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Founded 1899 49 Knollwood Road Elmsford, NY 10523 (914) 592-7888 www.wmga.com Elly McKenna, Editor Fall 2008 Susan DeKalb Wins WMGA 2008 Player of the Year Congratulations to Sue DeKalb, our Player of the Year! Sue won the WMGA Match Play Championship and finished fourth in the Stroke Play Championship. She also made it to the round of 16 in the USGA Women’s Senior Amateur. She won the GSWGA Senior Stroke Play Championship and finished second in the GSWGA Stroke Play and Round Robin Championships. What a magnificent year of competition for this great athlete. Sue shared her winning attitude with us at the Annual Meeting, “Golf has given me more than just a way to stay competitive. I have made many new friends through golf, shared special moments with my teammates and have enjoyed being a part of the WMGA and Garden State Boards. I am very grateful to be a part of this organization and I will always treasure this award.” Thank you, Sue, for bringing your finest effort to every tournament, and we are honored to have you represent our organization as our very best in 2008. Susan DeKalb, Player of the Year and Kathy Cosgrove, VP Competitions The Judy Bell Awarded to Carolyn Cudone This year the WMGA presented the 12th Judy Bell Award, named in honor of the first female president of the USGA, to Carolyn Cudone, a living legend in the world of golf. Carolyn grew up on Staten Island and was encouraged to pick up the game by her mother who loved to play. She won her first WMGA title in 1938 and went on to collect five WMGA Match Play Championships and two Shore Championships, the precursor to our Stroke Play Championship. Carolyn also is an 11-time winner of the New Jersey State Women’s Stroke Play Championship and six-time winner of the New Jersey Women’s Match Play Championship. Carolyn flew up to the Annual Meeting from her home in South Carolina to accept her award. Carolyn charmed the audience with remarks regarding her passion for the game and the blessings golf has bestowed upon her life. At 90 years young, Carolyn, too, hopes that her game will improve! On any sunny afternoon you may find her Carolyn Cudone, Judy Bell Award Winner teeing it up on the course at Myrtle Beach, working on her smooth and graceful swing. Thank you, Carolyn, for and Kathy Dennis, WMGA President honoring the Annual Meeting with your joyful and spirited presence. Amy Alcott Sparkles at the Annual Meeting Amy Alcott, a member of both the LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame, entertained the audience at the Annual Meeting with stories from her junior playing days to her celebrated LPGA career. Amy can tell a delightful tale for every celebrity she has met, every golfer she has known and every course she has played. She has a book due out in March, “The Leaderboard-Conversations on Golf and Life,” in which she shares her gifts of perspective and insight. Surely it is filled with humor, compassion and intelligence — the very hallmarks of Amy Alcott’s personality. Amy so enjoyed hearing about the excitement and variety of WMGA amateur competition at our Annual Meeting. For all of the tournament trophies and winning photographs set on her mantle there seems to be one thing missing from Amy’s coffee table… and that is a copy of “Tee Talk.” Amy, here is your first issue, and thank you from all of us at the WMGA. Special thanks, Donna Young, for introducing your long time friend to the WMGA. Donna Young (l) and Amy Alcott (r) 1 Barbara Israel Wins the Lann Trophy Barbara Israel from Century, the 2008 Met Amateur on June 3rd. The Lann Trophy is awarded to the member who Champion, won the Joseph J. Lann Trophy this year with her returns the season’s lowest 18-hole gross score for a WMGA magnificent round of 74 at St. George’s Golf & Country Club stroke play round. Congratulations, Barbara! Scholarship Event at Century Country Club Tuesday, August 12 Building on the success of the past a lot of uneven lies and hole locations that two years’ competitions at Trump National made for a definite challenge. We started out in Bedminster, NJ and Hamilton Farm in with a few birdies, became pretty confident, Gladstone, NJ, it seemed improbable that the and then finished out of the money! The food WMGA Scholarship Foundation golf event was fantastic and it was wonderful that one could exceed expectations. But it did! The of the scholarship recipients was there to play Committee was honored to be able to hold and speak during the awards presentation. this year’s event at the prestigious Century Although this was a two hour ride for those of Country Club in Purchase, NY. us who came from the Princeton area, it was definitely