Jingle Bell Scramble

Bitter sweet.  The last event of the season.  But it was a great one!

The Jingle Bell Scramble is a joint effort of the Shreveport Women's Golf Assn. and the Shreveport Senior Women's Golf Assn. and is always the final event of the year.  It was even greater since we were able to celebrate with Northwood on having their course re-activated and ALIVE!  The weather was nice and the crowd was great:  thirty-nine ladies participated in the 4-person scramble.

The scores were close, ranging from 70 to 76.  Three teams scored a 74, causing a scorecard playoff for third and fourth places.  Four more teams had a 75.  The first place team was Team Lawhorne/Wyche/Zey/Middleton.  Congratulations ladies! 

SECOND PLACE:
Buckley/Utley/McDonald/Roach - 73

THIRD PLACE:
Tinsley/Litton/Ireland/Sabo - 74

FOURTH PLACE:
Fisher/Patton/Snyder/Berry - 74

Most Accurate Drive: Mary Moore
CTP #6: Gloria Utley
CTP #12 & #16: Kathleen McCoy

This was a Toys for Tots event and the Marines came by after play and collected all the gifts contributed by the ladies.

The next SWGA event is the Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon which will be held at Southern Trace CC on January 16 at 11:30am.  Make plans to attend.  It's a great time for socializing and preparing for the coming season.

SSWGA Turkey Shoot

The final SSWGA event of the year was hosted by BWGA at Shreveport Country Club on November 19^th.  Due to extremely low temperatures the night before, we were delayed in teeing off due to frost on the greens; therefore the Turkey Scramble became a 9-hole Turkey Scramble with 24 ladies participating.  It ended up being a beautiful day, concluding with the SSWGA Annual Meeting/Luncheon and presentation of the day’s awards as well as the end-of-year awards.

There were two ladies who had 100% participation in all seven of the SSWGA events for the year:  Grace Ireland (PCC) and Mary Coker (SCC).   There were an additional ten ladies who had at least 80% participation.

Low gross for the year was Debbie Magee (WGAS) with an 84.8 average.  Grace Ireland took Low Net average with 71.6, and Marge Snyder (NHGC) had the average low putts with 32.5.

And the Most Improved golfer was Pat Rice (SCC) with an amazing improvement from an index of 30.1 to 23.7.  That didn’t just “happen”.  Good work, Pat!

New Officers were elected at this meeting with Susan Berry (NHGC) continuing as President in 2015.  Other officers will be listed in the right column of this blog.

Now for the Turkey Scramble winners:

FIRST PLACE:

Cathy Buckley/Kyong Lee/Barbara McQuiller – 35

SECOND PLACE:

Debbie Magee/Martha Lawhorne/Donna Ihle/Jean Brown – 36

THIRD PLACE:

Vicki Cella/Marge Snyder/Tommye Engelcke/Janet Sabo – 37

FOURTH PLACE:

Nina Glorioso/Kathleen McCoy/Jeanette Bohringer/Barbara Offer – 37

There was one chip-in by Debbie Magee.

SWGA Turkey Scramble

Lots of ladies originally signed up to play the SWGA Turkey Scramble at Palmetto CC since it was the last SWGA event that would ever be played there. However, the weather raised it’s ugly head and after all the cancellations, twenty-five brave ladies participated in the abbreviated 9-hole event on November 13.

Ladies were barely recognizable under the layers of clothing and hiding behind golf cart covers, but the spirits were high when everyone came in to enjoy a hot lunch after playing just nine holes of the scramble. The scores were close in spite of the high winds and cold temperatures. There was just a 3-stroke difference between first and fifth places with two scorecard playoffs.

FIRST PLACE:
Cella/Butterfield/Gansfuss/McCoy

SECOND PLACE:
Hollier/Heins/Ireland

THIRD PLACE:
Wyche/Snyder/Magee/Almond

FOURTH PLACE:
Zey/Alexander/K. Lee/Engelcke

FIFTH PLACE:
Buckley/Ihle/Moore

Closest to the Pin: Grace Ireland

Longest Drive: Cathy Buckley

I would like to take this opportunity to say Thank You to Palmetto Ladies group and staff for all the years of wonderful events. You will be sorely missed!

Life Lesson

I thought this was a very "enlightening" video and worth the 3 minutes.....

2014 Road Runner Tournament

 Another FABULOUS Road Runner!!  It must have been a “sign” when the sunrise exploded directly behind the clubhouse on the day of the tournament with chilly temps that turned into some “hot” golf scores for the eighty ladies that filled the field at this year’s tournament.  There gifts galore with everyone receiving a golf cart cover, golf club bottle opener, golf towel and balls, a beautiful ball marker necklace, and lots of good food and fun.  (And I'm probably forgetting some of the goodies.)

The practice round on Wednesday allowed everyone to get the “feel” of the course on one of the nicest golfing days of the year, followed by a welcome party, complete with good food and drinks.

Day two presented a surprise cold snap that sent players scrambling for warmer clothes, but it didn’t damper the spirits and the sweaters starting coming off after about fourteen holes. 

When it was all over and the scores were tallied, the low score of the day for the Overall Gross winners was a 70….and a tie…..between team Rolland/Middleton and team Pettitt/Cobb.  Debbie Rolland and Joyce Middleton, both of Eastridge, took the honors, while Shirley Pettitt and Donna Cobb, of Shreveport CC, got the Low Gross spot in the First Flight.

The Overall Low Net score of the tournament was a 61, coming out of the Fourth Flight, with Judy Pratt and Theowne Gibbons, of Southern Trace, winning that title.

Prizes this year were special Road Runner “dollars” that were spent with the numerous vendors on hand at the Road Runner Mall with gifts ranging from décor items to jewelry to pajamas.  It was a female’s dream.

