MOVING ON TO 2023

I am very excited to announce the following chapter members have accepted nominations to the Board of Directors for 2023.

President- Patty Gift

Patty has held multiple leadership roles within the Chapter. She has served as Chapter President. Patty’s guidance to me during my tenure as your President has been invaluable. Under her leadership, our Chapter will continue to be the best LPGA Amateurs Chapter!

Financial Director- Keri Hoffman

Keri has been working with our current Financial Director, Kathy Millard all year. Keri has a strong background in finance and will excel in this position.

Thank you to everyone who responded to our blast email last week, offering your assistance! It is much appreciated!

We still need to fill the open Board Position below. If you are interested, please contact me for more details: [email protected]

Membership Chair

This is a Chapter Board position. In this position you would work closely with our Member Services Director. You would be responsible for reaching out to our new members to welcome them to the Chapter. You would be responsible for distributing membership information at various events

throughout the season, and ensure new members understand our policies, etc. Develop strategies on member retention/ promos/ etc. A thorough understanding of current Membership promotions from HQ is needed. This position requires that you attend monthly Board Meetings as scheduled by the President.

Have a wonderful September!

We hope to see you soon at one of our events!

Jackie Mazzanti

LPGA Amateurs Golf Association

SWFL Chapter President

2022 LPGA Amateurs SWFL Chapter Board Members

Cape Coral

Peggy Kedzior

Barbara Anderson

Ft Myers

Stephanie Wagoner

Laura Cesare

Ft Myers Beach

Peggy Scarpati

Lehigh Acres

Shelley Gogel

Marco Island

Nicole Wimsatt

Deb Sutphen

Naples

Susana Rogers

Karen Booth

Joan Hughes

Nancy Budd

Maryland

Arie Kopman

Massachusetts

Jeanne Goodrich

New York

Lisa Christon

Tennessee

Lucinda Rountree

Canada

Anne Chu

Congratulations

to Chapter Member Carol Sousa

on her Hole in One at Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Ft Myers. #8

Saturday, August 20.

What a fun day! With thunderstorms threatening during our warm-up, by tee time it was warm, but dry, throughout the round. We 38 players competing in the Florida style scramble and all seemed to have a good time on the beautiful, yet challenging, Kensington course and at the awards presentation afterwards with great food, beverage and service. 

Many thanks to the volunteers; it's impossible to run these events without their assistance: Registration - Barb Ballard, Susie Opperman; Raffle Tickets - Peggy Wagner, Bonnie Blanchard; Photography - Stephanie Truchan; Scoring - Kerstin, Jennie. Also, thank you to Debbie Sheperd who lined up the course for us. Please be sure to check out our facebook page for pictures:  https://www.facebook.com/lpgaamateurswfl. 

And the winners were: 

1st Low Net: 54

Bonnie Blanchard, Lisa Garrett, Dawn Pallett, Steph Truchan

2nd Low Net: 57

Gretchen Anderson, Laurie Chozen, Christine Fabretti, Nancy Stewart

1st Low Gross: 68

Patty Gift, Kerstin Koenig, Liz Rees, Jennie Taylor

2nd Low Gross: 69

Linda Creps, Pam Dionise, Gloria Pepin (3-person team)

Closest to the Pin:

#3    Dawn Palett      4' 6"                                

#8   Kerstin Koenig   4' 5"                                

#11  Marianne Meola   13' 1"                                

#14  Beth Marcotte    17' 1"        

Perseverance Award to the 3 person team of Sara Erikkson, Jackie Nary & Faith Matous

3 cash drawings with $100 to Kathy Millard, $200 to Laurie Chozen and $200 to Sara Erikkson

Congrats Ladies!!

For our September event, we'll be joining up with members of the Lee-Charlotte and Manatee chapters for a Match Play event.  

The event will be held on Sunday, September 25 at Plantation Golf & Country Club in Venice - a beautiful place to visit. We have a shotgun start at 9:30 and the cost is $80 including Golf, a Taco Bar Buffet and Prizes. 

