Blesener and Graham Successful in Match

The fifth annual WWGA Match Play championship concluded Saturday December 11. Winners were:

• Jann Blesener def. Nancy "Magoo" Walter for Flight A Championship
• Sharon Graham def. Meg "Daisy" Quarrie for Flight B Championship
• Paulette Pelc def. Neili (blame the caddie) Gundrum for Flight A Consolation
• Cheryl Kwiatkowski def. Barb McKinney for Flight B Consolation

Another great tournament! We love Match Play! Results are here. Pictures are here.

WWGA Club Championship for 2010 is Now Final

Our 2010 Club Championship race is complete and official. Our big winners are:

• Co-Champ Gross: Mary Benkert
• Co-Champ Gross: Kelly Hollister
• Champ Net: Martha French
• Flight A: Mary Beth Maddox
• Flight B: Liz Barclay
• Flight C: Kathy Barrett
• Flight D: Mary Jo Slunder

Great race this year! For full field results, go to the Leaderboard at www.wwgaphx.com.

Paulette Wins WWGA Big Break 3

Paulette Pelc is our 2010 Big Break winner, surviving a 7-hole playoff against Kelly Hollister. Paulette sank a birdie putt on the last hole, while Kelly’s birdie putt stayed on the lip!!
About half of the league was able to stay after our Aguila tournament to participate in the Big Break. They competed for points on 4-, 8-, and 12-foot putts, 3 tries at a bunker shot to a tough circle, and 3 tries over The Wall to another circle. Many thanks go out to Janet Anderson and her crew for making the circles out of hundreds of Aguila ball marks!
Then the top 10 point leaders faced off in a Chip-Off. The five winners of the Chip-Off were Harlene Bowman, Nancy Walter, Kat Kimura-Williamson, Kelly Hollister, and Paulette Pelc.
They then went to the Par 3 course for a 2-hole aggregate score playoff. Kelly birdied the first hole and everyone else got a nice par. The second hole knocked out Harlene and Nancy. Kat succumbed on the third hole. We offered to award co-winners, but the competitive edge won out and Kelly and Paulette elected to keep going!! A fun day was had by all!!
Congratulations Paulette!

SAWA was FUN!!

Well, WWGA and its "affiliated members" made up half the field at this year's Southeastern Arizona Women's Amateur tournament this year. And boy, did we have fun!! We were also able to help President Meg celebrate her birthday!



AND we played golf. Somedays were good... somedays were bad. But we did leave with alot of merchandise from PDS Golf Shop. Here is your list of winners:

• Nancy Haler, 1st Gross / 4th Flight
• Anne Charles, 2nd Gross / 4th Flight
• Tami Crain, 3rd Gross / 4th Flight
• Cheryl Kwiatkowski, 1st Net / 3rd Flight
• Debbie Flickinger, 2nd Net / 3rd Flight
• Van Ellen Patrick, 3rd Gross / 3rd Flight
• Stacey Sanford, 1st Gross / 2nd Flight
• Megan Buck, 1st Gross / 1st Flight
• Nancy Walter, 3rd Net / 1st Flight

To view the photo album, click here. Sorry -- didn't have time to put captions. Visit often!!

Congrats to Stacey and Cobyann

Congratulations to Stacey Sanford and Cobyann Berglund who placed 1st and 2nd in their flight at the AWGA's Weekend Classic in June. Thanks for representing us in this event. We're very proud of you! Click here to view more results.

Mary Benkert Wins!

Congratulations to Mary Benkert who won the Memorial Weekend Classic this weekend at Coldwater Golf Club. It was a 3-day event with a small but competitive (and fun) field. Mary played consistently well, with a 73-73-74.
Also in the tournament, Nancy Walter bulldogged overall low net with a 68-69-71.
Susan Browning and Stacey Sanford tied for 2nd low net.
Kelly and Anni are enjoying their honorable-mention golf towels. Kelly was 2nd gross with a very consistent 75 on each day. Anni woke up Sunday and shot a 76.
Great weather and great friends made the weekend that much more fun! Nice playing, girls!

Congrats to Kelly (yes AGAIN!)

Kelly Hollister had a fairly busy May. In early May, she competed in the AWGA's State Match Play Championship at Gold Canyon. In the Senior Championship division, she finished 2nd to an always-tough Nicole Tombs, losing on the 18th hole. For more results, click here. From there, Kelly travelled to Daytona, FL to compete in the National Junior College Golf Championships. In case you didn't know, our little Kelly is a freshman this year at Gateway Community College. She was a welcome addition to the golf team there, not only for her "game," but also for her wisdom, character and leadership. In the championship, Kelly competed well -- finishing 36th in a tough field and a long course.

