US BOYS TAKE SILVER MEDAL AT
WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
HELSINKI, Finland - The United States boys settled for the silver medal in team event recently after a high-scoring battle with Korea at the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling Association World Youth Championships.Junior Team USA fired a game of 860 in the gold-medal match, but it wasn't enough as the Koreans got ahead and never relinquished the lead in shooting 892 at Tali Bowl. The Korean girls also won the team gold medal.Craig Hanson led a balanced effort from the Americans with a 226 game and was followed by Jake Peters (222), Devin Bidwell (211) and all-events gold medalist Andrew Koff (201). The Koreans were led by Ju-Young Kim with 237, while Hae-Sol Hong shot 235, Jong-Woo Park had 221 and Seung-Hyeon Shin had 199."There's a little disappointment, but you can never be unhappy when you bowl well, and all four guys bowled really well today," Peters said. "We feel we bowled the best we could, and they bowled better. You can't do anything about that."In the semifinals, the United States took down top seed Estonia with ease, 942-786. Peters led the high-scoring effort with a 279 game. Bidwell shot 227, Koff had 220 and Hanson fired 216. Korea knocked out Australia in the other semifinal, 812-755.Korea's girls team won the title with an 839-785 victory over Korea. The Koreans advanced to the gold-medal match by ousting England, 816-756, while Singapore topped Malaysia, 860-769.In Masters match play action, which began after the team semifinals and finals Saturday afternoon, the United States' four players were eliminated prior to the medal rounds.Koff advanced to the quarterfinals, but fell to Ju-Young, 3-2, in the best-of-five games format. After taking a 2-1 lead, Koff dropped the final two games 219-210 and 221-196.Junior Team USA's Jenn Boisselle also made it to the quarterfinals, where she lost to Korea's Moon-Jeong Kim, 3-1. Boisselle took the first game 242-224 but then lost 176-141, 234-225 and 243-192.In the Round of 16, Koff defeated England's Richard Teece, 3-1, while Peters fell to Finland's Samu Valaranta, 3-1. Christine Bator lost to Moon-Jeong, 3-2, while Boisselle defeated Hayley White of England, 3-2. Masters competition wraps up with the semifinals and finals starting Sunday morning. The United States Bowling Congress is working in cooperation with the Finnish Bowling Federation to provide live video streaming of the semifinals and finals of each event. Coverage will be available on BOWL.com, and the Masters coverage is scheduled to begin at 2 a.m. Eastern on Sunday.A field of 46 countries are competing in the World Youth Championships for medals in five events - singles, doubles, team, all-events and Masters match-play. Visit BOWL.com for complete coverage of the event.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
DARLENE BAKER BEGINS TERM AS USBC’S
FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT
Darlene Baker of Mahomet, Ill., officially began her term as the first female president in the history of the United States Bowling Congress on Sunday, Aug. 1.
Baker served as president-elect on the USBC Board of Directors in 2009-10. She has been working with outgoing president Jeff Boje on the direction of USBC and expects a seamless transition.“I am looking forward to working closely with the USBC Board of Directors and the staff at USBC to strengthen our membership,” Baker said.
“I know we have many loyal members and we appreciate their continued support. We must continue to find new programs and incentives not only for our current members but to entice more bowlers to join USBC.”
Baker has been on the USBC Board of Directors since the organization’s inception and has served as chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. She also has been a director on the Young American Bowling Alliance, Women’s International Bowling Congress and USA Bowling boards.
The USBC Board also has four new directors for 2010-11.At the 2010 USBC Annual Meeting in May, Mark Martin of Waterford, Mich., and Deanna Rose of Fairport, N.Y., were elected to the board. Martin is the manager of the Metro Detroit USBC Association, the largest USBC local association in the nation. Rose is an assistant vice president in human resources for M&T Bank. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of Keller, Texas, and Michael Italia of Warrington, Pa., were re-elected to the board at the Annual Meeting.Also new to the board are Cathy DeSocio of Wichita, Kan., and Frank Wilkinson of Staten Island, N.Y.DeSocio, vice president of the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, is president of the JOMA Company, which operates seven centers in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. She, along with Jim Sturm, are the two BPAA representatives on the USBC Board. Wilkinson, the owner of Rab’s Country Lanes, is chair of the USBC Youth Committee and will be the youth committee representative on the USBC Board.
The board selected officers at a June meeting and the officers began their one-year terms on Aug. 1. Tom Bluth of Davie, Fla., was elected 1st Vice President, Andrew Cain of Phoenix is 2nd Vice President, Dorin-Ballard is 3rd Vice President, and Marci Williams of Wichita, Kan., was selected as Secretary.For more information about the USBC Board of Directors, visit BOWL.com.
FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT
Darlene Baker of Mahomet, Ill., officially began her term as the first female president in the history of the United States Bowling Congress on Sunday, Aug. 1.
Baker served as president-elect on the USBC Board of Directors in 2009-10. She has been working with outgoing president Jeff Boje on the direction of USBC and expects a seamless transition.“I am looking forward to working closely with the USBC Board of Directors and the staff at USBC to strengthen our membership,” Baker said.
“I know we have many loyal members and we appreciate their continued support. We must continue to find new programs and incentives not only for our current members but to entice more bowlers to join USBC.”
