WGA Play Day March 20th 2013

Another cool one today for the ladies but it did not keep Norma Hyland and Maureen Buckley from heating up with victories in the Low Gross/Low Net games today.  Norma was the top dog for the gross division with a score of 89.  Not bad given that the weather was pretty cool and the wind was blowing a bit.  She started the day off with a chip in on the 16th hole for a par then proceeded to play the next 5 holes in only two over par.  Stumbling a little through the middle of the round she righted the ship towards the end and posted her winning score which was five shots clear of her nearest competitor.  Nice work Norma!  The champion in the net division was Maureen Buckley.  She struggled a little on the front at the start but finished the outward nine with two net birdies to shoot a net thirty eight.  The inward nine for her was a story of consistency with only one net bogey and two net birdies she carded a thirty five to go with her thirty eight and take the first place spot by three shots over the second place finisher Wanda Little.  Good going Maureen.

We had only one chip in and one birdie for the day today.  The chip in was Norma Hyland on hole 16 as previously mentioned and Karen Finegold made a most excellent birdie on the 9th hole today.  You know what that means Karen.  Make some room for another birdie ball.  Whoo-Hoo!

The nine hole ladies had three die hards competing for the low net prize which was captured by Beverly Logan.  She shot a net 45 to take home all the dough.  Well done Beverly!

Thanks again to all the ladies for playing today and see you next week.

Best,
Dave

 WGA OPENING DAY!!
Today started off early for my girls with a very nice breakfast prepared by the Cornerstone.  The ladies fueled up for a great day on the links in the newly remodeled Cornerstone Bar & Grill.  We had a great showing with almost 30 people for breakfast and 21 players for golf.  Back where I am from in the cold country of North Dakota they had a saying for the spring weather.  In like a lion and out like a lamb.  Today was one of those lion days with the wind blowing and the weather a bit chillier than the last few days but the sun was shining with some beautiful blue sky poking through.  The format for the day was to mix up the 9 hole ladies and the 18 hole ladies and let them go at it for a captains choice cage match!  We had a net winning team and a gross winning team for today.  The gross winners ran away with it by turning in a bogey free score card of three under par 69!  The team consisted of Diane Tate, Phylis Hudson, Susie Points & Pia Orlandi.  Nice work ladies!  They take home the ample sum of $6 each in pro shop credit.  The net winners scored a very respectable 60.5 net to claim their winning checks for Opening day.  The group consisted of Susan Courneya, Wanda Little & Betty Lynch.  Great work ladies!  The will also deposit $6 into their pro shop credit accounts.  I am sure their husbands will be happy to spend that money!  

We had two chip in's today.  One from Susie Points on the 8th hole to birdie that one for her team.  The other chip in winner was Stephanie Stokes on hole #7 to help her team to their first of two birdies on the front nine.  Way to go Stephanie!  Both chip in winners pocket $4.50 each for their efforts.

Thanks to all the ladies that played today and came out for the breakfast.  It was a great day!  Hope to see you next week at you WGA Play Day which starts at 10:00 am

Best,
Dave

Lorraine Chalas sends one in from about 20 feet after her playing partners Maureen and Karen showed here the way.

Lynn Dunn showing off nice form on the 12th hole.

Pat Blank shoots this one a bit off target and had the nerve to blame the cameraman.  Can you believe that?

Look at that set up.   I think I have seen one just like that on the LPGA.  No doubt this one ends up near the hole.  Carol"Flipper"Spears has got all the tools to get the job done!

Stephanie Stokes is getting a lot of guidance from her teammates Tina & Lois

Tina Maisano heeds her teams instructions on hitting it hard.

Betty Lynch lines one up on the 11th hole while her teammate Wanda Little looks on.

Susan Courneya showing what good balance looks like in the golf swing!

Tricia Knight surveys the area before her team attempts one of their many birdie tries.

Tricia says "right here girls.  This is the closest one for sure!"

Yippee!  Bev Harper rolls one in from about 15 feet away for birdie!  Great work Bev!

WGA Opening Cocktail Party

On the evening of March 6, the WGA held their Opening Cocktail Party at Arlyle Jannuzzo's

house.  They enjoyed getting together for the first time since the Fall Closing Luncheon while

sipping wine and sampling various hors d'oeuvres and desserts.  After an hour of chatting,

Wanda Little called the meeting to order.  She introduced the 2013 WGA Executive Board Officers

as follows:

President - Wanda Little

Vice President - Cindy Boals

Secretary - Stephanie Stokes

Treasurer - Norma Hyland

Tournament Chair - Dot Kennihan

9 Hole Co-Chairs - Cathy Roofe, Beverly Logan

WGA 2013 Golf Handbooks were handed out and details of upcoming events were explained.

