First 2006 AVWGA Golf Event

Today was the first Apple Valley Women's Golf Association event of the 2006 season. I've mentioned this group before. This month's event was held at the Yakima Elks course in Selah, Washington.

There are 8 golf clubs from around the region that participate: Three Lakes Golf club (my home course), Wenatchee Golf & Country Club, Lake Chelan, Leavenworth, Ellensburg, Yakima Elks, Lakeview, and Apple Tree. Each ladies club sends the 6 lowest handicap players that are available for competition once a month from April through October. It is a 2-person best-ball match play format, making three 2-person teams from each club. Each club competes against each of the other teams throughout the season. Each hole is worth 1 gross and 1 net point. There are no monthly winners, but the team(s) accumulating the most gross, net, and overall points at the end of the season wins money to donate to their favorite golf charity. Many of the clubs donate their winning to their local youth golf association.

Even though we don't have actual winners each month, we do have a KP prize each month. This years KP winners are awarded two free rounds of golf at the new Bear Mountain golf course at Chelan. We also have a monthly honey pot which is divided among the 2-person teams who win the most points (against their opponents) for the day. It's all for fun and is a great way to meet other women golfers and play some courses we wouldn't otherwise play.

This month, Three Lakes competed against the Lake Chelan Ladies. The picture is of my group: Chippy (my partner), Linda & April (from Chelan). We all had a really good time playing together and the weather was fabulous. You can click on the image to enlarge.

I played pretty well, carding a score of 89... not bad for playing a course I've only played a few times in the past. In an event like this, though, it's not about the score but rather the hole-by-hole points. Overall, I was pleased with the days play... except for the fact that I had to play in a pair of "slippers" for the first few holes. That's a story for another post. Some days just get off to a bumpy start.