Baker has been on the USBC Board of Directors since the organization’s inception and has served as chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. She also has been a director on the Young American Bowling Alliance, Women’s International Bowling Congress and USA Bowling boards.
The USBC Board also has four new directors for 2010-11.At the 2010 USBC Annual Meeting in May, Mark Martin of Waterford, Mich., and Deanna Rose of Fairport, N.Y., were elected to the board. Martin is the manager of the Metro Detroit USBC Association, the largest USBC local association in the nation. Rose is an assistant vice president in human resources for M&T Bank. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of Keller, Texas, and Michael Italia of Warrington, Pa., were re-elected to the board at the Annual Meeting.Also new to the board are Cathy DeSocio of Wichita, Kan., and Frank Wilkinson of Staten Island, N.Y.DeSocio, vice president of the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, is president of the JOMA Company, which operates seven centers in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. She, along with Jim Sturm, are the two BPAA representatives on the USBC Board. Wilkinson, the owner of Rab’s Country Lanes, is chair of the USBC Youth Committee and will be the youth committee representative on the USBC Board.
The board selected officers at a June meeting and the officers began their one-year terms on Aug. 1. Tom Bluth of Davie, Fla., was elected 1st Vice President, Andrew Cain of Phoenix is 2nd Vice President, Dorin-Ballard is 3rd Vice President, and Marci Williams of Wichita, Kan., was selected as Secretary.For more information about the USBC Board of Directors, visit BOWL.com.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Here & There Column 8-3-10
Celtic Woman brings their unique mix of both classic Irish and contenporary music to Bethel Woods on July 25. Kevin Ferguson/Bethel Woods photo.Becoming Irish For A Night
If you weren't Irish and were in attendance at the July 25 appearance of Celtic Woman at Bethel Woods it was certainly fashionable to become Irish as the musical group comprising of five Irish women displayed their repertoire that ranged from traditional Celtic tunes to modern songs.
Wow......and what a talented group they are as songs were sung with beautiful harmony, some in acappella and others with crafted background instrumentation that was accented with some of the best percussion we have ever heard.
This modern twist on the Celtic sound has been put together by Sharon Browne and David Downes, a former musical director of the Irish show Riverdance.
Current members of the group include four vocalists Lisa Kelly, Chloe Agnew, Lynn Hilary, Alex Sharpe and one of the most outstanding violinist that has ever graced the Bethel Woods stage, Mairead Nesbitt.
The quality of the vocalist singing solo songs would be difficult to match anywhere and throw in percussion that was more then outstanding, a bagpiper strolling down the center isle and Celtic Woman singing "songs from our hearts for you" made for an enjoyable and very warm summer evening at Bethel Woods that ended with lightning (the real kind), gusts of wind and a thunderstorm that quickly passed by.
Their rendition of "Amazing Grace" and a statement that "Ireland is one of the most beautiful places in the world," transformed Bethel Woods this night into blended Irish elements that brought a real touch of Ireland to the Catskills.
If you weren't Irish and were in attendance at the July 25 appearance of Celtic Woman at Bethel Woods it was certainly fashionable to become Irish as the musical group comprising of five Irish women displayed their repertoire that ranged from traditional Celtic tunes to modern songs.
Wow......and what a talented group they are as songs were sung with beautiful harmony, some in acappella and others with crafted background instrumentation that was accented with some of the best percussion we have ever heard.
This modern twist on the Celtic sound has been put together by Sharon Browne and David Downes, a former musical director of the Irish show Riverdance.
Current members of the group include four vocalists Lisa Kelly, Chloe Agnew, Lynn Hilary, Alex Sharpe and one of the most outstanding violinist that has ever graced the Bethel Woods stage, Mairead Nesbitt.
The quality of the vocalist singing solo songs would be difficult to match anywhere and throw in percussion that was more then outstanding, a bagpiper strolling down the center isle and Celtic Woman singing "songs from our hearts for you" made for an enjoyable and very warm summer evening at Bethel Woods that ended with lightning (the real kind), gusts of wind and a thunderstorm that quickly passed by.
Their rendition of "Amazing Grace" and a statement that "Ireland is one of the most beautiful places in the world," transformed Bethel Woods this night into blended Irish elements that brought a real touch of Ireland to the Catskills.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Golfing Highlights Column 7-30-10
The 196 yard Par 3 (17th) hole at the Tennanah Lake Golf course requires good club selection and a straight tee shot.Golf Packages At Tennanah Lake
Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club is offering golfers five weekdays of specials.
Monday special is breakfast and golf. Play 18 holes of golf with cart and have breakfast for $30...available till 11 a.m.
On Tuesday is the Twosome special where two can play 18 holes with a cart included for $40.
Wednesday is golf and lunch, play golf 18 holes of golf with cart and lunch at The Grill for only $35.
Thursday is the foursome special, your foursome can play 18 holes with cart for $25 per person.
Friday is golf and dinner, play 18 holes of golf with cart and have dinner at The Grill for $40 per person, available after 1 p.m.
The Grill is open 7 days a week for lunch with dinners served Wednesday-Sunday and is under the new management of Food & Beverage Manager Mike Stoddard.
Rob Allison is the new general manager at this sports facility.
