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WINTER / Volume 48 / Issue #4EE OFF timeN E B R A S K AW O M E N ’ SG O L FA S S O C I A T I O NBadura isGolfer of the Year!Aurora’s Danica Badura is the 2019 NWAGA Player of theYear. The University of South Dakota commit was honoredwith the NGA Girls’ Junior Player of the Year as well.Badura proved herself as one of the best female golfersin the state, regardless of age, this summer. She was therunner-up at both the Nebraska Girls’ Amateur and theNebraska Women’s Amateur and made the semifinals ofboth the Nebraska Girls’ Match Play and the NebraskaWomen’s Match Play. Those finishes helped her win theNWAGA Point Standings race by a healthy margin. Thesenior at Aurora High School finished runner-up at the45th Nebraska Women’s Amateur Championship at YorkCountry Club in June. She bested several Division I golferswith a 228 ( 18) total, and finished eight strokes behindthe champion, Haley Thiele of Wahoo. Badura’s final round74 ( 4) was the low round of the day. She also tied for thelow qualifying round at the 96th Nebraska Women’s MatchPlay Championship at Fremont Golf Club in July, shootinga 74 ( 3) and earning the No. 1 seed. She cruised to an8-and-7 win in the first round, and defeated Husker golferMegan Whittaker of Elkhorn, 4 and 2, in the quarterfinals.She then fell to the eventual champion, Kate Stricklandof Lincoln, in the semifinals. Finally, Badura cappedoff her high school golf career winning the 2019 NSAAClass B Girls State Championship by a 13-stroke margin!Congratulations to Danica on a great year!IN THIS 2019 Championship Winners Play Day Winners Fund Day Founders’ Scholarship Update Shoutout to Our Sponsors 2020 Schedule of Events

Pinehurst TournamentJUNE 6-7, 2019FIELD CLUB OF OMAHA / OMAHA, NEOmaha - The Pinehurst tournament, formerly knownas the “Partner Classic”, took place at the historicField Club of Omaha. Kayla Barnes of Bellevue andDeana Morehouse of Papillion won the Gross Divisiontitle, shooting just 2-over par, 138.FLIGHT WINNERSFOUNDERS FLIGHT / 138 (2)KAYLA BARNESBellevueDEANA MOREHOUSEPapillionFOR MORE INFOKAYLA BARNES and DEANA MOREHOUSEWEBSITE: http://nwaga.org/pinehurst.htmlOther Flight WinnersFIRST FLIGHT / 128 (-8)NITA TOTTEN, Norfolk andDONNA UTECHT, NorfolkSECOND FLIGHT / 128 (-8)SHIRLY ROCHELLE, Blair andJACKIE WARRICK, ElkhornFOURTH FLIGHT / 141 ( 5)JUDY FARBER, Kearney andCAROLYN PETERSEN, KearneyTHIRD FLIGHT / 136 (E)SUSAN ALBERR, Omaha andJANE CRAIG, OmahaFIFTH FLIGHT / 142 ( 6)KEVEN MCGUIRE, Omaha andJACKIE WRIETH, OmahaW IN T E R I S S UE / T E E OF F t i me / NEBRASKA WO MEN’ S G O LF ASSO CIATION2

Bobbie Hopp ChallengeJUNE 17-18, 2019ELKS COUNTRY CLUB / COLUMBUS, NEColumbus - The 2019 Bobbie Hopp Challenge was, yet again, faced with adverse weather. Despite the heavy rain on day two,the ladies of NWAGA were able to finish all five 9-hole matches. Here are the six flight champions that were crowned.Flight WinnersTITLEIST FLIGHTTAYLORMADE FLIGHTCALLAWAY FLIGHTKAY BOWMAN, Kearney andPAM GALLAGHER, KearneySARAH NORDLUND, Omaha andPAM CARMINES, OMAHANITA TOTTEN, Norfolk andDONNA UTECHT, NorfolkSRIXON FLIGHTBRIDGESTONE FLIGHTNIKE FLIGHTCONNIE WIEBUSCH, Lincoln andCAROL SCHULTE, SyracuseLINDA MRUZ, Omaha andSUSAN ALBERRY, OmahaAMY BEAR, Kearney andKATHY WOOD, OgallalaFOR MORE INFOWEBSITE: http://nwaga.org/challenge.htmlW IN T E R I S S UE / T E E OF F t i me / NEBRASKA WO MEN’ S G O LF ASSO CIATION3

