9 Holers

By Judi Chmielowiec

ATTITUDE! Playing golf should revolve around a good attitude. Positive attitudes produce better golf, camaraderie, and incentive to play golf for many years. So, I would like to thank Barbara Costalas for giving us the example of consistently hitting the ball down the middle of the fairway, practicing and showing up every week in her sporty outfits. Cheers to you, Barbara, and thank you for giving us the incentive!!

Congratulations on the marriage of our Nine Holer, Julie De Laurence, to Ed Logue. What a beautiful couple! We are all so happy for you!

We ended our month of April with a lot of Chip-Ins: April 21: Barbara Fratercangelo, Barony No. 9, Ellen Johnston, Barony No. 5 and Jo Ann Gibbs, Barony No. 8. April 28: First Time Chipper, Sue Walker. Winners for our Shamble of the Month: 1st Place Team: Joan Hazel, Barbara Scotti, Barbara Costalas and Jackie Darling - 69. 2nd Place Teams and Tie: Nancy Simpson, Kathy Jacobson, Ellen Johnston and Cathy Vetrano, Kathy McGown and Cherie Bailey - 71. 3rd Place Team: Sue Walker, George Voehringer, Barbara Fratarcangelo and Judi Chmielowiec - 74. Honorable Mention Team: Nene Shope, Jo Ann Gibbs and Karen Simpson, with a very close score of 75. Thanks again to Jackie Darling for managing the month of April.

We welcome our May Director of the Month, Kathy Jacobson! We started our first game of May with our Low Net Tournament. Our Tournament Director, Joan Hazel, reminded us that the winner will be revealed at our December Awards Luncheon. Congratulations to Mary Ann Shallcross for her Chip-In on May 5th on Barony #8! Our second week winners for the Individual Stroke Play were: First Place, with a Net Score of 35, Joan Hazel. Second place, with a net score of 36, Cherie Bailey. Third Place, with a three-way tie of net 39, were Sue Walker, Nancy Simpson and Jo Ann Gibbs. AND, Congratulations to Leslie North, for a Chip-In for a BIRDIE on Robber’s Row No. 1. Congratulations to all of our Nine Holers with their great team spirit and great play!

As we continue into the Summer months, we traditionally lose some of our Nine Holers to their part-time residence, with full commitment to return. Travel is beginning to be part of our lives again. We have a lot of family joining us for visits at our beach location. Injuries and illnesses may happen. But ultimately, our Nine Hole Ladies Golf has been a steadfast group for over 30 years, and we look forward to always having new ladies join our group and keeping the group together as a mainstay of the Port Royal Golf Club. See you on the course!! Tees up!