The theme for the 2013 WGA Member-Guest was announced - "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling".

Maureen Buckley and Norma Hyland will co-chair this event on September 9 and 10.

WGA Closing Day Results November 7th 2012

WGA Closing Day Luncheon at National

I always knew our ladies were tough but today that fact was abundantly clear when the National Golf Club held it's closing day for the WGA. We had 13 ladies show up today and brave the cold morning start. The ladies started at 10am and the temp at that time was barely creeping out of the 30's. The format today was just 9 holes of captains choice followed by luch in the Members lounge. The 9 hole ladies played along with the 18 hole ladies to make up the teams and we saw some excellent golf from the ladies.

 The Net winner was the team of Dot Kennihan and Bev Harper who scorched the front nine with a 32.5 to take home $6.50 each in pro shop credit. Well done girls!

 The Gross winner of today's event was the duo of Maureen Buckley and Norma Hyland. The managed to get around the front 9 in one over par 37 to best their nearest competitor by one shot. Nice playing ladies! They will also receive $6.50 each in pro shop credit for their excellent work on the links.

 We had one chip in to end the season and that was Bev Harper who ushered her team to victory with a most excellent chip in for par on the 6th hole. Way to go Bev!

 Even though this is the last official WGA play day of the year we don't want our girls resting on their laurels all winter. We will have regular times booked on Wednesdays and Friday's around 10am for all those wanting to play. Those interested in playing please either email (proshop@nationalgolfclub.com) or call the golf shop and we will put your name on the list.

Don't forget about the Champions dinner rescheduled for Friday the 16th of November. We hope that all of you can make time for this exciting evening to celebrate or 2012 champions. The event will start with Cocktails at 6pm with dinner and awards to follow.

 Thanks to all the WGA members for all the nice words about the WGA Blog. I have enjoyed doing it and we here at National will strive to continue improving our communication with our most valuable asset, Our Members.

 Thanks again,
 Dave

2012 Couples Member Guest "Fall Classic" Results

The weather for this years Couples Member Guest seemed to be on every ones mind but Superstorm Sandy only gave us a we bit o wind and that is about it.  Not nearly enough to deter any of our hearty competitors from playing in the 2012 Couples Member Guest Fall Classic.  We had a nice showing of 13 teams which gave us 52 total players.  A big thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Hyland and Mr. & Mrs. Boals for coordinating this event.  They did a  great job and should be commended for all of their hard work making sure this years Fall Classic was one to be remembered.  The weekend started off with a practice round better ball game on Friday where we saw great participation and some very low scores!  Joel & Cindy Tew along with their guests Craig & Donna Linton fired an amazing 16 under par 56 which was two shots better than their closest competitors and earned them the top paying spot in the Friday Better Ball game.  The final two paying spots for second and third place were our tournament organizers.  Team Boals/Tufts scored a very respectable 58 with the help of Tom Boals back nine score of 39 gross!  Team Hyland/Watterworth rounded out the top paying spots with a scorecard playoff at 59.

Saturday's forecast was 70% chance or rain and high winds.  That forecast did not come through as predicted and the Fall Classic went on as scheduled.  So much for Superstorm Sandy.  The format for tournament day was 2 best balls of the four player team with both gross and net divisions.  The top paying spots were 1st place gross along with 1st, 2nd & 3rd place net.  We had three special event holes with hole #9 as the beat the pro hole along with closest to the hole prizes for ladies on the 12th and men on the 17th.  We had Gordon "Great Scot" McKinlay out on the 9th challenging all comers with his silky smooth swing.  The game was that you could bet any amount you wanted and if you hit it closer than the Pro you doubled your money.  This game was a no loose game though because if you did not hit it closer you still got your money in pro shop credit.  This fact may have eluded Norman "the crusher" Finegold who bet the minimum $5 and careened one off of the rocks into the middle of the pond but not his wife Karen who stepped up the bet to $10 and proceeded to knock it to within 3 feet nearly holing the ball out to beat the Great Scot who had hit his ball to about 12 ft.  Gordon continued to be on his game as we had near 100% participation in this event with only 12 players beating the pro.  Congratulations to those players.  The closest to the hole on #12 for the ladies was Diane Tufts and the winner for closest to the hole on the 17th was Lynn Olmsted.