Nebraska Women’s AmateurJUNE 26-28, 2019YORK COUNTRY CLUB / YORK, NEYork - Haley Thiele of Wahoo cruised to her second titlein three years, capturing the 45th Nebraska Women’sAmateur Championship at York Country Club by eightstrokes. Thiele shot a final round 76 ( 6) and finishedwith a 220 ( 10) total. In the Non-ChampionshipDivision, Elkhorn’s Sarah Nordlund won the First Flight,Tekamah’s Bev Guzinski won the Second Flight andCairo’s Pat Hancock took the Third Flight.FOR MORE INFOWEBSITE: https://www.nebgolf.org/HALEY THIELE, Wahoonebraskawomensamateur/CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION1) HALEY THIELE, Wahoo – 220 ( 10)2) DANICA BADURA, Aurora – 228 ( 18)T3) KIRSTEN BAETE, Beatrice – 230 ( 20)T3) MEGAN WHITTAKER, Elkhorn – 230 ( 20)5) BAYLEE STEELE, North Platte – 235 ( 25)Other Flight WinnersFIRST FLIGHTSECOND FLIGHTTHIRD FLIGHTSARAH NORDLUNDOmaha – 169 ( 21)BEV GUZINSKITekamah – 191 ( 43)PAT HANCOCKCairo – 224 ( 76)W IN T E R I S S UE / T E E OF F t i me / NEBRASKA WO MEN’ S G O LF ASSO CIATION4

Match Play ChampionshipJULY 15-17, 2019FREMONT GOLF CLUB / FREMONT, NEFremont - Kate Strickland of Lincoln became the youngestchampion on Wednesday at Fremont Golf Club, cruising towin the 96th Nebraska Women’s Match Play Championshipover another young player, Lauren Thiele of Wahoo, 6 and4. At just 15-years-old, she’s the youngest to ever win thetitle by two years, and she’s also just the fourth juniorchampion in the 96-year history of the championship.CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISIONCHAMPION – KATE STRICKLAND, LincolnRUNNER-UP – LAUREN THIELE, WahooKATE STRICKLAND, LincolnFOUNDERS BRACKETCHAMPION – KATIE RUGE, OmahaRUNNER-UP – JALEA CULLIVER, OmahaFIRST FLIGHTCHAMPION – PATTY MEISTER, FremontRUNNER-UP – SHELLY MIRATSKY, BellevueSECOND FLIGHTCHAMPION – GAY GROSS-RHODE, OmahaRUNNER-UP – BEV GUZINSKI, TekamahTHIRD FLIGHTCHAMPION – KATHY GARRELTS, KearneyRUNNER-UP – AMY BEAR, KearneyFOR MORE INFOLAUREN THIELE, WahooWEBSITE: https://www.nebgolf.org/nebraskawomensmatchplay/W IN T E R I S S UE / T E E OF F t i me / NEBRASKA WO MEN’ S G O LF ASSO CIATION5

Four-Ball TournamentJULY 22-23, 2019LOCHLAND COUNTRY CLUB / HASTINGS, NEHastings - The 2019 NWAGA Four-Ball came down to the wire at Lochland Country Club. Day one featured Sally Bryson ofKearney and Peggy Catchpool of Norfolk at the top of the Net Division leaderboard, shooting a Net 15-under, 57. DebbieWilbeck and Julie Hall finished with an even par, 72, after the first round. On day two, Bettie Butts aced the par-3, 8th hole.Janis Sculley of Osceola and Kathy Dubas of Grand Island finished with a 16-under, 56, taking home the Low-Net trophy.Brandi Lemek of Doniphan and Chris Seberger of Grand Island fired a 3-under, 69, to win the Low-Gross title.JANIS SCULLEY and KATHY DUBASBRANDI LEMEK and CHRIS SEBERGERTOP 5 (NET) DIVISIONFOR MORE INFO1) JANIS SCULLEY, Osceola and KATHY DUBAS,Grand Island – 116 (-28)2) NANCY JOHNSON, Oakland and DONNA UTECHT,Norfolk – 118 (-26)3) PEGGY CATCHPOOL, Norfolk and SALLY BRYSON,Kearney – 120 (-24)4) LISA ST. JOHN, Hastings and BECKY MAUL,Hastings – 121 (-23)5) LINDA COGLEY, Lincoln and MARY ANN HIGH,Lincoln – 122 (-22)WEBSITE: http://nwaga.org/fourball.htmlLOW-GROSS CHAMPIONSBRANDI LEMEK, Doniphan and CHRIS SEBERGER,Grand Island – 143 (-1)W IN T E R I S S UE / T E E OF F t i me / NEBRASKA WO MEN’ S G O LF ASSO CIATION6

