NewsLinks A Publication Of The Arizona Women s Golf Association, Arizona s Leader In Women s Golf ISSUE 8

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1 AWGA NewsLinks A Publication Of The Arizona Women s Golf Association, Arizona s Leader In Women s Golf ISSUE 8 In This Issue Sharing The Spotlight - Celebrating Our Two Fall Champions By Mary Ann Souter Spotlight Golf Calendar Think Good Thoughts AWGA and Phoenix Theatre Rules Tip AWGA Online Logo Store November is Arizona Women s Golf Month State Stroke Play Arizona Tax Credit Money USGA Women s State Team AWGA Annual Meeting State Seniors Holes In One USGA Mid-Am Golfsmith Help us reach more women golfers When you re finished reading this newsletter don t throw it away, pass it along to a friend! Kayla Mortellaro Stroke Play Champion 2007 has been a good year for Kayla Mortellaro, a 17 year old high school senior and member of the WGA at Ahwatukee Country Club. As AWGA State Stroke Play Champion for the second time, she is continually proving her standing as a prominent golfer in Arizona. In 2004 at 14 years old, she was the youngest golfer to ever win the State Stroke Play. This year she captured the title again at Red Mountain Ranch Country Club with a three round total score of 214, six strokes lower than her nearest competitor. Kayla was also a member of the first Arizona team to win the USGA Women s State Team which was held in Houston in September. It was awesome, said Kayla. To win is such an honor. We all played with confidence and did our best to represent our state. In each of the three, 18-hole stroke play rounds, the two lowest scores by players from each team constitute the team score for each round. The 54-hole total is the team s score for the championship. Kayla s scores for the three days were for a total of 222. Kayla will be attending the University of Idaho beginning in the fall term of She earned a four year golf scholarship there and hopes to be one of their leading golfers on the school s team. After college, she hopes to become a professional golfer. Kayla says, There are so many variables that can happen between now and then. If everything works out right, I hope to be on the LPGA tour in a few years. Although she is extremely focused for someone her age, she still enjoys hanging out with her friends on weekends. I have a pretty normal life, she says. I m just like most other teenagers. Kayla may consider herself a typical teenager but in reality, she is far from it. She is a self-disciplined and self-confident athlete with goals that far exceed the status quo. Even at this point in her game, where she is considered an expert player, she is still trying to improve. If I can lower my score by just one or two strokes, it can make a huge difference in my game and my future, she says. There s no such thing as golfing for fun anymore. I generally play golf with a purpose. The stage is different now. And so it is. Kayla Mortellaro is not a budding champion. She is a champion. We ll be looking for Kayla, one of our home grown golf prodigies, in the line-up of women golf professionals in the not-too-distant future. Congratulations, Kayla, on your 2007 State Stroke Play and other victories. Barb Byrnes State Seniors Champion Over 10 years ago, Barb Byrnes retired from a successful business career to follow her desire to become a scratch golfer. Since then Barb s long list of accomplishments have proven to the golf community that she is a talented, energetic, determined competitor. Her love of golf has evolved into a motto - Share the Passion - which she eagerly imparts whenever the opportunity arises. As a dedicated advocate for women s golf and skilled player, she is often at the forefront of both administrative and competitive events. Going into the last round of the AWGA State Seniors Barb was five strokes behind Judy Miller, who was then at the top of the leaderboard and defending Champion. Shortly into the final round Barb regained her focus and her game turned around. With a total score of 235 for three days, she came from behind and emerged as the Champion of the 2007 AWGA State Seniors. It was very exciting, Barb humbly says. It s been a long summer and fall for me and winning this event made me feel alive and connected again. Barb was also the 2004 and 2005 AWGA State Seniors Champion. Barb was chosen as one of the original members of the Arizona State Team along with Kayla Mortellaro and Tui Selvaratnam. But because of an accident in her family, she was not able to participate in the Houston event. That was a huge disappointment for me, Barb says. It was the first time I made State Team and was looking forward to representing Arizona on a national level. As it was, our team played to perfection and came home with first place honors. Earning a place on the State Team was one of Barb s most rewarding accomplishments. In addition to her enthusiastic and continuous participation on the course, Barb is also an integral part of the AWGA leadership. As President of the Board of Directors, she has spearheaded the advancement of the association. This has been a great year for the AWGA, Barb says. We ve enjoyed many successes and seem to be generating excitement about women s golf in many venues. We re working more closely with our allied associations and we re seeing our number of new tournament players and members grow and benefit from the AWGA, she adds. The AWGA is now being recognized nationally among our peers for initiating innovative programs and for staff and volunteers that are second to none in the country. Golf has been good to Barb Byrnes and Barb Byrnes has been good for golf! Congratulations and Thanks to a Champion in every sense of the word - a forward-thinking and dedicated leader, a skilled player, a dedicated volunteer and a most spirited advocate for women s golf.

