The 2013 Solheim Cup
Sunday, September 29th
A new event for the ladies this season, The Hamilton Elks Solheim Cup. The event consisted of three separate nine hole formats, the first was a Better Ball of the twosome, the second was Modified Alternate Shot with the final nine being Singles Match Play. The ladies event is a net, full handicap. We would like to thank all of the ladies who battled the weather and played in this year's event. Special thanks to Hilda Hodges and Sandy Roark for planning the event. Here are the results:
Red Team - Captain - Hilda Hodges, JoAnn Bickel, Pat McKinney, Kathy Monnier, Paula Gresham, Rosemary Haddad, Kathy Dixon, Deb Oliver, Raegena Regets, Barb Reed, Barb Cooley & Toni Soule
Blue Team - Captain - Sandy Roark, Vicki Felver, Lindy Stasen, Donna Crowley, Cat Sobecki, Sue Chow, Nina Coyle, Judi Sears, Tina Davis, Ruth Bonnett & Adrianna Edwards.
Better Ball of Two - Net
Blue Team - 3 1/2 pts.
Red Team - 2 1/2 pts.
The Blue Team started off the Better Ball Event winning three out of the first four matches with the Red Team halving the fifth and winning the sixth.
Modified Alternate Shot - Net
Blue Team - 5 1/2 pts.
Red Team - 6 1/2 pts.
The Red Team stepped up their play and won the first three matches of the alternate shot, but Blue came back and won the final three matches 1 up.
Singles Matches - Net
The Red Team started off strong winning the first 2 1/2 pts, but the Blue Team won the next 2 1/2 pts setting up for fantastic finish. Wins by Kathy Monnier, Pat McKinney and JoAnn Bickel spurred the Red Team to a 2 pt. lead. Wins by Nina Coyle, Judi Sears and a halve by Sue Chow brought the match to even with one group to finish. The Solheim Cup came down to the last hole and final putt by Rosemary Haddad. Congrats to the Red Team
Red Team - 12 1/2 pts.
Blue Team - 11 1/2 pts.
Thanks to everyone who played and congratulations to Team Red.
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