A tour of the golf course recently found the tees, fairways and greens in excellent condition, a tribute to golf course superintendent James Bowers.
Eating breakfast, lunch or dinner at The Grill with it outside dining decks offers golfers a 60-mile panoramic view of the magnificent Catskill mountains.
Tennanah Lake is the oldest golf course operating in Sullivan County. The facilities are presently owned by Love Realty.
A practice putting green and driving range are also available as well as a the full service pro shop.
Tee times reservations and information can be obtained by calling 607-498-5000 or at their web site, http://www.tennanah.com/
Playing the blue course the back nine holes can definitely be labeled as offering golfers some long uphill fairways.
Here is how we played the back nine, holes 10-18. .
Hole No. 10 is a 373-yard par 4 with a dogleg to the right. Take your tee shot to the center of the fairway. Don't go right or the trees will block your second shot to the green. Sand traps on the left and right front of the green and in the right rear. Your second shot makes or breaks your par score.
Hole No. 11 is a 186-yard par 3 which tends to play shorter than the yardage posted. Sand traps are on the right and left. If you overshoot this green there is a downhill slope in the back of the green.
Hole No. 12 is a 491-yard par 5 with a dogleg right some 100 plus yards off the tee. Keep the driver in the bag on this tee shot. There is water left of the green and traps on the right left front and right side of this green. We classify this hole a "real good" golf hole and your par 5 can be a challenge here.
Hole No. 13 is a 329-yard par 4 with an uphill open fairway with a slight dogleg to the left. Sand traps are in front of the green on both sides.
Hole No. 14 is a 548-yard par 5 and is the longest hole at Tennahan Lake. The fairway runs downhill, there is a pond on the left, keep your ball in the center of the fairway as it narrows going into the green. Stay out of the ditch which runs across the fairway. Traps front right and left.
Hole No. 15 is a 419-yard par 4, uphill and a straight open fairway. There is a unique covered bridge here which connects the 15th and 16 fairways and this tends to be a conversation piece for all golfers. There is a sand trap on the left and right of this green.
Hole No. 16 is a 413-yard par 4 with the fairway running downhill and immediate trees on the left. Stay in the middle of the fairway to keep out of trouble. There is a sand trap on the left and right of this green.
Hole No. 17 is a 196-yard par 3 with an elevated green. Tends to play longer then it looks and it takes a good tee shot with the club of your choice to the this green and score your par. Sand traps are on the left and right front of this green.
Hole No. 18 is a 408-yard- par 4 with an open fairway running uphill. Keep is down the middle. Traps right and left sides of this green.
This back nine runs a total of 3,365 yards and records a par 36.
The Golf Tip
By Robert Menges
The Mental Game is important.
Make a commitment to improve, and do not make excuses.
Before you make an attempt to improve your game, be sure you are ready to commit to the time and work required. Otherwise, you may set yourself up for failure or give in to convenient excuses.
For example, make sure that you have the necessary time and resources available.....that other duties and distractions are taken care of, and that you aren't depending on anyone else (a teaching pro, mental coach, playing companion) who can't be counted on to follow through with their part in your plan for improvement.
The commitment and the planning must be such that that if you don't succeed, you have not one to blame but yourself.
Indeed, it would be better to wait until you are absolutely ready than to make a half-hearted commitment to the challenge before you.
Robert Menges is the head golf professional at the Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, Mt. Hope Road, Swan Lake. He is available for private lessons and if you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached by phone at 292-0323 or via e-mail at menges@hughes.net
This column is written by Ed Townsend, who is a consultant to the amateur and professional sport of golf and to several golf writers associations. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league standings and tournament information, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177, by e-mail at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For a much more expanded version of this golf column, please visit our Web site, http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is also available on Facebook
Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club is offering golfers five weekdays of specials.
Monday special is breakfast and golf. Play 18 holes of golf with cart and have breakfast for $30...available till 11 a.m.
On Tuesday is the Twosome special where two can play 18 holes with a cart included for $40.
Wednesday is golf and lunch, play golf 18 holes of golf with cart and lunch at The Grill for only $35.
Thursday is the foursome special, your foursome can play 18 holes with cart for $25 per person.
Friday is golf and dinner, play 18 holes of golf with cart and have dinner at The Grill for $40 per person, available after 1 p.m.
The Grill is open 7 days a week for lunch with dinners served Wednesday-Sunday and is under the new management of Food & Beverage Manager Mike Stoddard.
Rob Allison is the new general manager at this sports facility.
A tour of the golf course recently found the tees, fairways and greens in excellent condition, a tribute to golf course superintendent James Bowers.
Eating breakfast, lunch or dinner at The Grill with it outside dining decks offers golfers a 60-mile panoramic view of the magnificent Catskill mountains.
Tennanah Lake is the oldest golf course operating in Sullivan County. The facilities are presently owned by Love Realty.
A practice putting green and driving range are also available as well as a the full service pro shop.
Tee times reservations and information can be obtained by calling 607-498-5000 or at their web site, http://www.tennanah.com/
Playing the blue course the back nine holes can definitely be labeled as offering golfers some long uphill fairways.
Here is how we played the back nine, holes 10-18. .
Hole No. 10 is a 373-yard par 4 with a dogleg to the right. Take your tee shot to the center of the fairway. Don't go right or the trees will block your second shot to the green. Sand traps on the left and right front of the green and in the right rear. Your second shot makes or breaks your par score.
