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"For one Pac Am group, it's women only"
By Zack Hall / The Bulletin
Published: October 03. 2007 5:00AM PST
All but one of a group of 12 golfers left their spouses and families at home this week to play courses around Central Oregon. The group’s members all are sticklers for the rules of golf and take pride in their prowess on the 19th hole.One more thing — the group of golfers are all women, and they’re all over the age of 50.Members of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Executive Women’s Golf Association, along with a handful of EWGA members from other chapters, are playing at the 2007 Northwest Dodge Dealers Pacific Amateur Golf Classic in what has become an annual event for the group.For them, the tournament offers a chance for a girls’ outing — not unlike the guys’ outings they’ve seen their husbands and other men take for years.
“There is nothing against the family and kids and everybody else, but this is our girls’ night out,” said L.A. chapter president Debbie Dakouzlian of Long Beach, Calif., after the group’s round at Bend’s Widgi Creek Golf Club on Tuesday. “Men take off and go fishing, or camping or whatever. This, for us, is that equivalent.”
Sharon Wertz and Michelle Haag of Long Beach and Mary Ellen Knowles of Los Angeles were the first of the group to play in the annual Central Oregon amateur golf tournament five years ago.The three had become fed up with the World Amateur Handicap Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the world’s largest amateur tournament, boasting more than 4,000 golfers each year.“We wanted go somewhere different,” said Wertz, adding that Haag had first learned about the Pac Am in a golf magazine. “If the Myrtle Beach tournament had 5,000 people in it, 4,500 of them were men.”
Wertz said the Pac Am and Central Oregon courses have been particularly friendly to women golfers. And that has kept the group loyal to the tournament.Now three sisters — Sue Brugman of Manhattan Beach, Calif.,; TimmiAne Bourell of Hollister, Calif.; and Suzette Keyser of Jacksonville, Ark. — make the trip.Southern Californians Karen Katzbeck of Glendale, Chris Divine Dailey of Hermosa Beach, and Cecilia Worcester of West Hills, have joined the group in recent years.Michelle Allman of North Hollywood along with the group’s best golfer, Lori Baker — a 12 handicap from Temple City, Calif. — made the trip to play in the Pacific Amateur for the first time this year.
Most of the women, including some who are board members for the Los Angeles chapter of the EWGA, play together in nearly 30 tournaments a year.But for them, the trip to Central Oregon is a highlight of their golfing year. They’re even skipping the popular California Cup in Monterey this week to play in the Pac Am. Knowles, a tournament director for the EWGA, said she is happy to be freed from coordination responsibilities for a change.“I finally get to play,” she said. “And I don’t have to worry about it,”And the group is competitive.
Tuesday, chapter president Dakouzlian outdrove Allman by a foot in a long drive competition for Flight 33, something the players were more than willing to discuss.“(Allman) got closest to the pin yesterday,” Wertz said. “So it was only fair that Debbie got the longest drive today.” The competition is only a small part of what attracts the group, though.They share philosophies, be it a strict adherence to the rules (they loathe “gimme“ putts) or the desire to share a drink in the clubhouse after the round. For them, the Pac Am is a chance to share a common thread — a love of golf — with their friends. One thing about our group is that we all enjoy golf,” Wertz said. “It’s all about the camaraderie.” |
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2008 Executive Board:
Debbie Dakouzlian, President; Julie Armstrong, Vice President;
Sharon Wertz, Secretary;
Sharon Wertz, Treasurer(interim);
Lori Baker, Immediate Past President;
Full article on Leadership Page |
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REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL
Tomi, Tracey, Judy & Karen -- Off to Nashville! The Southern California and Desert Southwest District Semi-Finals of the EWGA Championship Series were held June 9th at the Double Tree Golf Resort in San Diego. The Los Angeles Chapter fielded a full team of 14 competitors: Championship Flight - Tomi Spor and Tracey Hebert
First Flight - Socorro Cottle and Michelle Allman
Second Flight - Teri Esteban and Sharon Wertz
Third Flight - Judy Wu and Maura Collins
Fourth Flight - Michelle Haag and Chris Devine Dailey
Scramble Team - Jayne Geisler, Cecilia Worcester, Karen Krull and Chris Brugman
Our very own Tomi Spor is the Southern California-Desert SW Champion! She won first place in the Championship Flight and is on her way to the EWGA Finals in Nashville, Tennessee. Joining Tomi are: Tracey Hebert, Championship Flight Low Net winner (first place) and Judy Wu, Third Flight Los Gross winner (first place). The following members also placed in the top three in both low gross and net in their respective flights:
Teri Esteban - Second place Low Net Second Flight winner
Maura Collins - Second place Low Gross Third Flight winner
Karen Katzbeck, our defending 2006 National winner (Third Flight), will be joined by Tomi, Tracey and Judy at the Hermitage Golf Course in Nashville for the two-day EWGA Final Championship tournament on September 7th and 8th. We wish Karen, Tomi, Tracey and Judy lots of fun and pars in Nashville. Please don't be shy to ask these 15 members of their experience in San Diego and wish those competing in Nashville an "LA" good time. (Karen participated as an exempt player as she has automatically qualified to compete in Nashville - a wonderful benefit for the winners at the finals each year). On behalf of our members, The Board of Directors wishes to thank each and every one of you who competed in the Semi-Finals in San Diego for representing the Chapter.
