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11th Annual Georgia Women’s Match Play Championship

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11th Annual Georgia Women’s Match Play Championship

Sunset Hills Country Club, Carrollton

April 16-18, 2008



Format and Schedule

The Georgia Women’s Match Play Championship takes place Wednesday, April 16 through Friday, April 18. The field of 64 players is divided into six flights by handicap index, with 16 competitors in the Championship flight and eight in each of the other flights.

First-round matches take place in all flights on Wednesday, April 16. Quarterfinal and semifinal matches for the Championship flight, and semifinal matches in the other flights, will take place Thursday, April 17, along with consolation matches in all flights. Finals in all flights will take place on Friday, April 18, along with consolation finals in all flights.



Eligibility

Entries were open to female amateur golfers who are members of a GSGA member club and residents of Georgia.



Event History

The Georgia Women’s Match Play Championship began in 1998 and has been played each year at Sunset Hills Country Club in Carrollton. This year marks the 11th annual event. Laura Coble of Augusta has captured six of the ten previous titles (1999, 2001-2005).



Host Club: Sunset Hills Country Club

Sunset Hills Country Club opened in 1948 and was originally designed by Robert Trent Jones. The Head PGA Professional is Todd Parham and the Superintendent is Jim Kaczenski. The Pro Shop phone number is (770) 834-6656. Sunset Hills Country Club has hosted the Georgia Women’s Match Play Championship since its inception in 1998. The club also hosted an LPGA event in the 1950s when LPGA co-founder Louise Suggs’ father, Johnny Suggs, served as the head golf professional.

Directions to the club: I-20 West to Exit 24/Hwy. 61. Go south. Hwy. 61 merges with Hwy 166. Follow Hwy. 61/Hwy. 166 to Carrollton, turn left on Hwy. 166/Carrollton Bypass. Go to dead-end. Turn right on Maple Street, go .75 mile to Club Drive. Turn right to the club.

Sunset Hills Country Club will play at 5,976 yards and a par 72 for the Championship flight and 5,291 yards/par 72 for all other flights.



Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total

Yards 321 141 367 124 485 397 350 155 498 2838

Par 4 3 4 3 5 4 4 3 5 35



Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total

Yards 328 480 323 164 349 182 521 365 426 3138

Par 4 5 4 3 4 3 5 4 5 37



Defending Champion

Mariah Stackhouse of Riverdale, then 13 years old, rallied from a three-hole deficit after 11 holes to edge Erin Packer of Tyrone, 1 up. Stackhouse became the youngest champion in the 10-year history of the event. Stackhouse rejoins this year’s field as the No. 3 seeded player in the Championship flight.



Competitor Highlights

• Six-time Women’s Match Play Champion Laura Coble of Augusta returns after falling in the quarterfinals a year ago. Coble, the ten-time reigning GSGA Women’s Player of the Year, is the Championship flight’s top seed.

• Marietta’s Brenda Pictor, winner of last year’s GSGA Senior Women’s Championship, is the No. 4 seed in the Championship flight. Pictor was named the Co-Senior Women’s Player of the Year for 2007.

• Tracy Marshall of Canton, part of the winning tandem at the 2007 Georgia Women’s Team Championship, is competing as the No. 6 seed in the Championship flight.



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First Round Matches



Second Flight

Tee #1 Seed Name Seed Name

8:00 AM 1 Jodie Shepard, Newnan vs. 8 Carmen Andia, Atlanta

8:08 AM 4 Eleanor Kirkland, Stockbridge vs. 5 Dorothy Beckler, Mableton

8:16 AM 2 Lori Soles, Perry vs. 7 Rochelle Weaver, Resaca

8:24 AM 3 Barbara Brown, Carrollton vs. 6 Sissi Gann, Kathleen





First Flight

Tee #1 Seed Name Seed Name

8:32 AM 1 Jean Dawson, Suwanee vs. 8 Donnie Faucette, Big Canoe

8:40 AM 4 Ellen Connors, Newnan vs. 5 Belinda Marsh, Alpharetta

8:48 AM 2 Patricia Doub, Duluth vs. 7 Susan Tucker, Atlanta

8:56 AM 3 Sue King, Chatsworth vs. 6 Marilyn Nolan- Johnson, Marietta





Championship Flight

Tee #1 Seed Name Seed Name

9:04 AM 1 Laura Coble, Augusta vs. 16 Kristie McCollister, Alpharetta

9:12 AM 8 Jessica Haigwood, Roswell vs. 9 Elizabeth Lafferty, Bonaire

9:20 AM 4 Brenda Pictor, Marietta vs. 13 Jenna McConnico, Duluth

9:28 AM 5 Erin Packer, Tyrone vs. 12 Mary Helen McElreath, Augusta

9:36 AM 2 Kendall Wright, Suwanee vs. 15 Liz Butler, Columbus

9:44 AM 7 Mary Riley, Perry vs. 10 Rinko Mitsunaga, Roswell

9:52 AM 3 Mariah Stackhouse, Riverdale vs. 14 Claudeen Lindberg, Atlanta

10:00 AM 6 Tracy Marshall, Canton vs. 11 Mary Holmes, Sautee





Sixth Flight

Tee #10 Seed Name Seed Name

8:00 AM 1 Nicole Wood, Buchanan vs. 8 Christina Stahl, Cartersville

8:08 AM 4 Ysleta Morgan, Cohutta vs. 5 Jessica Doyle, Dalton

8:16 AM 2 Rose Mary Dixon, Bainbridge vs. 7 Dot Stowe, Trion

8:24 AM 3 Bobbie Lott, Carrollton vs. 6 Mary Campbell, Cedartown





Fifth Flight

Tee #10 Seed Name Seed Name

8:32 AM 1 Sharon Loftin, Carrollton vs. 8 Becky Benjamin, Carrollton

8:40 AM 4 Sandra Hefner, Dalton vs. 5 Marcia Evans, Dalton

8:48 AM 2 Betty Causey, Calhoun vs. 7 Diane Rowe, Carrollton

8:56 AM 3 Sue Marshall, Marietta vs. 6 Fran Coody, Perry





Fourth Flight

Tee #10 Seed Name Seed Name

9:04 AM 1 Ann Railey, Lawrenceville vs. 8 Bonnie Revoner, Atlanta

9:12 AM 4 Marian Almon, Carrollton vs. 5 Sandra Doyle, Dalton

9:20 AM 2 Sharon Thompson, Carrollton vs. 7 Nancy Abraham, Albany

9:28 AM 3 Gayle Gibson, Dacula vs. 6 Ann Young, Big Canoe





Third Flight

Tee #10 Seed Name Seed Name

9:36 AM 1 Dale Perry, Carrollton vs. 8 Olivia Flanagan, Albany

9:44 AM 4 Patricia Smith, Bonaire vs. 5 Sherry Huchet, Peachtree City

9:52 AM 2 Carolyn Swart, Marietta vs. 7 Joyce Doss, Carrollton

10:00 AM 3 Betty Rich, Villa Rica vs. 6 Carole Cavanaugh, Sharpsburg

        

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