The 11th annual Sun Valley Women's Golf Invitational "It Happens in Sun Valley" tournament brought 104 players to Elkhorn Golf Club and its new clubhouse Monday.
The winning foursome with the best gross score in Flight A consisted of Judith Hinds and Jan Wygle of Elkhorn Golf Club playing with Georgia Hutchinson and Sue Woodyard of The Valley Club. Their score was 140 gross and 116 net.
Format was one-day 2 best balls of foursome. There were three flights totaling 26 teams, which meant there were 104 players enjoying the day.
Gross stroke winners in Flight B, all Valley Club players, were Julie Dillon of Del Mar CC (Ca.), Gay Emery of Northwood CC (Texas), Jeanne Welch of Vintage CC (Ca.) and Claire Bailey.
And the happy gross-stroke winners in Flight C were Beckie Biedebach of Desert Willow Golf Club (Ca.), Cathy Brown-Wellins of Bermuda Dunes CC (Ca.), Sandy McCullough of Elkhorn Golf Club and Joanne Wetherell of The Valley Club and Blue Lakes CC in Twin Falls.
Closest-to-the-pin winners were Janet Petersen of Crane Creek CC on #3, Jeanne Mace of Valley Club and Morningside CC (Ca.) on #6, Marsha Rankin of Elkhorn Golf CC and Blue Lakes CC on #11, and Joanie Feldman of Hillcrest CC on #14.
Co-chairmen of the tournament were Beckie Biedebach and Debbie Exley of Elkhorn Golf Club and Newport Beach CC (Ca.).
Tournament sponsors were Kelly Sports, Ketchum Kitchens, Chateau Drug, Sheepskin Coat Factory and Fur Salon, Chandler's Restaurant, Baci Italian Café Wine Bar, and Jenifer's of Australia Advanced Skin and Body Care.
Flight A (9 teams): First gross— Judith Hinds, Jan Wygle, Georgia Hutchinson, Sue Woodyard 140 gross-116 net.
First net—Marsha Rankin, Jennifer Harper, Teddie Harper, Arlene Herich 144-120. Second net—Emily Garr, Bonnie Kodis, Doris Rist, Bev Hogshire 155-122.
Other teams: Debbie Exley, Nancy Bushell, Janice Sauter, Myrna Ireland 156-137; Karen Knoche, Pat Harris, Fletcher Olson, Gail Paoli 148-129; Marilyn Hoffman, Sue Tresham, Jill Brennan, Dianna Goodart 156-125;
Lyn Morgan, Robin Anderson, Laurie Erickson, Kathy Lind 162-127; Diane Kneeland, Peggy Hicks, Karen Mahoney, Diane Brandise 169-133; Polly Biedebach, Janie Flammer, Linda Cadwell, Jeanne Mace 166-127.
Flight B (9 teams): First gross— Julie Dillon, Gay Emery, Jeanne Welch, Claire Bailey 158 gross-117 net.
First net—Lynn Kaplan, Janne Burdick, Joan Anawalt, Judy Atkinson 158-115. Second net—Liz David, Gail Lincoln, Tona Echeita, Jana Dancer 161-118.
Other teams: Margaret Gilmour, Catherine Smith, Susan Niven, Rolande Vaughn 166-134; Jackie Maritz, Susan Lovett, Carla Marshall, Josie Robertson 162-124; Edie Cary, Bunny Whitaker, Pat Davies, Glenna Ottley 166-121;
Jan Keane, Janie Rothschild, Edyth Goodman, Bixie O'Connell 170-124; Susie Croul, Kingsley Croul, Susan Guggenheim, Susie Johnson 171-128; Jeannine Burns, Denise Bergdoll, Bonnie Hutchinson, Janet Petersen 165-119.
Flight C (8 teams): First gross— Beckie Biedebach, Cathy Brown-Wellins, Sandy McCullough, Joanne Wetherell 157 gross-109 net.
First net—Barbara Shelton, Carole Almond, Ursula Hinson, Sandra Fisher 164-110. Second net—Elaine Caplow, Wendy Pesky, Linda Cooper, Joanie Feldman 174-118.
Other teams: Gloria Basaca, Nancy Crandall, Josie Flynn, Kaye Burnham 166-120; Gail Jones, Nancy Winton, Elsie Cheston, Kathy Jones 175-123; Ruth Walsh, Phyliss VanderVenter, Frances Basket and Dottie Brox 172-121;
Ginny Reed, Ruth Lieder, Jackie Damerel, Barbara Johnson 171-121; Suzanne Manookian, Pat Meadowcroft, Sharon Bridge, Jill Rubin 177-121.
Three members of the winning foursome with the best gross score in Flight A are, from left, Jan Wygle and Judith Hinds of Elkhorn Golf Club and Sue Woodyard of The Valley Club. Their score was 140 gross and 116 net. Not shown is their teammate Georgia Hutchinson. Express photo by Jeff Cordes
