81st Annual Georgia Women's Amateur Champion
Kendall Wright
At the conclusion of an exciting (and very hot) three-day championship tournament, the GWGA crowned Kendall Wright their 2010 eighty-first Annual Georgia Women’s Amateur.
Starting out the third day of competition, Wright erased a 6-shot differential on the front nine of White Columns Country Club in Milton, Ga. to get to within two strokes of defending Champion Mariah Stackhouse. The front nine rally included two birdies and one bogey for a total of 35. Stackhouse shot a 39 on the front nine. Margaret Shirley shot an even 36 on the front and at the turn she led the competition by one stroke.
With the temperature hovering at 100 plus and rising, Wright fired up her game on the back nine - birding four holes for a score of 32. Her low round of the day of 67 won her the Championship. Her total tournament score was 209.
Stackhouse had a 35 on the back for a total of 74. Shirley had a 34 for a total of 70 for the day and a 210 total to finish 1 shot back of Wright. Rebecca Durham finished at 216 in fourth place and Brenda Pictor finished 5th with a 218 total 3-day score.
Kendall’s home course is Bear’s Best Golf Club in Atlanta, GA.
Congratulations to our newest Champion.
1970 GWGA Trophy Returned to its Home State
Eric Carter, from Bend, OR who buys and sells antiques as a hobby, purchased this trophy at an antique shop near his home. He thought this was an interesting piece and loves the story behind artifacts and likes to get them back in the hands of people that are connected. He did some research based on the information on the trophy and contacted Cheryl Drewyer, a director of the GWGA, to see if we were interested in getting it back. Thank you, Eric, for your discovery. It will be placed in the Sports Hall of Fame in Macon where other GWGA archives and information are displayed.
Membership
Membership in GWGA is open to all female amateur golfers who were female at birth and are bona fide residents of Georgia for a minimum of sixty days prior to submitting an application and who meet qualifications as specified in the By-Laws. Membership dues for 2010 are $30. Annual membership expires on October 31st of each year.
Members in good standing are eligible to compete in GWGA tournaments. Tournament applications will be posted on this web site. Members who join by March 15, 2010 will be included in the annual 2010 Membership Directory.
The GWGA is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to:
a. To develop, promote, maintain and protect the best interests of the game of golf among the amateur female golfers throughout the State of Georgia.
b. To conduct an annual Championship Tournament and provide recognition of the winners of this event.
c. To conduct other tournaments as determined by the Board of Directors.
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The GWGA Four-Ball Tournament is a 36-hole tournament traditionally held annually at Jekyll Island. . The tournament will be played on the Pine Lake and Indian Mounds courses. Each team consists of two GWGA members with a USGA handicap index of 23.2 or less.
| Year | Dates | Location |
2010 2011 2012 |
April 27-28 April 19-20 April 24-25 |
Jekyll Island Club, Jekyll Island Jekyll Island Club, Jekyll Island Jekyll Island Club, Jekyll Island |
The GWGA Championship Tournament determines the Georgia Women's Amateur Champion. The site of the tournament varies from site to site each year.
| Year | Dates | Location |
2010 2011 2012 2013 |
July 27-29 July 26-28 July 24-26 July 30-Aug 1 |
White Columns, Alpharetta Cuscowilla, Eatonton The Landings, Savannah Glen Arven, Thomasville |