2 Golf Calendar Date Tournament Location november AWGA Scotch Play...Apache Stronghold GC Tucson Women s City Amateur...El Rio & Silverbell Golf Course Join the Fun Scramble...Desert Mirage GC Join the Fun Scramble...Dobson Ranch Golf Course Join the Fun Scramble...Mountain Shadows GC Join the Fun Scramble...Quail Canyon Phoenix City Women s Golf...Maryvale Golf Course December 5... AWGA State Medallion Club Team Tournament...Pebble Creek Golf Club Central District Partners Tournament...Arizona Traditions January AWGA Annual Meeting & Recognition Dinner...Phoenix Country Club February AWGA Season Opener Tournament... TBD March AWGA Weekend Classic Tournament... Club West Golf Club April AWGA Four-Ball Stroke Play... Laughlin Ranch Golf Club May AWGA State Amateur Match Play... Arizona Country Club June AWGA Day In Hades Tournament... Mesa Country Club July AWGA Mixed Stix Tournament... Tubac Golf Resort August AWGA State Amateur Stroke Play... Hassayampa Golf Club September AWGA Partners Tournament... White Mountain Country Club October AWGA State Seniors... Antelope Hills Golf Course November AWGA Scotch Play Tournament... Canoa Hills/San Ignacio Golf Clubs AWGA NewsLinks is an official publication of the Arizona Women s Golf Association 141 E. Palm Lane, Suite 210, Phoenix, AZ (602) AWGA Fax: (602) awga@awga.org Website: BOARD OF DIRECTORS Barbara Byrnes...President Norma Scuri...Vice President Rosemary Beale... Secretary/Sites Katherine Olson... Treasurer/Volunteer Development Sandy Jacobson...Tournaments Barbara Simmons... Course Rating Barbara Kahler...Membership Carol Springer...Education & Training Kathy Ehrlich... Sites Committee Betsy Paul...Immediate Past President STAFF Mary Pomroy... Executive Director Annette Wurgler... Golf Operations Manager Jody Chandonnet...Communications Manager Logan Erickson... Member Services Coordinator Susan Woods... Business Operations Coordinator Vivian Kelley... Administrative Assistant Mary Ann Souter... Marketing Manager Matt Cook... USGA P.J. Boatwright Jr., Intern Did you get a 2007 AWGA Club Directory and Tournament Calendar?? If not and you would like one, free of charge, please contact the office at or your address to awga@awga.org. The AWGA has 20 seats reserved for the next three musicals at the Phoenix Theatre. For a $29 all-inclusive fee for one performance per show, AWGA members can enjoy the music, dancing and comedy of some award-winning musicals. Bring your spouse, significant other, family, friends, and neighbors and enjoy this great schedule for discounted prices. ALTAR BOYZ Performance Date: December 7, 2007 at 8:00 pm. This is a musical comedy spoof about a fictitious Christian boy-band on the last night of their national Raise the Praise tour. Enjoy their sweet harmonies, sinfully spectacular dancing and unnerving sense of fashion. A musical for the entire family, ALTAR BOYZ is the winner of the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical. AWGA AND PHOENIX THEATRE CRAFT NEW AGREEMENT FOR FOUR MUSICALS IN 2008 THE FULL MONTY Performance Date: March 15, 2008 at 8:00 pm. Everyone knows the story of the Full Monty - a group of six unemployed steel workers find an unusual way to make quick cash while finding their self-esteem. This 2001Broadway hit is as moving as it is fun. Grab your friends and order your tickets soon! LUCKY STAR Performance Date: May 17, 2008 at 8:00 pm. This is a world premier musical that is sure to have you stomping your feet as Duke and his gang try to save their beloved bar, the Lucky Star, while discovering that friends and family are life s true treasure. (Now how can you miss a story line like this??) Order your $29 tickets by calling David Hope at (602) or ing him at d.hope@phoenixtheatre.com. Tell him you re an AWGA member and would like to buy tickets for one of the nights listed above. The deadline to order your tickets is the Friday before the performance at 4:00 pm. *IMPORTANT NOTE: YOU CANNOT GET THIS PRICE BY CALLING THE BOX OFFICE. THINK GOOD THOUGHTS Golf is assuredly a mystifying game. It would seem that if a person has hit a golf ball correctly a thousand times, he should be able to duplicate the performance at will. But this is certainly not the case. ~ Bobby Jones