Hole No. 11 is a 186-yard par 3 which tends to play shorter than the yardage posted. Sand traps are on the right and left. If you overshoot this green there is a downhill slope in the back of the green.
Hole No. 12 is a 491-yard par 5 with a dogleg right some 100 plus yards off the tee. Keep the driver in the bag on this tee shot. There is water left of the green and traps on the right left front and right side of this green. We classify this hole a "real good" golf hole and your par 5 can be a challenge here.
Hole No. 13 is a 329-yard par 4 with an uphill open fairway with a slight dogleg to the left. Sand traps are in front of the green on both sides.
Hole No. 14 is a 548-yard par 5 and is the longest hole at Tennahan Lake. The fairway runs downhill, there is a pond on the left, keep your ball in the center of the fairway as it narrows going into the green. Stay out of the ditch which runs across the fairway. Traps front right and left.
Hole No. 15 is a 419-yard par 4, uphill and a straight open fairway. There is a unique covered bridge here which connects the 15th and 16 fairways and this tends to be a conversation piece for all golfers. There is a sand trap on the left and right of this green.
Hole No. 16 is a 413-yard par 4 with the fairway running downhill and immediate trees on the left. Stay in the middle of the fairway to keep out of trouble. There is a sand trap on the left and right of this green.
Hole No. 17 is a 196-yard par 3 with an elevated green. Tends to play longer then it looks and it takes a good tee shot with the club of your choice to the this green and score your par. Sand traps are on the left and right front of this green.
Hole No. 18 is a 408-yard- par 4 with an open fairway running uphill. Keep is down the middle. Traps right and left sides of this green.
This back nine runs a total of 3,365 yards and records a par 36.
The Golf Tip
By Robert Menges
The Mental Game is important.
Make a commitment to improve, and do not make excuses.
Before you make an attempt to improve your game, be sure you are ready to commit to the time and work required. Otherwise, you may set yourself up for failure or give in to convenient excuses.
For example, make sure that you have the necessary time and resources available.....that other duties and distractions are taken care of, and that you aren't depending on anyone else (a teaching pro, mental coach, playing companion) who can't be counted on to follow through with their part in your plan for improvement.
The commitment and the planning must be such that that if you don't succeed, you have not one to blame but yourself.
Indeed, it would be better to wait until you are absolutely ready than to make a half-hearted commitment to the challenge before you.
Robert Menges is the head golf professional at the Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, Mt. Hope Road, Swan Lake. He is available for private lessons and if you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached by phone at 292-0323 or via e-mail at menges@hughes.net
This column is written by Ed Townsend, who is a consultant to the amateur and professional sport of golf and to several golf writers associations. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league standings and tournament information, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177, by e-mail at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For a much more expanded version of this golf column, please visit our Web site, http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is also available on Facebook
Golf Events
July 30, Commissioners Cup, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club. Information 845-292-0323.
Aug. 1--N.A.M.I. Golf Outing, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club. Information 845-754-8742.
Aug. 7--Art Tursi Memorial Scholarship Tournament. Sullivan County Golf & Country Club. Information 845-292-9584.
Aug. 8--St George's Church Tournament. Swan Lake Golf & Country Club. Information 845-482-5625.
Aug. 8--Callicoon Kiwanis Club Tournament. Villa Roma Country Club. Information 845-887-4880.
Aug. 13--United Way Pro-Am Championship. Villa Roma Country Club. Information 845-887-4880.
Aug. 15--Billy Moran Memorial Tournament. Villa Roma Country Club. Information 845-887-5097.
Aug. 15--Rock Hill Ambulance Corp. Tournament. Tarry Brae Golf Course. Information 845-434-2620.
Aug. 21--EWGA Regional Golf Championship. Villa Roma Country Club. Information 845-887-4880.
Aug. 22--Mahwah Elks Tournament. Tarry Brae Golf Course. Information 845-434-2620.
Aug. 27--Holiday Mt. Ski Patrol Tournament. Lochmor Golf Course. Information 845-434-1257.
Aug. 28--Liberty Cup Tournament. Sullivan County Golf & Country Club. Information 845-292-9584.
Aug. 30--Sullivan Correctional Facility Tournament. Lochmor Golf Course. Information 845-434-1257.
Sept. 11--Steak Bake Outing. Sullivan County Golf & Country Club. Information 845-292-9584
Sept. 11--Trevor Simpson Memorial Tournament, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club. Information 845-439-5034.
Sept. 25--Hammer Golf Tournament. Sullivan County Golf & Country Club. Information 845-292-9584.
July 30, Commissioners Cup, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club. Information 845-292-0323.
Aug. 1--N.A.M.I. Golf Outing, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club. Information 845-754-8742.
Aug. 7--Art Tursi Memorial Scholarship Tournament. Sullivan County Golf & Country Club. Information 845-292-9584.
Aug. 8--St George's Church Tournament. Swan Lake Golf & Country Club. Information 845-482-5625.
Aug. 8--Callicoon Kiwanis Club Tournament. Villa Roma Country Club. Information 845-887-4880.
Aug. 13--United Way Pro-Am Championship. Villa Roma Country Club. Information 845-887-4880.
