Nikki Patterson Invitational

The annual Nikki Patterson Invitational 4-lady scramble is just around the corner on June 27th at the Golf Club at Stonebridge with practice round on June 26.  This has become a very popular tournament, so don't delay in getting in getting your entry form in the mail.  The $85 per person ($340 per team) entry fee includes the practice round (excluding cart), wine and cheese social on Tuesday, breakfast on Wednesday, lunch and awards.  In addition, mulligans may be sold.  For hotel information, Click here.  For entry form, Click here.

2 He's and a She Tournament

Northwood Hills Golf Club is hosting a two-day tournament June 9-10.  As the name states, it's a 2-man, 1-lady scramble.  Shotgun start is 9:00am on Saturday and 1:00pm on Sunday.  Price for non-members is $120 per person.  This fee includes golf and cart, mulligans, beverages on course, dinner after play, and prizes.  Deadline for entry is June 2nd.  Click here for more information.  Click here for entry form.

LWGA State Amateur Championship

For those of you who have never played in a State tournament, don't let the name "Amateur Championship" scare you away from this very exciting and fun tournament.  This is actually a match play tournament which means you would be playing against ONE person, hole-by-hole.  You could shoot a twelve on a hole and lose the hole, but still win the match.  Sure takes the pressure off your game!

This year's tournament is at Beau Chene Country Club in Mandeville, LA, just north of Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans.  Dates are June 2-6, but that's a little deceiving.  The Championship Flight has a practice round on June 2, while other flights practice on June 3.  This is a double elimination tournament:  If you win on Monday, you go into the winners' bracket.  If you lose on Monday, you go into the losers's bracket.  If you win on Tuesday, you play again on Wednesday.  If you lose on Tuesday, you are finished with the tournament.

All the information you need including an entry form can be found on the LWGA website by clicking here.  Give it a couple minutes to download the large file.  Deadline for signing up is May 25, so don't delay.  It's a great course and it's great fun!

La Di Da Tournament

The annual La Di Da Tournament was held at the Crown Colony Country Club in Lufkin on May 9-10, with practice rounnd on May 8th.  This year we had three teams representing the Shreveport/Bossier area.  This tournament has a different format by being a scramble using the lowest net and lowest gross score on each hole.  Makes it really fun and interesting.  Of our three teams, we had one winning team:  Marge Snyder, Jimmie Zey, Linda Colvin, and Cathy Buckley.  These ladies won second gross in the third flight.  Congratulations to all. 

This is a quote from Cathy Buckley:  "We loved the format of the tournament and we all are looking forward to going back next year. The tournament is extremely well run - everything proceeds like clock work.  You can tell they have done this many/many times. Food was great! We all had a blast."  That pretty much says it all.  Our other ladies who enjoyed the tournament were Team (Jeanie Ward, Theresa Kruse, Gail Gansfuss, and Debbie Rollins) and Team (Linda Heins, Gloria Utley, Mary Jo Gray, and Suzanne Tinsley).

If you're looking for a really great out-of-town tournament, this is the one!

Southern Belle

What a great tournament!  The new format was a great hit with the 92 ladies that participated in this year's event at Southern Trace Country Club.  Although the weather was a bit hot, the spirits were really cool, baby!

We were greeted the first day by the sight of a beautiful 1957? Thunderbird convertible.  Wow, does that bring back memories?  Every team was treated with a picture taken in front of the car.  And speaking of treats: the tee gift for every lady was a pair of Callaway golf shoes....with a selection of style/color.  How neat is that?

The practice round day was fun in itself from beginning to end.  Lunch was provided at the turn, before or after your round.  What could be easier?  About 4:30pm the sound of the fifties filled the air with a live DJ spinning the records.  Hula hoops to try our skills and a really neat putting contest.  The Southern Trace crew spent a lot of time setting up a challenging six-hole putting course and each team had an opportunity to post the lowest score by alternating shots.  First place went to the team of Betty Moore and Jeanette Guilliams with a low score of 11 putts!  Great job.  There was a tie for second place.