3 RULES TIP: Rule 28 Q A player deemed her ball unplayable and, under Rule 28c, dropped her ball within two club-lengths of the spot where the ball lay. The ball came to rest in the original position or another position at which the ball was unplayable. What is the ruling? A The ball was in play when it was dropped- Rule Thus, if the ball came to rest in the original position, the player must again invoke the unplayable ball Rule, incurring an additional penalty stroke, unless she decides to play the ball as it lies. The same applies if the ball came to rest in another position at which it was unplayable, assuming the ball did not roll into a position covered by Rule 20-2c, in which case redropping without penalty would be required. Rule 28 reads: The player may deem his ball unplayable at any place on the course except when the ball is in a water hazard. The player is the sole judge as to whether his ball is unplayable. If the player deems his ball to be unplayable, he must, under penalty of one stroke: a. Play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played (see Rule 20-5); or b. Drop a ball behind the point where the ball lay, keeping that point directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind that point the ball may be dropped or c. Drop a ball within two club-lengths of the spot where the ball lay, but not nearer the hole. If the unplayable ball is in a bunker, the player may proceed under Clause a, b, or c. If he elects to proceed under Clause b or c, a ball must be dropped in the bunker. The ball may be lifted and cleaned when proceeding under this Rule. Submitted by:chris Giza Rules Committee, Todtee@aol.com CHECK OUT OUR NEW ONLINE AWGA LOGO STORE AND SUPPORT JUNIOR GIRLS GOLF WHEN YOU SHOP If you haven t visited the AWGA website lately, you ll be in for a treat when you do. Not only have the colors been changed to include vibrant rust and purple but the layout is different and easier to navigate too. On the home page you ll now find the headline, Celebrating Arizona s Women s Golf Month, and the first bullet point is AWGA Logo Store. When you click on that, you ll be taken to a shopping site where you can order shirts, sweaters, jackets, hats and more with either a full color AWGA logo or an AWGA tonal logo, which is embroidered in the same color as the item you purchase for a more delicate design. The AWGA has increased the price of each item by only 5% of our cost. The 5% profit is earmarked as a donation to Junior Girls Golf. That means you can shop for items at less than retail cost for the same product, you ll be able to have the AWGA logo on it, and 5% of the sales price will go to a worthwhile cause. Part of the mission of the AWGA is to support Junior Girls Golf and this is another way we can increase our contribution and at the same time offer our members some great products at great prices. So check it out and order your fall clothing now. It s a win-win for the members of the AWGA and Junior Girls Golf! WE RE CELEBRATING ARIZONA WOMEN S GOLF MONTH Join the Fun and get involved! It s a month of activities for women golfers of all skill levels. For the entire month of November, there will be special events to promote women s amateur golf and attract new players to the game. Mark your calendar and register now for the November 18th Join the Fun Scrambles. Sponsored by Golfsmith, every participant will receive a $25 Golfsmith Gift Card. The event will take place at four courses: Dobson Ranch, Desert Mirage, Mountain Shadows and Quail Canyon in Tucson. The cost to play is $40 per person at all locations except Dobson Ranch, which is $55 per person. Each twosome will be composed of an AWGA member and a non-member. Sign up with a friend or neighbor or on your own and we ll pair you up with another player. Registration fee includes golf, tee gift, prizes, awards ceremony with appetizers and great day to enjoy the camaraderie of other women golfers. Sign up online now. Just go to our homepage at and choose Join the Fun Scrambles. Complete the form and pay with a credit card. In celebration of women s golf, any brand new member who joins the AWGA during the month of November will get a FREE AWGA logo hat. They can join as a Patron Member for $25 a year with no handicap benefit or they can join any of the clubs that are participating in our online registration promotion which include a handicap. This is the month to Share the Passion and bring in new members to the association. It will enrich their lives by offering opportunities for play and meeting new friends while helping them to become connected to women s golf in Arizona.