Aug. 15--Billy Moran Memorial Tournament. Villa Roma Country Club. Information 845-887-5097.
Aug. 15--Rock Hill Ambulance Corp. Tournament. Tarry Brae Golf Course. Information 845-434-2620.
Aug. 21--EWGA Regional Golf Championship. Villa Roma Country Club. Information 845-887-4880.
Aug. 22--Mahwah Elks Tournament. Tarry Brae Golf Course. Information 845-434-2620.
Aug. 27--Holiday Mt. Ski Patrol Tournament. Lochmor Golf Course. Information 845-434-1257.
Aug. 28--Liberty Cup Tournament. Sullivan County Golf & Country Club. Information 845-292-9584.
Aug. 30--Sullivan Correctional Facility Tournament. Lochmor Golf Course. Information 845-434-1257.
Sept. 11--Steak Bake Outing. Sullivan County Golf & Country Club. Information 845-292-9584
Sept. 11--Trevor Simpson Memorial Tournament, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club. Information 845-439-5034.
Sept. 25--Hammer Golf Tournament. Sullivan County Golf & Country Club. Information 845-292-9584.
Leading Amateurs Tee Up For
The 2010 Ricoh Women’s British Open
Six members of the 2010 GB & I Curtis Cup team are among the top names to tee up in the 2010 Ricoh Women’s British Open Final Qualifying being staged at Hillside Golf Club, Southport.
Hannah Barwood (Knowle GC), Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa GC), Rachel Jennings (Isaak Walton GC), Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies’) and the 15 year-old Maguire twins, Leona and Lisa (Slieve Russell GC), will be competing against a strong field that also includes 2000 British Amateur champion Rebecca Hudson, 2009 European Solheim Cup team member Tania Elosegui, and former LPGA Tour winners, Laura Diaz, Louise Friberg and Julieta Granada.
They will also be joined by America’s Jill McGill, who won last year’s Final Qualifying at Fairhaven Golf Club and also by two other promising young amateurs, Hannah Burke (Mid-Herts) and Julie Yang (Kings Acre) who carded four under par rounds of 68 to head the field of 29 qualifiers from last week’s Ricoh Women’s British Open Pre-Qualifying at The Berkshire.
The field will comprise a total of 90 golfers from 27 different countries all of whom will be bidding to earn one of the 14 available places in the 2010 Ricoh Women’s British Open to be played at Royal Birkdale Golf Club on 29th July to 1st August.
Barwood, the 2008 English Women’s champion, Clyburn, the 2008 English Girls’ champion, and Jennings, the 2006 English Girls’ champion, have been three of their country’s most successful amateur golfers in recent years. Watson, who first came to the fore as a 13 year-old when she beat Carly Booth in the final of the 2005 Scottish Girls’ Championship, is now a successful competitor on the US collegiate circuit while the Macguire sisters became the youngest GB & I representatives to play in a Curtis Cup when they teed up at Essex County Club, Massachusetts, in June. Both will now be bidding to go one better than another, 15 year-old, Lauren Taylor from Rugby, who carded a highly credible one over par 75 at last year’s Final Qualifying event but then lost out on a place in the main draw on the fifth hole of a sudden-death play-off against Swedish amateur, Caroline Hedwall.
Burke and Yang both came into the Pre-Qualifying event in fine form and so it was no surprise to see them finish one shot ahead of Victoria Italy’s Valvassori and Sarah Hassan from Wales and progress to the Final Qualifying at Hillside.
The English girl is currently on vacation from Baylor University in Texas and she has enjoyed considerable success since her return, winning the Irish Women’s Stroke Play Championship and the Astor Salver as well as helping her county, Hertfordshire, to progress to the Finals of the prestigious English County Match Week event. Meanwhile, the Korean, Yang, a product of the renowned Loretto Golf Academy in Edinburgh, won the recent Welsh Women’s Open Championship at Southerndown.
Burke and Yang were two of a total of 13 amateurs who came through Pre-Qualifying at The Berkshire. The others were England’s Heidi Baek, Charlotte Dalton, Charley Hull, Sian James, Emma Sheffield, Jess Wilcox and Lucy Williams, French women Lucie Andre and Valentine Derrey, plus Welsh duo Amy Boulden and Tara Davies, and now all of them have a chance to claim a place in the main draw if they can reproduce that sort of form alongside the professionals at Hillside.
Arguably the most recognisable names in the draw for Final Qualifying are Spain’s Tania Elosegui and England’s Rebecca Hudson both of whom enjoyed successful amateur careers before turning professional and joining the Ladies European Tour.
Elosegui, a 28 year-old from San Sebastian, Spain, won two gold medals in the European Team Championships and a bronze medal in the 2002 World Championship in Malaysia before claiming her first LET title at last year’s ABN AMRO Ladies Open at Eindhovenische Golf Club in the Netherlands. That, plus a further three runner-up finishes, earned her a place in the European Solheim Cup team and she also teamed up with compatriot, Paula Marti, to finish sixth in the Communitat Valenciana European Nations Cup.
