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Women’s Metropolitan Golf AssociationTEE TALKSpring 201449 Knollwood RoadElmsford, New York 10523TEL: (914) 592-7888www.wmga.comSusan Keating, EditorThe President’s MessageAmy HymanMother Nature hasrecently allowed us to havea glimpse of grass here andthere. We can now just aboutidentify our many superb Metarea golf courses. After sucha cold, snowy winter I thinkwe’re ready for spring. Themounds of snow and ice, thePolar Vortex, and the lopsidedSuper Bowl are just unpleasant memories. Before youknow it, the 115th WMGA season will begin. It’ll be time toreconnect through our TeamMatches, tournaments, andFoundation outings.To ensure a golf schedule of prestigious and enjoyable sites,well run tournaments, and to modernize our methods of communications, your WMGA Board has been working hard in the “offseason”. Early spring may seem far away to you, but the season forstrategizing and planning is actually a short one. Our team is energetic and enthusiastic about accomplishing their tasks.Please join me in welcoming our newly elected Boardmembers: Michele Greenfield, VP of Outreach, Marketing andInitiatives (Glen Oaks); Brooke Cooper, Initiatives (The Creek);Carol Steadman, LI Team Matches (Rockaway Hunting); MaryBeth Childs, Foundation Liaison (Canoe Brook); Susan Keating,Communications and Branding (Spring Lake), and Sarah Greenhill,Westchester/CT Team Matches (Round Hill). Carol Goldman hasaccepted the responsibility of the Interclub Team Match Chair.They join bright, seasoned board members and an exceptionalstaff: Nancy Early, Executive Director; Kaitlin Sabbagh, Managerof Tournament Operations; and Sarah Relyea, our current USGABoatwright intern. We value our partnership with the USGA andwe continue to support USGA events with volunteers and publicity.We thank the USGA for their renewed commitment for our 2014 P.J. Boatwright, Jr. Intern grant.Early this winter, four Executive Committee members, twoWMGA Board members, two past presidents and our ExecutiveDirector attended a Strategic Planning Meeting at Winged FootGolf Club lead by professional facilitator and past board member, Leanne Leonard. It was a long, productive, and enjoyableday addressing some of the organization’s challenges. Duringthe planning session, the group brainstormed new ideas, visions,action items. Solutions and key priorities were established. Oneprimary area of focus was our mission statement. We concentratedour efforts extensively to make sure Board, committee and staffefforts are supporting desired goals/platforms. An updated mission statement can be found on our website and in the TournamentSchedule Book (TSB). A top priority is effective communication withour members. We are committed to making our website even moreinformative, complete, and user friendly.Our WMGA Foundation was also a key topic at the strategicplanning meeting. Last year was a very busy growing year for theFoundation. The WMGA Board continues to oversee the day to dayFoundation operations and coordinate efforts with the FoundationBoard. The 11 trustees of the Foundation are charged with supporting women’s golf and our juniors. Girls’ Junior golf is our future.We are very fortunate that Beth Post, a WMGA past president, hasvolunteered to chair the Foundation Board and we truly appreciateher dedication. Beth also recently joined the MGA Executive Board.Quite an honor!Although much was covered that foggy, icy day at Winged Foot,our Critical Needs Committee (CNC) and its subcommittees willtake on a prominent role from this point to focus on topics andissues cited at the meeting. The WMGA has a strong desire to beconsidered the women’s golf authority in the Met area and our priority is to ensure that WMGA traditions endure in a changing golfworld.On behalf of the Board, I invite all of our members, whetheryou participate in team matches or not, to consider playing in themany other events the WMGA and the Foundation have to offer. Weurge you to take advantage of the entire WMGA tournament schedule. Our tournament committee provides great venues for friendlycompetition and fun.Last year, I enjoyed forming bonds with many women in eachof our three districts. I look forward to an amazing 2014 together!
