April
April 25, STXLAGA Augusta Pines Golf Club, Spring

May
May 12, STXLAGA Deerwood Golf Club, Kingwood
May 22, STXLAGA Gleanloch Pines Golf Club, Spring

Thank you to Royal Oaks C.C. and Ryan Polzin, PGA for hosting our first play-day for 2018.  Seventeen players competed on a cool and wet day, making for tough conditions.  Irina Watson shoots 81 to win low gross.

Next event will be at Augusta Pines G.C. in Spring on Wednesday, February 21st.  

EVITE will be out the week of January 22nd to sign up.  Go South!

North South Ladies Amateur Golf Association Challenge Cup
March 23-25, Saturday and Sunday
Crown Colony, Lufkin TX

Committee: LAGA and STXLAGA Boards

Teams: The Challenge will consist of 32 players, sixteen representing LAGA and sixteen representing STXLAGA. Each individual will sign up through EVITE. There will be two EVITE’s sent six weeks before the event, one for the North Team and one for the South Team. The 16 lowest GHIN indexes as of March 9, 2018, two weeks before the competition will make each team. An Alternates list will be established by indexes. Once teams have been determined each player will be emailed more information about Team Attire, housing, etc.

Format: Four-Ball Match Play, gross only competition. Four-ball match play is where two players play their better ball against the better ball of two other players. Each match will compete for one total point on each hole. If a hole is halved, each side will receive a half point. The total points available for each match is 18 points. As a reminder this is a gross only event.

During the competition, each team will be paired from the low GHIN index to the highest GHIN index. This will ensure similar handicaps are competing against one another. Round one, seeds #1 & #2 play each other, #3 & #4 and so on. Round two matches will shift, so the #1 & #3 seeds will play each other, #2 & #4, #5 & 7, #6 & #8 and so on.

At the end of the competition the team who has earned the most cumulative gross points is the North South Challenge Cup winner.
Competition: Two-day Tournament with an optional practice round. Friday, March 23rd practice round tee times all day. Saturday, March 24th will be a 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start, Sunday, March 25th will be an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.

South Player Fees: $321.65 paid to Crown Colony, includes shared Hotel Room at the new Courtyard Marriott for Saturday Night, both rounds of golf, golf carts and range-balls, all Food and Beverage, see menu below. Practice rounds will be $35 and are optional. Courtyard Marriott has a small number of rooms blocked for Friday night at players’ expense.

If we have no alternates and a player withdraws, they must pay the $321.65 to STXLAGA. STXLAGA will pay Crown Colony in good faith. STXLAGA has contributed towards your original fee of $352.90. Players must be a 2018 STXLAGA Member to participate. STXLAGA yearly Membership fee is $25, Print and mail a Membership form, go to STXLAGA.com.

Food and Beverage: Lunch buffet on Saturday before golf, heavy hors d’oeuvres on Saturday evening with a cash bar, a full breakfast Sunday Morning before play and a full lunch following golf with a cash bar. Menu below:

Deli Lunch buffet: ham, smoked turkey, American & Swiss cheese sandwiches, chips, cookie, apple with choice of bottled water or soft drink. Heavy Hors d’oeurves: beef carving station, boiled shrimp, fresh fruit, gourmet cheese, coconut crusted chicken with tropical Pina Coloda dipping sauce, fontina and Italian sausage stuffed mushrooms, cold canapes with chicken & Tuna salads in phyllo pastry. Breakfast: scrambled eggs, bacon/sausage, grits/hash browns, biscuits/gravy, assorted Danish, fruit, cereals, milk, juice and coffee. Lunch: garden salad bar, southern fried chicken, mashed potatoes and cream gravy, green beans with bacon & onion, homemade yeast rolls and Mrs. Dorothy’s banana pudding.