31 year-old English woman, Hudson, can lay claim to arguably the finest amateur career of the modern era. She won the 1997 French Under-21 Championship, the 2000 British, Spanish, Scottish, and English Stroke Play Championships, the 2001 British and English Match Play Championships, the 2002 British Stroke Play Championship as well as the Smyth Trophy, awarded to the leading amateur, at the 2001 Women’s British Open at Sunningdale before turning professional late in 2002. Subsequently, she has won three times on the LET, at the 2006 OTP Bank Ladies Central European open in the Hungary, the 2008 Tenerife Ladies Open and the 2008 Ladies English Open as well as at the 2006 Acer SA Open on the South African Tour.
The qualifying will also include Moriya Jutanugarn from Thailand. At 15 years of age and no more than four feet 11 inches tall, she came out top Duke of York Young Champions Trophy last September winning a special Ricoh invite into final qualifying draw.
This year’s Ricoh Women’s British Open has attracted its strongest ever field. With entries closed, all of the World’s Top 20 are in the field including world Number One, Cristie Kerr, defending Champion, Catriona Matthew, 2008 Champion Jiyai Shin and recent US Women’s Open Champion Paula Creamer.
For the first time this year fans will be able to watch the BBC’s extensive coverage of the Ricoh Women’s British Open in HD (high definition) underlining the significance of the Championship in the BBC’s sports portfolio.
The Ricoh Women’s British Open was founded by the LGU in 1976 and is staged in conjunction with IMG, the world’s largest sports marketing company. The event has been co-sanctioned by the LPGA and LET since 1994 and gained Major status in 2001.
Ricoh, the leading technology provider of Managed Document Services and Production Printing, has been the title sponsor of the Ricoh Women’s British Open since 2007.
About the Ladies’ Golf Union (“LGU”)
Founded in 1893, the LGU is the encompassing body for ladies’ amateur golf in Great Britain & Ireland. The LGU Executive Council includes representatives of ladies’ golf’s national governing bodies in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Operational activities are undertaken by a wholly owned subsidiary, LGU Championships Limited (“LGUCL”), which in particular owns and runs the Ricoh Women’s British Open, founded by the LGU in 1976 and one of the four Major Tournaments for Professional Women golfers. LGUCL also has responsibility for running British Amateur Championships and Home International events, and preparing the Great Britain & Ireland teams for representative matches, such as the Curtis Cup and the Vagliano Trophy.
The 2010 Ricoh Women’s British Open
Six members of the 2010 GB & I Curtis Cup team are among the top names to tee up in the 2010 Ricoh Women’s British Open Final Qualifying being staged at Hillside Golf Club, Southport.
Hannah Barwood (Knowle GC), Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa GC), Rachel Jennings (Isaak Walton GC), Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies’) and the 15 year-old Maguire twins, Leona and Lisa (Slieve Russell GC), will be competing against a strong field that also includes 2000 British Amateur champion Rebecca Hudson, 2009 European Solheim Cup team member Tania Elosegui, and former LPGA Tour winners, Laura Diaz, Louise Friberg and Julieta Granada.
They will also be joined by America’s Jill McGill, who won last year’s Final Qualifying at Fairhaven Golf Club and also by two other promising young amateurs, Hannah Burke (Mid-Herts) and Julie Yang (Kings Acre) who carded four under par rounds of 68 to head the field of 29 qualifiers from last week’s Ricoh Women’s British Open Pre-Qualifying at The Berkshire.
The field will comprise a total of 90 golfers from 27 different countries all of whom will be bidding to earn one of the 14 available places in the 2010 Ricoh Women’s British Open to be played at Royal Birkdale Golf Club on 29th July to 1st August.
Barwood, the 2008 English Women’s champion, Clyburn, the 2008 English Girls’ champion, and Jennings, the 2006 English Girls’ champion, have been three of their country’s most successful amateur golfers in recent years. Watson, who first came to the fore as a 13 year-old when she beat Carly Booth in the final of the 2005 Scottish Girls’ Championship, is now a successful competitor on the US collegiate circuit while the Macguire sisters became the youngest GB & I representatives to play in a Curtis Cup when they teed up at Essex County Club, Massachusetts, in June. Both will now be bidding to go one better than another, 15 year-old, Lauren Taylor from Rugby, who carded a highly credible one over par 75 at last year’s Final Qualifying event but then lost out on a place in the main draw on the fifth hole of a sudden-death play-off against Swedish amateur, Caroline Hedwall.
Burke and Yang both came into the Pre-Qualifying event in fine form and so it was no surprise to see them finish one shot ahead of Victoria Italy’s Valvassori and Sarah Hassan from Wales and progress to the Final Qualifying at Hillside.
The English girl is currently on vacation from Baylor University in Texas and she has enjoyed considerable success since her return, winning the Irish Women’s Stroke Play Championship and the Astor Salver as well as helping her county, Hertfordshire, to progress to the Finals of the prestigious English County Match Week event. Meanwhile, the Korean, Yang, a product of the renowned Loretto Golf Academy in Edinburgh, won the recent Welsh Women’s Open Championship at Southerndown.
Burke and Yang were two of a total of 13 amateurs who came through Pre-Qualifying at The Berkshire. The others were England’s Heidi Baek, Charlotte Dalton, Charley Hull, Sian James, Emma Sheffield, Jess Wilcox and Lucy Williams, French women Lucie Andre and Valentine Derrey, plus Welsh duo Amy Boulden and Tara Davies, and now all of them have a chance to claim a place in the main draw if they can reproduce that sort of form alongside the professionals at Hillside.
