Get your pink on! We are back for our 3rd annual Rally For the Cure Golf Tournament hosted at the Onion Creek Country Club on Sunday April 11th. This event is organized by the Austin Chapter of the EWGA as a 4 person scramble (all women and/or co-ed teams).  You will receive a goodie/gift bag (worth $20) when you check in, there are also skill contests, and prizes for the best 3 teams for the round (don't forget to purchase mulligans for your best chance of a prize!).Pretty in Pink 2009: From left - Lesa Wilson, Vicki Woodcock, Margaret Allen and Linda Heurkins

Last year we raised almost $2000 as a donation to the Susan G Komen fund, and would love to top that amount this year! Register as soon as possible  - the field is limited to 96 players, sign up with your friends, or we will help place you in a team.  Don't forget to wear pink!

Sunday February 28th marked our first golf playday of 2010 - the Lorenzo and Sandra Fitzpatrick await the final scorecardsLove Ya Mean It Tournament, played at Lost Creek. The event was well attended by both members and guests, 9 teams of four players participating in a shamble (take best drive of the team, then everyone plays their own ball). Score is then based on the lowest net score per hole of the 4 players in the team. Congratulations to the winning teams with some incredible net scores - the format was of great advantage to high handicappers!

With a cold front advancing and a biting wind whipping up as we completed our rounds, the players took refuge in the club house to hear the final results. Since we were a mixed crowd, and the Men's Locker room was open, which includes several TVs and a bar, it was a great option!

Results:

• 1st Place with net 47 - Carol Sheehan, Cyndi Hernandez, Tim & Bea Kernan
• 2nd Place with net 48 - Laurie Ben, Trish Hoener, Teri Evans and Brian Flynn
• 3rd Place with net 50 (scorecard play off) - Pam Garcia, Sandy Wood, Terry Kroenung and Patrice Griffith

Prizes were also awarded based on handicaps in the following categories:

• Closest to the pin - Teri Evans (25 & under), Liz Salinas (26 & over)
• Longest Drive - Vicki Woodcock (25 & under), Bea Kernan (26 & over)

A large contingent finished off the evening with a meal at Tres Amigos, close by on 360.

Many thanks to Sandra Fitzpatrick for organizing the event, tallying up the results and awarding the prizes. Looking forward to seeing everyone at our next play day - Teravista, Sunday March 14th!

Carol Sloan (left) and Maria Duncan at the July 2009 AWGA play day at Avery Ranch, hosted by Austin EWGA

By default, our chapter is part of the Austin Women’s Golf Association.  This is the oldest Women’s Golf Association in Texas, and the cost to join is only $5.  Membership to the AWGA allows you to participate in their play days at private courses such as Great Hills Country Club and The Hills Country Club, as well as compete in the Austin City Championship.

AWGA Tournaments are filled by a quota system, with every club allotted a proportional number of spaces to each event.  Click here for the schedule of 2010 events. For very exclusive venues, which tend to be the most popular for attendance, we can easily use up our quota, so it is to everyone's benefit to enroll ASAP to ensure we have a large quota! Our quota will be based on membership as of March 1^st – so please consider becoming a member ASAP!

Send your $5 membership fee to AWGA Representatives, Cheri Hisaw or Cindy Spears below, you may join the AWGA throughout the season, final deadline is late summer for the Austin City Championship.

Cheri Hisaw
2617 Deer Stand Loop
San Marcos, TX 78666
Cell: 512-757-3699

Or

Cindy Spears
20900 Kathy Lane
Spicewood, TX 78669
Cell:  512-825-4663

Congratulations to Lynn YelDell for winning a lunch for 4, private clinic for 4 and 4 rounds of golf at Grey Rock Golf Course a the Austin Women in Technology 2010 Women’s Business Conference “Soaring for Success” this afternoon.  Lynn is a former member and we look forward to seeing her on the course!

This lady was a pioneer for Austin businesses owned by a woman, she has been a rodeo cowgirl, a rancher, Austin City Golf Champion, Texas State Champion, and Texas State Tournament Chair for Texas Women’s Amateur Golf Association. Come witness her "True Grit" at our 2010 Kick-off event on March 5th.

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