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DWGA Fall Meeting, Golf & Dinner
The Fall Meeting was held November 18th at Cavaliers CC. This year's format was much different than meetings held in the past. We played a fun round of golf, for 21 women; 50 women attended the meeting, at which an excellent dinner was served. We posted DWGA Fun Facts around the room, and held a Chinese Auction to benefit the DSGA Scholarship Fund. We would like to congratulate the 21 BRAVE women who endured the elements and played golf, nearly all of them made it through 18 holes!
During the business meeting each Board Member and Committee Chair presented their reports. Ann Hitchens, DWGA Treasurer, explained our financial position and reported the organization is in good financial health. Cynthia Hunsberger, Tournament Chair, reported a slight increase in tournament participation, and nearly all events were filled. Sally Grillo, Director of Course Rating, informed us that the Rating Team rated 8 courses, and 16 sets of tees!
An awards ceremony was held for our Senior Champion, Diane Herndon; our Team Matches Champions, Gross - Chesapeake Bay NE, and Net - Pike Creek GC; and our Hole-in-One Club, which included 5 women, Dottie Farmer, Joyce Olliffe, Eleanor Warren, Virginia Steele, and Mary Monagle.
We held a Chinese Auction to raise money for the DSGA Scholarship Fund. Seven baskets with assorted items were raffled; each basket contained a foursome to a golf course in the State. We raised $830!! We also donate $1 from each tournament entry for the Fund. Our total this year is $1,664! Thank you Ladies! The Scholarship Fund program has 24 students now attending different schools throughout the country, at an annual cost of over $50,000.
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Delaware Women's Senior Championship
The DWGA Senior Championship was held September 8th & 9th, at Kings Creek Country Club in Rehoboth Beach. 45 women competed this year and many opportunities to win a prize were available; each woman competed in an age group flight and a handicap flight, in which both gross and net awards were given. Diane Herndon, of Kings Creek CC, won her 2nd Senior Championship with a two-round total of 152. Carolyn Lyman, of Ocean City Y & CC, won the Super Senior Championship with a total of 164.
DWGA Team Matches
The DWGA Team Matches is typically a 6-week event where different clubs compete in matches against each other for a Gross and Net Champion; teams consist of two, two-person teams each week. However, this year there is a Northern and Southern division, and the Northern division has 7 teams competing! The Northern Division teams are from Cavaliers CC, Delcastle GC, Three Little Bakers CC, Newark CC, Chesapeake Bay North East, Chesapeake Bay Rising Sun, and Delaware National CC. The Southern Division is made up of three teams from Bear Trap Dunes GC, Kings Creek CC, and Maple Dale CC. There will be a championship between the Northern and Southern Gross and Net winners on October 25th, to determine the winners.
Current standings: Northern Division; Southern Division
Junior Girls Championship
The 2008 Junior Girl’s Championship was held at the Brandywine Country Club, in Wilmington, Delaware, July 16th & 17th. Christine Shimel, of DuPont CC, claimed her 4th consecutive Junior Girl’s title against some of the best girl’s in Delaware, with scores of 75-73, 148. This year's event had the most participation that we've seen in recent years; 10 girls competed ranging from 13 years old to 17 years old. Shimel also qualified for the USGA Junior Girl's Championship!
The Junior Girl’s Amateur Championship is a 36-hole, individual stroke play competition within age classes. This Championship is open to female amateur golfers who are at least 12 years old*, who have not reached their 19th birthday as of July 16, 2008 and are not currently attending college. Players must be either a member of a DWGA member club or a resident of the State of Delaware. Tee times will be assigned for Wednesday, with a shotgun start on Thursday, followed by an awards luncheon for the contestants.
Women's Amateur Championship
The 2008 Women’s Amateur Championship was held at Newark Country Club, June 23rd-25th. It was a beautiful but grueling three days at Newark with some pretty remarkable play. Andrea Daly from Fieldstone GC was able to hold off two former champions to earn her first Amateur title. Daly shot three consecutive rounds in the 70s (75-76-75) for a total of 226. Katy Heskett, of Delcastle GC and the 2007 Women’s Amateur Champion finished second with scores of 81-76-74 and a total of 231. Three-time champion, Meghan Adams of Cavaliers CC was the first round leader, with a 74, and finished third over-all with a total of 237. In the final round, Dottie Farmer of Cavaliers CC had a hole-in-one on the 108 yard par 3, second hole hitting a 7-iron. That is Dottie’s 11th recorded hole-in-one, and this is the second consecutive year that a hole-in-one has been made in the final round of the Women’s Amateur. Last year Andrea Daly had one at Bayside Resort on the 127 yard, 3rd hole with a 7-iron.
The Delaware Women’s Golf Association would like to thank Newark Country Club and its’ members for hosting this prestigious event for three consecutive days.
We would also like to thank Doug Frazier, Head Professional, and his staff for their excellent service and assistance with this event.
Kevin Mayhew, Superintendent, and his staff for the excellent course conditions, and the difficult but fair course set up.
Elizabeth George, Banquet Manager, and her staff for their service throughout the event.
We would like to thank all the Newark CC volunteers, and the DSGA volunteers; without their help the tournament would not have been so successful.
- Daly Wins the Amateur Championship
- Adams Leads State Women's Golf Amateur
- Heskett Eager To Defend Title
Ryder Cup Medley
The Ryder Cup Medley took place on Monday, June 9th at Shawnee Country Club in Milford, Delaware. The Ryder Cup Medley is a fun tournament played in three different formats; 6 holes are played in the Four Ball format, 6 holes in the Scramble format and 6 holes in the Alternate Shot (Chapman) format. Close to one hundred women played 18 holes of golf on a day when the temperature was close to 100, but the heat index felt as if it were 110 degrees. When the tournament was complete the 50-50 raffle winner, Patty Marvel, of Kings Creek CC, walked away with $200. The overall low gross of the tournament was a 74 shot by Arlene Zamora and her partner Carleen Jones, both from Chesapeake Bay Golf Club. The low net in the field with a 67 fired by Helene Malloy and her partner Cheryl Lissy, who are both from Ed Oliver Golf Club.
3-2-1
The 3-2-1 tournament has been rescheduled for Wednesday, August 20th at Wild Quail Golf & CC. The original tournament date was hampered by torrential and unrelenting rain. The scheduled shotgun ended up going out, and the ladies survived all of five holes as the rain continued to come down. The tournament was rained out, but the ladies were able to have their luncheon and ten women won gift certificates in a raffle. Lunch will not be served on the rescheduled date but the club will be offering a special for those who would like to stay after the round. We will be able to take additional teams, if anyone is interest please contact Jennifer O’Brien in the office at 302-234-3365. If you need to make changes to your team please let Jennifer know by Monday, August 11th.