July 14, 2012. More than 40 women will compete in the Michigan Women’s Golf Association State Championship which will be held at Timber Ridge Golf Club in East Lansing Saturday and Sunday, July 21-22. Golfers include:
Marie |
Beard |
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Northville |
Donna |
Benford |
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Linden |
Linda |
Bermingham |
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Rochester |
Lisa |
Bishop |
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Garden City |
Kathy |
Brennan |
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Livonia |
Denise |
Buechel |
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Walled Lake |
Mary |
Bushmaker |
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Union Lake |
Susan |
Campbell |
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Kalamazoo |
Joan |
Cleland |
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Bloomfield Hls |
Angie |
Cook |
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Ypsilanti |
Barbara |
Coury |
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Plymouth |
Judith |
Figa |
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Clarkston |
Yvette |
Gagnon |
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Bloomfield Hills |
Cindy |
Hill |
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Ypsilanti |
Debra |
Horning |
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Bloomfield HLS |
Elaine |
Humphrey |
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Clinton Township |
Judy |
Lazzaro |
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Troy |
Susan |
Macinkowicz |
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Chesterfield, |
Theresa L. |
MacPherson |
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Royal Oak |
Suzanne |
Madej |
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Detroit |
Julie |
Massa |
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Holt |
Susan |
Merrick |
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W Bloomfield |
Linda |
Morton |
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Westland |
Jean |
Murray |
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Mt Pleasant |
Cindy |
Obermeyer |
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Birmingham |
Monica |
Oliver |
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Farmington Hills |
Ernestine |
O’Neil |
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Detroit |
Cynthia |
Pinkard |
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Southfield |
Lauri |
Ponikiewski |
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Livonia |
Helen |
Puffenberger |
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New Hudson |
Sonia |
Pysh |
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Henrico |
Joanne B. |
Robertson |
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Southfield |
Nancy |
Serra |
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Clarkston |
Pat |
Shelton |
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Farmington |
Karen A. |
Stecher |
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W Bloomfield |
Darci |
Stocker |
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Flint |
Lu |
Stockton |
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Canton |
Karen |
Strock |
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Manchester |
Janie |
Tischler |
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Clarkston |
Pam |
Tyler |
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Grand Rapids |
Alicia |
Weber |
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Northville |
Shelly |
Weiss |
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Southfield |
Ruth |
Wilson |
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Chandler |
Two divisions are anticipated with two flights each for the 2-day stroke play tournament: Division 1 (players with indexes of approx. 16.0 and under), the Championship flights, will play from mixed tees with a course rating of 73.8, slope 137 and yards 5615. Division 2 (players with indexes of approx. 16.1 and over) will play from the forward tees with a CR 71.4, SR 132 and yards 5175. There will be a 9am shotgun start each day.
Lisa Bishop of Garden City is coming off a win at the July 8 MWGA Individual Stroke Play Tournament. Deb Horning of Bloomfield Hills was runner-up in that tournament. Others to watch in the Championship Division are Donna Benford, Sue Campbell, Cindy Hill, Sue Macinkowicz, Sue Madej, Julie Massa, Jean Murray (past MWGA State Championship Senior and Super Senior winner), Lauri Ponikiewski, Darci Stocker (2010 State Champion) and Shelly Weiss.
GAM Women’s, Senior Women’s and Junior Girl’s Honor Roll Points are given to the Champion (150), Runner-up (90) and other top 15 scorers, including ties from the Championship flights.
Questions about the tournament may be directed Deb Horning, tournament director, at [email protected] or 248-425-9246. To learn more about the Michigan Women’s Golf Association, visit www.mwgolf.org or find them on Facebook.