Get to Know the New BoardMary BethChildsFoundationMary Beth grewup in New Jerseyand is a lifelongmember of CanoeBrook Country Clubin Summit, NJ. Mary Beth graduatedfrom Seton Hall University with a BSdegree in Marketing and additionally isthe only female to have played on theUniversity’s men’s golf team, since theydid not offer a women’s team until 30years after she graduated. She is starting her second decade on the AthleticsCommittee at Seton Hall University,where she was elected into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008, and alsoserves on several committees withinthe business school. Mary Beth retiredin 2007 after 27 years with Ford MotorCompany and started her own marketing business in which Lincoln is herprimary client. She is instrumental inLincoln’s sponsorship with the METPGA, NJPGA and NJSGA. Mary Bethalso works with Public Affairs for FordMotor Company in New York City. MaryBeth looks forward to working on theWMGA Foundation.Brooke CooperInitiativesBrooke is honored to join theWMGA Board andlooks forward tocontributing to thefuture of the organization. Brooke isan avid golfer from The Creek Clubin Long Island who enjoys playing inWMGA events and has had the privilegeof competing in five USGA Mid-Amateur championships. Brooke is also asquash player who was a four-time AllAmerican at Harvard where she servedas co-captain and was a member ofthree national championship teams.Professionally, Brooke is an investmentbanker at Morgan Stanley. She graduated from Harvard College and earnedan MBA at Harvard Business School.Brooke resides in New York City withher husband and two young sons, all ofwhom are golfers.MicheleGreenfieldVP of Outreach,Marketing andInitiativesMichele Greenfield and her husband of 25 years,Richard, reside on the north shore ofLong Island in the Village of Muttontown.She grew up in Dutchess County, upstateNew York, and received degrees in chemistry. Shortly after being wed, her husbandbegan to patiently teach her the game ofgolf and in doing so, created a monster.Michele is the mother of two collegegraduates now, both of whom are avidgolfers and fencers. She is eager to finallybecome an empty nester and perhapsdonate some time to practice hitting thatlittle white ball.In the past, Michele volunteered as aWMGA course rater and served on theBoard of Women’s Cross County GolfAssociation. She was a member of TheMuttontown Club for 25 years and wastheir Club Champ many times. For over15 years, she acted as their Met Repand Team Captain and held numerouspositions on the Women’s Board andGolf Committee. She also served on theExecutive Committee of the Men’s Boardand their Golf Committee. In 2010, shemoved on to the Engineers Club. Thereagain, Michele took on the Met Rep andTeam Captain roles, as well as aidingtheir Women’s Group. This past year,Michele became a member of the GlenOaks Club where she plays in the firstseries on their Met Team and serves onthe Charity Committee.In her personal time, Michele assistson the WMGA Foundation Board, LICAADBoard, American Cancer Society/BabeZaharias Committees and the DartmouthParents and Grandparents Fund. She alsois a huge sports fanatic, plays cards andenjoys traveling. She is proud to be a partof the WMGA organization and truly looksforward to fulfilling this new role as VP. “Icannot wait to wear the blue blazer!”2 Tee Talk Spring 2014 www.wmga.comSarahGreenhillDistrict Captain Westchester/CTTeam MatchesSarahjoinsthe Women’s MetBoard as a member from Round HillClub, where she has played on her Metteam for the past ten years. In additionto being involved in the Women’s Met,Sarah is active in the Women’s Tri CountyGolf Association. She has served multipleyears as the Chair of Women’s Golf atRound Hill, and is also currently a member of Round Hill’s Board of Directors.Sarah grew up outside of Boston as amember of The Country Club in Brookline, MA. While she grew up in a “tennis”family, she came to play and love thegame of golf in her 20’s. She is a pastClub Champion at Glen Arbor, NantucketGolf Club and Round Hill.Sarah