82nd Annual Georgia Women's Amateur Championship
Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee
Eatonton, GA
July 26th, 27th & 28th, 2011
Sarah Butts, 2011 Champion
At the conclusion of an exciting three-day championship tournament, the GWGA crowned Sarah Butts their 2011 eighty-second Annual Georgia Women’s Amateur.
Runner Up - Catlin Watts
The GWGA Doak Cup is awarded to the club with the two players with the lowest aggregate qualifying scores after 36 holes. The 2011 Doak Cup winners are Kaylee Random and Amira Alexander from River Pines GC.
The Doak Cup is named for Mrs. W. D. Doak, the first Georgia Women's Amateur Champion. Mrs. Doak won the Championship in 1930 at Radium Springs Golf Club in Albany and subsequently served for seven years on the GWGA Board of Directors in the 1930s, including two years as President. The trophy was donated by Mr. W. D. Doak in 1945 in memory of his wife.
The GWGA Burns Cup is awarded to the senior golfer (age 50+) with the lowest 36-hole qualifying score. The 2011 Burns Cup winner is Brenda Pictor from Marietta with a score of 159 after 36 holes..
The Burns Cup was donated to the GWGA in 1956 by Mrs. Roy "Burnsie" Burns, who served on the GWGA Board of Directors for thirty years between 1933 and 1964.
State Amateur Awards
Award Winner
Champion Runner-Up Eleanor Keeler Trophy Medalist Billie Wickliffe Lowest 36 Hole Qualifier Golfer Ceil MacLaurin Lowest 18 Hole Score Doak Cup Club w/Lowest Combined 36 Hole Qualifer River Pines GC
Alexander/ Random
Burns Cup Senior - Lowest 36 Hole Qualifer
Tournament Results: Championship Flight Winners
Championship Flight A
First: Amira Alexander, River Pines GC
Second: Kathryn Fowler, Stonebridge GC
Third: Taylor McGraw, River Forest GC
Championship Flight B
First: Brenda Pictor, Pinetree CC
Second: Danielle Davis, Hampton Club
Third: Abby Johnson, Chateau Elan GC
Championship - Flight 1
First: Mary Riley, Houston Lakes CC
Second: Sydney Conrad, Eagle Watch GC (missing)
Third: Susan Rheney, Reynolds Plantation
Championship - Flight 2
First: Rachel Mason, Battlefield GC
Second: Keri Lynn Carson, Southern Hills GC
Third: Mary Kathryn Linder, Athens CC
Championship - Flight 3
First: Jen King, Chapel Hills GC
Second: Mary Helen McElreath, Gordon Lakies GC
Third: Judy Bardis, CC of the South
Championship - Flight 4
First: Victoria Bennet, Lakeview GC
Second: Rebecca Garcia, Indian Hills CC (missing)
Third: Jordan Krahn, Trophy Club of Apalachee (missing)
Tournament Results: Forward Tee Flight Winners
Flight 1
First: Marilyn Nolan-Johnson, Chapel Hills GC
Second: Sydney Dunning, Atlanta CC
Third: Jill Reichelderfer, Reynolds Plantation
Flight 2
First: Sissi Gann, Houston Lake CC
Second: Lori Soles, Perry CC
Third: Sam Ogden, The Lion GC
Flight 3
First: Pam Mitchell, Cuscowilla GC
Second: Sina Gorski-Turner, Chicopee Woods (bottom picture)
Third: Janet Norris, Reynolds Plantation
Flight 4
First: Fran Coody, Houston Lake CC
Second: Dale Perry, Sunset Hills CC
Third: Diane Rowe, Sunset Hills CC
