4th North Carolina Women's Senior Championship
September 25-26, 2007
Greensboro Country Club (Farm), Greensboro, NC
Open: July 16 Close: September 13
Entry Fee: $120.00 (includes cart/range fees and lunch)
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4th North Carolina Women's Senior Championship September 25-26, 2007 Greensboro Country Club (Farm), Greensboro, NC Open: July 16 Close: September 13 Entry Fee: $120.00 (includes cart/range fees and lunch) |
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Online Registration (Championship Division) Online Registration (Super Senior Division) Applications Received/Status (Championship Division) Applications Received/Status (Super Senior Division)
Championship
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Pat Brogden of Garner, NC
2007 N.C. Women's Senior Amateur Champion |
Championship & Course Facts Course Designer: Ellis Maples - 12th CGA major hosted by Greensboro Country Club. 6th major held at the Farm course.
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PAT BROGDEN WINS 4TH NORTH CAROLINA WOMEN'S SENIOR TITLE Greensboro, NC (9/26/07) - Final round results of the 4th North Carolina Women's Senior Championship hosted by Greensboro Country Club, Farm Course in Greensboro, NC on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. (Par 36-35--71, 5528 yards).
Pat Brogden of Garner, NC posted a final round 74 to win the 4th North Carolina Women’s Senior Amateur Championship by five-strokes over Kathy Bounds of Cary, NC. Brogden, a school teacher that plays golf left-hand cross-handed, carded two birdies on the day and five bogeys during her round. The victory is Brogden’s second CGA championship title.
“I played very solid today,” stated Brogden. “Good course management was the key to my game. I knew that I had to post a good number in order to win.”
In the Super Senior division, Gloria Anthony of Greensboro, NC carded a second straight round of 83 for a two-shot victory over first round leader Linda Marsh of Greensboro, NC.
The field was flighted according to first round scores for the final round.
Defending champion, Melissa Sage of Charlotte, NC was unable to defend her title this year due to personal reasons. Past champion, Patty Moore of Charlotte, NC qualified for the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship in Arizona and was also unable to compete in this year’s championship.
The North Carolina Women’s Senior Championship is open to females that are at least 50 years of age, is a member of a CGA member club and is a resident of North Carolina. The Super Senior division is for competitors 65 years of age or older and they play a shorter course.
This championship is one of 30 conducted annually by the Carolinas Golf Association as a service to over 180,000 members.
2005 CHAMPION YELOVICH TO HEADLINE FIELD AT 4TH N.C. WOMEN'S SENIOR, SEPTEMBER 25-26 WEST END, NC (9/21/07) -- 2005 winner Diane Yelovich is expected to be among the contenders when the 4th N.C. Women's Senior Championship is played at Greensboro Country Club, Sept. 25-26. The event will be conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association on Greensboro CC's Ellis Maples-designed, par-71 Farm Course, which will be set up at 5,609 yards for the Championship Division and at 5,169 yards for the Super Senior Division (ages 65 and older). This will be the sixth CGA major championship played on the Farm Course, with the club most recently hosting the 2006 N.C. Senior Four-Ball. Four other CGA championships have been held at the club's Donald Ross-designed Irving Park course, including the 2005 Carolinas Junior Championship. Melissa Sage of Charlotte won last year's N.C. Women's Senior at Keith Hills Country Club in Buies Creek by shooting 75-72--147, which was good enough for a two-stroke victory over Kathy Bounds of Cary, who posted 77-72--149. Yelovich wound up third in 2006, finishing four strokes behind Sage. Sage had entered this year's championship, but was a late withdrawal. Peggy Hall of Belmont, NC, who lost a four-hole sudden-death playoff to Mary Jo McLamb for the Super Senior Division title last year, is expected to compete again in 2007. McLamb is not entered this time around. The N.C. Women's Senior Championship attracted a field of 51 golfers -- 35 in the Championship Division and 16 in the Super Senior Division. For more information about the 4th N.C. Women's Senior Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association and many other Carolinas Golf Association events, visit the Championship Home Page online at www.carolinasgolf.org.ADDITIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION 2006 CHAMPION Melissa Sage, Charlotte, NC DATES September 25-26, 2007 FORMAT The championship is contested at 36 holes of stroke play with a championship division and super senior division (ages 65+). Players are flighted by gross score after the first round. Players 65+ may opt to play in the championship division but waive rights to prizes in the super senior division. The super seniors play a shorter course. ELIGIBILITY Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who has reached her 50th birthday by the first day of the championship, is a legal resident of North Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA handicap index at a CGA member club. SCHEDULE OF ROUNDS Monday, September 24. Practice Rounds Tuesday, September 25. First Round, 18 holes of stroke play (tee times) Wednesday, September 26. Final Round, 18 holes of stroke play (9 a.m. shotgun start) Luncheon and awards