received her AB from Princeton University and her MBA from Harvard Business School. She became aVice President at JP Morgan beforeleaving Wall Street to join a then startup software company, Ultimate Software. After the birth of her eldest child,Sarah left the corporate world and hasbeen focused on raising her children.Sarah and her husband Bobby havethree girls ages 15, 13 and 11. Sarah hasbeen active in volunteering in variouscapacities at their schools. In addition,she has been involved in many othercharitable organizations, including serving on the Board of ConnCAN, an organization dedicated to improving Connecticut’s public education system.Susan KeatingCommunications& BrandingSusan joins theboard as a memberof Spring Lake GolfClub where shehas been a member since 1990. She has been on SpringLake’s Met team for several years.Susan currently serves as the Chairmanof the 18-Hole Women’s Group, and is on
the Golf Utilization Committee at SLGC.For the past six years, she has servedas the Chairman of the Shore InterclubLeague, which consists of 10 MonmouthCounty clubs. She gave up this post tocome on the board of the WMGA.Susan received her BS in Accounting from Fairfield University, Fairfield,CT, where she also played on the tennisteam. She earned her MBA in Financefrom Pace University, NY. Susan workedfor many years in banking and finance inNew York and New Jersey. After serving for ten years as the Chairman of theFinance Council at St. Catharine Churchin Spring Lake, Susan currently helpsout with financial work at the Church,and also teaches CCD to 7th graders.Susan resides in Avon-by-the-Seawith her husband Brian, an avid golfer,who convinced her to take up golf abouttwelve years ago. Susan and Brian havetwo grown children, Brian, 26, and Ainsley, 23, who both live in New York City.CarolSteadmanDistrict Captain –Long Island TeamMatchesCarol grew up inthe suburbs north ofChicago and movedto New York City after graduating fromBrown University. She received an MBAdegree in Finance at Columbia Business School and joined Morgan Stanleyin the Corporate Finance Department.She worked on Wall Street for 15 years,retiring in 2000. She then began hercurrent career in residential real estatesales as an Associate Broker at Stribling& Associates in Manhattan, selling coops, townhouses and condos in the Cityand single family homes in Lawrence,NY. She divides her time between NYCand her home in Lawrence, NY.Carol grew up in a golfing family butwas primarily a tennis player until beingbit by the golf bug in her 30’s. She hasbeen a member of the Rockaway Hunting Club in Lawrence, NY since 1979 andwas Ladies Club Champion in 2007. Sheserved on the Board of Governors for 14years and was the Club Treasurer for 8years. She was Chairman of the LadiesGolf Committee for 6 years and has beenthe Team Captain and Met Rep for thepast 15 years.When not traveling the world, playinggolf or selling real estate, Carol is anavid gardener and is active in her community. She is currently the Presidentof the Garden Club of Lawrence whichsupports many public service and conservation activities on Long Island.VP of Outreach, Marketing & Initiatives MessageI am excited to be a part of yourWMGA Board as the VP of Marketing,Outreach and Initiatives. In this position, I will look towards the future withfresh, new ideas; while respecting thetradition of our wonderful association.Communication is important and Iwelcome any comments or suggestions from all of you. Feedback helpsour Board make decisions that willkeep this organization strong.Membership in the WMGA allowsMichele Greenfieldus the opportunity to forge newfriendships, while competing at some of the finest golf courses inthe country. We are so lucky! The 2014 season begins with a verysound membership. On behalf of the Board, I welcome our 259new members and trust they’ll enjoy their WMGA experience. Let’sdo all we can to get them to be active, long-term members. Thefuture of our organization is dependent upon membership numbers. Times are changing and many golf organizations in the US