43rd State Junior Amateur Championship, August 2 & 3, 2022, Hickory Point GC, Forsyth

Allyson Duan – Buffalo Grove

Megan Furtney defeated Grace Curren 2 up, to be crowned the 2022 Women’s State Amateur Champion.

The IWGA has lost one of its most loved supporters.  Helen Spencer passed away on October 13, 2020 at the age of 95.  She was an avid golfer and played in the IWGA State Amateur and Senior Amateur Championships for 36 years running. When she was no longer able to play, she still attended championships when they were within travel distance and was always a welcome site to players and IWGA board members.

Welcome to another wonderful year of golf!  The IWGA mission is to support the game of golf for girls and women of Illinois.  Thanks to all elected officers, board members, and committee chairs for working diligently to ensure the IWGA continues to offer three State Championships, award scholarships to outstanding high school senior girls, award grants to college women’s golf teams, help the USGA state team qualifiers, and support veteran’s programs and medical research. The donations obtained from individuals and clubs to the IWGA Victory Fund enable the IWGA to continue this rewarding philanthropic work. 

The IWGA lost a member of its family this week with the passing of Ruth Femali. Ruth was an outstanding lady, who will be remembered by us for her wonderful stories. Ruth was inducted into the IWGA Hall of Fame in 2018. She played in her first IWGA tournament in 1950 and continued to play in our tournaments for over 50 years. For nearly twenty years, Ruth served on the board of the IWGA, dedicating most of that time to fundraising for the Victory Fund. Ruth’s enthusiasm and love for golf was evident through all she gave back to the sport.

The IWGA is pleased to announce the establishment of the Helen Spencer Junior Girls Award to annually honor an outstanding graduating high school senior with a financial contribution to her future education in the amount of $2000.  The first award will be announced in May of 2020.