As usual, the course was in wonderful condition and the personnel were great hosts.  We all want to thank Evelyn Foret and her committee for an outstanding tournament.  And a special thanks to Kevin for helping us get those shots over the ditch on Hole #10.  He actually holed shots for four lucky teams for an eagle.

The slideshow presentation pretty much tells the story of the tournament, so take a look at all the happenings.

SSWGA Championship and Practice Round

After some really doubtful weather forecasts, the 2014 SSWGA Championship turned into one of the best two days of golf all season with wonderful sunny and cool temps.  And in spite of tons of rain, Shreveport Country Club was in great shape and we were able to DRIVE our carts on the course.

Unfortunately, there were only eighteen ladies who took advantage of the beautiful conditions, but when the scores were computed, Debbie Magee brought her practice round scores to the course for the Championship and won both the Day One Medalist and the Championship with scores of 86 and 84.  This win came on the back of Debbie’s win at her own Club Championship a few days earlier at Stonebridge.  When you’re HOT….you’re HOT!  Congratulations Debbie!

Chasing Debbie after day one with just a one-stroke deficit was Donna Cobb (SCC) who ended up winning 1^st Gross in the Championship Flight, Overall Low putts with only 57, and also had the lowest net score of the tournament with a 142.  Good golfing, Donna!

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT

Low Gross:  Donna Cobb 178
Low Net: Cathy Buckley (SCC) 154
2^nd Gross: Vicki Cella (SCC) 189
2^nd Net: Mary Coker (SCC) 157

FIRST FLIGHT

Low Gross: Jimmie Zey (PCC) 191
Low Net: Kyong Lee (SCC) 150
2^nd Gross: Gayle Gansfuss (ERCC) 194
2^nd Net: Marge Snyder (NHGC) 155

SECOND FLIGHT

Low Gross: Tommye Englecke (SCC) 203
Low Net: Grace Ireland (PCC) 154
2^nd Gross: Alyce Wyche (PCC) 220
2^nd Net: Barbara Offer (SCC) 168

Most Accurate Drive: Susan Berry (NHGC)
Closest to the Pin: Tommye Engelcke and Mary Coker


The SSWGA Playday/Practice round for the Championship was held at Shreveport Country Club on October 8^th, with nineteen ladies participating.  The weather and the course were great for the occasion.  It’s just sad that there were so few who took advantage of the great day of golf.

FIRST FLIGHT

Low Gross:  Debbie Magee (WGAS) 89
Low Net: Nina Glorioso (SCC) 74
Low Putts:  Marge Snyder (NHGC) 32

SECOND FLIGHT

Low Gross: Jeanette Bohringer (SCC) 102
Low Net (tie): Grace Ireland (PCC) and Barbara McQuiller (SCC) 74
Low Putts: Alyce Wyche (PCC) 31

Chip/Putt-ins:  Vicki Cella (SCC), Grace Ireland, Kathleen McCoy (SCC), Gayle Gansfuss (ERCC)

 

Delta Downs Lady Luck Charity Tournament

Delta Downs Lady Luck Charity Tournament was held at Rayburn Country Golf Club near Jasper, TX on October 11-13.  This 2-lady tournament was scheduled to be a best-ball on day one and a scramble on day two.  However, the weather did not cooperate and the tournament was changed to a scramble on day one, hoping to speed up play and get the round completed in spite of the large chance of rain.  After two days, we were able to complete one round of golf, in and out of the raindrops and lightening.

It sounds rather depressing, but the tournament was a very good tournament with lots of big door prizes, great award prizes, and food supplied for almost every meal while there.  One night included a guitarist/singer on the back patio to entertain us all as well as a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament.

There were raffle opportunities for lots of free golf and goodies all over a 200-mile radius.  And the purpose of the tournament was to raise money for charity, which it did.  The Humane Society, the Jasper Fire Department, and CASA received a total of about $10,000 in donations which were raised with the help of the main sponsor….Delta Downs at Vinton, LA.

We had two teams that made the short trip to Rayburn Country and both teams came back as winners.  Vicki Cella and Kathleen McCoy won 2^nd Low Net in the First Flight while Donna Cobb and Martha Lawhorne won 1^st Gross in the Second Flight.  We highly recommend this tournament as there is lots of “bang for your buck” with this entry fee and the on-site lodging is super-reasonable.

SSWGA Playday at Crooked Hollow

The Northwood ladies hosted its SSWGA playday at Crooked Hollow on Thursday, September 25th, with twenty-two ladies participating on a BEAUTIFUL day.  John Graham and his staff always go "all out" to treat us ladies "special" and we do appreciate them.

There were some really GREAT scores and some really ugly scores, but we won't talk about the ugly ones.  Instead, we want to congratulate Donna Cobb (SCC) on her all-time low score of 78!!  Great playing Donna!  And Donna tied with Cheryl Smith (WGAS) for Low Putts of the day with 29 putts.  And Miss Grace Ireland shot herself the low net of the day with a really nice 66!

Second best score of the day was an 83 by Teri McGuire, who hasn't played much in quite some time.  Great comeback Teri! 

Check out these scores:

FIRST FLIGHT
Low Gross: Donna Cobb (SCC) 78
Low Net: Mary Coker (SCC) 68
Low Putts: Debbie Magee (WGAS) 31

SECOND FLIGHT
Low Gross: Martha Lawhorne (SCC) 89
Low Net: Jill Litton (NHGC) 69
Low Putts: Cheryl Smith (WGAS) 29

THIRD FLIGHT
Low Gross: Tommye Engelcke (SCC) 93
Low Net: Grace Ireland (PCC) 66
Low Putts: Susan Berry (NHGC) 32

Chip/Putt-ins: Donna Cobb, Martha Lawhorne, Pat Rice (SCC), Jill Litton