Congratulations to Donna Clark, captain, Dawn Yamine, Julie Osendorf and Joey Pearlman!

Northern Nevada’s Putts & Pearls shine in national competition at Sandestin Golf Resort, Florida.

The Northern Nevada Chapter of LPGA Amateurs, Putts & Pearls, proudly represented our region at the LPGA Amateurs Cup Finals held October 24–25 at the beautiful Sandestin Golf Resort in Miramar Beach, Florida. The national event brought together 60 teams from across the country for two days of spirited competition.

Friday featured Four-Ball Match Play on the Links Course, followed by Individual Match Play on Saturday at Raven Golf Course. Team members Donna Clark (captain), Dawn Yamine, Julie Osendorf, and Joe Pearlman had a phenomenal showing on day two—winning all of their matches. This was the first year the team has competed together, though veterans Clark and Osendorf have participated in previous Cup Finals.

The road to the Finals began in September at the regional qualifier in Vallejo, California, where four Northern Nevada Chapter teams competed for a chance to advance. Putts & Pearls and Tees Mee both earned their spots at the Finals, proudly representing Northern Nevada on the national stage.

Tees Mee, made up of Karen Caterino, Darla Smyth, Lisa Mantkus, and Debbie Bagnoto, placed first at the qualifier before heading to Sandestin for the championship competition.

Important GHIN Update

Effective November 1, 2025, GHIN renewals and new sign-ups will be temporarily disabled.
A new registration system will launch in January 2026.

Please note:

• If you currently have auto-renewal, you will need to re-register in the new system, as dues will now be collected directly by the USGA beginning January 1, 2026.

• Renewals will move to a rolling 12-month cycle (instead of a fixed calendar year).

We appreciate your patience as this transition takes place and hope for a smooth changeover for everyone.

Congratulations to Tees Mee: Karen Caterino (Captain), Debbie Bagnato, Lisa Mantkus, and Darla Smyth for taking #1 at the Western Qualifiers.  Putts and Pearls: Donna Clark (Captain), Dawn Yamine, Julie Osendorf, and Joey Pearlman took fifth place.  On October 24-25th they will compete against 50 teams for the Cup.  

Two other northern Nevada teams also competed at Vallejo, CA.  A fun time was had by all!

A Parting Message from Outgoing President, Patty Evans

Dear LPGA AM members,

It has been my privilege and honor to serve as the President of our chapter for the past 3 years.  

I have enjoyed getting to know and play golf with many of you. I am very excited for the future of our chapter.  

We have new strong leadership taking the reins with high energy, enthusiasm and a commitment to continue to grow our chapter and golf in Northern Nevada. I will be around in the future and look forward to participating in events and to continue to help out as needed.

Tina Kim will take over as President effective November 1. I know she would love to hear your thoughts and ideas on growing the chapter as well as your talents in helping orchestrate future events, recruiting sponsors and so much more.

Catch you at the 19th hole!🍾

Patty Evans

Our Cal Cup team played extremely well taking 2nd place at Haggan Oaks, inched out by just .49 by Sacramento who had home team advantage.  Most of our ladies had never played at the challenging Haggan Oaks course.  The format was 1/2 of the team played 4-ball Match Play and the other 1/2 Alternate Shot Match Play.  The 2nd day was individual Match Play.  Congratulations to Patty Evans (co-captain), Kris Layman (co-captain), Shawna Andriese, Tina Kim, Jen Brabbin, Lisa Mantkus, Karen Caterino, April Hackett, Kathy Streeter, Sherrin Fielder, Alex Reily, and Jean Walsh.