September Excitement & October Giving: WOMEN’S GOLF UPDATE

BY KATHIE HOLTZAPPLE & BETH HANDEL 18-HOLE LADIES CO-CAPTAINS

September was an exciting month due to the playing of our Club Championship. A recap of the results: Club Champion – Debbie Wall with a gross of 272, winning for the sixth time. Erin Devries, a first-year participant, took first place in Flight 1 with a gross of 281, Joy Sasaki second place (winner of a card off) with 285 and Linda Fyffe third place also with a gross of 285.

Second Flight winners were Pat Kishida – 314; first place, Beth Handel – 319; second place Laura Reeves – 320.

Congratulations to all winners and thanks to all players.

Our last tournament for the month on Sep 26 was Low Net played on Vineyard/River.

Flight 1

1: Joy Sasaki 74

2: Kathie Holtzapple 77

3: Cheri Firpo 77

Flight 2

1: Laura Reeves 68

2: Beth Handel 68

3: Sharon Daegling 69

The General Meeting held on Sep 26 was packed with questions and discussion around two proposals the Board put forth.

Proposal: Designate the Combo Tees and Merlot Tees as the standard of play for Tournament days.

Proposal: Allow participants in the Club Handicap Tournament to use 2 out of the 3 rounds played as part of the tournament.

Voting on the two issues will take place at the Oct 24 General Meeting. A member has to be present to vote.

During the Oct 10 lunch, Pro John Hughes introduced our new Golf Course Superintendent, Lou Silveira. We are looking forward to working with Lou.

The 9 Hole Ladies Group and the 18 Hole Ladies Group donated $1540 to our longtime friend Renee to help out with expenses related to her husband’s cancer treatment. Our prayers and hopes for successful treatment go out to them.

The field competed for Low Putts on Oct 17. The competition was tight and given the condition of the greens scores were good.

Flight 1

1: Pat Kishida 31

1: Marlene Weigum 31

3: Patty Anderson 32

3: Joy Sasaki 32

3: Debbie Wall 32

Looking forward to our two remaining Tournament Play Days:

Oct 24: Low Gross and Medallion Play + General Meeting

Oct 31: Halloween Party – game to be chosen by the committee Watch for emails regarding play for the month of November. DWS was canceled this year and a WGANC Legacy Tournament is being played on Nov 6 & 8 on Vineyard/River making it necessary for us to rework our play games for the day.

More to follow. Happy Halloween to all.

Kathie and Beth Co Captains