The 29th Women’s Four-Ball Championship and Women’s Four-Ball Mid-Handicap Championship were held at The Suburban Club in Pikesville, Maryland on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023. The championship division is made up of teams with a combined handicap of 30.0 or less, and the Mid-Handicap division is made up of teams with a combined handicap of 30.1 and above.
With a large amount of rain prior to the championship, the golf course played longer than usual for the 28 women who participated. The Championship division was played at 5,664 yards, and the Mid-Handicap division was played at 5,427 yards.
In the champion division, Stephanie Ordakowski and Mary Busker came out victorious. They shot 76 (+6) with two birdies on Nos. 8 and 9. This was the first victory for the pair. The pair defeated six other teams in the championship division. The runner-ups were Tara Coates and 2020 Mid-Amateur Champion Donna Woodruff.
In the Mid-Handicap division, Soo Chu and Kay Kim shot an 86 (+14) to claim the title. Soo Chu was able to make a birdie on the difficult par-5, No. 14. The runners-up were last year’s Championship Tisha McCoy and Mary Kay Mosch from Eagle’s Nest Country Club. The low-net winners of the competition were Amy Miller and Judith Emmel from Chartwell Golf & Country Club with a score of 3-over-par.
