Lady Calvert Tournament

Calvert Crossing Country Club was the site of the Lady Calvert two-lady scramble at Calhoun, LA.  It was flighted after play, so everyone had a chance to win, no matter what their handicaps.

Hospitality and course were great, especially considering how much relentless rain we have had.  For those of you who have never experienced this course, it is one of those traditional, tree-abundant courses where you have to drive a little distance between most greens and the next tee.  The beautiful homes that lined the course are set back considerably, with wonderfully manicured landscaping and abundant colors.

It was hit-and-miss up to the last minute as to whether the tournament would be postponed due to rain forecasts.  The decision to “carry on” as planned was probably a good one in spite of the cart-paths-only condition on the day of the tournament.  It was a drizzle-sunshine-sauna-drizzle-sunshine-sauna day…..but we finished and we were all winners.

Shreveport was represented well by five teams….with two teams in the winners’ circle.  Best score of the day was a great 67 by Marge Richters and Cori Stegall.

This club is also hosting its annual Lords and Ladies Couples Tournament on August 1-2.  For more information, contact the Calvert Crossing Pro Shop.

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT

1^st Place: Marge Richters/Cori Stegall – 67
2^nd Place: Pam Gentry Moore/Sandra Smith – 71
3^rd Place: Sharon Ward/Sandy Renner – 72

FIRST FLIGHT

1^st Place: Donna Cobb/Cathy Buckley – 78
2^nd Place: Jimmie Zey/Kathleen McCoy – 78
3^rd Place: Nannette White/Carolyn Elliott – 78

SECOND FLIGHT

1^st Place: Hassie Kirschenbaum/Mona Martin – 83
2^nd Place: Freddie Satterfield/Cindy Weems – 84
3^rd Place: Susan Cole/Guina Elliott – 84

CLOSEST TO THE PIN:

#2 – Donna Cobb
#17 – Marge Richters

LONGEST DRIVE: Pam Gentry Moore

 
ACCURATE DRIVE: Sharon Ward

Friendship

A friend recently sent me this, and I think it reflects what many of us experience, even if we aren't aware of it at the time.  It starts slow, but hang in there.  You'll get something out of it........

In an evening class at Stanford University , the last lecture was on the mind-body connection -- the relationship between stress and disease.

 

The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that one of the best things that a man could do for his health is to be married to a woman ...  where as for a woman, one of the best things she could do for her health was to nurture her relationships with her girlfriends.

 

At first everyone laughed, but he was serious. Women connect with each other differently and provide support systems that help each other to deal with stress and difficult life experiences. Physically, this quality "girlfriend time" helps us to create more serotonin -- a neurotransmitter that helps combat depression and can create a general feeling of well being.

 

Women share feelings, whereas men often form relationships around activities. We share from our souls with our sisters/mothers, and evidently that is very GOOD for our health. He said that spending time with a friend is just as important to our general health as jogging or working out at a gym.

 

There's a tendency to think that when we are "exercising" we are doing something good for our bodies, but when we are hanging out with friends, we are wasting our time and should be more productively engaged? Not true. In fact, he said that failure to create and maintain quality personal relationships with other humans is as dangerous to our physical health as smoking!

 

So every time you hang out to schmooze with a gal pal, just pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself for doing something good for your health!  We are indeed very, very lucky. Sooooo let's toast to our friendship with our girlfriends. Evidently it's very good for our health and happiness! 

Southern Belle Invitational

The Southern Belle was hosted again at the pristine Southern Trace Country Club on Wednesday, May 6^th with practice round on Tuesday.  After practice, there was a “pool party” which included wonderful food and a putting contest.  And once again, tee gift was a pair of Nike shoes!

A whopping field of 68 teams filled the course, which made for a very long day.  The shamble/scramble format is always fun though, and when the scores were tallied, the Overall Gross winners were tied with a score of 70. 

After a sudden death playoff which lasted only one hole, Vicki DeLaughter and Teresa Horn were triumphant over Kathy Davis and Debbie Magee, who ended up winning Low Gross in the First Flight.

Overall Low Net went to team Martinak and Salisbury with a nice score of 62.  With only four flights, the winners in each flight had to really shine to win their spots.  Twelve of our local girls were winners.   Congratulations to all!

OVERALL GROSS: 

DeLaughter/Horn – 70

OVERALL NET:

Martinak/Salisbury – 62

FIRST FLIGHT:

Low Gross: Davis/Magee – 70
1^st Net: Price/Judge – 64
2^nd Net: Constant/Williams – 66
3^rd Net: Granger/Russell – 66.25

SECOND FLIGHT:

Low Gross: Cella/Patton – 74
1^st Net: Middleton/Rolland – 66.5
2^nd Net: Cobb/Snyder – 67
3^rd Net: Cantrell/Hooker – 67.75

THIRD FLIGHT:

Low Gross: Barron/May – 76
1^st Net: Marshall/Irwin – 65.25
2^nd Net: McCool/Ruiz – 65.5
3^rd Net: Boles/Sikes – 67.5 (Scorecard playoff with Buckley/Lawhorne)

FOURTH FLIGHT:

Low Gross: Crowe/Rachell – 79
1^st Net: Sloan/Kirby – 68.5
2^nd Net: Engelcke/Corby – 71
3^rd Net: Ray/Ortiz – 71.25  

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.