Arguably the most recognisable names in the draw for Final Qualifying are Spain’s Tania Elosegui and England’s Rebecca Hudson both of whom enjoyed successful amateur careers before turning professional and joining the Ladies European Tour.
Elosegui, a 28 year-old from San Sebastian, Spain, won two gold medals in the European Team Championships and a bronze medal in the 2002 World Championship in Malaysia before claiming her first LET title at last year’s ABN AMRO Ladies Open at Eindhovenische Golf Club in the Netherlands. That, plus a further three runner-up finishes, earned her a place in the European Solheim Cup team and she also teamed up with compatriot, Paula Marti, to finish sixth in the Communitat Valenciana European Nations Cup.
31 year-old English woman, Hudson, can lay claim to arguably the finest amateur career of the modern era. She won the 1997 French Under-21 Championship, the 2000 British, Spanish, Scottish, and English Stroke Play Championships, the 2001 British and English Match Play Championships, the 2002 British Stroke Play Championship as well as the Smyth Trophy, awarded to the leading amateur, at the 2001 Women’s British Open at Sunningdale before turning professional late in 2002. Subsequently, she has won three times on the LET, at the 2006 OTP Bank Ladies Central European open in the Hungary, the 2008 Tenerife Ladies Open and the 2008 Ladies English Open as well as at the 2006 Acer SA Open on the South African Tour.
The qualifying will also include Moriya Jutanugarn from Thailand. At 15 years of age and no more than four feet 11 inches tall, she came out top Duke of York Young Champions Trophy last September winning a special Ricoh invite into final qualifying draw.
This year’s Ricoh Women’s British Open has attracted its strongest ever field. With entries closed, all of the World’s Top 20 are in the field including world Number One, Cristie Kerr, defending Champion, Catriona Matthew, 2008 Champion Jiyai Shin and recent US Women’s Open Champion Paula Creamer.
For the first time this year fans will be able to watch the BBC’s extensive coverage of the Ricoh Women’s British Open in HD (high definition) underlining the significance of the Championship in the BBC’s sports portfolio.
The Ricoh Women’s British Open was founded by the LGU in 1976 and is staged in conjunction with IMG, the world’s largest sports marketing company. The event has been co-sanctioned by the LPGA and LET since 1994 and gained Major status in 2001.
Ricoh, the leading technology provider of Managed Document Services and Production Printing, has been the title sponsor of the Ricoh Women’s British Open since 2007.
About the Ladies’ Golf Union (“LGU”)
Founded in 1893, the LGU is the encompassing body for ladies’ amateur golf in Great Britain & Ireland. The LGU Executive Council includes representatives of ladies’ golf’s national governing bodies in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Operational activities are undertaken by a wholly owned subsidiary, LGU Championships Limited (“LGUCL”), which in particular owns and runs the Ricoh Women’s British Open, founded by the LGU in 1976 and one of the four Major Tournaments for Professional Women golfers. LGUCL also has responsibility for running British Amateur Championships and Home International events, and preparing the Great Britain & Ireland teams for representative matches, such as the Curtis Cup and the Vagliano Trophy.
PBA Spare Shots
PBA STARS ASSIST IN RUNNING FREE YOUTH CLINICS FRIDAY
Several Professional Bowlers Association players will be on hand to help young bowlers learn more about the sport in free youth clinics to be held Friday in conjunction with PBA regional tournaments.
Tony Reyes, Chris Warren and P.J. Haggerty will participate in the joint West/Northwest Region Don Johnson Memorial Classic at Fourth Street Bowl in San Jose, Calif., while Ryan Ciminelli, Danny Wiseman, Ryan Shafer and Ray Edwards will conduct a clinic as part of the East Region’s Mid-County Lanes Open in Middletown, Del.
The clinics are a part of the PBA’s programs to help the bowling industry prepare for National Bowling Week, an annual celebration to kick off the winter bowling league season.
PBA REGIONAL ROUNDUP powered by XTRA FRAME:
BLACK MAKES IT THREE-OUT-OF-FOUR IN JOINT WESTERN REGIONAL
In a joint PBA Northwest/West Regional event in Reno, Nev., on July 25, Steven Black of Phoenix won for his third time in the last four events in the Sands Regency Casino Summer Classic at High Sierra Lanes. Black, who won $2,000, defeated Curtis Woods Jr. of Santa Rosa, Calif., 184-179, for his fifth career PBA regional title. Bryon Smith of Roseburg, Ore., the 2002 USBC Masters champ, finished third. Exempt players Dave Arnold, Dublin, Calif., and Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., finished fourth and ninth, respectively, while former exempt player Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., finished sixth.
In the PBA East Region, Terry Miller of York, Pa., picked up his second PBA Regional victory and $2,500 on July 25 defeating Ken Yokobosky, Fredon, N.J., 227-188, to win the Cap Card Open at Cedar Lanes in Lebanon, Pa. PBA Exempt players Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., and Bobby Hall II, Landover, Md., finished sixth and seventh, respectively.