presentation immediately following play at Greensboro Country Club. PRIZES Prizes and merchandise are awarded to the overall champion and super senior champion. Prizes and merchandise are awarded to the first, second and third place low gross winners in each flight. A tie for the overall champion and super senior champion is decided by an on-course play-off. Ties for trophies and merchandise in each division are broken by a score card play-off. Ties for merchandise only are split. FAVORITES Dianne Yelovich, Pinehurst, NC (2005 champion) Kathy Bounds, Cary, NC (2006 runnerup) PAST CHAMPIONS 2006 Melissa Sage, Charlotte, NC 2005 Dianne Yelovich, Pinehurst, NC 2004 Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC THE 2007 FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION Aydlett, Clate, Elizabeth City, NC Nancy Bodycomb, Asheboro, NC Kathy Bounds, Cary, NC Pat Brogden, Garner, NC Maggie Collins, Greensboro, NC Cindy Corlett, Lexington, NC Cythia Curry, Charlotte, NC Omega Dean, Greensboro, NC Katherine Devore, High Point, NC Vicki Disantis, Pinehurst, NC Joy Dove, West Jefferson, NC Betsy Hale, Durham, NC Lea Hepler, Lumberton, NC Willisia Holbrook, Lewisville, NC Susan Huggins, Bolivia, NC Carole Jones, Hillsborough, NC Peggy Lea, Denver, NC Marie McIntyre, Durham, NC Becca McKinney, Raleigh, NC Bonnie Montgomery, Jamestown, NC Barbara Munnett, Winston-Salem, NC Mary Rhodes, Greensboro, NC Lilia Rodriguez, Chapel Hill, NC Annie Lou Rogers, Raleigh, NC Joan Ruvane, Chapel Hill, NC Hilga Sloan, Tarboro, NC Jo Ann Sluder, Pinehurst, NC Kc Sorvari, Aberdeen, NC Cary Stevens, Winston-Salem, NC Diane Vosilus, Pinehurst, NC Eleanor Walker, Greensboro, NC Karen Wheeler, Whispering Pines, NC Betty Winslow, Edenton, NC Dianne Yelovich, Pinehurst, NC Peggy Yountz, Cornelius, NC SUPER SENIOR DIVISION Gloria Anthony, Greensboro, NC Linda Boland, Charlotte, NC Jo Anne Boles, Raleigh, NC Dot Bounds, Wagram, NC Romona Bradley, Greensboro, NC Beverly Cassels, Charlotte, NC Grace Flannagan, Greensboro, NC Bibbi Furberg, Advance, NC Jennifer Goff, Pinehurst, NC Peggy Hall, Belmont, NC Charlotte Harvey, Raleigh, NC Linda Marsh, Jamestown, NC Nancy Mayer, Asheville, NC Shirley Scheer, High Point, NC Pat Vaughn, Madison, NC Leona Ziolkowski, Greensboro, NC GREENSBORO CC FARM COURSE INFORMATION DIRECTOR OF GOLF: Jim Deaton HEAD PROFESSIONAL: T.J. Bridges COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Doug Lowe TYPE COURSE: Private COURSE DESCRIPTION: Considerably longer than Greensboro CC's in-town Irving Park course designed by Donald Ross, the Carlson Farm course offers rolling terrain and fairly large bentgrass greens. The front nine is more open, while the back nine is totally tree-lined. ARCHITECT: Ellis Maples OPENED: 1963 YARDAGE/PAR: 5,609 yards, par 71 (Championship Division) 5,169 yards, par 71 (Super Senior Division) COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 72.8/130 (Championship Division) 70.3/125 (Super Senior Division) FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda GREENS: Bentgrass CGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT GREENSBORO CC: FARM COURSE: N.C. Junior (1984); N.C. Amateur (1981, 1982); Carolinas Junior (1987); N.C. Senior Four-Ball (2006) IRVING PARK COURSE: Carolinas Amateur (1921); Carolinas Junior (1983, 2001, 2005) DIRECTIONS: US 220 North turns into Freeman Mill after crossing I-85 and I-40. Thru downtown. Veer left onto Battleground when Freeman-Mill ends. Cross Westbridge. Turn left at Horse Pen Creek Rd. After one mile, turn right on Carlson Dairy Rd. Club is 1/2 mile. MAP: http://www.carolinasgolf.org/tourn/2006/info/greensboroccfarm.pdf
CGA's 4th N.C. WOMEN'S SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SLATED FOR GREENSBORO CC, SEPT. 25-26 WEST END, NC (9/17/07) - The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct its 4th N.C. Women's Senior Championship on Greensboro Country Club's Ellis Maples-designed Farm Course, Sept. 25-26. This will be the 10th CGA major championship hosted by Greensboro Country Club, with six of them played on the club's Farm Course. The par-71 layout will play at 5,609 yards for the Championship Division and 5,169 for the Super Senior Division. Among the 34 Championship Division players entered in this year's tournament are defending champion Melissa Sage of Charlotte and 2005 champion Diane Yelovich of Pinehurst. Also scheduled to be in the field are 2006 runnerup Kathy Bounds of Cary. An additional 18 players will be competing in the Super Seniors Division for players ages 65 and older. In 2006 at Keith Hills Country Club in Buies Creek, Sage shot 75-72--147 to claim a two-stroke victory over Bounds, who posted 77-72--149. Yelovich was third with 75-76--151, while Pat Brogden of Garner tied for fourth with Patty Moore of Charlotte, the Carolinas Woman Senior Player of the Year for the last three years. Moore is not entered in this year's champiionship. For more information about the 4th N.C. Women's Senior Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association and many other Carolinas Golf Association events, visit the Championship Home Page online at www.carolinasgolf.org.
MELISSA SAGE TRIUMPHS AT 3rd N.C. WOMEN'S SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Buies Creek - Final round results of the 3rd North Carolina Women's Senior Amateur Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by Keith Hills Country Club in Buies Creek, NC on Wednesday, September 27, 2006. Par 36-36--72, 5528 yards.
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