2009 Women’s Team Championship

Ginette Spinucci and Danielle Davis Capture Georgia Women's Team Championship
Victory gives Spinucci four career wins and Davis her second

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Ginette Spinucci of Stone Mountain and Danielle Davis of St. Simons Island fired a four-under-par 67 in the final round to come from behind and win the 24th annual Georgia Women's Team Championship which took place at Sea Palms Golf Resort, October 1-2. Three teams finished one shot off the victors' pace.

This marks Spinucci's fourth-career win at the Georgia Women's Team Championship and is the second victory for Davis. Spinucci captured her first two titles in 2005 and 2006 while teamed with Marilyn Nolan-Johnson of Marietta and captured last year's event with Marietta's Brenda Pictor. Davis made her championship run in 2004 while teamed with Jesup's Maria Johnson.

Tied in second place was first-round leaders Darlene Werhnyak of Lawrenceville and Cheryl Grigg of Sea Island, Jennifer King of Smyrna and Leslie Elkins of Roswell, who posted the best score of the final round with a 65, and Augusta's Elaine Montano and Lee Burton of St. Simons Island. Each team ended with a two-under 140 for the championship. Marilyn Nolan-Johnson of Marietta and her partner Mary Riley of Perry finished fifth overall. Sixth position went to Atlanta's Betsy Butler and Statham's Phyllis Foisy, who combined to post 144 for the championship. Athens-duo Elaine Carsel and Nancy Hendrix finished seventh at 145.  Finishing eighth at 146 was Ellen Dempsey and Julie Criss, both of St. Simons Island. Augusta's Mary Helen McElreath teamed with Waynesboro's Sandra Moody to finish ninth overall at five-over par. Jan Cross of Evans and Sherry Tindle of Alpharetta finished in tenth place with a 152 total.

 

Other flight winners included: Cheryl Drewyer and Jodie Shepard, both of Newnan, from the first flight (142); Atlanta-duo Susan Tucker and Suzie Tindall in flight two (141); Becky Bordelon and Deborah Leach of Clayton in the third flight (148); in the fourth flight, Dahlonega's Debbie Smith and Bogart's Shelley Smith tied Beth Thurmond of Athens and Mona White of Gainesville (162); and in the fifth flight, with a 160, was Dee Earp of Roswell and Judith Robertson of Suwanee.

The Championship flight, the only flight eligible for the overall title, was playing the course at Sea Palms Golf Resort at approximately 5,582 yards. The remaining flights played from approximately 5,126 yards. All flights were playing the course as a par 71.

Entries were open to two-person teams of female amateur golfers who belong to a GSGA member club and are residents of Georgia. Teammates must have a handicap differential of no more than eight strokes and players must have reached the age of 18 by October 8.

Final Results

Championship Flight
1 Danielle Davis, Saint Simons 72 67 139 -3
Ginette Spinucci, Stone Mountain -3

 

T2 Cheryl Grigg, Sea Island 71 69 140 -2
Darlene Werhnyak, Lawrenceville -2

 

T2 Jennifer King, Smyrna 75 65 140 -2
Leslie Elkins, Roswell -2

 

T2 Elaine Montano, Augusta 74 66 140 -2
Lee Burton, St. Simons Island -2

 

5 Marilyn Nolan Johnson, Marietta 74 69 143 1
Mary Riley, Perry 1

 

6 Betsy Butler, Atlanta 74 70 144 2
Phyllis Foisy, Statham 2

 

7 Elaine Carsel, Athens 72 73 145 3
Nancy Hendrix, Athens 3

 

8 Ellen Dempsey, St Simons Island 77 69 146 4
Julie Criss, St. Simons Island 4

 

9 Mary Helen McElreath, Augusta 77 70 147 5
Sandra Moody, Waynesboro 5

 

10 Jan Cross, Evans 77 75 152 10
Sherrie Tindle, Alpharetta 10

 

First Flight
1 Cheryl Drewyer, Newnan 74 68 142 Even
Jodie Shepard, Newnan Even

 

T2 Claudeen Lindberg, Atlanta 74 69 143 1
Suzn Stewart, Atlanta 1

 

T2 Lori Soles, Perry 74 69 143 1
Teresa Register, Smarr 1

 

4 Barbara Stuart, Macon 78 68 146 4
Jean Davis, Kathleen 4

 

5 Janice Atterberry, Dahlonega 76 74 150 8
Sally Bell, Dahlonega 8

 

T6 Grace Compton, St. Simons Island 81 70 151 9
Lil White, St Simons Island 9

 

T6 Helen Kirbo, Albany 76 75 151 9
Nancy Abraham, Albany 9

 