We're all very proud of you! Complete Results |
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2007 BELLASPORT EWGA L.A. CHAPTER CHAMPIONSHIP:
TRACY HEBERT IS OUR CHAPTER CHAMPION! |
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Our Chapter Championship was held at Rio Hondo Golf Course in Downey on Saturday, April 28th. This is the qualifying round for the EWGA Championship, the nation’s largest amateur tournament for women. Participants competed individually in five handicap flights, or as part of a Scramble Team; others played in the Just For Fun event. Low Gross and Low Net from all flights as well as our First Place Scramble Team (14 total) are eligible to advance to the District Semi-Final Event in San Diego on June 9th.
And the winners are… Tracy Hebert, who, as the low-gross scorer in the Championship Flight, becomes our overall Chapter Champion; Tomi Spor (Championship Flight, 1 st Low Net); 1 st Flight: Michelle Allman (Low Gross), Socorro Cottle (Low Net); 2nd Flight: Linda Kueny (Low Gross), Teri Esteban (Low Net); 3rd Flight: Maura Collins (Low Gross), Judy Wu (Low Net); 4th Flight: Chris Devine Dailey (Low Gross), Michelle Haag (Low Net); Scramble Team: Cecilia Worcester, Jayne Geisler, Karen Krull & Christine Brugman (The Aloha Girls).
Debbie Dakouzlian was the Tournament Director and Mary Ellen Knowles served as Registrar. They did a great job, with even the weather cooperating, providing a cooling breeze to refresh the warm spring air. Thanks to Debbie and Mary Ellen for the organizing and implementing, Bellasport for sponsoring, all the volunteers for helping, and the players for participating. On to San Diego! |
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| MEMBERSHIP KICKOFF— 7 NEW MEMBERS JOIN! |
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Our 13 th Annual Membership Kickoff was held at Knollwood Country Club in Granada Hills, Saturday, April 21 st from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. This was a great chance to introduce our friends to EWGA Los Angeles, where they can meet other women golfers and take advantage of a wide array of member benefits from both local and association-wide sponsors. The morning featured a Fashion Show presented by Bellasport, a Golf Expo highlighting our sponsors and a sumptuous Breakfast Buffet.
Seven of the nine guests applied for membership at the event, qualifying for a drawing for a 25 ° hybrid club, which was won by Karen White. In addition to Karen, the new members included Hasmik Amerian, Miriam Begg, TeeTee Meyer, Jean Rouda, Irene Smith and Linda Zimmer. Please look for these ladies at future events and give them a warm welcome! There was also a drawing for a Free Premier EWGA Membership, with members getting one ticket for each guest they brought, won by Kathy Malmfeldt.
Anna Ott and her Bellasport team put on a lively fashion show, featuring member Teri Esteban and a husband and wife team, modeling golf/leisure wear and accessories. More items from Bellasport were on display at the Golf Expo, along with Cookie Lee Jewelry, Tartan Grips, Stryker Physiotherapy answering our questions about golf-related injuries and how to recover from them, and swing analysis from Golf-Tec. Golf Gym was unable to attend, but donated Squeezies for everyone, and 3 Personal PowerSwing sets for the raffle. The California Section Director Kris Poe attended, giving an EWGA regional perspective. There were many raffle and door prizes, and 3 foursomes played the course after the Kickoff.
Thanks to Co-Chairs Vickie Camper, Chris Devine Dailey, and Kathy Malmfeldt, and volunteers Roberta Kantola, Darlene Hayes, Jill West, Laura Perry, Barbara Trivison, Deb Buzick and Carol Fishburn for a fun morning! |
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Santa Barbara Women's Open:
This two-day amateur competition features players from all over the state. Competition consisted of two days of 18 holes at Sandpiper and the Santa Barbara Golf Course. Many golf courses and clubs were represented, including EWGA Chapters from L.A., Sacramento, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs-Desert Cities and Orange County.
Our Chapter was represented by 7 participants: Linda Kueny in the Gold Flight (Handicaps 12.4-16.9), Judy Pachciarz, and Julie Armstrong in the Silver Flight (17.3-24.1) and Chris Devine-Dailey, Mary Ellen Knowles, Barbara Trivison and Karen Katzbeck in the Copper Flight (24.4-33). Linda won low net in the Gold Flight and Karen won low gross in the Copper Flight. Karen also managed closest to the pin twice, once at Sandpiper and once at Santa Barbara Golf Club.
Everyone had a great time...in spite of the smoke and ash from the nearby forest fire, especially on Thursday when it was dark all day...the sun was orange and it "snowed" all day. The cars were covered with ash both mornings when the players woke up and they had to brush the ash out of their hair and clothing after finishing on Thursday. Judy P. brought her dogs Nickie & Abby along for the trip, and everyone got to meet them after the tournament. Mary Ellen got to play, over the course of the 2 days, with all the winners in the Copper flight - Low Gross and five Low Net winners, but she said apparently none of their technique "rubbed off"!!:) Well done, ladies! Thanks to all who participated and special kudos to Linda & Karen. Complete results can be found on the Santa Barbara Women's Open Website,and photos will be posted on our web site soon. |
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The Third Annual LA Diego Cup:
was held Saturday, September 8th, at Tijeras Creek Golf Course in Rancho Santa Margarita. The San Diego Chapter sent 18 players who competed against 18 players from Los Angeles, with San Diego taking home the win and the trophy, with a score of 85.5 to 78.5. The event format was modified match play in which each foursome consisted of a pair of SD players competing against a pair of LA players, with each person playing her own ball. There were 18 total points per foursome, and the pair whose player had the best score won that hole and one point. Thus the total available score was 164 (9 rounds x 18 points) in 2007. LA won the first two events by scores of 99.5 to 98.5 in 2005, and by 86.5 to 75.5 in 2006. Please join us in September 2008, and help us win back the trophy! |
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