areexperiencing smaller growth. We, as your Board, are addressingthis problem, along with many other issues. We are taking actionand believe that we can remain one of the oldest and strongestgolf associations in the country. We could use your help though. Iask each of you to assist the Board with our membership efforts.Please check your club’s women’s handicap roster. If someone witha Handicap Index of 23.0 or less is not a WMGA member, encourageher to join our association. She can come in at any time during theyear. Membership in the WMGA demonstrates support for amateurgolf for women and girls.To all the Met Reps out there Thank you! We appreciate allthat you do. Mary Anne Kelly, our Membership Chair, has revised3 Tee Talk Spring 2014 www.wmga.comthe guidelines of a Met Rep, so that this important job will becomeclearer for everyone. Copies will be handed out at the Met Repmeetings, as well as being posted on our website under the Membership tab.The WMGA Foundation continues their outstanding work forjunior girls. They are grateful for the generous support and recognition given by so many of the WMGA members. This season, theyhave scheduled a Spring fundraising women’s charity luncheon inMay, as well as a benefit golf outing held in September. Look formore information about these two events in this current issue.Additional updates will follow, on our website and in future TeeTalks. Please try to support the Foundation!Do you have any time to spare? We are always looking formembers who want to get more involved in the WMGA. We have anumber of volunteer opportunities available. If you have an interestin or want to learn about course rating, contact Heidi Komoriya. Thisis a very important task the WMGA provides that makes sure thehandicapping system works properly. If you’d like to help out withany tournaments, contact Kaitlin Sabbagh, our Tournament Manager. Junior golf is also another opportunity to volunteer. Watchingthose young girls play is a real treat and we always need membersto help. Contact Diane Mock for more information. Maybe you’reinterested in serving on the WMGA Board or one of its committees.There are many positions open next year and we need women with apassion for the game. Please contact this year’s Nominating Chairman, Beth Post. You’ll find all of these names and numbers in theTournament Schedule Book.Lastly, you might have noticed that we have revised our missionstatement. You can find it via the website and inside the currentTSB. It clearly shows our support of junior golf and the future ofthe game. I hope 2014 is your best golf season yet. I look forwardto meeting you and hope to see you at a number of WMGA events.
2014 WMGA Board of DirectorsOfficersPresidentVP Of Competitions:VP of Outreach, Marketing and Initiatives:Secretary:Treasurer:Amy Hyman, SunningdalePhyllis Gusick, Mount KiscoMichele Greenfield, Glen OaksKathleen Melli, HackensackValerie DePiro, MontclairLong Island DirectorsInterclub Team Matches:Interclub Team Captain:Junior Girls’ Chair:Carol Goldman, Port JeffersonCarol Steadman, Rockaway HuntingDiane Mock, Huntington CrescentInitiatives Chair:Brooke Cooper, The Creek(L to R Back Row) Michele Greenfield, Diane Mock(L to R Front Row) Carol Steadman, Carol GoldmanNew Jersey DirectorsSite & Club Relations Chair:Alicia Kapheim, Hopewell ValleyFoundation:Mary Beth Childs, Canoe BrookCommunications and BrandingInterclub Team Captain:Susan Keating, Spring LakePatty Savage, Beacon Hill(L to R Back Row) Susan Keating, Patty Savage, Kathleen Melli(L to R Front Row) Alicia Kapheim, Valerie DePiro, Mary Beth ChildsWestchester/Connecticut DirectorsTeam Competitions Chair:Membership Service Chair:Laura Algiero, WhippoorwillMary Anne Kelly, Winged FootCourse Rating Chair:Heidi Komoriya, Trump WCInterclub Team Captain:Sarah Greenhill, Round Hill(L to R Back Row) Laura Algiero, Amy Hyman, Heidi Komoriya(L to R Front Row) Mary Anne Kelly, Phyllis Gusick, Sarah Greenhill4 Tee Talk Spring 2014 www.wmga.com
