introduced and pretty much describes our group:
The loss of Palmetto Country Club caused the re-organization of the SWGA Board and some of the duties, which therefore caused a change in the Constitution.  It will also affect the make-up of Team Matches which will be handled by Suzanne Tinsley this year.  The format will remain the same, but the East/West concept may have to change to some other type of division.

Dates of this year’s events are listed near the bottom of the blog for your convenience and has been sent out to all SWGA members via email.

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