About the IWGA State Women’s Amateur
77th ILLINOIS WOMEN’S AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Flossmoor Country Club ● Flossmoor, Illinois
JUNE 8-11, 2010
BRITTANY ATTERBURY CLAIMS 2010 WOMEN’S STATE AMATEUR TITLE
Brittany Atterbury was presented the award by Pam Keeling, President of IWGA
Brittany Atterbury was presented the award by Pam Keeling, President of IWGA
Flossmoor, IL. June 11, 2010. On a steamy day at the Flossmoor Country Club, Brittany Atterbury, Rockton, and Jamie Lavin, Deerfield waged a battle for the Championship title of the 77th Annual Women’s State Amateur sponsored by the Illinois Women’s Golf Association. Atterbury took an early lead and closed the match on the 15th hole to win the match 4 & 3.
Other flight winners were: FIRST FLIGHT: Lindsey Haines, Crete, defeated Nicole Bronson, 2 & 1 SECOND FLIGHT: Jaymie Voorhees, East Alton, defeated Alyssa Gaudio, Western Springs, 5 & 3 THIRD FLIGHT: Keegan Ryan, Groveland, defeated Sandy Prisby, Hinsdale, 2 & 1 FOURTH FLIGHT: Katherine Kuhn, Clarendon Hills, defeated Bree Veazy, Olympia Fields, 4 & 2 FIFTH FLIGHT: Abigail Hanrahan, Oak Park, defeated Keiko Kushida, 2 up
SIXTH FLIGHT: Nancy Ahitow, Hinsdale, chipped in on the 17th hole to defeat Kathy Braun, St. Charles 3 & 2.
ABOUT IWGA: Founded in 1933, the IWGA is an all-volunteer organization devoted to advancing golf opportunities for the women and girls of Illinois by conducting state championship tournaments and through fundraising to support charitable contributions to individual and organizations that embody the spirit of amateur golf. In addition to running three state championship tournaments each year, the all-volunteer IWGA, through its charitable giving, actively supports women and girl golfers of all ages and skill levels through our Victory Endowment Fund. Annual contributions include grants to women’s golf teams in Illinois’ public colleges, stipends to USGA Junior qualifiers and State Team members. The IWGA also honors a junior golfer of outstanding character, scholarship, and sportsmanship with the prestigious Julia Dodds Junior Award. Funding for these and other charitable contributions comes primarily from clubs and associations sponsoring an annual Victory Tournament. Grants totaled more than $28,000 in 2009 with total contributions from the IWGA Victory Fund surpassing $1,050,000.
A Special Thank You to the Local Committee Chairs from Flossmoor Country Club.
Left to right: Dave Harmon (publicity), Gay Kraai (Longest Drive), Susan Wick (Local chair), Rose Mayer (Dinner), Janice Barry (hospitality), Alison Weeks (Registration.)
The IWGA annually sponsors and administers the Illinois State Women’s Amateur Championship. The event is open to women and girls who are residents of Illinois and have a handicap index of 28.0 or less.
The tournament format is 18 holes of stroke play qualifying to determine the seeding of players into the match play. The Championship Flight is comprised of the low 32 qualifiers with any ties for 32nd place being determined by sudden-death playoff. All other flights are comprised of 8 players each.