Kimball in the Lead, Madison Scramble in a Fight for First

After the fog lifted and round one scores of the EWGA Championship Finals presented by Callaway Golf were entered, Patty Kimball, member of the Phoenix/Valley of the Sun, AZ Chapter and resident of Scottsdale, AZ, leads the way with a great round of 74. Playing the North Course at the Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club which carries a course rating of 70.9 and a slope of 132, Patty showed her fellow competitors that Arizona heat. However, right on her tail is Lori Whitaker of the Atlanta, GA Chapter who fired a strong 76.

In the scramble division, it's a dog fight. Three teams - Madison, WI, Tampa Bay, FL & Washington DC Metro - are tied at the top with great net scores of 65. As three-time defending champion, the team of Shelly Armstrong, Terri Redmond, Sarah Dekraay, & Ginger Simpson from Madison, WI may have to wait to "jump around" until the final flag is in the hole. Of course, if the Badgers take care of the Wolverines tomorrow, then I think we'll all have a reason to "jump around".

Aside from a short term blanket of fog this morning, the weather here in Aloha, OR really shaped up and reached a very mild temperature with minimal cloud cover. Today was just a perfect setting for a great day of golf. Let's hope for the same tomorrow.

Here are players who are leading in the gross and net divisions within their flights:

CHAMPIONSHIP
Gross - Patty Kimball, Phoenix/Valley of the Sun - 74
Net (tie) - Robin Banner, Greater Knoxville TN & Holly Brockman, Central Indiana - 69

FIRST
Gross - Julie Shore, Raleigh Triangle NC - 76
Net - Susan Teasley, Fairfield County CT - 67

SECOND
Gross - Stacey Weitzel, Baltimore Regional MD - 85
Net - Bridget Albosta, Northeast Bay CA - 69

THIRD
Gross (tie) - Mary Dave Blackman, Tri-Cities of Northeast TN & Mary Jo Burke, Naples FL - 97
Net - Diane Madigan, Fort Worth/ Metroplex TX - 69

FOURTH
Gross - Lisa Lowe, Kansas City Metro - 97
Net - Linda McAllister, Sonoma-Marin-Napa CA - 66

SCRAMBLE
T-1st- Madison, WI - Shelly Armstong, Sarah Dekraay, Terri Redmond, Ginger Simpson - 65
Tampa Bay, FL - Cathy Ford, Chris Daywalt, Kim Byle, Michele Pontious - 65
Washington DC Metro - Sheila Chittams, Donna Wood, Sue Lamar, Nancy Burke - 65