Category: Tournaments

The 32nd annual Discovery Bay Women’s Club Invitational celebrated timeless traditions of golf with 108 players dressed in knickers and argyle representing over a dozen visiting country clubs.

Opening ceremonies included sounds from champion bagpiper, Fred Payne to the raising of the tournament flag by Liberty High School Junior Girls Golf Club member, Isabel Moomey,  and a group photo of the entire field of players on Hole #1.

Honorary Guest Speaker, Earline Dal Porto, first captain and co-founder of the club in 1987, delivered a tearful tribute to the club as she spoke about its beginning stating ” back then, you had to live in Discovery Bay to be a member, so I bought a condo!”.  She and her best friends Bobby Pearson and Jean Davis shared an equal love for the sport and played well into their “golden” years.  Earline also owned and operated Brentwood Ford, now Bill Brandt Ford in Brentwood, and married the love of her life, Bob Dal Porto, a local rancher and Liberty High School Hall of Famer.

As a tribute to the event, co-founder of the LPGA and author of the book “From Green to Tee”, Shirley Spork spoke at the awards banquet via live Face Time on the big screen.  After wishing us well on our tournament and taking us on trip through time in women’s golf, she received a standing ovation and closed with the words “Full swings girls and hold your finish ’till the ball lands!”.

Our guests enjoyed breakfast, lunch and dinner from our wonderful Discovery Bay Golf & Country Club and thanks to the Pros and the entire golf course staff, the course welcomed players to three days of competition and fun.  48 players won low net in their flights, with two teams winning overall low gross and low net, as well as 24 winners in various on site competitions.  Thanks to the many local sponsors and 15 country clubs donating rounds of golf, the tournament was able to help support the Liberty Union High School Junior Girls Golf Club.

Results

Albatross Flight

1st Place Becky Frazier, Carol Bade, Darlene Martel, Cori Bertucio

2nd Place Dana Wardstrom, Jill Chase, Tracy Lape, Gina Rand

3rd Place Donna Grover, Jeanette Chang, Bridget Albosta, Sue Canossa

4th Place Lisa Ferrante, Monica Sanders, Alicia Sinclair, Natalie Inouye

Eagle Flight

1st Place Sandy Mize, Lisa Bates, Peggie Schuitemaker, Kathy Ulibarri

2nd Place Jan McCleery, Nonie Greenfield, Tammy Slabaugh, Gina Bischofberger

3rd Place Charlene Kleiner, Donna Nook, Susan Leeper, Conchita Christensen

4th Place Christina Browning, Susan Graham, Dana Carrigan, Kelly Simpson

Birdie Flight

1st Place Frances Shipilov, Brenda Reisinger, Linda Stebbins, Linda Barbara

2nd Place Julie Hanson, Carolyn Barnes, Stacey Moro, Judy Bame

3rd Place Joanne Smith, Linda Mayer, Val Stewart, Terry Foley

4th Place Marie Verza, Pam Musselman, Lauralee Verdename, Sandy Mocco

Overall Low Net

Mary Watkins, Cheree Mendonsa, Donna Ybarra, Lani Meloney

 

 

We had 21 ladies participate in this year’s Spring Handicap Tournament.   Congratulations to all our winners, and to Annette Krey, our overall low net winner.  Annette shot a net 69 and a net 72 and won with an awesome score of 141.

Here are the results:

Overall Low Net:  Annette Krey, score of 141.  

Annette will have her name added to our perpetual trophy, she receives the coveted white vest, $70. proshop gift certificate, and flowers.

First Flight:
1st Place Low Net, Cindy Aafedt, score of 150, winning $60 gift certificate and flowers in a golfer bud vase.
2nd Place, Sandy Smith, score of 150 (tie broken on the back nine). Winning $40. Gift certificate and flowers in a golfer bud vase.
3rd Place,  Mary Watkins, score of 152, winning $20. gift certificate.

Second Flight:
1st Place Low Net, Brenda Reisinger, score of 147,  winning a $60. gift certificate and flowers in a golfer bud vase.
2nd Place, Sally Sturney, score of 152, winning $40 gift certificate and flowers in a golfer bud vase.
3rd Place, Deborah Veatch, score of 153, winning $20. gift certificate.

There were 8 chip-ins, each worth $5.00.

Thank you all for participating.

Next Tuesday is putts, points, and low net and is also a pendant day.  Contacts are Bonnie Ladd and Deborah Veatch.   Don’t forget to sign up by Sunday.

Cathy and Bonnie

Hi all,

Nine women, three Tuesday’s, some very nice weather, and a 2017 Club Champ has emerged. The winner is……….Cindy Aafedt, with a three day total gross score of 232. That is three rounds of golf under 80, gross! Congratulations Cindy for three excellent days of golf. Annette Krey shot an outstanding 76 today for a three day total of 234. Very nice Annette. We also acknowledge low net. In this case, it was me. My three day total net score was 212.

As Club Champion, Cindy received a pro shop gift certificate of $75. Cindy will also receive a low gross champion necklace, and will also have her name engraved on the DBWGC Club Champion trophy. Annette Krey and I both received a $50.00 pro shop gift certificate.

There were 4 chip-ins, each worth $5.00.

Annette Krey, #10
Cathy Houston, #13
Sandy Smith, #5
Lin Lenson, #9

Birdies:

Cindy Aafedt, 1,5,17, 6
Annette Krey, 10,11,17
Cathy Houston, 7, 10
Dana Wardstrom, 14,17, 11, 17
Sandy Smith, 8
Lin Lenson, 2
Shelly Morgan, 7
Cathy Fancey, 17

Here are the details.

Thank you to those of you who followed the field and came up to help us celebrate.

Next Tuesday is the GO RED Tournament which is being organized by Becky Frazier.

Cathy