4 Arizona Women s Golf Association State Stroke Play Red Mountain Ranch Country Club September 10-12, 2007 Overall Champion Kayla Mortellaro First Flight Gross- 1st - Tui Selvaratnam nd - Daffodil Sanchez rd - Lynn Simmons Net- 1st - Kerry Postillion nd - Laura Moore rd - Chris Giza Second Flight Gross- 1st - Mary Fink nd - Bonnie Marsh rd - Jean Lallensack st - Martha Felix nd - Cynthia Tietze rd - Veronica Matthews Third Flight Gross - 1st - Toni Budelier nd - Ann Melsheimer st - Judy Sommerhalter Fourth Flight Gross - 1st - Diana LeDonne nd - Donna Patek st - Chris Middendorf Fifth Flight Gross 1st - Cecile Follansbee nd - Carla Wicks st - Ann Estes Sixth Flight Gross - 1st - Peggy Hettinger st - Elaine Oursland ARE YOU USING YOUR ARIZONA TAX CREDIT MONEY?? How many of us were given an opportunity to learn golf in high school? We would probably have lower handicaps right now if we had! Thanks to Title IX, there are approximately 2,000 girls golf scholarships available annually among the nation s NCAA colleges and universities. Promoting high school girls golf is good for the girls and good for the sport! If you don t use your AZ tax credit money for anything else, please consider supporting high school girls golf in Arizona by contacting your local high school and contributing to their program. You can take a dollar-for-dollar reduction on your Arizona State taxes (or receive an addition to your refund) and also reduce taxable income for your Federal tax return when you make this contribution ($200 per person or $400 per married couple.) Information about the program can be found at or you can call the Arizona Department of Revenue at (602) or toll free at (800) One high school that would graciously accept your donation is Horizon High School, 5601 E. Greenway, Scottsdale, AZ 85254, Attn: Coach J. McDaniel. Or a donation form for any Paradise Valley School is available at: TaxCredit_Flyer.pdf Please consider this as a way to promote girls golf without actually spending any money! Submitted by Cindy Plungis, AWGA member and mother of a Horizon High School girl golfer. ARIZONA WINS USGA WOMEN S STATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The three AWGA members who went to Houston to represent our state in the 7th Women s State Team went with the intention of winning and came back victorious. The event, which was held on the par 72, 5,918-yard Jack Nicklaus design at The Club at Carlton Woods, ended with Arizona winning its first U.S. Women s State Team. The Arizona Team, comprised of Tui Selvaratnam, Kayla Mortellaro and Judy Miller, came into the last round with an aggregate score of 292, 4-over-par. The team finished with a combined 437, 8 strokes lower than their nearest competitor, Tennessee. In the Individual Stroke Play Results, Tui Selvaratnam was low score with a total of 215, 1 under par. Kayla Mortellaro tied for third place with a score of 222, 6 over par. Results Arizona = 437 Thuhashini Selvaratnam, Tempe = 215 Kayla Mortellaro, Phoenix = 222 Judy Miller, Tucson = 252 Congratulations to our Arizona State Team for bringing home the honors for this prestigious championship event. We re proud and excited to see Arizona among the states who have won this competition. IT S TIME FOR THE AWGA ANNUAL MEETING Another year has passed and it s time for the AWGA Annual Meeting. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, January 30th at the Phoenix Country Club. As in past years, we will have the business meeting first followed by entertainment, a delicious dinner and an awards ceremony. If you have been to one of the AWGA Annual Meetings you know that the presentation of awards can be a truly comical and hilarious event. Bring a friend and hear about the progress of the AWGA in 2007 and then enjoy an evening of food, friendship and fun! More information will be coming.

