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Important Golf Dates for September 2010

Sept 6
Labor Day Stableford
Tournament

Sept 8
Ladies Guest Day # 1

Sept 9
Senior Interclub -vs-
Country Club of Lexington

Sept 10
Men's Guest Day # 1

Sept 15
Ladies Guest Day # 2

Sept 17
Men's Guest Day # 2

Sept 21
Senior Two-Man
Best Ball Tourney

Sept 25
LGA Member-Guest

Oct 1,2,3
Ruby Cup Weekend

The Woodlands has been a very busy place throughout August. With the beginning of school right around the corner, the Junior Summer Clinics wrapped up after 5 weeks of instruction. We hope our Woodlands Youngsters learned a bit about the game we all love. Congratulations to all of the Junior Clinic Graduates. Keep up the hard work !!!

Our first event of August was the PGA Pick Your Pro. Due to the Member-Member falling on the weekend of the PGA Championship, our competitors had to play their qualifying round on either August 7th or 8th. Each player’s net score was combine with a PGA Championship participant’s score from Sunday at Whistling Straights. After firing a net score of 69, Bryan Fink drew a trusty old veteran, Steve Elkington, out of the hat and their combined score of 140 was good enough to win the PGA Pick Your Pro for 2010. Bryan edged out Jim Pettus and Robert Karlsson, Patti Melotte and Bryce Molder, and Daniel Voyles and Jason Day, who all posted scores of 141. Congratulations Bryan!!!

August rolled along and we held the 2010 Member-Member Championship over the weekend of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 13th, 14th and 15th. The weekend began with a pairings party and horse race on Friday Evening. We were also supposed to have a putting contest, but Mother Nature got the best of us and we were forced to reschedule the putting contest for Saturday afternoon.

After placing all their bets on Friday evening and partaking in some fellowship at the Member-Member Kick-Off Party, the contestants began Round 1 on Saturday Morning at 9:00 AM. The format for Round 1 was Best-Ball Texas Scramble. Scores were close and the stage was set for Sunday. At the conclusion of the round, the players participated in a putting contest. Rick Bunch finished first with a score of 19, winning a pair of Adidas Tour 360 Golf Shoes, and Fred Stanton, Ron Johnson, and Kirk Hudgens tied for second with a score of 20. The second place finishers won a pair of Nike Golf Shoes for their efforts. Following the putting contest, the players all enjoyed a bar-b-que lunch and got ready for the second round on Sunday.

The Putting Contest - Rick Bunch Wins It All - 2 Stokes

The players arrived early on Sunday and Chef Jarell had a buffet breakfast ready for everyone. After filling their bellies, the players embarked on Round 2 – Best Ball Net of the Twosome. The players in all four flights battled hard through the heat. The quick greens made for tough scoring, but in the end, we had four flight winners advance to The Championship Shoot-Out, as well as, a Wild Card Team.

In Flight # 1, Fred Powers and Rich Houghton proved to be too tough for the other seven teams competing against them. Fred and Richie’s score of 120 was 9 shots better than Jim Post and Scott Jenkins who posted a score of 129.

Fred Powers & Rich Houghton - Flight 1 Champs

In Flight 2, Russell Smith and Bob Cumming posted a score of 126 and ended up in a tie with Daniel Treece and Josh Goethe. However, per the tie-breaker, Russell and Bob advanced to the Shoot-Out.

Bob Cummings & Russell Smith - Flight 2 Champs

Flight 3 provided some of the stiffest competition and also granted us our Wild-Card team for The Championship Shoot-Out. Tom Klipstine and Mark Jordan entered the clubhouse with a score of 119. Not too far behind them, Steve Norris and Bryan Fink posted a score of 120. Even though Tom and Mark qualified for the Shoot-Out with their one stroke victory, Bryan and Steve also qualified as the team with the lowest point total who did not win their flight.

Tom Klipstine & Mark Jordan - Flight 3 Champs

Bryan Fink & Steve Norris - The Wild-Card Team

In Flight 4, Chip Collins and Ron Duncan continued their hot play as they posted a score of 120 and advanced to the Shoot-Out finishing 6 shots clear of Ron Johnson and Marion Hanna.

