SWGA Playday at StoneBridge

FINALLY!  We got to kick-off our 2015 SWGA golfing season with a scramble at Stonebridge on Tuesday, April 28th.  You would think that in late April it would be warm.....BUT.....it was a very cool 50-something degrees with north winds!

It didn't matter though, because 37 ladies bundled up and enjoyed the fun and excitement of visiting with ladies we haven't seen in awhile.  Mother Nature caused us to cancel the first event of the year, but we fooled her today.  The course was in great shape considering the tons of rain we have had over the last three months, and as usual, we were treated with the warm Stonebridge hospitality.

We followed our usual tradition of starting the season with a scramble.  This was Events Chairman Moise Allen's first experience in handling events, and she did a great job.  Thanks to everyone for being patient with all the changes.  Here are the results:

FIRST PLACE: 66
Nina Glorioso (BWGA)
Jill Litton (NHGC)
Phyllis Ryan (ERCC)
Donna Ihle (WGAS)

SECOND PLACE: 69
Cathy Buckley (BWGA)
Kitty Smith (WGAS)
Melissa Brenner (NHGC)

THIRD PLACE: 69
Kathryn Salpietra (STCC)SIX
Gayle Gansfuss (ERCC)
Bobbie Jo Almond (FRLGA)

FOURTH PLACE: 69
Shirley Pettitt (BWGA)
Linda Heins (WGAS)
Pat Rice (BWGA)
Grace Ireland (NHGC)

FIFTH PLACE: 70
Vicki Cella (NHGC)
Nancy Alexander (FRLGA)
Marge Snyder (NHGC)
Pat Miller (BWGA)

SIXTH PLACE: 70
Kim Darnell (WGAS)
Mary Moore (FRLGA)
Kathleen McCoy (BWGA)
Vien Wheeler (STCC)

SEVENTH PLACE: 71
Lillian Granger (STCC)
Pam Hawkins (BWGA)
Becky Hollier (WGAS)
Alyce Wyche (NHGC)

EIGHTH PLACE: 72
Joyce Middleton (ERCC)
Judy Ferguson (STCC)
Hui Bordelon (FRLGA)
Nancy Cosse (STCC)

NINTH PLACE: 72
Moise Allen (STCC)
Gloria Utley (WGAS)
Martha Lawhorne (BWGA)
Stella Rice (ERCC)

TENTH PLACE: 72
Linda Colvin (NHGC)
Jeanette Bohringer (BWGA)
Barbara McQuiller (BWGA)

Bonnie and Clyde Couples Tournament

The Bonnie and Clyde Couples Tournament, hosted by Northwood Ladies Golf Association, has returned to the golfing circuit for northwest Louisiana.  This tournament was formerly one of the "don't miss" tournaments, but went through a few years' break with the change in management of the club. 

The scramble event will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 13 & 14, with 1:00pm shotgun starts on both days.  The $220 per team entry fee includes lunch before play on Saturday, dinner after play on Sunday, practice round (excluding cart) the week prior to the tournament, one mulligan per player per day, and beverages on the course both days.  For more information and entry form, Click Here.

Thankfully, the re-emergence of the tournament comes at a good time since the Palmetto Classic and the Nikki Patterson Invitational are no longer being held in this area.  Although these two are ladies' tournaments, it's great to have a fun couples tournament to step up and fill the void created by these two events.

Wine and Roses Re-scheduled

If you signed up for the Wine and Roses 2-Lady scramble in Alexandria this week on April 14-15, be advised that it is rained out and re-scheduled to next week on April 21-22.  If you have any problems with playing on the new date, contact Carla Thompson at 318-487-8730 or at email: dt503@aol.com.  And don't forget cancel and re-schedule your hotel.

SSWGA Playday at Crooked Hollow

Crooked Hollow hosted the SSWGA playday on Thursday, April 9th.  As usual, Manager John Graham welcomed all the twenty-five participants with a smile and warm greeting, in spite of being without his right-hand woman, Miss Loretta, who passed away last month.

With the threat of storms looming, we still had a good turn out and we managed to finish with no rain.  In fact, it ended up being a really nice day to golf.  Here are the results:

SUPER SENIOR FLIGHT
Low Gross: (tie) Martha Crisp (FRLGA)/Joyce Middleton (ERCC) 88
Low Net: Donna Ihle (WGAS) 71
Low Putts: Jeanette Bohringer (BWGA) 34

FIRST FLIGHT
Low Gross: Debbie Magee (WGAS) 82
Low Net: Shirley Pettitt (BWGA) 71
Low Putts: Vicki Cella (NHGC) 31

SECOND FLIGHT
Low Gross: Mary Moore (FRLGA) 93
Low Net: Martha Lawhorne (BWGA) 71
Low Putts: (tie) Tommye Engelcke/Kathleen McCoy (BWGA) 35

THIRD FLIGHT
Low Gross: Pat Miller (BWGA) 101
Low Net: (tie) Barbara McQuiller (BWGA)/Alyce Wyche (NHGC) 73
Low Putts: Bobbie Almond (FRLGA) 38

The next SSWGA event will be May 28th at Fox Run.  Sorry there were no pictures submitted for posting.

Senior Olympics Golf

The Northwest Louisiana District Senior Olympic committee is hosting lots and lots of Senior Olympics events in Shreveport/Bossier.  One of those events is golf.  This year the golf event will be hosted by Shreveport Country Club on Friday, April 24, at 9:00am.

The golf Olympics event is one where you can advance to the state, regional, and national levels.  To be eligible for participation in the Senior Olympics, you must be 50 years old as of December 31, 2014. 

To participate in any or all of the Senior Olympic events, you must pay a $15 membership fee.  You will receive a bright colored, good-looking tee shirt as well as other "goodies" depending on the event.  For golf, there is also a facility charge of $35 which includes golf and lunch.  Our own Susan Berry is in charge of all the golf-related events that you can enter.  Contact her at 929-4878 if you need any information that isn't provided below.

UPDATE: The link that was originally provided is one that was on their website at the time and it was for last year. I have sent the corrected info via email.