81st Annual Georgia Women's Amateur Champion
White Columns Country Club
Milton, GA
July 27th, 28th & 29th, 2010
Created with flickr slideshow from softsea. Kendall Wright, 2010 Champion
At the conclusion of an exciting three-day championship tournament, the GWGA crowned Kendall Wright their 2010 eighty-first Annual Georgia Women’s Amateur.
The GWGA Doak Cup is awarded to the club with the two players with the lowest aggregate qualifying scores after 36 holes. The 2010 Doak Cup winners are Kathryn Fowler (left) and Kelly Pearce of Stonebridge Golf Club.
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 2010 Burns Cup winner is Brenda Pictor from Marietta with a score of 145 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 Stonebridge GC
Fowler/Pearce
Burns Cup Senior - Lowest 36 Hole Qualifer
Tournament Results: Championship Flight Winners
Championship Flight A
First: Kendall Wright (middle) Atlanta
Second: Margaret Shirley (left) Athens
Third: Mariah Stackhouse, (right) Riverdale
Championship Flight B
First: Lacey Fears, Bonaire (middle)
Second: Tess Fordham, Metler (left)
Third: Abby Johnson, Baselton (right)
Championship - Flight 1
First: Alei Mitchell, Waycross (middle)
Second: Christian Liggin, Smithville (left)
Third: Susan Rheney, Greensboro (right)
Championship - Flight 2
First: Lauren Darnell, Gainsville (missing)
Second: Jen King, Smyrna (left)
Third: Claudeen Lindberg, Atlanta (right)
Championship - Flight 3
First: Jodie Shepard, Newnan (left)
Second: Judy Bardis, Alpharetta (right)
Third: Leslie Elkins, Roswel (missing)l
Championship - Flight 4
First: Deana Atkins, Dacula (right)
Second: Amanda Barbee, Hartwell (left)
Third: Ellen Dempsey, St. Simons Island (missing)
Low 16 Qualifiers - GWGA Commemorative Bag Tags
Mariah Stackhouse Margaret Shirley Kendall Wright Rebecca Durham Brenda Pictor Laura Coble
Emilie Burger Kathryn Fowler Lacey Fears
Tess Fordham Kelly Pearce Jessica Haigwood
Kasay Holbrook Abby Johnson Danielle Davis
Anna Leigh Keith
(L-R) Brenda Pictor, Laura Coble, Emilie Burger, Tess Fordham, Lacy Fears, Kasay Holbrook,
Kathryn Fowler, Kendall Wright, Mariah Stackhouse, Margaret Shirley, Abby Johnson
Tournament Results: Forward Tee Flight Winners
Flight 1
First: Helen Joyce, Cumming (middle)
Second: Jerrah Baker, Canton (left)
Third: Betsy Butler, Atlanta (right)
Flight 2
First: Alice Richardson, Alpharetta (middle)
Second: Sandra Moody, Waynesboro (left)
Third: Sharon Danville, Milton (right)
Flight 3
First: Gayle Gibson, Dacula (middle)
Second: Jinna Wheeler, Canton (left)
Third: Carol Swart - Marietta (right)
Flight 4
First: Lea Wilson, Atlanta (left)
Second: Sam Ogden, Bremen (right)
Third: Ashley Dixon, Smyrna (middle)
Flight 5
First: Megan Carter, Blackshear (middle)
Second: Pat Miller, Alpharetta (left)
Third: Bonnie Revoner, Atlanta (lright
Flight 6
First: Joyce Doss, Carrollton (left)
Second: Fran Coody, Perry (missing)
Third: Eleanor Graham, Savannah (right)
Flight 7
First: Rose Mary Dixon, Bainbridge (middle)
Second: Lisa Murdock, Evans (right)
Third: Janice Brown, Alpharetta (left)
2010 GWGA Champions - Gross Scores
2010 GWGA Champions - Forward Tees - Gross Scores