USGA

USGA Women's State
Team Championship
Tees Off in Virginia

USGA Women's State Team Championship
September 7-9, 1999
at Golden Horseshoe Golf Club (Gold Course)
Williamsburg, Va.

PAR AND YARDAGE - Golden Horseshoe Golf Club (Green Course) will be set at 6,073 yards, 36-36-72.

GOLDEN HORSESHOE - The Green Course opened in 1991. It was designed by Rees Jones.

ADMISSION - The public is invited to attend the championship. Both admission and parking are free of charge.

DIRECTIONS TO THE COURSE - From I-64, take exit 242A (Busch Gardens) onto Route 199 West, follow 199 West to second traffic light and make a right onto S. Henry Street, follow approximately 2 miles, make a right onto Newport Street, follow Newport to stop sign (1/2 mile) at South England Street.

For the Green Course: make a left onto South England Street, entrance to course is on the right.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY - Eighteen holes will be played daily from Tuesday, September 7, through Thursday, September 9,1999.

FORMAT - In each of three 18-hole stroke-play rounds, the two lowest scores by players from each team constitute the team score for each round. The three-day total is the team's score for the Championship.

USGA ON THE WEB - Log on to the USGA internet site at www.usga.org for the latest and most complete U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship information.

TEAMS ENTERED - Forty-three teams are entered for the upcoming championship.

HOMETOWN TEAM - Virginia will be represented by Amy Ellertson of Alexandria, Lee Shirley of Salem and Mimi Hoffman of Free Union.

USGA CHAMPIONS ENTERED - There are two USGA champions in the field. Virginia Derby-Grimes (1998 Women's Mid-Amateur) and Martha Lang (1988 Women's Mid-Amateur).

1997 RE-CAP - Alabama recorded a total of 429 to win the Championship by eight strokes over Florida at Kierland Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. Team members were: Virginia Derby-Grimes of Montgomery, who shot an individual low of 207 (6-under),Kathy Hartwiger and Beth Williams, both of Birmingham.

ELIGIBILITY - The Championship is open to female amateur golfers as selected by each state golf association or administration body. At present, collegiate players are not eligible to compete in this championship.

The NCAA bylaws state that a player may only play in an international team competition when that team is sponsored by the national governing body, such as the Curtis Cup Match or the Women's World Amateur Team Championship. Any infraction of that rule means the collegiate player may be declared ineligible for the remainder of the season and the following season.

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY - The Women's State Team Championship grew out of the celebration of the USGA Centennial and was fashioned after the biennial World Amateur Team Championship.

Each state in was invited to send its three best players, and 43 states sent women's teams to compete for the new title at the Lake Buena Vista (Fla.) Club in 1995. State associations were given the option to choose their teams by any method, with one restriction: college players were ineligible because of NCAA bylaws.

The NCAA rule states that a player may only play in a international team match when that team is sponsored by the national governing body, such as the Walker Cup team or the Men's World Amateur team. Any infraction of that rule means the college player is faced with being declared ineligible for the remainder of the season and the following season.

As a result, the field for the Women's State Team Championship was made up almost entirely of mid-amateur and senior players. Some states used a point system to select the three-woman team. Others used the top finishers in their state championships or conducted qualifying tournaments.

A few states employed a selection committee to determine team members. Just as in the Women's World Amateur Team Championship, the Women's State Team Championship format meant that only the best two scores of each state's three players were counted in each of three days.

The inaugural Women's State Team Championship proved to be such a popular competition that the decision was made to conduct the championship every two years.

United States Golf Association, Golf House, Far Hills, N.J.
1999  USGA Women's State Team Championship
Golden Horseshoe Golf Course (Green Course)
Williamsburg, Virginia
September 7-9, 1999

Groupings and Starting Times
Tuesday, September 7, and Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Par 36-36-72, 6,073 yardage

EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
Hole #1 Hole #10
Tuesday Wednesday
AM PM
Amy Ellertson, Free Union, Va.
8:00 12:30 Peggy Kirby, Sioux Falls, S.D.

8:09 12:39 Anne Borgmann, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Lee Shirley, Salem, Va.

8:18 12:48 Mimi Hoffman, Alexandria, Va.
Patty Fenn, Sioux Falls, S.D.

      8:28 12:58 Laura Shanahan, Bedford, N.H.
Danielle Lavoie, Napa, Calif.
Mary Ann Bierman, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

8:38 1:08 Natalie Gulbis, Citrus Heights, Calif.
Alison Reifers, Dublin, Ohio
Dana Harrity, Rye Beach, N.H.

8:48 1:18 Darcy Isaac, Cincinnati, Ohio
Andrea Morrell, Manchester, N.H.
Corey Weworski, Carlsbad, Calif.

8:58 1:28 Robin Burke, Houston, Texas
Caroline Salas, Syosset, N.Y.
Robin Weiss, Palm Beach, Fla.

Ann Enstine, Southampton, N.Y.
9:08 1:38 Marla Weeks, Oviedo, Fla.
Carolyn Creekmore, Dallas, Texas

9:18 1:48 Taffy Brower, Boynton Beach, Fla.
Beth Cleckler, Austin, Texas
Jackie Quinn, New Paltz, N.Y.

9:28 1:58 Heather Kraus, Lexington, Ky.
Mona Kim-Lee, Honolulu, Hawaii
Shirley Budden, Greenwich, Conn.

9:38 2:08 Chayne Orscher, Kahuku, Hawaii
Donna Harris, Avon, Conn.
Martha Leach, Hebron, Ky.

