Championship Flight – Argyle (8.5) vs. Maryland Golf (3.5)
Neither rain nor water-soaked fairways and greens were able to slow Argyle Country Club in their quest for another victory in the Women’s State Team Championship. The end result of the four matches was 8 ½ points for the champions and 3 ½ for Maryland Golf and Country Club.
At home the Argyle teams took all 6 points. Stef Herndon and Amanda Meyers from Argyle faced off against Katie Wille and Taeyeon Song from MGCC. It was only a heavy mist when the match began but the conditions underfoot were extremely wet. The first hole was taken easily by Argyle when Stef scored a par. By the second hole, the rain started coming down and Maryland Golf took the hole, then the next two were halved. Stef took the 5th and 6th holes. The par 3 seventh hole was won with a birdie by Katie. Then Argyle proceeded to take the 8th and 9th hole. Hole number 9 had a river running through it and the green was nearly unplayable with the standing water. Argyle won the front nine 3 up. Starting on the back Argyle stayed strong with wins on holes 10, 11 and 12. The par 3 13th hole was halved, which secured the overall points for Argyle, but the point for the back was still up for grabs. The 14th hole was won by Katie with a par and the 15th was halved, which put Argyle 2 up. Stef reached the green on the 16th hole in two and her second putt was conceded to win the hole, securing the match for Argyle, 3-0.
Argyle’s second team of Carol Davies-Lillie and Natalie Wisniewski never lost a hole to Sheila Munson and Sandee Carmen, MGCC’s second team, and closed out the match on the 14th hole. Carol and Sheila, both in the bunker fronting the par 3, 116-yard, 5th hole, put their shots close to the hole and made their putts for remarkable pars on the water-logged green. All 3 points in this match went to Argyle.
At Maryland Golf and Country Club, Argyle’s first team of Jane Curtin and Anne Dumont took on the MGCC Team of Bonnie Fry and Dawn Healey. Team MGCC took the front nine 4 up with two birdies from Bonnie. Jane lit up the back nine, with birdies on holes 10 and 11, and was 1 under par after 8 holes on the back. Argyle won the back nine with the match ending on the 17th green. MGCC won the front nine and the overall match for 2 points, and Argyle won 1 point.
The second Argyle team playing at Maryland Golf, Diane Herndon and Lisa Splaine, started out strong – 2 up after 3 holes. However MGCC’s team of Becky Rutherford and Julie Cranford turned it on to win the next four of five holes with birdies by Becky on the par 5 4th and 7th holes. Lisa won the 8th and 9th holes to split the match after 9. Argyle won the 10th hole but MGCC came back as Becky had a putt conceded for birdie on 11 and won 12 with par. After 12 holes, only one hole had been halved! As the match continued in steady rain, Diane almost holed out her chip on the 17th hole and was conceded her putt to go 1 up for the back. At that point it was announced the Argyle had won all 6 points on their home course. The match was stopped and Argyle conceded the last hole, ending in 1 ½ points for each team.
First Flight – TPC Potomac (8.5) vs. Montgomery (3.5)
The first match held at TPC Potomac was between Eva Kellershof and Jackie Simmons-Reade from TPC and Angie Yoo and Claudia Craig from Montgomery. After halving the 1st hole, Montgomery won the next two holes followed by TPC taking the 4th and 5th holes. The 6th hole was won by Montgomery and the 7th hole by TPC. After halving the 8th hole, the match was all square heading to the 9th tee. Montgomery won the 9th hole, which put them 1 up at the turn and earned their team one point for the front nine. After Montgomery won the 10th hole, TPC won 4 out of the next 5 holes and after the 15th hole, TPC was dormie with 3 holes to play. The match finished on the 16th hole with a win by TPC Potomac, earning two points for the back nine and overall match. The final score was TPC Potomac 2 and Montgomery 1.
The second match held at TPC Potomac was between Reeti Bedi and Leslie Stone from TPC and Susie Lee and Betty Broadwater from Montgomery. Both teams fought hard to earn a ½ point on the front nine, after tying seven out of the nine holes. On the first three holes of the back nine, the match was once again all square, until the team from TPC Potomac parred three straight holes to go 3 up through the 16th hole, ending the match and winning the remaining two points. The final score was TPC Potomac 2 1/2 and Montgomery 1/2.