The WMGA FoundationGolf is about giving back and beingconnected. The WMGA Foundationworks in many ways to further thoseideals.Since our Foundation’s inception in2001, our members through their donations have been giving back by assistinggirls with scholarships to institutionsof higher learning. To date, we haveawarded 79 scholarships. The Boardhas received many heart-felt notesfrom past recipients remarking on theimportance of the financial assistance.Beth PostAt one of our Met Rep meetings, Shannon Rouillard, our guest speaker from the USGA, congratulated us onour scholarship program. She was a recipient of such a scholarshipfrom her local golf association in Oregon. She told us it was invaluablefinancially, but also a reminder that women care about others. Hercomments made us proud that the WMGA has such a high level of commitment to helping others. The Foundation wants to continue to awardscholarships and expand its reach. This year’s scholarship applicationdeadline is April 21.In 2012, the WMGA decided to work more closely with the Foundation. A dedicated group of women built the Foundation, making it sosuccessful. These include past presidents and board members GerriScarpa, Gale Brudner, Ann Probert, Doris Bennett, Randy Villani, SueFisher, Wendy Havens, Carol Pitzer, Jean Schob, Phyllis Anikstein, Barbara Israel, Donna Winston, and Dede Brooks.The present Board of Trustees includes the following WMGA Boardmembers: Diane Mock, Vice President; Val DePiro Secretary/Treasurer; Mary Beth Childs, Liaison; Michele Greenfield; Amy Hyman; andKathleen Melli. Beth Post, President; Sarah Cohn; Judy Cuttone; DaleKramer and Annesley MacFarlane also serve on the Foundation Boardof Trustees.In 2014, our Junior programs, Girls to the Tee and our FellowshipProgram, will operate under the Foundation banner. Girls to the Tee, aclinic for girls from 8 to 16 hosted at Westchester Country Club, helpsjunior golfers get instruction from PGA professionals under the guidance of Gary Weir and Monique Thoresz. It is a wonderful day of girlpower. On this day, we want to introduce girls to each other and teachsome fundamentals of golf. Juniors can apply to our Fellowship Program and, if accepted, can become junior members of the WMGA. Thesegirls could not join prior to this program as they are not members ofmember clubs. These young players are able to play in WMGA tournaments. Some of our WMGA members volunteer to mentor these juniors.We thank the Hal and Ruth Launders Charitable Trust for giving us thefinancial support for these programs.We hope that many of you will come to our first spring fundraiser“Celebration of Women” Luncheon at Siwanoy Country Club on May 22,2014. We are very excited that The Creek is the site for our 7th annualFoundation Golf Classic on September 25, 2014 which is open to women,men and mixed foursomes. The Lincoln Motor Company, our very dedicated sponsor, will be supporting the Foundation once again. Please putthese exciting events on your calendar.We are very grateful for the donations from individual WMGA members who support the Foundation and to clubs and golf organizationsthat support us. If we continue to be successful in these efforts, it willincrease our support of girls’ junior golf, expand our scholarship program, and continue to promote the game of golf to all women. It shouldbe stressed that one of the important missions undertaken by the Foundation revolves around attracting young women to the game of golf.Very few organizations have our level of commitment. Your support hasa direct and measurable impact on securing their future in the game.5 Tee Talk Spring 2014 www.wmga.comA Celebrationof WomenWMGA FOUNDATIONSPRING FUNDRAISERLunch Trunk Show RaffleHonoring Gale Brudnerand the WMGA JuniorIntercity TeamsFeaturing the Premiereof the DocumentaryBefore Babe: The WomenWho Changed GolfThursday, May 22, 2014Siwanoy Country Club351 Pondfield RoadBronxville, New York 10708 100 per Person11:00 am – Reception & TrunkShow12:15 pm – Lunch & HonoraryAwards1:15 pm – Film ScreeningTickets can be purchased online atwmga.com or through the WMGAFoundation at (914) 592–7888.