Chip Collins and Ron Duncan - Flight 4 Champs

In The Championship Shoot-Out, all five teams played holes # 10 and # 19 (a par three from # 10 tee box to the putting green). The two teams with the lowest aggregate, best-ball, net score of the two holes advanced to play hole # 18 for The Overall Member-Member Championship. Advancing to the final hole were the teams of Ron Duncan and Chip Collins and Tom Klipstine and Mark Jordan. These twosomes battled hard. They tied the first go-around and again on the second time on hole # 18. However, Ron and Chip were able to win the final battle on the third try and win the 2010 Member-Member Championship.

We would like to thank all of the participants who played in The 2010 Member-Member Championship. We would also like to thank the entire food and beverage staff for the wonderful food and drinks throughout the weekend, and the maintenance crew for having the course looking so good. To view all of the final results from The 2010 Member-Member Championship, please click on the Tournament Results link above.

Lee Trawick & Jerry Huckaby-Low Round on Sunday
and "The No Team Had More Fun Than Us Champs"

The 2010 Club Championship
We will finish out August with The 2010 Club Championship on Saturday and Sunday, August 28th and 29th. The format for the event will be 36-hole stroke play and players will be pre-flighted based on handicap. We will have a Men's Championship, Men's White Tee, and Ladies Division. To sign-up online for the 2010 Club Championship, please click here.

The 2010 Ruby Cup
The Ruby Cup is just around the corner - October 1st, 2nd and 3rd to be exact. There are only a few events left for you to earn Ruby Cup Points. Make sure you participate in the Member-Member, Club Championship, and Labor Day Stableford Tourney to earn points for the Ruby Cup. The Top 46 Men, Top 8 Ladies, and Top 8 Seniors will make the Ruby Cup Teams.

Congratulations To:
Stuart Smith who won the Senior Match Play Championship by defeating Larry Thomas 3&1 in The Championship Match. Larry made it to the Championship Match by winning over Tom Maffett, 1-Up in 19 holes and Stuart made it to the final match by edging out Ken Grimm 3&2.

Stuart Smith - Senior Match Play Champion

Ladies Golf Clinics
Kimberlee Lawson is holding Ladies Golf Clinic. The Wednesday Evening Sessions will begin at 6:00 PM and the Thursday Morning Sessions will begin at 10:00 AM. The cost is $10 per clinic and each session will last approximately 1 hour. You may attend either session. The clinics will run for 4 weeks and focus on all aspects of the game. To learn more about Kimberlee's Golf Clinics for Ladies, please click here.

If you are looking to get a tune-up for the summer on your golf game, please give Tom, Robbie, or Kimberlee a call. We offer instruction for all skill levels and we can tailor a series of lessons to meet your needs.

Kimberlee has started instruction designed specifically for lady golfers. She has just returned from her LPGA teaching school and is ready to start helping our ladies at The Woodlands improve their scores. To learn more about Kimberlee's lessons designed for ladies, click here.

Our new shipment of Summer Merchandise has arrived in the Golf Shop. New shirts from adidas, Page & Tuttle, and Ahead are in stock. The New TaylorMade Penta Golf Ball is ready for you to try, and our new clubs from 2010 are also available. Complimentary Custom Fitting is available with the purchase of any new set of irons or woods.

As always, your continued support of the tournament program and the Golf Shop at The Woodlands is greatly appreciated.

Golfingly,

Tom Mason, Golf Professional

News & Tournament Information from July

We started out the month of July with a bang. The Annual Red, White and Blue Tournament was played over the weekend of July 3rd and 4th. Competitors played 6 holes from the Red Tees, 6 holes from the White Tees and 6 holes from the Blue Tees. We had a good crowd of players and divided the field up into 3 flights of men and a ladies flight.

In each of the Men's Flights, the scores were relatively close. In Flight 1, Vince Williams fired a score of 71 to win the gross title. Freddy Powers posted a score of 63 to capture the Net Title in Flight 1. In Flight 2, James Morrison posted a score of 72 (even par) and won the gross title by 6 shots over Kirk Hudgens. James also qualified for the Tournament of Champions with an overall low net score of 61 (for the entire field). Joe Bianchi posted a net score of 63 to clinch the victory on the net side in Flight 2. In Flight 3, only 3 shots separated first place gross from third place gross. John's score of 86 edged out Jack Davenport by 1 shot and Lonnie Bowman by 2 shots. Phil Brazell led the way in the net scoring by posting a 68; one shot better than Chip Collins who posted a 69

In the Ladies Flight, Natalie Huff's 83 led the way in the gross scoring. On the net side of the equation, Betsy Duffy's score of 64 was 2 shots better than Weslyn Hutto who posted a 66.

