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Patty Moore Adds to Trophy Case With Win at 5th North Carolina Women's Senior
Championship
Hickory, NC –
Final round results of the 5th North Carolina Women’s Senior
Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by Lake Hickory Country
Club (Catawba Springs: Dogwood-Fox Run) in Hickory, NC on Tuesday, October 7,
2008 (5516 yards, par 36-36—72).
Patty Moore of
Charlotte wins her second North Carolina Women’s Senior title after a final
round even par 72 to finish six strokes ahead of Melissa Sage of Charlotte.
Moore, the 2007 Carolinas Women’s and Senior Women’s player of the year, was the
only player to break par during the championship.
Clate Aydlett
of Elizabeth City garnered to Super Senior title with a two-day total of 164.
Defending
champion Pat Brogden of Garner withdrew due to an injury during the second
round.
Players were
flighted based upon round one scores for the final round.
The North
Carolina Women’s Senior Championship is open to female golfers age 50 and over
who are residents of North Carolina and a member of a CGA member club.
This
championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.
ALL FOUR PAST CHAMPIONS ENTERED IN 5TH
N.C. WOMEN'S SENIOR, OCT. 6-7
WEST END, NC (10/5/08) - All four past champions, including 2007 winner Pat
Brogden, are entered in the 5th N.C. Women's Senior Championship of the
Carolinas Golf Association, which will be played October 6-7 at Lake Hickory
Country Club in Hickory, NC.
The 36-hole tournament will be staged at the club's Catawba Springs location,
which has 27 holes designed by architect Willard Byrd. The seniors will play on
the Dogwood and Fox Run nines.
In 2007 at Greensboro Country Club's Farm Course, Brogden shot 75-74--149 to win
by five strokes over Kathy Bounds of Cary, NC. Dianne Yelovich of Pinehurst, the
2005 winner, finished in third place. Besides Brogden and Yelovich, this year's
field of 45 golfers also includes 2004 winner Patty Moore of Charlotte, who has
won multiple Player of the Year honors, and 2006 champion Melissa Sage of
Charlotte. Also in the field is Bounds, who not only was runnerup in 2007, but
also finished second in 2006.
Of the 45 entries, 19 will compete in the Championship Tees division on a par-72
course measuring 5,521 yards. The others will play in the Tournament Tees
division, with the course measuring 5,122 yards. Super Senior prizes (ages 65
and over) will be awarded in the Tournament Tees division.
This will be the second CGA major championship hosted by Lake Hickory Country
Club, the first being the 2002 Carolinas Senior.
For more information about the 5th 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
2007 CHAMPION
Pat Brogden, Garner
DATES
October 6-7, 2008
FORMAT
The championship is contested at 36 holes of stroke play with a championship
division and tournament division (shorter course).
Players are flighted by gross score after the first round.
Players have the option to compete in either the Championship division or
tournament division. Tournament division golfers play a shorter course and are
ineligible for the overall championship.
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
Sunday, October 5. Practice Rounds
Monday, October 6. First Round, 18 holes of stroke play (tee
times)
Tuesday, October 7. Final Round, 18 holes of stroke play (shotgun
start)
Luncheon and awards presentation immediately following play at Lake Hickory
Country Club
PRIZES
Prizes and merchandise are awarded to the overall champion.
Merchandise is awarded to gross winners in each flight. A tie for the overall
champion is decided by an on-course play-off.
Ties for trophies and merchandise in each division are broken by a scorecard
play-off. Ties for merchandise only are split. Prizes for Super Senior players
(age 65+) will be awarded in the tournament division.
FAVORITES
Pat Brogden, Garner, NC (defending champion) Patty Moore (2004 champion) Dianne
Yelovich, Pinehurst, NC (2005 champion) Melissa Sage, Charlotte, NC (2006
champion)
PAST CHAMPIONS
2004 Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC
2005 Dianne Yelovich, Pinehurst, NC
2006 Melissa Sage, Charlotte, NC
2007 Pat Brogden, Garner, NC
LAKE HICKORY CC INFORMATION
HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Duke McLauchlin
COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Barry Smith
TYPE COURSE: Private
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Great views, great conditioning and great golfing challenges
will be offered for the women seniors. In addition to spectacular mountain
scenery, the Catawba Springs courses boasts plush fairways and quick, undulating
greens.
Lakes, trees and streams will come into play.
ARCHITECT: Willard Byrd
OPENED: 1968
YARDAGE/PAR:
5,521 yards, par 72 (Championship Tees)
5,122 yards, par 72 (Tournament Tees)
COURSE RATING/SLOPE:
71.8/128 (Championship Tees)
69.5/118 (Tournament Tees)
FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda
GREENS: Bentgrass
CGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT LAKE HICKORY CC: 2002 Carolinas Senior.
DIRECTIONS:
From I-40 take Exit #132, follow signs to NC-16 north toward Taylorsville. Go
six miles to fork in road. Take left fork, Springs Road. Go 2.5 miles and turn
right onto Wandering Lane. This takes you into club development. Follow for a
while to club entrance on left.
MAP:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Lake%20Hickory%20Country%20Club&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl
CGA's 5th N.C. WOMEN'S SENIOR
CHAMPIONSHIP SLATED FOR LAKE HICKORY CC, OCTOBER 6-7
WEST END, NC (10/2/08) - The Carolinas Golf Association will
conduct its 5th N.C. Women's Senior Championship on Lake Hickory Country Club's
Fox Run/Dogwood Course, Oct. 6-7 in Hickory, NC.
This will be the second CGA major championship hosted by Lake Hickory Country
Club, the first being the 2002 Carolinas Senior. The par-72 layout designed by
Willard Byrd will play at 5,521 yards for the Championship Division and 5,122
for the Tournament Tee Division
Among the 23 players entered in this year's championship are defending champion
Pat Brogden of Garner, NC, 2006 winner Melissa Sage of Charlotte, 2005 champion
Diane Yelovich of Pinehurst and 2004 winner Patty Moore of Charlotte.
In 2007 at Greensboro Country Club's Farm Course, Brogden shot 75-74--149 to win
by five strokes over Kathy Bounds of Cary, NC. Yelovich, the 2005 winner,
finished in third place.
For more information about the 5th 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.
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