Two-Woman Team Championship
The 25th Two Woman Team Championship was played at Holly Hills Country Club. After large amounts of rain had saturated the golf course in preceding days, the course played very long. Twenty-six women played in two flights.
The overall Champions were Andrea Kraus of Hayfields Country Club and Lisa Kaufman of Holly Hills Country Club. They shot an amazing team score of 64 on the par 73 Green tees. The team shot four under on the front nine and five under on the back nine. Andrea had two birdies on the front and three on the back. Lisa had two birdies on the front and two on the back. Two teams shot 72 and in a match of cards, Jane Curtin of Argyle Country Club and Jenny Kitchen of TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm won the Overall Runner-up prize.
Ilene Garten of Baltimore Country Club and Debbie Long of Baltimore Country Club became the Championship Flight Winners with a 72. Beth Ennis and Liz Hall of Norbeck Country Club won the Championship Flight Runner-Up prize with a 74.
The First Flight Winners were Soo Ja Chu of the University of Maryland and Leann Lim of the University of Maryland, with a team score of 76. Marlies Empey of Eisenhower Golf Club and Lee Tice of Eisenhower Golf Club won the First Flight Runner-Up prize with a team score of 84.
Next year’s tournament will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at Fountain Head Country Club.
Two-Woman Team Mid Handicap Championship
The 21st Two Woman Team Mid Handicap Championship was played at Holly Hills Country Club on August 13, 2018. Thirty-four women played in the Championship. Both gross and net prizes were awarded.
The overall Champions were Ho Lim Jun of the University of Maryland and Sujin Shin of Hampshire Greens Golf Club. They shot a team score of 78 on the par 73 Red Blended tees. Chris Alrich of Hunt Valley Country Club and Nancy Pivec of Hunt Valley Country Club won the Overall Runner-up prize with a team score of 81. With a team score of 82, Carol Mattingly of The Golf at South River and Joellen Youngblud of The Golf Club at South River won the 3rd gross prize.
The 1st Net Winners with the remarkable net score of 56 were Pat Barrett of The Golf Club at South River and Janice Williams of The Golf Club at South River. They scored six net eagles and five net birdies in their play. The 2nd Net Winners were Helena Yu of Northwest Golf Course and Chong Yoo of Hampshire Greens Golf Club with a net score of 59. The 3rd Net Winners were Day Bank of Green Spring Valley Golf Club and Maureen Suelau of Green Spring Valley Golf Club with a net score of 62. The 4th Flight Net Winners were Mary Lou Myers of Eisenhower Golf Club and Marge Waglie of Eisenhower Golf Club with a net team score of 64.
Next year’s tournament will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at Fountain Head Country Club.
-Reported by Patsy DiMuzio
