36th GWGA Four-Ball Tournament

 

TEAM ALMON AND LOTT COME OUT ON TOP!

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Marian Almon and Bobbie Lott from Sunset Hills Country Club in Carrollton are the Champions of the 36th Annual GWGA Four-Ball Tournament.   Marian and Bobbie scored a 59 on the Indian Mound course the first day of play under a beautiful clear blue sky, and a 65 on the Pine Lakes course the second day of competition under cloudy and windy conditions for a two day total of 124.   They finished one stroke ahead of the 2nd place mother and daughter duo of Sandra and Jessica Doyle from Dalton Country Club.  The Doyles fired a 60 and 62 for a 125 total. Following close was the 3rd place team of Mary Helen McElreath and Sandra Moody from the Gordon Lakes Golf Club scoring a 61and 65 for a total of 126. Defending 2007 Champions Rose Mary and Ashley Dixon (another mother/daughter team), posted a 67 and 61 for total of 128 tied for 7th with 5 other teams.  

A total of 128 teams - a full field - competed in the 36th Annual GWGA Four-Ball tournament, which was played at the Jekyll Island Golf Club on the Pine Lakes and Indian Mound courses. Teams compete as a field, with about a third of the teams receiving recognition. The tournament was first played in 1973 at the Sea Palms Golf Club on St. Simons Island and has been played at Jekyll Island every year since 1984. The format is a 36-hole, low net tournament.

2008 Champions

Bobbie Lott and Marian Almon

                                                           

                2nd Place                                                                                                                   3rd Place

    Jessica and Sandra Doyle                                                                                Mary Helen McElreath and

                                                                                                                                               Sandra Moody

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2008 Four-Ball Final Results

 

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THANK YOU

The GWGA Board of Directors would like to thank all of the contestants for a great 2008 4-Ball tournament at Jekyll Island.  We also would like to thank the Jekyll Island Golf Club, Morgan's Grill and their respective staff members for the outstanding hospitality and service they provided. In addition, we would like to thank the Jekyll Island Club Hotel for the wonderful cocktail party they hosted..

We look forward to seeing you next year.

Pine Lakes - 70.2/119

Indian Mound - 70.0/120

 

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