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Two ladies’ love of golf has spurred a resurgence in women golfers at Valdosta Country Club Angie Wenck and Jenna Swengros organized the LGA after playing golf together and yearning for more competitive play, a way to develop new friendships and to encourage more women to play golf.
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hen Cary Brown, Valdosta Country Club’s Director of Golf and General Manager, introduced Angie Wenck and Jenna Swengros because the two were looking for someone to play golf with, he never thought that introduction would lead to the revival of a Ladies Golf Association at VCC.
Jenna and Angie have a lot in common. Both are athletic, both are moms with young children, and both moved to Valdosta because of a military assignment at Moody Air Force Base. Angie’s husband, Will, and his family are from Valdosta. His grandfather served as the commander at Moody AFB at one time. His mother went to high school in Valdosta and to VSU. Angie, originally from Indiana, says they moved from Atlanta to Valdosta “… for a better place to raise our children.” Angie began playing golf at the age of five with her father, who had junior clubs cut down and regripped for her. She later attended Indiana University on a golf scholarship. Jenna is an “athlete at heart,” whose mother was a
member of a golf club and was part of an LGA. She, and her husband, Rick, met ten years ago when they were both stationed at Moody AFB. They moved back to Valdosta four years ago. Rick, an A-10 pilot, is near retirement, and Jenna says that their decision to join Valdosta Country Club in 2019 has played a big part in their decision to stay in Valdosta. Jenna now teaches at Valdosta High School. Rick often says "hello" from the skies by way of a fly-over when Jenna is playing golf. Soon after they met, Angie and Jenna were playing together all the time and often with their husbands. And, while they enjoyed each other as golfing buddies, they wanted more women players to compete against, learn from, and share encouragement. “One of the main reasons we wanted to start a ladies' golf group was to make playing more competitive. We didn’t have many ladies to compete against,” said Angie. Once again, they turned to Cary Brown, and that was music to his ears. What he envisioned was not just ladies playing golf together a few days a week, but, moreover, the revival of a lady’s golf association at Valdosta Country Club. The VCC LGA was strong at one time, even hosting a ladies' golf invitational with over 200 players. Summer 2020
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