For the matches held at Montgomery Country Club, the rain never stopped, but neither team let it stop the competition. The first match held at Montgomery Country Club was between Connie Isler and Hae Han from TPC and Juanita Tryon and Teena Lee from Montgomery. TPC took an early lead with Connie’s birdie on the first hole. Connie and Han kept that lead going strong, winning the front nine 4 up. Montgomery’s Juanita and Teena fought hard on the back nine, taking the lead on the par 3 12th hole. But TPC Potomac took back the lead on the 15th hole and ended the match on the 17th hole 2&1. The final score was TPC Potomac 3 and Montgomery 0.
The second match at Montgomery was between Jenny Kitchen and Hilary Fordwich from TPC Potomac and Kristin Shifflett and Sharon Sparks from Montgomery. During the first nine holes, both teams stayed close, but ultimately TPC was 1 up after the front nine. Six out of the nine holes were won with pars. On the back nine, the teams continued to endure rain, staying evenly matched until the 14th hole, when Montgomery took the lead and closed out the match on the 17th hole. The final score was TPC Potomac 1 and Montgomery 2.
Second Flight – Laytonsville (7) vs. Manor (5)
The first match held at Laytonsville was a close one between Lorraine Dommel and Wendy Lindberg of Laytonsville, and Terry Sturner and Cathie Monge of Manor. Laytonsville had a 1-up lead heading into the 9th hole, but a clutch putt for par by Sturner squared the match and the teams split the first point. The match remained all square until Laytonsville went 1-up on the 13th hole. On the 15th hole, Sturner sank a nice birdie putt from off the green to square the match. A clutch par-putt by Lindbergh on the 16th kept the match all square until Dommel drained a lengthy birdie putt on the 17th hole to put Laytonsville 1-up. On the par-5 18th hole, Dommel and Lindbergh both had par putts to win the back nine and overall points. Dommel putted first and made her par. The final score was Laytonsville 2 1/2 and Manor 1/2.
The second match held at Laytonsville was played between Imee Stackhouse and Deli Rebholz for Laytonsville and Susan Incarnato and Joanne Ayotte for Manor Country Club. Manor got off to a good start by making pars on the 2nd through 4th holes to go 3 up. Laytonsville charged back with Imee sinking a lengthy birdie putt on the par 3 5th hole and Deli following that up with a par on the 6th hole to bring the match to within one. However, Susan finished the front nine with three straight pars allowing Manor to win the front 4-up and get the point. The back nine was a hard fought match with most of the holes being decided with birdies and pars. Joanne birdied the par 3 11th and pared the 14th for wins to go 2 up through 14. To end the match and win the remaining 2 points for Manor Susan pared the 17th hole. The final score was Laytonsville 0 and Manor 3.
The first match played at the home course of Manor Country Club, was between Barbara DiMaio and Kathy Stansbury from Manor and Beth Ennis and Cathy Ayoob from Laytonsville. The visiting team won the front nine 3 up, but Manor wasn’t yet done. They won the 10th and 16th holes with pars, but lost the 12th hole to the lone birdie of the day by Beth. Laytonsville then won the following two holes with a par and a bogey. With 2½ points already won by Beth and Cathy, a win on the 18th was needed to earn ½ point for Manor. Barb DiMaio sunk the longest putt of the day, about a 40 footer, to score a 5 and take the half as Cathy attempted and missed a very difficult putt to tie the hole. The final score was Laytonsville 2 1/2 and Manor 1/2.
Third Flight – Enterprise (8) vs. Old South (4)
The first match held at Enterprise Golf Course was contested between Dee Pumphrey and Gretchen Stoneman from Enterprise and Nell-Marie Chaney and Felicita Rich from Old South. Dee and Gretchen used thier course knowledge to make several up and downs for pars to take a lead of 2 up going into the 9th hole. Dee, putting well on several successive holes, added a beautiful birdie to take that point which put Enterprise 3 up on the front. Their opponents, Nell-Marie and Felicita, with stronger play on the back, worked their way back to winning the back nine. Nell’s putt on the 18th for a par, secured a point on the back for their team. The final score was Enterprise 2 and Old South 1.
The second match at Enterprise was between Meilani Tom and Pam Wilson from Enterprise and Susie Herbert and Mary Mattingly from Old South. Meilani and Pam got off to a fast start winning the first three holes. After four successive halves, the Old South team got their footing and took holes 8 and 9 and were down 1 after the front nine. Steady play by the two teams which were very evenly matched, ended in a split in points.
