Busy time of year for many area ladies golf groups

It’s annual August catchup week for ladies golf group results with as many as three weeks of competitions to report.

Painted Hills Ladies League reporter Theresa Zacher e-mailed on Aug. 3 that, “nothing exciting happened, except for the evening players (who) were unable to play due to high winds and thunderstorms.”

Nonetheless, during the period between Aug. 2 and Aug. 16 three different A flight players did record low gross scores that were nearly identical.

Teresa Stolp and Carol Blume shot 45s, with Patti Gowell shooting 43 in between over the three outings.

June Hathaway won B flight twice with scores of 59 and 57, and Deanna Tucker had a 46 during the middle week’s play.

In Flight C, Julie Harbison shot 57, and Mary Liegey and Judy Blankenship had 54s.

D flight winners were Sharon Ehrhardt with 62, Bobbie Fey with 59 and Genie Rotchford with 66. Karen Feyk had scores of 55 and 57, and Mary Ann Warren shot 78 in no-handicap division.

Net winners were Blume at 42, Lynda Brautigam with 38, and Sue Greany with 32 in A flight. Caryl Marker and Pat Schlosstein had 39s, and Elaine Lukes had 33 in B.

Blankenship had 37, Cindee Corrick 33 and Mary Joe Kraut had 34 in C. D flight net leaders were Penny Lancaster with 35, Kraut with 33 and Fey with 40.

There were several birdies the week after the storm, by Gowell and Tucker, with chip-ins, and Lukes.

Greany, Carol Grebe, Ina Gunwald, Melody Chesnut and Emma Long also had chip-ins.

Trailhead

During last Wednesday’s Trailhead Ladies Golf Club Invitational, host player Betty Grassl tied with Coeur d’Alene’s Joan Day for low gross honors with 46. Lylia Toner from Deer Park netted 30, all in A flight.

B flight went to Kristi LaCroix with 51 and Jan George with 33. Marilyn Mackie shot 56 and Wilma Capaul 30 in C Flight. Angie Schauer won no-handicap.

During the two previous golf outings, Joyce Jacobs and Deanna Hauser led A flight low gross with 45 and 47, respectively. Marcia Rowley and Emma Long were net leaders with 30s.

B flight winners were Nel Oehrling with 54, and Bev Johnson with 60. Mackie and Joy Russell were net winners with 34s.

In C flight Capaul shot 59 and Pat Woollett had 55. Sandi Hatcher at 27and Mackie at 25 were low net winners.

No-handicap winners were Joan Moore and Edith Rains.

During the three weeks of competition Grassl, Long, Rowley, Johnson, Sharon Brazington, Lynne Kemmish, Dee Elder, and Eileen Couper had chip-ins.

Liberty Lake 9-Holers

Recent medal play among Liberty Lake Ladies 9-Holers golf produced good scores.

Karen Strauss shot 50 in first flight, Maryann Wilharm had 58 in second, and Sue Matsui shot 57 in third.

Best net scores were by Peggy Phillips with 36 in first flight, Polly Soderquist with 8 in second, and Wilma Capaul with 43 in third.

There were also chip-ins by Frances Martin and Peg Nadvornick.

Liberty Lake 18s

Aug. 3 was monthly Liberty Cup play and putting tournament for the Liberty Lake Women’s 18-Hole Golf Club.

Overall monthly cup round winner was Cathy Whitley with a net 70.

Putting winners were Rose Jones with 28 in A flight, one putt less than Patty Aunan.

Whitley and Raouleen Grimes tied in B flight with 29. Flurry Snyder‘s 29 putts topped Alice Shattuck by two. Idell Jenicek won D flight with 34.

MeadowWood

It was also fewest putts day two weeks ago for MeadowWood Women’s 18-Hole golf according to a recent report.

Alice Shattuck won with 30. Ets Yamada and Raouleen Grimes tied for second with 31.

Most recently, the group counted low gross on the par 3 and par 5 holes and used half handicap to determine the weekly net winners.

Maggie Steffy won with 28, beating Sandy McLaughlin‘s 291/2, a 30 by Kitty Duval and 301/2 by Lindsay Ehlers.

Harvest Hoops next month

The 13th annual Harvest Hoops 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Sept. 25 and 26 will once again be part of the Southeast Spokane County Fair in Rockford.

Registration deadline is Sept. 15 with entry forms available in Freeman, Rockford, Fairfield, Worley and Plummer or by calling Doug or Lynn Goldsmith at 928-5839.

Games will begin at noon for teams ages third-grade through adult.

Last year’s tournament drew 72 teams, second highest in event history.