worth the trip. This is such a worthy Despite a triple-conflict in the Westchester/ cause and it gives young women a chance to CT district and thanks to the generosity of our play golf even at the collegiate level. This is members, the Foundation garnered more than something that was never available to most $40,000 which it will use to fund scholarships of us. My foursome will continue to support for deserving young women from the (l-r) Robin Shields, Rose Wishner, this event.” Metropolitan tri-state area. Karen Spano, Kathy Riepenhoff golf bag!!!! Now that says a lot about our The support for the Foundation was terrific WMGA members! as was the competition out on the course. Edward Landau, Michael Karger, Dan Rifkin Century’s strength’s are its Par 4’s, several and Howard Juster took home the Gross of which stretch more than 400 yards, and Prize with a score of 66. Sarah Cohn, Phyllis its heavily bunkered and slick back to front Anikstein, Barbara Finkelstein and Lisa Jame greens. Century’s appearance has changed played an outstanding round of golf to earn over the years but it has retained its reputation the Net Prize with a 67-59. The formidable as one of the Met area’s finest. It is a true foursome of Kathy Cosgrove, Kathy Dennis, (l-r) Sandy Rosenberg, Tim Roth, Mary Beth Childs Championship layout. (Lincoln- Mercury Sponsor), Bradley Childs Deb Oberg and Sherry Sloane won 2nd Net WMGA Competitions Chair, Kathy Cosgrove, with a score of 73-60. Many prizes were made special note of the fact that the staff at awarded and everyone was a winner on The USGA P.J. Boatwright, Jr. intern, Mike Century was very gracious, “All participants this day. Tener, was in charge of the weather and were welcomed and treated as though they he outdid himself; a most glorious day on were Century members.” Barbara Kohut was Title sponsor Lincoln Mercury provided not the most inviting of golf courses. Another in full agreement with Kathy; she and her only cars for holes-in-one on two of the Par highlight, and a definite plus to the day, was foursome enjoyed “beautiful Century” and 3’s but also underwrote all of the prizes for having Athena Aicher, one of our scholarship “can’t wait to play again in the Foundation the day. Lincoln Mercury has become one of recipients, join us and participate in the golf event.” It helps, too, that Kathy’s group won WMGA’s most loyal and generous sponsors. tournament. Athena is beginning her second 2nd Low Net and Barbara’s 5th Low Net. Mary Beth Childs of the Tri-State Lincoln year at Dartmouth College; lucky them to have Mercury Dealer’s Association addressed the her! And Athena was lucky in her foursome One of the Foundation’s biggest supporters, crowd saying, “It is a pleasure to sponsor such assignment to play with Barbara Jones, Honey Kathy Riepenhoff, may have summed up the a deserving event.” Fazzinga and Michelle Dhanda. The group not day best: “My foursome thoroughly enjoyed only won 5th Low Gross, they each gave all of the 100 year old course in Purchase, NY. It Gerri Scarpa their winnings to Athena who happily jaunted was in great shape with undulating fairways Chair, WMGA Scholarship Foundation across the parking lot toting a spanking new and lined with large, old trees. There were 2 44th Better Ball “B” Championship Canyon Club and Mahopac Golf Club, August 13 & 14 Thirteen teams took up the challenge of playing their best golf on two different courses in two days. The Canyon Club in Armonk and the Mahopac Golf Club in Mahopac tested the players and they answered with some excellent scores. Canyon Club is known for its challenging Par 3’s and its well-bunkered greens. Mahopac always offers the challenge of water and lighting fast greens. Despite some initial fog and rain, Louise Di Chiaro and Hekyung Hyun from Osiris played consistent golf and led the field on both days earning the low Gross prize with a 161 (80-81). Theresa Piscareta and Christine Tozzo from Lake Isle had a superb second day of play to earn 2nd Gross with their score of 168 (86-82). Dawn Lowell and Kim Baier from Mahopac made brilliant use of their local knowledge to earn the low Net prize with a score of 134 (71-63). Kathy Lyons, Salem, and Christine Marano, Mahopac, shared the 2nd Net honors with the Rye team of Amy Marconi and Pam Santucci with both teams shooting 135. Hekyung Hyun (l) and Louise Di Chiaro (r), Better Ball “B” Champions Well done, Ladies! Many thanks go to our two tournament hosts, Canyon and Mahopac, for this delightful experience and to our Met Rep, Sue Wilder, who complemented the luncheon feast with her delicious home-made cookies sending everyone home with big smiles.

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