VP of Competitions’ MessageWelcome to our 2014 season! Planshave been underway all winter and weare excited to get swinging. Remember, we are more than Team Matches.We have so many great tournamentsfrom May through October and wehope you will come out and take partin the fun. Check out our website atwww.wmga.com and begin markingyour calendars. Tournament registration opens April 1 and remember, allentry fees include lunch!Our Team Matches kick off on AprilPhyllis Gusick22 with the interdistrict playoffs atQuaker Ridge Golf Club on May 15. I am sure it will prove to be awonderful day of competition on a great golf course. Many thanks toour Interclub Chair Carol Goldman and her phenomenal team PattySavage, Sarah Greenhill, and Carol Steadman.I still have amazing memories of last season floating in my head,and this year’s schedule is sure to be great as well. Some highlightsinclude the Met Am on June 3 at Baltusrol Golf Club, the Match PlayChampionship on June 17-20 at North Shore Country Club, and theStroke Play Championship on July 9-10 at Sunningdale Country Club.And don’t miss all our family tournaments including the HusbandWife A at Glen Arbor on October 9 and the Husband-Wife B at SouthFork on October 14. There will also be something new this season.our three Better Ball Net Tournaments will now be Better Ball Grossand Net! More prizes equal more fun. I want to give a huge thank youto Alicia Kapheim our Site and Club Relations Chair for all her hardwork and dedication in securing our sites and putting together agreat tournament schedule. It is the toughest job out there!This year we are also very excited to be conducting our first everqualifier for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship.This is a brand new USGA event which will debut in 2015. The qualifier is scheduled for Wednesday, September 3rd at the Country Clubof New Canaan and is open to women with HI 14.4 or below. NancyEarly, our Executive Director, encourages our members who areeligible to come out and play. According to Nancy, “The WMGA isthrilled to have been selected to conduct our first qualifier for theUSGA and especially for the Women’s Four-Ball Championship. Thisformat is perfect for our members and we hope many women willfind a partner and sign up.”The Tournament Schedule Book (TSB) is a wonderful resourcefor everything ‘WMGA’. I encourage you to reference it often. In ournever ending quest to provide the best possible player experience toour members, we have outlined ‘Pace of Play’ guidelines which canbe found on page 14 of the TSB. Please take some time to examinethese guidelines. Slow Play begins and ends with ‘you’ the player.Let’s make 2014 the year we make a positive change. Looking forward to seeing everyone out on the course!Junior Girls’ MessageThe PGA of America is presently in the process of selecting the2014 American Junior Ryder Cup Team, which will face off withEurope on their soil September 22 & 23 in Scotland at BlairgowrieGolf Club. The team will consist of six boys and six girls playing forits fourth-straight win this year. Remarkable! I curiously googled therankings for the top Junior Girls to see who might be in contentionfor selection to this year’s Junior Ryder Cup Team. To my delight, atthe beginning of 2014, the number one position on the US Polo JuniorGirls ranking belonged to Nicole Morales. Outstanding! Selectionsfor the Junior Ryder Cup will be announced August 12. Fingerscrossed. Three years ago Nicole was our Junior Intercity TeamCaptain accepting the Enos Cup Trophy in Pittsfield MA with graceand so much poise at the young age of 14. She inspired the group.She will inspire her collegiate team at Alabama next year. She is atrue champion and an exceptional young lady. This June, our JuniorIntercity team will compete against the best Junior Girls from Philadelphia and Massachusetts and just like the American Junior RyderCup team will be playing for its fourth-straight win. Please cheer ourJunior Girls on and support us as we play our best at LongmeadowCC in Massachusetts on June 24 & 25. Selections for this team willcome from our Junior Girls’ membership.Our WMGA region has a strong community of girls playing greatgolf and enjoying being part of a team experience. Competing ontheir high school varsity golf teams during the school year and takingadvantage of the tremendous number of golfing opportunities available to them during the summer has grown the game and openedup opportunities for our youngest players. Our Association has a fullschedule of events to encourage young ladies to learn the game andcompete in a welcoming and friendly atmosphere. Our Junior Girls’Open and Maureen Orcutt Trophy tournament are open to ANY juniorgirl in the metropolitan area and she does not need to be a memberof the WMGA to compete. Sign up on our website or call the WMGAoffice for information about what we offer Junior