The EWGA semi-final championship for the Northern Florida and Southeast area of the Executive Women's Golf Association was held on Saturday, July 19 at the Limestone Springs Golf Clubin Oneonta, Alabama. The first place gross and net winners in each flight advance to the final round of the EWGA Championship presented by Callaway
Golf, considered the largest amateur women's golf competition in the United States.
Sudden death playoffs determined the low gross winner of the Championship flight, Lori Whitaker of Cumming, Georgia and the second flight low gross winner, Karen Raudsep of Atlantic Beach, Fla.
The 36-hole championship finals will be held at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Aloha, Oregon on September 26 -27, 2008. Now in its 13th year, this annual nationwide competition had 2447 participants in 2007.
The EWGA Championship begins at the chapter level with members competing in individual stoke play in five flights based on USGA handicaps and a scramble team competition. First place low gross and low net winners in eachflight and the winning scramble team advance to one of the 15 semi-final competitions held throughout the United States.
The eight EWGA chapters represented in the Northern Florida and Southeast area include Atlanta, GA; Augusta, GA; Greater Baton Rouge, LA; Birmingham, AL; Daytona Beach, FL; Huntsville, AL; Jacksonville, FL; and Orlando, FL.
The EWGA semi-final winners for the Northern Florida and Southeast area are: * i
ndicates won scorecard playoff **
indicates won on course playoff ^
Medalist Championship Flight (handicap 0 – 8.0) 1st Low Gross: Lori Whitaker, Cumming, GA, Atlanta chapter 78** ^
2nd Low Gross: Lisa Kaplan, Orlando, FL, Orlando chapter 85
1st Low Net: Jeri Roche, Neptune Beach, FL, Jacksonville chapter 70
2nd Low Net: Lynn Mobley, Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville chapter 85
First Flight (handicap 8.1 – 16) 1st Low Gross: Jan Berry, Madison, AL, Huntsville chapter 83
2nd Low Gross: Angie Browning, Neptune Beach, FL, Jacksonville chapter 86
3rd Low Gross: Lori Collins, Atlantic Beach, FL, Jacksonville chapter 87
1st Low Net: Jean Sasso, Calera, AL, Birmingham chapter 73
2nd Low Net: Christina Semmens, Madison, AL, Huntsville chapter 74*
3rd Low Net: Patty Dailey, Daytona Beach, FL, Daytona Beach chapter 74
Second Flight (handicap 16.1 – 24) 1st Low Gross: Karin Raudsep, Atlantic Beach, FL, Jacksonville chapter 89 **
2nd Low Gross: Carol White, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham chapter 89
3rd Low Gross: Donna Godsill-Craig, Altamonte Springs, FL, Orlando chapter
90
1st Low Net: Mary Rossiter, Atlanta, GA, Atlanta chapter 67
2nd Low Net: Lynn Neal, Atlanta, GA, Atlanta chapter 70
3rd Low Net: Brenda Bailey, Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville chapter 71
Third Flight (handicap 24.1 – 32) 1st Low Gross: Donna Willard, Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville chapter 92
2nd Low Gross: Rhonda Morgan, Huntsville, AL, Huntsville chapter 99
3rd Low Gross: Pat Flynn, Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville chapter 102
1st Low Net: Linda DeBartolo, Orlando, FL, Orlando chapter 66
2nd Low Net: Bettye Anne Shratter, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham chapter 72 *
3rd Low Net: Alleen Fields, Lake Helen, FL, Daytona Beach chapter 72
Fourth Flight (handicap 32.1 – 40.4) 1st Low Gross: Dawn Lafferty, Orlando, FL, Orlando chapter 100
2nd Low Gross: Mary Crisp, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham chapter 107
3rd Low Gross: Sheila Woolsey, Orlando, FL, Orlando chapter 111
1st Low Net: Barbara Muzeni, Winter Garden, FL, Orlando chapter 63
2nd Low Net: Maryann Shepard, Athens, AL, Huntsville chapter 67
3rd Low Net: Elizabeth Gordon, Athens, AL, Huntsville chapter 73
Scramble Division First Place: Birmingham, AL chapter 69
Dianne Young, Birmingham, AL
Terri Henderson. Bessemer, AL
Nancy Hess, Birmingham, AL
Vicki Gongwer, Bessemer, AL
Second Place: Atlanta, GA chapter 70*
Gail Glass, Atlanta, GA
Chris Ford, Alpharetta, GA
Donna Osso, Alpharetta, GA
Mary Hewitt, Alpharetta, GA
Third Place: Jacksonville, FL chapter 70
Ann Meuse, Saint Augustine, FL
Sheila Brocki, Jacksonville, FL
Susan Barrett, Atlantic Beach, FL
Ginny Kavanagh, Saint Augustine, FL
Since its founding in 1991, the EWGA has touched the lives of more than 85,000 women by providing opportunities to learn, play, and enjoy the game of golf for business and for life. This not-for-profit association delivers a wide range of golf, social and networking activities for new and experienced golfers to nearly 20,000 members at over 120 local chapters throughout the United States and international chapters in Canada and France. The EWGA is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. For more information about the association and its membership, visit
www.ewga.com