5 2007 AWGA State Seniors Antelope Hills Golf Course October 15-17, 2007 Overall Champion Barbara Byrnes Freshman - Overall Winner Sue Basso First Gross - Christie Austin First Donna Marden First Gross - Yvonne Brooks Second Gross - Rosie Van Been First Pam Treece Second Gross - Chris Demma Sophomore - Overall Winner Judy Miller First Gross - Sheila Dagucon Second Gross - Chris Giza Third Gross - Rita Albertson First Linda Stewart Second Dicy Apperson First Gross - Nonda Frey Second Gross - Amy Kim Third Gross - Norma Scuri Fourth Gross - Dale Kaplan First Deborah Haines Second Elin Rapp Third Candace Shelton Junior - Overall Winner Lynn Zmistowski First Gross - Rita Wiehe Second Gross - Tina Huiskamp Third Gross - Nicole Toombs Fourth Gross - Cindy Bryniarski First Jeanne Osborn Second Carmen Erickson Third Judy Graves Fourth Judy Gayok First Gross - Sharon Kittle Second Gross - Rose Hanson Third Gross - Phyllis Schiller Fourth Gross - Jane Ross Fifth Gross - Helen Mueller First Carolyn Suttles Second Penny Stiggers Third Joan Mendenhall Fourth Harlene Bowman Senior - Overall Winner Sallie McCutcheon First Gross - Mary Falso Second Gross - Luanne Lea Third Gross - Barbara Zimmerman First Priscilla Harand Second Carol Loewen First Gross - Kathryn Burns Second Gross - Margie Caves Third Gross - Fran Rayhawk First Betty Pasek Second Sharon Wilson CONGRATULATIONS To The Following Ladies on Their HOLES IN ONE!! Angela Angelakis... 8/29/07...Oakwood CC WGA Mary Housley... 7/10/07...El Conquistador CC Women Erin McClure... 7/12/07...Junior Golf Assoc. of AZ - Girls Barbara Graves... 8/01/07...Ahwatukee CC WGA Margaret Falconer... 8/21/07...SaddleBrooke WGA Judi Meinholz... 8/23/07...Antelope Hills WGA Deborah Haines... 8/25/07...Lake Havasu WGA Betsy Daniel... 8/26/07...SaddleBrooke WGA Linda Clark... 8/31/07...Silverbell Ladies Golf Club Vivian Pattison... 8/31/07...Alta Mesa Golf Club WGA Barbara Graves... 9/02/07...Ahwatukee CC WGA Pat Gray... 9/06/07...Pebblecreek LGA Veronica Matthews... 9/06/07...Encanto Women s Golf Association Marta Vidal... 9/14/07...Silverbell Ladies Golf Club Robin Ensign... 9/16/07...Anthem CC Ladies Sue Erredge... 9/17/07...EWGA - Phoenix Valley of the Sun Penny Kinney... 9/18/07...Bison Golf & Country Club WGA Barb Coyle... 9/18/07...Ahwatukee CC WGA Karen Wilson... 9/18/07...Mountainview/Perserve WGA Carol Howe... 9/23/07...Ventana Canyon GC - Women Shirley Glider... 9/24/07...Lone Tree WGA Gloria Kerszykowski... 9/25/07...Corte Bella WGA Bettie Randle... 9/25/07...CC of Green Valley Women Carol Jones... 9/25/07...Oakwood CC WGA Mary Ann Miller... 9/29/07...Sun City West - Grandview Women Laura Meyocks... 9/30/07...Payson Golf Club WGA Cindy Crouser... 9/30/07...Ancala Country Club WGA 18 Maureen Apple... 10/12/07...Antelope Hills WGA Carol Trujillo... 10/13/07...Sun City South Women Please report all holes-in-one as they occur. Holes-in-one occurring prior to the previous newsletter publication date may be excluded from publication. Postgrad - Overall Winner Norma Hill First Gross - June Clark Second Gross - Gail Foreman First Helen Kalcsits Second Eleanore Wright First Gross - Janet Wietersen Second Gross - Beverly Hagshire First Nellie Olson Second Fran Meek Super Senior - Overall Winner Donna Patek First Gross - Mae Greenhaugh Second Gross - Dorothy Swehla First Dot Forshee Masters - Overall Winner Shirley Shortridge First Gross - Lois Park Second Gross - Esther Grimsley First Paul Langrock Second Margie Bonnini Legends Overall Low Gross Lois Pacheco Legends Overall Low Net Marge Chesler North Course Mo Cruickshank Memorial Award Randolph North - Judy Miller & Bonnie Marsh Mary Lou Sauer Memorial Trophy Lake Havasu WGA - Carolyn Beck & Deborah Haines South Course Mo Cruickshank Memorial Award Papago - Carol Loewen & Sallie McCutcheon Mary Lou Sauer Memorial Trophy Papago - Carol Loewen & Sallie McCutcheon