9:48 2:18 Jen Holland, Branford, Conn.
Kim Hartlage, Elizabethtown, Ky.
Kathy Ordway, Kailua, Hawaii
Hole #10 Hole#1
Tuesday Wednesday
   AM PM


8:00 12:30 Sue Nyhus, West Valley City, Utah
Jennifer Stapleton, Puyallup, Wash.

8:09 12:39 Stefanie Coleman, University Place, Wash.
Lachell Poffenberger, Salt Lake City, Utah

8:18 12:48 Jamie Stevenson, Mayfield, Utah
Mimi Racicot, Seattle, Wash.

8:28 12:58 Virginia Grimes, Montgomery, Ala.
Carol Semple Thompson, Sewickley, Pa.
Patty Frohna, Waukesha, Wis.

8:38 1:08 Lisa McGill, Philadelphia, Pa.
Kalie Falk, Milwaukee, Wis.
Kathy Ahern-Hartwiger, Birmingham, Ala.

8:48 1:18 Maggie Lief, Brookfield, Wis.
Kathryn Cusick, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Liz Haines, Gladwyne, Pa.

8:58 1:28 Michelle Hatfield, Indianapolis, Ind.
Janet Moore, Littleton, Colo.
Nancy Smith, Savannah, Ga.

9:08 1:38 Laurie Steenrod, Aurora, Colo.
Laura Coble, Augusta, Ga.
Julie Carmichael, Indianapolis, Ind.

9:18 1:48 Patti McMillan, Cumming, Ga.
Ambry Bishop, Franklin, Ind.
Kathy Malpass, Evergreen, Colo.

9:28 1:58 Kerry Postillion, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Cheryl Jones, Fountain Hills, Ariz.
Leland Beckel, Chevy Chase, Md.

9:38 2:08 Kay Daley, Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Andrea Kraus, Baltimore, Md.
Jackie Schwarz, Schaumburg, Ill.

9:48 2:18 Joan Winchester, Baltimore, Md.
Char McLear, Barrington, Ill.
Laura Moore, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Hole #1 Hole#10
Tuesday Wednesday
PM AM

12:30 8:00 Charisse Spada, Lake Oswego, Ore.
Claudia Pilot, Austin, Minn.
Page Marsh-Lea, Southern Pines, N.C.

12:40 8:10 Brenda Williams, Excelsior, Minn.
Brenda Corrie-Kuehn, Fletcher, N.C.
Marcia Fisher, Canby, Ore.

12:50 8:20 Tina Trimble, Greensboro, N.C.
Cappy Mack-Gray, Tigard, Ore.
Lynn Anderson, Edina, Minn.

1:00 8:30 Mary Eichhorn, Sea Girt, N.J.
Debra Schwoyer, Reno, Nev.
Pam Posey, Marion, Miss.

1:10 8:40 Christy Atencio, Reno, Nev.
Sheila Haynes, Canton, Miss.
Lisa Morrissett, Bedminster, N.J.

1:20 8:50 Mary Hays, Diamondhead, Miss.
Donna Young, Ewing, N.J.
Lori Elliott, Sparks, Nev.

1:30 9:00 Darlene Vanderloos, Billings, Mont.
Caroline Ramsey, Bridgeport, W.Va.
Theresa Wanek, McCook, N.E.

1:40 9:10 Sue Goldcamp, Parkersburg, W.Va.
Stephanie Kolbas, Lincoln, N.E.
Robin Koontz, Missoula, Mont.

1:50 9:20 Susan Marchese, Omaha, N.E.
Billie Jean Bloxham, Great Falls, Mont.
Cheri Smith, Huntington, W.Va.

2:00 9:30 Nan Dyer, Edmond, Okla.
Tracy Pletz, Wilmington, Del.
Nancy Walther, St Louis, Mo.

2:10 9:40 Peggy Petrillo, Wilmington, Del.
Barbara Berkmeyer, St Louis, Mo.
Jo Glenn, Tulsa, Okla.

2:20 9:50 Marcella Rose, St Louis, Mo.
Lisa Whitt, Bethany, Okla.
Dottie Farmer, Middletown, Del.

Hole#1 Hole#10
Tuesday Wednesday
PM AM


12:30 8:00 Sheryl Scott, Boise, Idaho
Shelley Anderson, Clarksville, Tenn.
Karen Richardson, Georgetown, Maine

12:40 8:10 Katie Gallina, Memphis, Tenn.
Anne Marie Tobin, Lynnfield, Maine
Karen Darrington, Boise, Idaho

12:50 8:20 Melanie Curtin, West Roxbury, Maine
Jean Smith, Boise, Idaho
Erin Kurczewski, Nashville, Tenn.

1:00 8:30 Mary Jane Anderson, Clarkston, Mich.
Martha Lang, Mandeville, La.
Vicki Hillen, Murrells Inlet, S.C.

1:10 8:40 Veronica Yatco, Monroe, La.
Miki Hirao, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Joan Garety, Rockford, Mich.

1:20 8:50 Karen Ferree, Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Stacy Slobodnik, Haslett, Mich.
Becky Mitchell, Gretna, La.

1:30 9:00 Carol Clarey, East Providence, R.I.
Geri Huser, Altoona, Iowa
Natasha Vincent, Jacksonville, Ark.

1:40 9:10 Corkey Nydle, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Elspeth Simpson, Little Rock, Ark.
Julie Greene, Barrington, R.I.

1:50 9:20 Nancy Chaffee, Warren, R.I.
Jill Blackwood, Burlington, Iowa

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