Denise Cashmore
MountainView Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) held their annual member guest, March 30 to April 1. This year’s theme, “Swing with Bling,” was co-chaired by Kathy Fox and Lynda Coville-Mudd, had the helping hands of a number of wonderful volunteers, and was sponsored by Helen Graham Realty. The event kickoff was an afternoon putting contest (the course decorated with pearls, diamonds, and stilettos), followed by cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, at MountainView.
The event agenda continued with two rounds of competitive golf, food, and fun for 36 members plus their guests. For the first round, held at The Preserve Golf Course, morning mimosas were served before teams teed off for their two-person Scramble. The ladies, dressed in tiaras and glitter, encountered ‘blingy’ tee markers, some mild winds on a beautiful golf day, and a buffet lunch. As a bonus, assistant golf pro, Susie Geitl, did a live drive on Hole 8 for each team at the cost of $10 (which went towards the winnings for the players). Coville-Mudd said of Geitl, “Her drives soared down the fairways to areas we could only dream of!”
Day One Results
Guest KP Winner—Ede Rice, and Member KP Winner—Ann Martin.
Scramble’ Flight Winners and Score:
Rhinestones Melanie Bassham and Debbie Green 64.
Diamonds Barbara and Janet Laskowski 67.
Emeralds Signe Hensel and Ede Rice 65.
Gems Linda Berg and Barb Verbus 69.
Rubies Aleta Rosenthal and Carole Erickse 70.
The second round was a Better Ball game at the MountainView Course. Day two was a bit more challenging, due to the cold and rainy morning. The weather cooperated mid-way through the round, and the ladies played some great golf.
Day Two Results
Guest KP Winner—Joanne Oliver, and Member KP Winner—Lynda Coville-Mudd.
Gross/Net “Better Ball”Flight Winners and Score:
Rhinestones Gross—Lynda Coville-Mudd and Darcy Myers 76; Net—Denny Dalton and Corrie Ferguson 69.
Diamonds Gross—Jackie Kline and Sandy Herrick 80; Net— Barb and Sandy Laskowski 68.
Emeralds Gross—Donna Roth-Hillis and Jane Farmer 81; Net—Deb Anderson and Janice Mihora 69.
Gems Flight Gross—Susan Salmeri and Peggy Ackerman 86; Cookie Kaplan and Claudia Booth 68.
Rubies Sandra Bubeck and Jackie Smith 87; Andrea Dresch and Kristi Sonney 67.
Coville-Mudd said that although it was a lot of hard work organizing the event, by the second round, “I felt like a weight was lifted, and I was just going to go out and have fun.” She also thanked her event co-chair for its success, describing Kathy Fox as “an amazing, take–charge person, who didn’t even play in the event!” (It was Kathy’s idea to serve mimosas, and to have the delicious, individual Bundt cakes for the final event luncheon.) See MPWGA.com for final results, and more blingy event photos by Andrea Gray.