6 KERRY POSTILLION - RUNNER-UP AT USGA MID-AM CHAMPIONSHIP On September 29th through October 6th, Desert Forest was the place to be in women s golf. Kerry Postillion, a member of Desert Forest, had two previous runner-up finishes and was the only Arizona woman to make this year s quarter finals. As one of the final eight, she went into the competition with confidence and positive expectations. The match was all square at the end of the 17th hole. Unfortunately, the 18th hole caused Kerry some trouble as her attempt to shoot from a greenside bunker failed and led to a fourth shot that didn t make it back to the green. Her opponent, Meghan Bolger, putted to within a foot of the hole. Kerry conceded the last hole and the match. Kerry appreciated having local support and remarked that it was fun seeing people around pulling for her. Many women from her club came to watch on the last day. It s too bad I just couldn t get quite through that last hole. But Kerry has reason to be proud of her accomplishment at the US Women s Mid-Amateur. Congratulations to Kerry Postillion for a competition well played. GOLFSMITH - AWGA OFFICIAL GOLF AND TENNIS RETAILER Shopping will be a new experience now as all Golfsmith stores in Arizona will be giving AWGA members discounts on their products. AWGA members will receive 15% on women s apparel and head wear and 10% on other merchandise. Participating vendors include brand names such as Ashworth, Callaway Apparel, Izod G, Liz Golf, Sun Mountain, Tehama, Verdina, Etonic Shoes, Sandbaggers Shoes, and many names in accessories like Blossoms, Butthead Covers, Club Golf, Datrek, Drink Caddy, Dynasteer, Style Eyes, Tour Trek, Wilson and Z Tech. Golf clubs include names such as Adams, MacGregor, Nancy Lopez, Paragon, Tommy Armour and Zevo. There are almost 200 brands that qualify for the discount. Because of manufacturer restrictions there are selected items from some of the mentioned brands that are excluded, as well as other excluded brands. All of the restrictions can be found on the AWGA website under Partner information. Shop at any of the 4 stores - 3 in the Phoenix area and 1 in Tucson; shop online by going to and clicking on the Golfsmith logo which will take you to their retail website; or place an order through their DRIVE catalog, which you will be receiving in the mail twice a year. (If you do not wish to receive their catalog, please let us know so that we can remove your name from the list. You must Opt-Out if you do not want to receive the DRIVE catalog.) When shopping at the stores you will be requested to show your AWGA handicap label for identification purposes. Each store has been given a sample so that they will recognize you as an AWGA member when you check out using your label for ID. The holiday shopping season is right around the corner so take a look at what Golfsmith has to offer and start shopping with your new discount now. Golfsmith is planning an AWGA appreciation day after the first of the year with appetizers, beverages, contests, prizes, special discounts, and more. Details to follow soon! ARIZONA WOMEN S GOLF ASSOCIATION 141 EAST PALM LANE, SUITE 210 PHOENIX, ARIZONA PERMIT #744 PHOENIX, AZ PAID PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE