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Important Golf Dates for May-June
May 3 – MGA Dogfight – 9:00 AM Shotgun Start
May 10 – PGA’s McGladrey Team Championship Qualifier
May 12 – Senior Invitational at The University Club
May 14 – Ladies Guest Day # 1
May 16 – Men’s Guest Day # 1
May 17-18 – Net Championship & LGA Memorial
May 20 – Senior One Day Member-Guest
May 20 – Ladies Guest Day # 2
May 21 – Men’s Guest Day # 2
May 22 – Senior Interclub at Northwoods
May 26 – Memorial Day Flag Tourney
May 31 – Senior Club Championship
June 1 – Senior Club Championship
June 3 – SCGA Senior One Day Event
June 6-8 – Men’s Member-Guest
June 15 – U.S. Open Pick Your Pro Event
June 19 – Senior Interclub –vs- Newberry
June 20 – WCC Couples Championship
June 25 – Senior Invitational at WildeWood
We were very busy during the month of April at The Woodlands, and May is sure to be even busier. The only major event that was contested during April was the Masters Pick Your Pro Tournament on Masters Sunday. Competitors picked a pro blindly out of a hat and paired the Professional’s score with his/her net score from Sunday at The Woodlands. This year’s event ended in a two-way tie for first place. Floyd Hedlund picked Bubba Watson out of the hat and Kenny Brown picked Sean O’Hair out of the hat. Both twosomes combined for a score of 139 to take home first place honors. Finishing in third place was Ned Timmerman, who paired with Heath Slocum. Ned and Heath posted a team total of 141. Danny Stubbs and Padraig Harrington finished fourth at 142. To see all of the results from the Masters Pick Your Pro Tournament, please click on the Tournament Results Link above.
Listed above are all of the events scheduled for May at The Woodlands. We begin the month with The MGA Dogfight on Saturday, May 3rd. We will begin play at 9:00 AM with a shotgun start.
Next on the agenda will be the PGA’s McGladrey Team Championship Local Qualifier. Teams of 3 will compete in One Best Ball Net of the Threesome Format. All players receive 50% of their handicap and the winning team will advance to the Sectional Finals in Myrtle Beach. Tom will accompany the winning team at the Sectional Level and play for the possibility to advance to the National Finals in Pinehurst. If you are interested in participating in this event, please call the Golf Shop Staff for more details.
On Saturday and Sunday, May 17th & 18th, we will be holding the 2008 Net Championship and LGA Memorial. The format for this event will be 36-ole stroke play with full handicap. We will have both a Men’s Division and a Ladies Division. All play will be from the white tees.
On May 20th, we are holding a Senior One-Day Member-Guest Tournament. We are shooting for 20 teams and plan on starting play at 9:00 AM. The format for the event will be best ball of the twosome.
On Memorial Day, May 26th, the Annual Flag Day Tournament will be held. Players will be given a flag and will receive a percentage of his/her handicap. Each player will have a target score and will plant his/her flag in the ground once the target score is reached. Whoever is able to advance their flag the furthest will be declared the winner.
Finally, May 31st and June 1st, we will hold the Senior Club Championship. This event is open to all Woodlands Members age 50 and older.
For details on all of the upcoming tournaments at The Woodlands, please click here.
The lesson tee continues to stay busy and Steven and Robbie will be staring the Junior Clinics the week of June 10th. If you need a tune-up for your swing or would like to get a youngster involved in the Junior Program at The Woodlands, please contact Tom, Steven or Robbie.
We still have a great selection of merchandise in the golf shop. Great looking short sleeve shirts from Ahead, Adidas, Cutter & Buck and Page and Tuttle are available at great prices. Please remember, The Woodlands offers custom fitting with the purchase of any type of golf club(s).
As always, your continued support of the tournament program and the Golf Shop at The Woodlands is greatly appreciated.
Golfingly,
Tom Mason, Golf Professional
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News from April
The Match Play Tournament has concluded. All four Brackets are complete. Winners have been determined and the results are listed below.
In the Men’s Championship Bracket, the final four players left standing were Sam Hiller, Bob Brooks, Floyd Hedlund, and Ned Timmerman. Sam Hiller defeated Brian Alchermes, 1-up, to win the Upper Left Bracket. Bob Brooks defeated Bob Cummings, 2-up, to win the Lower Left Bracket. Floyd Hedlund defeated Tom Klipstine, 2&1, to win the Upper Right Bracket, and Ned Timmerman defeated Dunham Wood, 1-up after 22 holes, to win the Lower Right Bracket. In the Semi Final Matches, Bob Brooks defeated Sam Hiller3&2 to claim the left side of the bracket and Ned Timmerman defeated Floyd Hedlund, 1-up in 19 holes to claim the right side of the bracket. This brought us down to the Final Match – Bob Brooks –vs- Ned Timmerman. The final match took place on Thursday, March 27th. As with most of the matches in the Championship, the final match was very close throughout. Bob and Ned made the turn and the match was all square. The match actually came down to the 18th hole where Ned sank a 12-foot putt to seal the deal and capture the overall Match Play Championship for 2008.
In the Men’s Consolation Bracket, Joe Watson defeated Bill Duffy, 4&2, to win the Left Side of the Bracket and Kenny Brown defeated Mark Hocutt, 2&1, to win the Right Side of the Bracket. Joe and Kenny played their final match and just like the Championship Bracket, the Consolation Bracket was highlighted by great play. In the end, Kenny Brown ended up defeating Joe Watson, 1-Up to claim the Consolation Bracket.
In the Ladies Championship Bracket, Suzann Kemp defeated Amy Rubin, 4&3, to win the Left Side of the Bracket and Carol Owens defeated Betsy Duffy 3&2, to win the Right Side of the Bracket. The Final Match between Suzanne and Carol took place on Saturday, March 22nd. Once again, the competition was tight. However, Carol Owens managed to hold off Suzann Kemp and win the Match 1-Up to capture the Overall Ladies Match Play Championship.
In the Ladies Consolation Bracket, Marcy Gage defeated Sandy Forbes, 4&3, to win the Left Side of the Bracket and Ellen Smith defeated Cheryl Munn, 5&4, to win the Right Side of the Bracket. This bracket had the only ending that was not 1-Up. Marcy was just a little too tough for Ellen as she won 3&2 to claim the Ladies Consolation Flight Championship.
We would like to congratulate all of our winners in all of the flights, and we would also like to thank everyone who participated in the Match Play Championship.
The MGA One Day Member-Guest was held on Saturday, March 29th. We had good luck on our side as Mother Nature cooperated for 16 of the 18 holes and allowed us to get the entire competition finished before the skies opened up. The format for the event was best ball (gross and net) of the two-player team. We broke the competition down into 3 flights.
In flight 1, Joey Huckaby and C.R. Pardee played flawless golf and fired an unbelievable score of 65 to capture the Overall Gross Crown in Flight 1. Dennis Waller and David Prezioso came prepared to play as the shot a net score of 61 to take home top honors in Flight 1.In flight 2, Sam Hiller and Mike Kohn bested the rest of the field firing a best ball total of 72 to win the Gross Title. In the net competition in Flight 2, Mark Dodge and Dan D’Amico were two shots better than anyone else in Flight 2 posting a net score of 59. In Flight 3, Vince Troyka and Jimmy Tallon played extremely well teaming to fire a score of 76 to capture the Gross Crown by two shots. John Southern and George Katsapis took home the Net honors with a score of 58. To view all of the results from the MGA One-Day Member-Guest, please click on the Tournament Results Link.
We would like to thank everyone who participated in the MGA One Day Member-Guest, thank MGA President, Scott Jenkins for his hard work in helping get teams for the event, and the thank the Woodlands Food & Beverage Staff for the dinner after play. We would also like to remind everyone that the Beach Trip still has a few slots available.
On April 12th & 13th, we will be holding the Master’s Pick Your Pro Tournament. The festivities will begin on Saturday the 12th with a Master’s Viewing and Pairings Party from 3:00-7:00 in the Lounge. There will be snacks available and a putting contest through the clubhouse will also take place. Participants will be able to pick their Pro for Sunday out of a hat at this time also. You will then play golf on Sunday. You may play in your regular foursome at anytime before 1:30 PM. Your net score from Sunday will be totaled with your Pro’s Score from Sunday at Augusta. The low two-person total will be the winner. If you can’t attend the Party on Saturday, you may pick your pro out of the hat on Sunday before you play.
Last on the list for April will be the LGA Member-Member Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, April 26th and 27th. Details regarding this event are available by clicking on the LGA Link above.
If you are in the market for new equipment, make sure you attend one of the three demo days coming up in April. On Sunday, April 6th, Wilson will have the Tour Van here for a demo day from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Finally, on Sunday, April 27th, TaylorMade will hold a demo day from 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Demo Days are the perfect opportunity for you to test out the latest equipment and be fit by a professional before you make a purchase. Special pricing will also be available during these demo days.
Finally, new spring apparel continues to arrive in the golf shop daily. Make sure your closet is stocked with the latest ClimaCool Shirts from Adidas, Coolmax Shirts from ahead and Cool Swing Shirts from Page & Tuttle. The new styles look great. We also have the new TaylorMade and Nike Golf Balls in stock.
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