We would like to thank everyone who played in the Red, White and Blue Tournament. We hope everyone had a great 4th of July Weekend. If you would like to view the complete results from the Red, White and Blue Tourney, please click on the Tournament Results Link above.

The Fore Club Scramble was played on Saturday, July 10th. We had great weather and a wonderful turnout for this really fun event. Teams were comprised of two players and each player was only allowed to use four clubs in a captain's choice (scramble) format. The field was broken down into a Men's and a Ladies Flight with teams competing for both gross and net prizes. Once all the dust settled, the team of Rich Houghton and Paul Turner emerged victorious in the Gross Division. Rich and Paul fired a wonderful score of 8 under par, 64 to edge out Sam Hiller and Pete Clough by two shots. Finishing third in the Gross Division was Ronnie Johnson and Danny Stubbs who posted a 68. On the Net side, Chip Collins and Ron Duncan played extremely well and posted a score of 59.5 and were 3/4 of a shot better than Lonnie Richard and Bill Duffy who posted a score of 60.25. Joey Huckaby and Gerry Coleman finished in third place with a net score of 62.

In the Ladies Flight, Lauralee Hansen and Marty Broadnax posted a total of 5 over par, 77 to take home first place honors in the Gross Division. In the Net Division, Debbie Richard and Patti Melotte were too tough to handle as they fired a net score of 61.25 and coasted to victory over Betsy Duffy and Cindy Keating who posted a total of 64.75.

Immediately following the conclusion of the Fore Club Scramble, we began preparation for The Annual Parent-Child Tournament. As always, a great, widely diverse age field set out to see who could emerge victorious in a two-person captain's choice field. Some of the teams were separated by almost a combined 100 years of age, but that is what makes this event so special.

The field was broken into two flights - The PGA Tour Flight and the Nationwide Flight. In The PGA Tour Flight, Paul and Ryan Turner posted a score of 7 under par, 65 to finish in first place in the Gross Division. Paul and Ryan were two shots better than Joe Watson and Shawn McKinney who fired a total of 5 under par, 67. Harry Lee Thompson flew his son, Jeff in all the way from Texas and it was well worth the trip as the twosome posted a net score of 61.25 and captured first place by 2.25 shots over the father-son duo of Dennis Waller and Jonathan Waller.

                     Paul & Ryan Turner
        PGA Flight - Overall Gross Champions

               Harry Lee & Jeff Thompson
        PGA Flight - Overall Net Champions

In The Nationwide Flight, Lee and Dennis Catoe (a combined 145 years of golf experience) posted a score of 2 under par, 70 and edged out Joe and Chris Bianchi by one shot to capture first place gross. James and J.R. Morrison posted a net score of 66.5 and emerged victorious in the net side of the Nationwide Flight. James and J.R.'s socre was 3 shots better than Tommy and Hunter Reilly's score of 69.5.

                    Dennis & Lee Catoe
     Nationwide Flight - Overall Gross Champions

                 James & J.R. Morrison
Nationwide Flight - Overall Net Champions

We would like to thank all of the participants who took part in both the Fore Club Scramble and The parent Child Tournament over the weekend of July 10th and 11th. We would like to congratulate all of the winners from both events. If you would like to view a full tournament recap, please click on the tournament results link above.

July came to a close on the Tournament Front with the British Open Pick Your Pro Event. Like all of our Pick Your Pro Tournaments, competitors selected a Pro playing in The British Open out of a hat and their net score from Saturday or Sunday, July 17th & 18th was combined with the Professional's score from St. Andrews on Sunday. Scores were really close and we even had a storm (making the weather much like that in England) that forced a few players to cut their day short. In the end, Fred Stanton fired a net score of 68 and paired with Trevor Immelman who also posted a 68 to edge out Jack Mitchell and Tom Lehman, and Peter Chesney and Alvaro Quiros by one shot. To view all of the results from the British Open Pick Your Pro Event, please click on the Tournament Results link above.

Fred Stanton picked Trevor Immelman out of
the hat and won the British Open Pick Your Pro
Event by one shot !!!