Guys and Dolls Tournament

Well gang, I don't have any pictures, but the news is good.  Seems that we had three of our local ladies and their partners who went to the Guys and Dolls Tournament this past weekend in Alexandria.  The good news:  they all won something!  Debbie and Merv Magee won 2nd place in the Championship Flight and Mary Jo and Dave Gray won 3rd place in the same flight.  Gayle and Bob Gansfuss won 3rd place in the Second Flight.  Congratulations to all you guys and dolls!!!

SWGA Playday at Northwood

Another successful playday!  Forty-four ladies participated in the really pleasant weather that the Northwood ladies ordered for us.....along with some delicious homemade cookies!

The overall low gross score for the day came from the Second Flight.  Donna Cobb (BWGA) shot a really nice 82!  The overall low net was also a Broadmoor lady, Cathy Buckley, with a nice 68.  There were scads of duplicate putt totals ranging from 30 to 40, but an overall average of 33.7 putts.

It was a great day of golf, but with a sad note in that it was Donna Phillips' last playday with the SWGA, as she is moving to Texas.  We wish her all the best and we'll miss her alot!  Lillian Granger has graciously stepped up to take Donna's position on the SWGA Board and will be in charge of Team Matches this year, so she'll be needing help from us all since she's taking this on in the middle of things.

I might also note that this year we have two new members with the same name:  Kathy Davis.  One of them is a Northwood girl and the other is from Southern Trace.  Be on the lookout for them and introduce yourself.

See results of the tournament in the right column.

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.