Seniors Championship /49ers EclecticAUGUST 5-7, 2019OAKLAND GOLF CLUB / OAKLAND, NEOakland - Former Husker Women’s GolfCoach, Robin Krapfl, was crowned theSeniors Champion, in addition to her LowMedalist honors. Krapfl fired the only underpar round of the tournament on Monday,shooting a 1-under, 71. She finished thethree-day championship with a 2-over, 218,capturing her first NWAGA Championship.Shelly Miratsky of Bellevue and Sally Bryson ofKearney won the 49ers Eclectic Tournamentwith a 16-under, 128.FIRST FLIGHTSECOND FLIGHTDOROTHY TOWLEFalls City – 260 ( 44)CHRIS SEBERGERGrand Island – 271 ( 55)THIRD FLIGHTFOURTH FLIGHTSHARON HOFFMANOmaha – 286 ( 70)NANCY JOHNSONOakland – 288 ( 72)FIFTH FLIGHTSIXTH FLIGHTCONNIE WIEBUSCHLincoln – 309 ( 93)LINDA MRUZOmaha – 320 ( 104)ROBIN KRAPFLCHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT1) ROBIN KRAPFL – 218 ( 2)2) SUSAN MARCHESE – 227 ( 11)3) JULIE HALL – 237 ( 21)4) PAT LINSON – 240 ( 24)5) JANE POHLMAN – 241 ( 25)49ERS ECLECTIC WINNERSSHELLY MIRATSKY, Bellevue andSALLY BRYSON, Kearney – 128 (-16)FOR MORE INFOWEBSITE:http://nwaga.org/seniors.htmlW IN T E R I S S UE / T E E OF F t i me / NEBRASKA WO MEN’ S G O LF ASSO CIATION7

NWAGA ScrambleAUGUST 26-27, 2019HERITAGE HILLS GOLF CLUB / MCCOOK, NEMcCook - The 2019 NWAGA season wrapped up from Heritage Hills Golf Course with the Four-Woman Scramble. The firstday featured low-scores, in spite of the high winds and tough conditions. The team of Lisa Mayer, Shelly Liddick, DeanaMorehouse and Molly Menear led both Net and Gross divisions, shooting a gross 12-under, 60. Those ladies were able to keeptheir lead into the final round and were crowned overall Gross Champions. For the second time in as many years, the team ofSheryl Bosshamer, Trish Simonson, Terri Meier and Kelly Foster brought home the Net Division title, finishing with a 115.8 (-28.2).Net Divison Flight WinnersFIRST FLIGHTSHERYL BOSSHAMER of Riverdale, KELLY FOSTERand TERRI MEIER of Elm Creek and TRISH SIMONSONof Kearney – 115.8 (-28.2)SECOND FLIGHTKAY BOWMAN, JO BALDWIN, AMY BEAR andKATHY GARRELTS of Kearney – 125.1 (-18.9)THIRD FLIGHTSHARON BIEBER of Culbertson, JODY BENNETTof McCook, MICHELLE TERRY of McCook andCONNIE GOHL of Culbertson – 125.3 (-18.7)GROSS-DIVISION CHAMPIONLISA MAYER of Valley, MOLLY MENEAR of Bellevue,SHELLY LIDDICK of Bellevue and DEANA MOREHOUSEof Papillion – 126 (-18)FOR MORE INFOWEBSITE: http://nwaga.org/scramble.htmlW IN T E R I S S UE / T E E OF F t i me / NEBRASKA WO MEN’ S G O LF ASSO CIATION8

Fund DaySEPTEMBER 30, 2019THE PLAYERS CLUB OF OMAHA /OMAHA, NENWAGA’s 9th Annual Fund Daywas a great success at TPC Omaha.The primary focus of the day wasraising money to support junior golfthroughout the state of Nebraska.A new record total of over 17,000was raised for our Junior Programs,including the Founders Scholarshipand sponsorship of the Nebraska Girls’Four-State team.FLIGHT WINNERSAUGUSTA NATIONAL FLIGHTKIM OERTER and TRISH SIMONSONof Kearney, KELLY FOSTER ofElm Creek and EMILY WORTH ofOmaha – 111 (-31)PEBBLE BEACH FLIGHTJAN SEMIN, NANCY VANICEK,CONNIE WIEBUSCH andRONDA SONDAY of Lincoln – 116 (-26)BETHPAGE BLACK FLIGHTSHARON ANDERSON, KIM ANDERSON,JUDY SMITH and CARMEN SMITH ofOmaha – 107 (-35)A big thanks to ourBusiness and Walkaway Sponsors!Business SponsorsIndependent Roofing Co.PuroCleanSecurity National BankUnion PacificSteve HillardPacific Village DentalThe Players Club of OmahaMidland UniversityWomen’s Soccer TeamSaalfeld ConstructionFitness TogetherWarrior Girls Golf CampAmeriprise FinancialJK Silver DesignJudy Smith REMAX TeamKathy WoodKorean American FoundationAlly DurnalOmaha Spine & SportPat HancockWalkway SponsorsIN HONOR OFWALKWAY SPONSORKaitlyn HannaJacquie EsteeAnita VanOverbekeKerry EisenmengerKathy CarpenterMeadowlark Hills LadiesInez AlbrechtMeadowlark Hills LadiesShasta BosshamerMeadowlark Hills LadiesJunior GolfCathy DayThomas BrysonSally BrysonSally BrysonFOR MORE INFOWEBSITE:http://nwaga.org/fundday.htmlAerhart, Inc.Teresa CoyleSally BrysonBobbie HoppKay BrownIndianhead Ladies Morning League Kathy MachmullerEileen MachmullerKathy MachmullerW IN T E R I S S UE / T E E OF F t i me / NEBRASKA WO M EN’ S G O LF ASSO CIATION9