Kingsville ladies golf

By Rosalind Knight

KINGSVILLE — The Kingsville ladies 18-hole league is halfway through its season.

On August 3, they played the second and final round of their “net eclectic” game on the White/Gold track. Players used their handicap “dots” and could better their score for each hole. Weather and course conditions were beautiful.

Here are the winners of that game. Silver flight: Joanne Rowlandson, 67; Shirley Jacuzzi, 72; Wali Forster, 73. A Flight: Mary Jo Laforet, 63; Lucille Kraus, 65; Jean Page, 71. B Flight: Cindy Morel, 64; Rosalind Knight, 68; Bernice Sawyer, 71. C Flight: Georgina Raycroft and Fran Wasyliniuk tied with 65; Gwen Perry and Stephanie Lytwyniuk tied with 71.

The team standings to date are: Red, 23.5 points; Purple, 20.5 points; Pink, 20 points; Blue, 16 points.

July 27 saw the league playing on the Red/White course and the game was “par 3s and 4s.” This was also a net game (using handicaps) to level the field.

The first three winners with their net scores on the par 3 and 4 holes were: Rosalind Knight, 37; Laurie Kovacs, 42; Wali Forster, 43.

On July 6 the game was “team net best ball.” Players wore their team colours on that steamy day. These are the winning teams: with 58 points, Purple Team of Becky Glidden, Shirley Jacuzzi, Maureen Nefs; with 59 points, Red Team of Wali Forster, Rosalind Knight, Lucille Kraus.

On June 29, the game was harrowing because each team member in turn was responsible for playing with (and hopefully, not losing) a coloured ball. Talk about pressure!

The winning teams that day (using handicaps) were: Wali Forster, Becky Glidden, Maureen Nefs with 70 points; Joanne Rowlandson, Mary Jo Laforet, Georgina Raycroft, Fran Wasyliniuk with 75 points; Shirley Jacuzzi, Maria Rocca, Kathy Soulliere with 76 points.

Not only does the league play individual and occasional team games, players have “match play” once a week called the “Classic” where they play each week with the same partner. This year there are eight teams.

The convenors are Joanne Rowlandson and Lucille Kraus, who won the Classic last year (and who therefore have earned the dubious honour of running the show this year!).

The league is at the midway point of its season, each duo having played all teams.

Points are awarded according to which team won the front and back nines, who won the most holes overall. These are the standings at this point: 1st place with 69 points, the powerhouse team of Lucille Kraus and Joanne Rowlandson; 2nd place with 56 points, the standout red and black team of Jean Page and Stephanie Lytwyniuk; 3rd place with 55 points, the well-balanced team of Shirley Jacuzzi and Maureen Nefs; in 4th place with 51 points the middle-of-the-pack team of Kathy Soulliere and Rosalind Knight (though there is nothing average about them!).

Congratulations to all competitors, and a hearty thank you to Captains Fran and Jean, Classic Convenors Joanne and Lucille for organizing the games, tallying the results, and communicating so aptly all the information the players need.