Girls.6 Tee Talk Spring 2014 www.wmga.com[L to R] Anina Ku, Samantha Sessa, Hana Ku, Catherine McEvoy,Alessandra Ricigliano, Diane Mock, Faith GarciaAs you’ve read, many exciting things are happening with theWMGA Foundation. This year, our Junior programs will be conductedunder the WMGA Foundation banner. In addition to providing scholarships for young ladies who are advancing their education and havean interest in golf and golfing activities, the Foundation will help usexpand our Junior Fellowship and Girls to the Tee programs. Thewww.wmga.com website provides applications and information forall of these outstanding opportunities. Encouraging participation intournament play for Junior Girls is part of our mission and purposeat the WMGA. I am available at any time by telephone or email ifyou have any questions or concerns about the WMGA Junior GolfProgram.Play well and be your best,Diane MockWMGA Junior Girls’ Chair, WMGA Foundation Vice President
Stroke Play Championship Comes to SunningdaleThird Hole at Sunningdale Country ClubThe 149 acres that Sunningdale calls home was purchased in1916 and was open for play in 1918. The golf course was designed bySeth Raynor, an architect venerated today for the many famous golfcourses he designed.Around 1919, if a club was interested in making any alterations totheir course, Walter Travis would have been among the leading candidates to consider. A three-time US Amateur champion (1900, 1901 and1903) and British Amateur champion (1904), it was at this point in hiscareer where he was looking to step up his golf course design effortshaving come to the end of his competitive playing days.After a long period of quiescence, Sunngdale is once again inthe midst of a course renovation. To date, golf course architect MikeDeVries of Traverse City, Michigan has remodeled eight of our greens.As to the new green complexes, what motivated us to do so can besummed up in a wonderful quote attributed to C.B. Macdonald that“putting greens are to a golf course what faces are to a portrait.”Without exception, each new green that Mike DeVries has built forus contains wonderful, bold contour with many more interesting pinlocations some of which are benign and easy to acquire, while othersdemand nothing less than total commitment.Photo taken by Helen Stock, MGABut the real strength of Sunningdale’s golf course, which ourClub’s Forefathers alerted us to, is the land. After completing the seventh hole, one should take a quick detour to the new back tee on the8th and take a look around. It is the highest point on the golf courseand the vistas from there are worth the few extra steps. As MikeDeVries might say, you can truly see how beautifully the land “moves.”But this movement comes with golfing price tag do not expect manyflat lies! The original Raynor routing is very much intact, and thehumps, bumps and hillocks that he found on the property are still verymuch a part of it. They provide just enough strategic interest to engagethe golfer. The player cannot just hit shots. The right line to the holemust be contemplated. In short, Sunningdale requires the golfer tothink their way around the course.We look forward to hosting the WMGA Stroke Play Championshipon July 9-10. Our Green Superintendent, Sean Cain, will have thecourse in tip-top shape. We believe you will find the golfing experiencechallenging but fair and at the same time good fun.By Mike MossSunningdale MemberWMGA Foundation Scholarship OpportunityApplications Due April 21, 2014www.wmga.com for applicationIf you know a young woman who has exhibited an interest or association with the game ofgolf, please encourage her to apply. The application can be found on the WMGA website or bycalling the office, (914) 592-7888.7 Tee Talk Spring 2014 www.wmga.com
2014 WMGA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE(Subject to Change)DATEEVENTApril 22, 24, 29, May 1, 6Team MatchesMay 13, 14 or 15May 15May 28, 29Challenge RoundsInterdistrict PlayoffQuaker Ridge (WCT)Griscom Cup MatchesGlen Oaks (LI)June 3June 5June 10June 11June 17-20June 23June 23, 24June 24-25June 30, July 1WMGA/MGA Met Amateur ChampionshipGolf Illustrated Trophy TournamentMyra D. Paterson Trophy TournamentOne Day Stroke Play A&BMatch Play ChampionshipSeniors B ChampionshipSeniors A ChampionshipJunior Intercity Team MatchesWMGA/Met PGA OpenBaltusrol (NJ)Forest Hill (NJ)Garden City (LI)Laurel Links (LI)North Shore (LI)Southward Ho (LI)Southward Ho (LI)Longmeadow, MAWaccabuc (WCT)July 9-10July 11July 24July 30Stroke Play ChampionshipMaureen Orcutt Trophy Tourna
positions on the Women's Board and Golf Committee. She also served on the Executive Committee of the Men's Board and their Golf Committee. In 2010, she moved on to the Engineers Club. There again, Michele took on the Met Rep and Team Captain roles, as well as aiding their Women's Group. This past year, Michele became a member of the Glen