Just think.... in the Fall, she played in the US Senior Women's Amateur -- to Spring, when Kelly played in the NJCAA Golf Championship. And in between, there was much more golf -- (I won't repeat it... see this blog)! Congrats Kelly!
For more on Kelly's story from her college's newspaper, click here.

Winna Winna Chicken Dinna

If you've heard that before, then you probably know who won again! Congratulations to Kelly Hollister and Mary Benkert who teamed up for the AWGA Four Ball Championship and brought home low net overall. Nice! Also, congrats to Susan Bostock and Keitha Murray who combined to win their flight's gross category. For full field results, click here.

Phoenix City Championship Is Now Final

Nineteen (counted um) WWGA'ers participated in the 45th annual Phoenix Women's City Championship that was held at Cave Creek Golf Course on 3/12 and 3/13. The weather was great... FINALLY no rain! And the course was in great shape. Our track was lengthened a couple hundred yards, as we played a mix of the red and white tees.
Congratulations to:

• Mary Beth Maddox in 2nd Flight - 1st Gross
• Ann White in 2nd Flight - 1st Net
• Liz Buck in 3rd Flight - 2nd Gross
• Stacey Sanford in 3rd Flight - 3rd Gross
• Dee Greener in 4th Flight - 1st Gross
• Barb McKinney in 4th Flight - 2nd Gross

Full field results and pictures to follow soon!

Susan Browning Scores Overall Net Win

Congratulations to Susan Browning who participated in the AWGA's Season Opener tournament. It was a Stableford event played at Superstition Mountain Country Club on Sunday, February 28. She won 1st Low Net over the whole field. Way to go! Also, Stacey Sanford finished well with 1st net in the fourth flight. Beth Bartholow won some gift cert cash as well, winning 1st gross in the fifth flight. Nice!

Kelly Hollister's First Hole in One

Congrats to Kelly who scored her first hole-in-one last Thursday at Papago GC. It occurred on hole 11 (128 yards) and she was using an 8 iron. Our new little school girl was playing with some folks she didn't know. But I'm sure there was still alot of jumping around and weeping!! That was awesome!

Martha, Martha, Martha...

(Did anyone get my Brady Bunch reference, there??)
Anyway, Martha French is at it again. She scored her second hole-in-one on Sun, Jan 31 at Country Meadows. It was scored on hole #6 and she used a pitching wedge. You'll find that she's been "blogged about" alot lately. She's being awfully selfish with those aces. Give us all a chance, will ya??
Remember that an ace scored in any of the Working Women's monthly tournaments will earn you a cool $50 (to offset your bar tab -- of course). So practice, practice!! Congrats again, Martha!

WWGA'ers at the Encanto Birthday Invitational

Today was Encanto's Birthday Invitational. Wow, were there alot of Working Women there! Franny, Keitha and Lynnie were in leadership roles with their "Encanto Hats on", ensuring the tournament ran smoothly and making everyone a "winner." (Love my scarf, Fran!)
Forgive this blog for not knowing all the scores and places... this is all from memory:

• Keitha and Helen placed in the first flight.
• Meg and Sharon won low gross in the second flight. (I remember this because of a side bet:)).
• Lynn and her partner won low net in the second flight.
• Karen and Bethie placed in their flight.
• Kathy B and her partner (Mary B) placed in the 3rd flight.
• Nancy W won long putts all over the place.
• Anni won longest drive in the first flight (whoohaa).
• Lynnie outdrove Keitha for longest drive in the second flight.
• Nancy H cleaned up in the raffle.
• If I missed someone who did something well, my apologies.

A big hats-off to Frannie, who passed up playing to make sure that the tournament was a success. (Gosh -- I never thought of just organizing a tournament without playing in it... seems a little selfless!) Happy Birthday Encanto! Now back to being Working Women.....

Susan Browning is AWGA's Volunteer of the Year!

Working Women would like you all to know that one of our members, Susan Browning, is being recognized at the upcoming AWGA Annual Meeting and Recognition Dinner as Volunteer of the Year. When you see her next, make sure to congratulate her! Nice job, Susan.

Welcome to 2010 with the WWGA

In lieu of a "State of the Union" address from our President Meg, here is a written message from her instead! Please read through it, as it highlights changes in our organization.

Neili's in the News Again; Martha wins Money Race

As part of our end of year awards, congratulations to Neili Gundrum who is our 2009 Most Improved Player. She edged out the 2nd place finisher by the skin of her teeth. (That would be poor Ann White who hasn't gotten her name on this blog for quite some time!)
Also, congratulations to Martha French who won the 2009 Money Race. She placed in 10 of the WWGA's events last year. That is mighty impressive, Ms Martha!!