Like Night and Day

This was the difference between the condition of the Dell Urich golf course from Friday morning to Saturday morning. Why, you ask? Well, Mother Nature did cooperate and decided that the wonderful ladies of the EWGA should have a nice day for their Championship, but the other reason was the hard work of the "quiet" maintenance workers at Dell Urich.

Unbeknownst to many, the maintenance crew was on the course at 2:00 am on Saturday morning scooping buckets of water out of the bunkers, cleaning debris deposited by the excess water (I believe they found a child's car seat that washed onto the course), and just performing their regular maintenance duties. This staff really made a great effort to turn what many thought was a disaterous situation into a very playable and challenging golf course.

In her first debut as a member of the EWGA Championship Committee, Karla Harding, a member of the Northern Colorado Chapter, survived as Championship Director and did so with poise and a smile. She experienced an exciting sudden death play-off between Edith Apuya (Los Angeles, CA), a first time competitor in the EWGA Championship and Sylvia Urbaniec (Orange County, CA). In addition, Karla witnessed the unfortunate disqualification of a scramble team which became a very valuable lesson learned by all competitors at the Championship - ALWAYS CHECK YOUR HOLE-BY-HOLE SCORES after your round. Now Karla is ready to go for her next Semi-Final which will be in Canandaigua NY for the Upper Mideast District.

THANK YOU to the staff of Dell Urich and to all of the players who traveled near and far to be a part of the largest amateur women's championship in the country.

Not to keep you in suspense any longer, here are the results...

Championship Flight
1st Low Gross: Patty Kimball, Phoenix-Valley of the Sun, AZ 78^
2nd Low Gross: Denise Drake, Los Angeles, CA 81
3rd Low Gross: Catherine Cheng, Palm Springs/Desert Cities, CA 89
1st Low Net: Beth Rinehold, Santa Barbara, CA 74
2nd Low Net: Joules Holmes, Orange County, CA 77
^Medalist

First Flight
1st Low Gross: Michelle Safley, Phoenix-Valley of the Sun, AZ 81
2nd Low Gross: Val Robbins, San Diego, CA 83
3rd Low Gross: Carol Frazzano-Bailey, Santa Barbara, CA 84
1st Low Net: Margaret Miller, Orange County, CA 70*
2nd Low Net: Elise King, Palm Springs/Desert Cities, CA 70
3rd Low Net: Lana Radchenko, San Diego, CA 71
*won scorecard playoff

Second Flight
1st Low Gross: Edith Apuya, Los Angeles, CA 85**
2nd Low Gross: Mary Lou Ramos, Santa Barbara, CA 87
3rd Low Gross: Jandy Hughes, Phoenix-Valley of the Sun, AZ 89
**won sudden death playoff
1st Low Net: Sylvia Urbaniec, Orange County, CA 65
2nd Low Net: Charlene McComb, Las Vegas, NV 68
3rd Low Net: Susan Crawford, San Diego, CA 71

Third Flight
1st Low Gross: Julie Gorog, San Diego, CA 91
2nd Low Gross: Charlotte Boyce, Las Vegas, NV 95
3rd Low Gross: Debbie Simeone, Las Vegas, NV 98*
1st Low Net: Belinda Thompson, Orange County, CA 67
2nd Low Net: Jo Ann Ellison, Tucson-Old Pueblo, AZ 68*
3rd Low Net: Jordi Furman, Orange County, CA 68
*won scorecard playoff

Fourth Flight
1st Low Gross: Chris Devine-Dailey, Los Angeles, CA 108
2nd Low Gross: Mary Ellen Case, Tucson-Old Pueblo, AZ 109
3rd Low Gross: Marcia Green, Santa Barbara, CA 117
1st Low Net: Xandi Sanderson, Phoenix-Valley of the Sun, AZ 73
2nd Low Net: Linda Stratton, Tucson-Old Pueblo, AZ 75
3rd Low Net: Pat Martzen, Santa Barbara, CA 92

SCRAMBLE DIVISION
1st - Tucson-Old Pueblo, AZ Captain Barbara Ericks 69*
Liddy West
Linda Hartsig
Jacki McCue
2nd – Orange County, CA Captain Janice Pavelko 69
Kimmy Nguyen
Judy Yee
Kathereen Shinkai
3rd - Phoenix-Valley of the Sun, AZ Captain Sue Erredge 72
Judy Decker
Diane Gilcrest
Kim Parish
*won scorecard playoff