Schedule of Events
Friday, March 23, 2018
Optional Practice Round
Saturday, March 24, 2018
11:00 a.m. Lunch Buffet
1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start Round One Competition
5:30 p.m. Reception, Hors d’oeuvres with a cash bar
Sunday, March 25, 2018
7:00 a.m. Full Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Shotgun Start Round Two Competition
1:00 p.m. Luncheon, Awards Ceremony

Thirty-Two players competed at this year’s Shootout held at The Woodlands Gary Player Course.

2017 Greater Houston Women’s City/Senior Am Results
Congratulations to all of the Flight Winners! See below..
* won in Play-off
1 Lecia Alexander Stafford 79-78–157 City Am Champion
2 Julie Robichaux Kingwood 77-81–158* City Senior Am Champion
3 Meg Christensen Houston 80-78–158
4 Leslie Henry Houston 83-78–161
5 Karen Northcutt The Woodlands 82-81–163
6 Cindy Gilkeson Sugar Land 81-83–164
7 Raylene Teel Houston 80-85–165
8 Caitlyn Cassity Katy 81-85–166
9 Alice Randall Houston 85-82–167
T10 Betty Ghio Houston 88-81–169
Maggie Harmon Sugar Land 86-83–169
Susan Smith-Snider Houston 83-86–169
13 Susan Horelka Houston 85-85–170
14 Haley Harris Santa Fe 84-87–171
T15 Diana Quintana Houston 85-88–173
Suzzette Kirchner Spring 84-89–173 City Super Senior Am Champion
17 Kathy Kuo Houston 86-91–177
18 Becky Gustamante Montgomery 90-88–178
19 Pam Almandoz Houston 86-93–179
T20 Liz Oppenheimer Houston 88-92–180
Laura Rigano Houston 87-93–180
Claudia Willis Montgomery 83-97–180
23 Cheryl Walters Houston 92-89–181
T24 Marcia Oftedahl Sugar Land 91-92–183
Mollie Hammonds Houston 89-94–183
Sally Tobler Porter 88-95–183
T27 Diana Henigan Montgomery 95-89–184
Trish Schmid 92-92–184
29 Robin Famiglietti Houston 95-90–185
30 Kate Higby Montgomery 97-91–188
T31 Susan Davidson West Columbia 89-100-189
Debbie Ballard Houston 88-101-189
33 Sally Mason Bellaire 93-97–190
T34 Heather Wilson League City 91-100–191
Diane Dillard Bryan 96-95–191
36 Tracy Moy Porter 92-100–192
37 Lisa Ctvrtlik Houston 97-97–194
38 Ellen Wallace Houston 92-103–195
39 Julie Hoopingarner Houston 94-102–196
40 Elizabeth Kass Houston 103-95–198
41 Ellen Earle Sugar Land 91-108–199
42 Martha Oetker Houston 96-104–200
43 Hyo (Gin) Knebel Missouri City 100-101–201
T44 Karen Cutrer Montgomery 104-102–206
Jana Connell Houston 104-102–206
T46 Laurie Burtch Montgomery 102-109–211
Tina Buantello Crosby 107-104–211
48 Shon Bower Rosharon 114-101–215
49 Mei Jue Houston 120-105–225
50 Lela Shaw Houston 137-109–246
Diana Lewis Pinehurst 93-WD–WD
Veronica Silva Houston 97-WD–WD

Championship Flight
1st Gross Meg Christensen
2nd Gross Leslie Henry
1st Net Karen Northcutt
2nd Net Maggie Harmon

First Flight
1st Gross Raylene Teel
2nd Gross Susan Horelka
1st Net Betty Ghio
2nd Net Diana Quintana

Second Flight
1st Gross Claudia Willis
2nd Gross Liz Oppenheimer
1st Net Kathy Kuo
2nd Net Diana Henigan

Third Flight
1st Gross Cheryl Walters
2nd Gross Robin Famiglietti
1st Net Mollie Hammonds
2nd Net Debbie Ballard

Fourth Flight
1st Gross Trish Schmid
2nd Gross Elizabeth Kass
1st Net Lisa Ctvrtlik
2nd Net Jana Connell

GO TO THE MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION PAGE and print application.

