2nd Carolinas W Club Team Preview

Pictured Above: Pinehurst Country Club looks to defend their inaugural Women's Club Team title close to home at Mid Pines in Southern Pines, N.C.

 

2nd Carolinas Women's Club Team Championship
Preview

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (October 26, 2018) - The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 2nd Carolinas Women's Club Team Championship at Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. from Tuesday, October 30th to Thursday, November 1st, 2018.

Related: Championship Website | Full Field of Teams | History

Last year, Pinehurst Country Club of Pinehurst, N.C. took home the inaugural Carolinas Women's Club Team title after defeating No. 1 seed and stroke play qualifying medalist Cowan's Ford Country Club of Lake Norman, N.C. in a sudden-death playoff.

Striving to defend their title this year, the Pinehurst Country Club team decided to switch up their lineup slightly. Representing Pinehurst CC will be Donna Tanner, Sally Means, Patty Moore, and Kendra Muir. 2017 Runners-up Cowan's Ford Country Club's roster will consist of Peg Brady, Robby Knotts, June Wang, and Kathy Binkley. After being defeated on the first playoff hole in last year's championship, Cowan's Ford CC will be ready for a rematch.

A total of 10 CGA member clubs will make up the field this week. Headlining the field along with Pinehurst CC and Cowan’s Ford CC is Pine Needles Resort. The home club favorite and sister course of Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club will be led by none other than 2018 Carolinas Senior Women's Amateur Champion, Susan Beaupied. Beaupied and her team - Maureen Buck, Dokim Elphick, and Therese St. Peter - are hoping to get into contention this week with their home field advantage.

Club Teams Competing:
Championship Division
Cowan's Ford Country Club
Pine Needles Resort
Pinehurst Country Club (defending champion)
Pinewild Country Club

Carolinas Division
Colonial Country Club
Croasdaile Country Club
Cummings Cove Golf & Country Club
Greenville Country Club (SC)
Pinehurst Country Club (B)
River Ridge Country Club

The Carolinas Women’s Club Team Championship took on a new format in 2018, making the championship friendlier to golfers of all skill levels. Each club team is comprised of four women who belong to the same CGA member club. The four players are split into two-woman sides on each day of competition and the aggregate of the two, two-woman sides will make up the team’s score for the day. The championship will be played over three days with different partner/team formats each day. The first round will be two-woman captain's choice (scramble); the second round will be four-ball stroke play (better ball of two); and the third round will be Pinehurst alternate shot stroke play. The championship will be conducted with two divisions: the Championship Division (gross scores only) and the Carolinas Division (net scores only).

The golf course at Mid Pines remains as Donald Ross crafted the course in 1921. Many people have characterized the course as “pure Donald Ross” because of how it fits the land where it was built. The Carolinas Women’s Club Team Championship will be the 21st CGA championship hosted by Mid Pines.

Eligibility: Any CGA member club may enter a team of four female golfers who belong to that club. Every member of the team must hold an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at the CGA member club, they are representing. Members of the team must also meet the following eligibility criteria: team members must be female amateur golfer who have reached their 13th birthdays by October 30, 2018, maintain a residence in North Carolina or South Carolina, are members in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and have an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at that CGA member club.

Schedule of rounds:
Monday, October 29
Tee times available for practice.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018
First round. 18 holes of two-woman captain's choice (morning shotgun start).
Players' Dinner.

Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Second Round. 18 holes of four-ball stroke play (morning shotgun start).

Thursday, November 1, 2018
Final Round. 18 holes of Pinehurst alternate shot stroke play (morning shotgun start).
Awards luncheon immediately following completion of play.
 

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.    

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.