The 23rd Two-Woman Team Championship was contested September 28th at Greystone Golf Course in White Hall, Maryland. The course was playing long and tough, since fall had definitely arrived and the temperatures dropped as the wind picked up and the rain moved in just before the contestants finished.
Elisabeth and Anita, both from Clustered Spires Golf Course in Frederick got off to a quick start with birdies on holes 1, 2, 5 and 8. Elisabeth had a great par save on hole 9 to give them a 32, 4 under par score for the front nine. They had a little trouble getting started on the back with bogeys on holes 10 and 11. They turned it around on hole 12 and made pars until Anita birdied 16, followed by a bogey then par for a 39 on the back. One under par was pretty impressive on a very cool and wet day.
Overall Runners-Up were Lisa Kaufman from Holly Hills Country Club and Becky Rutherford from Maryland Golf & Country Club. They also had 4 birdies on the front 9, but gave 2 back for a front 9 total of 34 and also shot a back nine total of 39 for 1 over par.
The Championship Flight winners were Andrea Kraus from Hayfields Country Club and Clare Connolly from the Chevy Chase Club. They shot a 76, 4 over par and won with a match of cards. The Runners-Up were Teena Lee and Kristin Shifflett, both from Montgomery Country Club, also shooting a 76.
The First Flight winners were Pat Erdly and Geri Smyth, both from Hillendale Country Club. Pat had just played in her first MSGA-WD event in the Senior Amateur and this was Geri’s first MSGA-WD event and we hope to see them both back next year. The First flight winners and runners-up were also decided by a match of cards with a score of 84. The Runners-Up were Marlies Empey from Eisenhower Golf Club and Karen Wood from Enterprise Golf Course.
The Two-Woman Championship will be held next year at Crofton Country Club on July 31st, so mark your calendars now and plan to be there!
-Reported by Bonnie Lennox