8 Sue Loeffler, Monroe 80 73 153 11
Suzanne Murray, Roswell 11

 

9 Betty Rich, Villa Rica 82 72 154 12
Sissi Gann, Kathleen 12

 

Second Flight
1 Susan Tucker, Atlanta 70 71 141 -1
Suzie Tindall, Atlanta -1

 

2 Maureen Daugherty, Roswell 76 69 145 3
Sue Guion, Alpharetta 3

 

3 Loma Owens, Thomasville 75 73 148 6
Phoebe Fulford, Meigs 6

 

T4 Brenda Escoe, Watkinsville 77 72 149 7
Vonda Landrum, Bogart 7

 

T4 Joyce Doss, Carrollton 77 72 149 7
Sharon Thompson, Carrollton 7

 

6 Jinna Wheeler, Canton 78 73 151 9
Sina Gorski-Turner, Gainesville 9

 

7 Jan Shirley, Newnan 80 72 152 10
Jean Franks, Peachtree City 10

 

8 Sally Stevens, Marietta 78 77 155 13
Sydney Dunning, Marietta 13

 

9 Anne Russell, Atlanta 86 77 163 21
Liz Baker, Atlanta 21

 

Third Flight
1 Becky Bordelon, Clayton 77 71 148 6
Deborah Leach, Clayton 6

 

T2 Kathleen Reese, Atlanta 80 69 149 7
Patti Dicus, Alpharetta 7

 

T2 Dale Perry, Carrollton 78 71 149 7
Marian Almon, Carrollton 7

 

4 Ann Clark, Centerville 82 69 151 9
Liz Harrison, Perry 9

 

5 Jo Ann Nelson, Warner Robins 82 73 155 13
Kim Piper, Warner Robins 13

 

6 Jane Kelly, Albany 82 75 157 15
Olivia Flanagan, Albany 15

 

7 Dana Seay, Duluth 84 74 158 16
Pat Cunningham, Clayton 16

 

8 Criss Stillwagon, St Simons Island 86 74 160 18
Edna Romano, St. Simons 18

 

9 Lurisa Waldron, Lavonia 84 79 163 21
Pat Frame, Hartwell 21

 

10 Jane Hall, Americus 86 78 164 22
Pamela Pangle, Leesburg 22

 

Fourth Flight
T1 Debbie Smith, Dahlonega 84 78 162 20
Shelley Smith, Bogart 20

 

T1 Beth Thurmond, Athens 85 77 162 20
Mona White, Gainesville 20

 

3 Joye Marshall, Bonaire 84 79 163 21
Tina Hawkins, Macon 21

 

4 Fran Coody, Perry 85 80 165 23
Putzie Patterson, Juliette 23

 

T5 Andi Smith, Atlanta 90 79 169 27
Farah Reynolds, Atlanta 27

 

T5 Lynn Mitchell, Cedartown 88 81 169 27
Phyllis Cox, Cedartown 27

 

7 Brenda Duke, Perry 88 82 170 28
Connie Haugabook, Montezuma 28

 

8 Billie Gibson, Warner Robins 93 78 171 29
Janet Richards, Kathleen 29

 

9 Linda Madden, Carrolton 90 82 172 30
Sharon Loftin, Carrollton 30

 

10 Bobbie Lott, Carrollton 90 85 175 33
Diane Rowe, Carrollton 33

 

11 Gail Parker, Marietta 93 83 176 34
Jayne Nickell, Marietta 34

 

Fifth Flight
1 Dee Earp, Roswell 81 79 160 18
Judith Robertson, Suwanee 18

 

2 Brenda Evans, Fort Valley 89 78 167 25
Darla Stahl, Kathleen 25

 

3 Bonnie Beene, Warner Robins 88 80 168 26
Jean Edge, Warner Robins 26

 

T4 Dana Carpenter, Kathleen 90 80 170 28
Susie Greer, Perry 28

 

T4 Bunny Guy, Newnan 88 82 170 28
Joanne McKoy, Newnan 28

 

6 Jan Mashburn, Roopville 90 84 174 32
Wanda Calhoun, Carrollton 32

 

7 Cheryl Stafford, Kathleen 87 88 175 33
Irma Johnson, Ft. Valley 33

 

8 Doris Hewell, St. Simons Island 91 86 177 35
Gail Nick, Sea Island 35

 

9 Ina Martin, White 93 85 178 36
Nita Price, Bremen 36

 

10 Dianne Boatright, Bogart 93 87 180 38
Mimi Griffith, Watkinsville 38

 

11 Nita Bridges, Perry 96 97 193 51
Pat Bowlin, Bonaire 51