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9-9-09
The Executive Women’s Golf Association Championship semifinals for the Upper Midwest were held recently in Lake City, Minn., and several Wisconsin players faired well in the competition.
The event includes four individual flights, based on United States Golf Association handicaps, and a four-person scramble division. The medalist in each division in both net and gross competition, as well as the top scramble team, from the Upper Midwest area advanced to the EWGA Championship finals in Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Sept. 25-26.
Three of the seven EWGA chapters comprising the Upper Midwest area are located in Wisconsin. They are Milwaukee, Madison and the Fox Cities/Green Bay.
Leading the Wisconsin contingent at the regional competition was Sarah Dekraay of Madison, who won the Championship Flight (for players with handicap indexes between scratch and 8.0) with a score of 71 at The Jewel GC.
Other winners from Wisconsin included Debbie Halla of Colgate, who finished on top in the net competition in the First Flight (handicap indexes between 8.1 and 16) with a score of 71.
Julie O’Connor of Oconomowoc, shot 88 for the low gross title in the Second Flight (handicap indexes between 16.1 and 24).
Wisconsin players dominated play in the Third Flight (handicap indexes between 24.1 and 32). State players swept the top three slots in the gross division, with Jeanne Whitish of Middleton earning medalist honors with a score of 97. And JaDawn Muhammad of Milwaukee took net honors with a round of 74.
In the Fourth Flight (handicap indexes between 32.1 and 40.4), Sandy Tadeyeske of Waukesha was the medalist with a 102.
Finally, a Wisconsin team also won the scramble competition. A team from the Fox Cities/Green Bay Chapter consisting of Pam Fritz of Appleton, Tami Vosters of Kimberly, Beth Weishaar of Neenah and Lori Mirwald of Green Bay combined to shoot 65 and win the scramble division by on stroke over a team from EWGA Quad Cities Chapter in Iowa.
That team from the Fox Valley may be carrying some expectations on it’s back, as a Wisconsin team has won the division at the national finals each of the last four years. A team from the Madison Chapter – comprised of Shelley Armstrong, Teri Redmond, Ginger Zimmerman and Dekraay – won its fourth straight scramble title by seven strokes last year over teams from Ohio and Florida.
The EWGA Championship is considered one of the world’s largest golf tournaments, attracting more than 2,400 players in both 2008 and ‘09. The competition begins at the chapter level with the low gross and net players in each flight advancing to one of 15 semifinal events across the country. Semifinal winners earn berths in the 36-hole national championship in September in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
The EWGA was founded in 1991 as a format for women to learn, play and enjoy golf for business and fun. Since then the non-profit organization has attracted more than 100,000 members through more than 125 local chapters in the United States. There are also international chapters in Canada and France. For more information, visit www.ewga.com.
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