We were again treated with great food and drink during the party and Mary Coker did a trial run in the new pool.  I think this was an unplanned event but was great fun.

Tournament day got to be a bit more serious with a 9-hole best ball shamble on the front nine and a scramble on the back nine.  Overall low gross winners were Lillian Granger and Lisa Russell with their great score of 68, while overall low net went to Suzanne Tinsley and Marianne Leslie with a nice 62.  Congratulations to everyone!  The awards luncheon was a great steak with all the trimmings, while the awards were very generous Callaway Gift Cards.  What a great tournament!  Did I say that already?  Can't wait till next year!

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Golf Classic

The second annual JDRF Golf Classic was held at East Ridge Country Club on Monday, April 30th.  There was a great turnout and the weather was great.  Since cars were being given away for a hole-in-one on three Par 3 holes, volunteers helped by being "hole watchers".  Unfortunately, no one got a H-I-O this year, but it was great fun watching players vie for it.  These are just a few pictures of some of our local ladies playing Hole #5.

SWGA Playday at Querbes

What a beautiful day for golf!  And thirty-eight ladies enjoyed the fun and fellowship at Querbes Park Golf Course on Thursday, April 26, during our regular playday.  In spite of the recent aerating, the greens were in decent shape, and it's just something we have to go through at every course at this time of year. 

The overall low gross score was shot by local gal Shirley Pettitt with her nice 83 and overall low net was a 66 by yours truly, Kathleen McCoy, who is still wearing a very large smile.  Overall low putts across all those bumps was Teri McGuire with a 28.   A full list of winners is posted in the right column of this blog.

The next SWGA Playday will be on May 15 at Northwood Hills Golf Club with a 9:00am shotgun start.  Look for the sign-up sheet in your clubhouse.

I'm including a small slideshow presentation in hopes that it can be viewed.  I've had a few people tell me they were unable to see it, while lots of others could.  I don't know what the problem is or what to suggest, but I'll just keep trying it.  If you are able to SEE the slideshow in this posting, you can also click on any picture to get a fullsize view.

Palmetto Classic

“A Touch of Southern Comfort” was this year’s theme for the Palmetto Classic, played April 17-20, at Palmetto Country Club. Ninety-four ladies participated in this best ball/scramble format tournament in ideal golfing conditions.

Players were graciously greeted by Nan Warren, dolled up in her finest southern gown. Nan was also voted “best dressed” for the tournament….who could argue that???

Food was prepared by Palmetto’s new Chef Danny Beavers who did a great job in both taste and presentation. Chef Beavers was on hand to dish up the awards luncheon dessert of brandied peaches over vanilla bean ice cream. Yum! And as a last surprise, he donated two bottles of wine for the door prize drawings!

The first day was best ball, with the lowest score of 73 posted by the team of Godwin and Johnson who went on to win Low Gross for the tournament with a total of 146 for the two days. Lowest net score of 59 posted the first day was by the team of Stone and Kirby who ended up winning Low Gross in the Fourth Flight with their total of 167.

Scramble day is always lots of fun and it was no different this year. The lowest score posted was an even par 72 by Lillian Granger and Teri McGuire, who won overall 2nd Gross for the tournament with their combined score of 152.

In addition to the flight winners, the special awards were as follows:
CTP #17: Allison Raines
CTP #11: Sarah Taylor
CTP #3: Jeanie Ward
CTP #7: Jan Jacksn
Closest to the Line: Jackie Wayson

To see all the scores and winners, check out the slideshow presentation and just click on any photo to see the fullsize presentation. The photos for the slideshow are reduced in pixel size, so if there is any photo that you would like me to send you in its fullsize version for printing, just email me.   Also note that in the Third Flight, there was an error in scoring, so we have attempted to alter the photo to represent the correct winners.