Tom Hess of Urbandale, Iowa, picked up $2,400 and his fifth career PBA regional victory in the PBA Midwest’s Olathe Lanes East Marathon Open in Olathe, Kan., on July 25. Hess averaged 213 for 20 games across four different lane conditions, similar to the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s Marathon Open, to top fellow Iowan Jason Poli by 89 pins for the win. Exempt player and 2010 PBA Harry Golden Rookie of the Year Anthony LaCaze finished fifth.
In the South Region, Chip Collins of Fayetteville, N.C. earned his third regional title and $2,500 in the Fayetteville Open at LaFayette Lanes in Fayetteville, N.C. Exempt and former exempt notables among the top 10 were: Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., second; Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., third; Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., fifth; Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., sixth, and Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., eighth.
Xtra Frame will provide final day coverage of the Joint PBA Midwest/Central Region Thunderbowl Open from Thunderbowl in Mokena, Ill., Sunday, Aug. 1. On Aug. 8, Xtra Frame will provide coverage of the PBA Central/Midwest Region Terre Haute Open at Terre Haute Bowling Center in Terre Haute, Ind.
All PBA title holders (National, Senior, Regional, Senior Regional, Women's Series champions) who are PBA members in good standing as of Sept. 1 are eligible for the 2011 PBA Tournament of Champions.
BOHN, AULBY PARTICIPATE IN JEFF GORDON CHARITY EVENT
PBA Hall of Famers Parker Bohn III and Mike Aulby were participants in the annual Jeff Gordon celebrity bowling fund-raiser at Western Bowl in Indianapolis on July 22 as part of NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 week. The annual event, which raised more than $300,000, benefits the Jeff Gordon Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Gordon, Sam Hornish Jr. and Sarah Fisher were among the race car drivers who attended.
PBA STARS ASSIST IN RUNNING FREE YOUTH CLINICS FRIDAY
Several Professional Bowlers Association players will be on hand to help young bowlers learn more about the sport in free youth clinics to be held Friday in conjunction with PBA regional tournaments.
Tony Reyes, Chris Warren and P.J. Haggerty will participate in the joint West/Northwest Region Don Johnson Memorial Classic at Fourth Street Bowl in San Jose, Calif., while Ryan Ciminelli, Danny Wiseman, Ryan Shafer and Ray Edwards will conduct a clinic as part of the East Region’s Mid-County Lanes Open in Middletown, Del.
The clinics are a part of the PBA’s programs to help the bowling industry prepare for National Bowling Week, an annual celebration to kick off the winter bowling league season.
PBA REGIONAL ROUNDUP powered by XTRA FRAME:
BLACK MAKES IT THREE-OUT-OF-FOUR IN JOINT WESTERN REGIONAL
In a joint PBA Northwest/West Regional event in Reno, Nev., on July 25, Steven Black of Phoenix won for his third time in the last four events in the Sands Regency Casino Summer Classic at High Sierra Lanes. Black, who won $2,000, defeated Curtis Woods Jr. of Santa Rosa, Calif., 184-179, for his fifth career PBA regional title. Bryon Smith of Roseburg, Ore., the 2002 USBC Masters champ, finished third. Exempt players Dave Arnold, Dublin, Calif., and Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., finished fourth and ninth, respectively, while former exempt player Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., finished sixth.
In the PBA East Region, Terry Miller of York, Pa., picked up his second PBA Regional victory and $2,500 on July 25 defeating Ken Yokobosky, Fredon, N.J., 227-188, to win the Cap Card Open at Cedar Lanes in Lebanon, Pa. PBA Exempt players Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., and Bobby Hall II, Landover, Md., finished sixth and seventh, respectively.
Tom Hess of Urbandale, Iowa, picked up $2,400 and his fifth career PBA regional victory in the PBA Midwest’s Olathe Lanes East Marathon Open in Olathe, Kan., on July 25. Hess averaged 213 for 20 games across four different lane conditions, similar to the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s Marathon Open, to top fellow Iowan Jason Poli by 89 pins for the win. Exempt player and 2010 PBA Harry Golden Rookie of the Year Anthony LaCaze finished fifth.
In the South Region, Chip Collins of Fayetteville, N.C. earned his third regional title and $2,500 in the Fayetteville Open at LaFayette Lanes in Fayetteville, N.C. Exempt and former exempt notables among the top 10 were: Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., second; Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., third; Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., fifth; Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., sixth, and Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., eighth.
Xtra Frame will provide final day coverage of the Joint PBA Midwest/Central Region Thunderbowl Open from Thunderbowl in Mokena, Ill., Sunday, Aug. 1. On Aug. 8, Xtra Frame will provide coverage of the PBA Central/Midwest Region Terre Haute Open at Terre Haute Bowling Center in Terre Haute, Ind.
All PBA title holders (National, Senior, Regional, Senior Regional, Women's Series champions) who are PBA members in good standing as of Sept. 1 are eligible for the 2011 PBA Tournament of Champions.
BOHN, AULBY PARTICIPATE IN JEFF GORDON CHARITY EVENT
PBA Hall of Famers Parker Bohn III and Mike Aulby were participants in the annual Jeff Gordon celebrity bowling fund-raiser at Western Bowl in Indianapolis on July 22 as part of NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 week. The annual event, which raised more than $300,000, benefits the Jeff Gordon Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Gordon, Sam Hornish Jr. and Sarah Fisher were among the race car drivers who attended.
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