First Place in the Gross division went to the team of Bruce & Lorraine Chalas along with their guests, Lynn & Diane Olmsted.  They carded a respectable score of four over par 148 to beat their nearest competitor by two shots.

The First place net winners were the team of Ray & Becky Deaton with our former members Mike & Kathy Fiske.  They fired an astounding score of 22 under par 122 which surprisingly was only two shots ahead of the 2nd place finishers of team Boals/Tufts.  Rounding out the last paying spot was the Michigan connection of Scott & Sharon Fields along with Joe & Kim Deyonker.  They were at 16 under 128.  Well done to all of the top competitors.

The golf was followed with a very nice cocktail reception where the winners were announced.  The evening was concluded with Dinner and Dancing in the ballroom.   Good times were had by all who participated and the anticipation is already building for next years Fall Classic!  Thanks to everyone who played in this wonderful event and to those that contributed their time in making it happen.

Team Boals/Tufts finishing up on the difficult 4th hole

Sharon Fields fires one in from the fairway on the 18th

Scott Fields demonstrating exceptional skills with his favorite club in the bag.

Team Michalek finishes up on the 16th.  They get my vote for best dressed.

Cindy Boals attempting to hole one on the 5th.

Steve Tufts cleaning up after taking a dip in the creek on the 5th hole.  

Tom Beddow shoots one over the creek on #5 as Kathy looks on.

Wanda Little attempts to hit it closer than her playing partner Kathy.  That may be a tall order though as you can see how close her ball is to the hole here.

George Little attempting to get this one over the creek on #5.  He did get it over the creek but we won't talk about where it ended up.

Tall, Taller, Tallest

Best of friend's

TP giving out the final results of the big event.

And the winner is?

2012 Ladies Club Champions Crowned

This years 2012 Ladies Club Championship was a bit of Jekyll and Hyde for our playing conditions.  The ladies enjoyed sunny and 84 degrees for the first day of competition then for the final day had to fight their way through a tough rainy start that saw the high temperature peak out in the morning and just get cooler through the day.  That seemed to have no affect on our ladies who battled through and came out shining in the end.  The day one leader was Dot Kennihan.  After a bit of a rough start for Dot on the front nine with a score of 45 she hit the accelerator on the back 9 and was even par through the first 8 holes.  We won't mention the double bogey she made on the 18th, oops I just did.  Sorry Dot.  Even with the double on 18 Dot was able to shoot a beautiful 38 on a back to take a 5 shot lead over Diane Tate after day one.

Day two of the competition saw our temperatures plummet into the low 60's and our leader was doing a good job of holding off the competition with a front nine score of 44 that was equal to her nearest competitor which held her 5 shot lead with only 9 holes left.  She used that comfortable cushion to coast in to the winners circle with a final round score of 86 and a two day total of 169.  Great work Dot!  Diane Tate was able to capture the Net portion of the Ladies Club Championship with a two day net total of 145.  Nice job Diane.

Thanks to all the ladies who came out to compete in this years championship.  We truly appreciate your playing in the event.

Best,

Dave

I have never seen those hats look better!

Stephanie Stokes looks on as Cindy Boals putts on the 8th hole on day 1

Cindy Boals returning the favor 

Diane Tate hitting here approach shot on the 8th

2012 Champion Dot Kennihan zings one in there on the 8th hole for another easy birdie try!

WGA Results for October 3rd 2012

A bit of a muggy day for our first WGA Play day of October 2012.  We had a low putts format today where you just count up your putts and see who has the least.

In the 18 hole division we saw three ladies work their way into the payout column of the balance sheet with their exceptions flat stick prowess.  In the third place position we had Lynn Dunn with 31 puts.  The American Ryder Cup team could have used her this past weekend don't you think?  2nd place finisher was Tricia Knight.  She had 30 putts today.   In the top spot today was a familiar face back from the north country was Pat Blank with a low low total of 29.  Great work ladies!

The 9 hole ladies had 5 competitors vying for the head spot at the dinner table.  Beverly Logan found her way into the payout column with a second place finish taking only 21 putts.  The 9 hole champions was Karen Mamuzic, Who found time out from remodeling their home to play a little golf and grab that 1st place prize by taking only 18 putts. Wow!  Nice!

We had one chip in and one birdie today and they were both on the 12th hole and as you could guess by the same person.  Way to go Maureen Buckley for that nice chip in birdie on the 12 hole!

Thanks for playing ladies.  Don't forget to sign up for this weekends Ladies Club Championship and for next weeks WGA Play Day on the 10th.  The format will be Low Net/Low Gross and we will start at 9:00 am for the last time this year.

Best,

Dave