Each chapter will field eight teams so space is limited to 16 players. To play, you must have a verifiable handicap; partner handicaps should be within 8 strokes or a handicap adjustment will be made. 

Watch for more details on our Calendar and an email announcing when registration opens.

PGA Superstore Naples ~ Thursday September 29th ~ 5:30p-8:30p

Enjoy a fun-filled evening of golf skills contests and specially discounted shopping for all your golf needs.

Complimentary appetizers and beer/wine/seltzers provided, along with door prizes, rules trivia, raffles and much more.

Registration details will be sent by email very soon so don’t miss out on the chance to attend this special event, show off your skills, meet new members, socialize, and have some fun!

Registration is just $10, and your guests are welcome to join you so hope to see you there!

As card carrying USGA handicap members (everyone that holds a GHIN or Golfnetwork #) one of your responsibilities is to post all scores, "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" as soon as possible after you finish the round. We have checked over the last weeks and found that most of you are doing a fantastic job - Thank you.

For those of you that rather forget about your round, please don't.

This is reminder of the main areas of a player's responsibility 

1. A player is expected to:

• Act with integrity by following the Rules of Handicapping and to refrain from using, or circumventing, the Rules of Handicapping for the purpose of gaining an unfair advantage,
• Attempt to make the best score possible at each hole,
• Submit acceptable scores for handicap purposes as soon as possible after the round is completed and before midnight local time,
• Submit acceptable scores to provide reasonable evidence of their demonstrated ability,
• Play by the Rules of Golf, and
• Certify the scores of fellow players.

We have a few fun competitions coming up and a verifiable handicap is needed to participate. Please don't lose out. Thank you. 

For any questions, please contact Kerstin at [email protected]  

2-day Chapter Championship Event

October 15-16 at Estero Country Club

Stay tuned for further details

Wyndemere Country Club, Naples

Tuesday November 15^th  ~ 5:30 – 9pm

You won’t want to miss this!

Make plans to attend our season opening dinner as we introduce the new Board members, present Annual Chapter Awards, and announce the wide range of Chapter activities planned for the upcoming season.

Includes a 3 course served dinner, drink ticket and much more.

Get together with our new members and connect with old friends, and those returning from summer travels.

Fabulous raffle prizes and guest speaker (to be announced).

In the Spirt of the Season we will be collecting your donations of non-perishable pantry items for those less fortunate.

Registration opens on October 15^th so please watch for details

Enjoy the fabulous courses while you can; summer leagues will end in mid-October. Many thanks to the league coordinators noted below as well as their course coordinators - Terri Martell & Peggy Wagner - who have been calling on the courses and arranging the play. 

Our summer schedule has registration open 7 days prior to play and closing 4 days later to allow time for league coordinators to prepare pairings and meet course requirements for pairing details. 

Please refer any questions related to the calendar of events or registration to Michelle Riordan @ [email protected]. 

Questions regarding the league events should be referred as follows:

Tuesday Summer Golf - Judy Freiberg ([email protected])

Thursday Summer Golf - Suzi Ward ([email protected])

Please be sure to bookmark our Calendar which is updated frequently:  

SWFL LPGA Amateurs Event Calendar. 

Note that you can always register from the Calendar using the Click Here link (as long as registration is open).

Winter season will be here before we know it and league play is being worked out with league play starting in early November. We're currently planning on a 9-hole league @ Hibiscus, and 18-hole leagues at Quail Run and Stoneybrook. Stay tuned for further details.

Tempo Is a Good Playing Thought

Under pressure, many golfers begin to rush their golf swings. When the tempo of the golf swing changes, it disrupts the rhythm necessary for consistency and repeatability. These changes make it almost impossible for a golfer to properly time the position of the clubface through the impact zone.

A change in tempo will create a change in ball flight! Consequently, a great playing thought is to maintain the tempo and rhythm of your golf swing. The more consistent you are in replicating your own swing tempo, the more likely you will have the rhythm and timing to hit consistent golf shots.