21st
MWGA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP -
OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
July 30 - 31
by
Cynthia Pinkard
Once again, the two-day
MWGA State Championship will be held at:
Lake Forest Golf Course in
Saturday, July 30 and Sunday,
July 31
Juniors will only play on Sunday
Players of all
handicaps are eligible to play and are encouraged
to participate in this event.
The
women’s divisions are flighted by age and handicap
gross and net prizes awarded
Combined scores from both days
will be used to determine the final result
Last years two day totals ranged from 149 to 226 and everyone had a
chance to win a competition.
The overall low gross winner
earns a spot in the GAM Tournament of Champions, held at Eqypt Valley Country
Club, in
As
last year, Saturday's pairings will be based on individual handicaps by flight,
with lower handicap players teeing off first.
Sunday's pairings will be based on Saturday's scores, with the lower
scorers in each flight teeing off last. Prizes
will be awarded, with gift certificates going to the top gross and net finishers
in each flight. Division medalists
will be acknowledged. Players will also be able to participate in the standard
MWGA games (longest drive, closest to the pin, chip-ins and gross skins; see the
MWGA Tournaments Guidelines for details.)
There
will be three divisions:
State
for those age 18 to 49
Senior
for those 50 and older
Junior
for ages 17 and under
Number of entries permitting, each division will have a minimum of
two flights, based on handicap.
The
entry fee, of $100 for members and $120 for non-members does not include a cart.
Carts
are available, through the course, for $14 a day.
Juniors
will pay $36 for their one-day event.
Included
in the cost are greens fees, range balls, and awards and prizes.
Tee
times will start at 8:00 AM on both days.
Lake
Forest
is located at 3110 W. Ellsworth in
Practice
rounds are available Monday - Friday for $20 and weekends for $30, with an
additional $14 for a cart. Call
734-994-8580 and mention the MWGA State Championship, to reserve tee-times for
your practice round.
Lake
Forest Golf Course has been the site of the Bank of Ann Arbor Futures Tour since
2001. You may visit their website
at: www.LakeForestGC.com.
Send
your entry to Cynthia Pinkard,