Membership Fee is $25. Hole in One Fee is $5, this is optional. Make checks payable to STXLAGA and Mail to April Staffa, 2405 Andrews Ct., LaPorte, TX 77571.

Check STXLAGA.com under Calendar of Events page for the current Play-day schedule. STXLAGA Membership Fee must be received and handicap verified before participation in a STXLAGA Play-day. Any questions, contact us at Southtexaslaga@gmail.com.

(L to R) Lizzy Doykan, Diana Henigan, Leslie Henry

Lizzy Doykan defended her title winning the 2016 Greater Houston Women’s City Amateur Championship.  Doykan held off Leslie Henry, who also defended her Senior City Amateur Title.  Doykan shot rounds of 75-74—149 in tough conditions at Memorial Park.  Henry posted 73-78—151.  Diana Henigan from Bentwater won the Super Senior City Amateur Title scoring 88-88—176.  Congratulations to all of the winners.

South Team wins Inaugural LAGA Challenge Cup

Crown Colony, Lufkin Texas

August 5-6, 2016

Thirty-two Ladies gathered for the Inaguraul North-South Challenge Cup at Crown Colony in the beautiful Piney Woods of east Texas.  Eight Four-ball matches competed for one point on each hole, if a hole was halved, each side received a half point.  The total points available for each match was 18 points.

Play was outstanding with three matches decided by one point and two matches tied in the Four-ball match play format.  At the end of the competition, the Cup was decided by 4 points.

Results:  South Team 74 points, North Team 70 points.

South Team: Meghan Moake (Houston), Leslie Henry (Houston), Lecia Alexander (Sugarland), Julie Robichaux (Kingwood), Marlene Summers (Montgomery), Diane Henry (Kerrville), Lettia Collins (The Woodlands), Cindy Gilkeson (Sugarland), Karen Northcutt (The Woodlands), April Staffa (LaPorte), Donna Kay Meyer (Nassau Bay), Ann Webb (Austin), Susan Horelka (Houston), Tammy Trichell (Helotes), Diana Henigan (Montgomery) and Peggy Spann (Houston).

North Team: Kim Cure (Iowa Park), Liz Scaggs (Farmers Branch), Jill Hamilton (Dallas), Kerri Billingsley (Arlington), Nancy Beck (Dallas), Jan Rapp (Dallas), Sherri Buster (Westlake), Emily Hillsman (Dallas), Marty Perlman (Farmers Branch), Kem Barrett (Hillsboro), Stefanie Smith (Dallas), Jacque Cooper (Heath), Lynn Keefe (Coppell), Louise Davis (Dallas), Sarah Deering (Westworth Village) and Mary Ducos (Arlington).

Ladies…Get ready for the 48th Greater Houston Women’s City Amateur/Senior Golf Championship, August 29-30, 2016, Monday & Tuesday @ Memorial Park Golf Course.  Download the attached entry form and send it in before August 22.

See you there!

2016 City Entry Form

Thanks to the member support of STXLAGA, we made charitable contributions to two great initiatives this year!

STXLAGA contributed a gift of $1,050 to the Texas Golf Association “Breaking 100” Campaign, $350 supporting STXLAGA Members Karen Northcutt, Donna Brady and Terry Dukes.  These players have committed to playing 100 holes of competition in 2016 and highlighting the competitive opportunities available for women in Texas.

The Women’s Texas Golf Association was founded 100 years ago to host a State Amateur Championship.  Since the inaugural State Amateur in 1916, the TGA has added six other championships designed to offer players of all ability levels from all over the State to test their game, achieve their goals, and learn from other great competitors.

We also contributed $350 to the TGA Foundation Junior Girls Travel Fund. This program was established in 1986 to offset expenses for girls residing in Texas, age 17 and under, who qualify for the US Girls Junior National Championship.  The Nez Muhleman Golf Tournament better known as “The Nezzie” was held on June 7, 2016 at Riverbend Country Club and is the main fundraiser for the Travel Fund.  If you are interested in making a donation to the Travel Fund contact Ellen Earle at elle2@gmail.com.