Florida Golfer Wins Largest U. S. Women’s Amateur Golf Competition
Port St. Lucie, FLA, September 29, 2009 – Pat Ayres, a member of the Port St. Lucie-Treasure Coast, FL chapter of the EWGA (Executive Women’s Golf Association), has won the 2009 EWGA Championship presented by Callaway Golf, the largest amateur women’s golf competition in the United States. Previously winning the tournament in 2006, she shot a two-day total of 144. Sarah Dekraay of the Madison, Wis. chapter won second place low gross with a 150 and Robin Banner of the Greater Knoxville, TN chapter won the low net award for the second consecutive year, posting a 143.
This year’s two-day championship finals were held on September 25 and 26 at the PGA Golf Club in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. The field had 205 competitors, representing 102 EWGA chapters from 37 states and Canada, competing in five flights of individual stroke play and a scramble team division. (See winners below).
Also of note, Julie Shore of the EWGA’s Raleigh Triangle, NC chapter made a hole-in-one at the Wanamaker 11th — a 115 yard par 3 on the first day of the competition.
Now in its 14th year, this annual competition had over 2400 participants in 2009, starting with 120 local chapter championships and 15 semi-finals leading to the 36-hole finals.
Since the EWGA started in 1991, more than 100,000 women have benefited from membership in the organization which is dedicated to connecting women to learn, play, and enjoy golf for business and for fun. Chapters provide a wide range of golf, social and networking activities for both new and experienced golfers.
The EWGA is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. For more information about the association and its membership, visit www.ewga.com
Following are the top 36-hole stroke play EWGA Championship winners, chapter affiliation and two-day scores, by flight:
* indicates won scorecard playoff
Championship Flight (Handicap 0 – 8.0):
First Place Low Gross: Pat Ayres, Port St Lucie-Treasure Coast, FL chapter – 144
Second Place Low Gross: Sarah Dekraay, Madison, WI chapter – 150
Third Place Low Gross: Emily Pearce, Middle Tennessee chapter – 164
First Place Low Net: Robin Banner, Greater Knoxville, TN chapter – 143
Second Place Low Net: Debby Davis, Orlando, FL chapter – 148
Third Place Low Net: Monica O’Reilly, Jacksonville, FL chapter – 149
First Flight (Handicap 8.1 – 16.0):
First Place Low Gross: Marceia Cox, Memphis, TN chapter – 171
Second Place Low Gross: Christine DeRienzo, Long Island, NY chapter -173
Third Place Low Gross: Carlyne Lynch, Portland, OR chapter -176
First Place Low Net: Karen Bock, Kansas City Metro chapter – 142
Second Place Low Net: Deb Larkin, South Jersey chapter – 145
Third Place Low Net: Bonny Wrobel, Daytona Beach Area chapter – 149
Second Flight (Handicap 16.1 – 24.0)
First Place Low Gross: Mary Ann Lutz, Forth Worth/Metroplex chapter – 175
Second Place Low Gross: Kathy LeBlanc, Boston, MA chapter – 176
Third Place Low Gross: Linda McDaid, Northeast Bay, CA chapter – 178
First Place Low Net: Dori Welch, Salt Lake City, UT chapter – 135
Second Place Low Net: Ann Stevenson, Houston, TX chapter – 137
Third Place Low Net: Susan Lehr, Seattle, WA chapter – 142 *
Third Flight (Handicap 24.1 – 32.0)
First Place Low Gross: Joan Snyder, Waterloo Region, Ontario chapter – 194
Second Place Low Gross: Marlene Frawley, Central Pennsylvania chapter – 196
Third Place Low Gross: Judy Finch, Huntsville, AL chapter – 197
First Place Low Net: Jen Liang, Greater Philadelphia, PA chapter – 138
Second Place Low Net: Lisa Lowe, Kansas City Metro chapter – 139
Third Place Low Net: JaDawn Muhammad, Milwaukee, WI chapter – 142
Fourth Flight (Handicap 32.1 – 40.4)
First Place Low Gross: Karron Small, Greater Richmond, VA chapter – 214
Second Place Low Gross: Tiffany Young, Central Arkansas chapter – 222 *
Third Place Low Gross: Shari McLaren, Waterloo Region, Ontario chapter – 222
First Place Low Net: Carol Gouty, Chicago Metro, IL chapter – 148
Second Place Low Net: Debbie Gusse, Akron, OH chapter – 149
Third Place Low Net: Michelle Boyer, Miami, FL chapter – 155
The 36-hole scramble winners:
First Place: Tri-Cities of Northeast Tennessee – 131
Angie Peters Marilyn Martin
Sador Black Jan Compton
Second Place: Jacksonville, FL chapter – 134
Susan Barrett Janet Pellicciotti
Susan Albrecht Angie Browning
Third Place: Wilmington, DE chapter – 135
Helene Malloy Mary Dempsey
Kathy Corcoran Dawn Perry
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