What an incredible day! The 2nd Annual Women's Open Championship at Morris Williams was a tremendous success, drawing an outstanding field of 48 players. It was especially exciting to welcome several non-members to the event — we hope to see you back on the course again soon!

A huge thank you to all participants for their flexibility in adjusting tee times to help keep pace of play moving smoothly. Your sportsmanship and cooperation made for a great experience for everyone.  We also want to thank Fairways Cantina and the staff at Morris Williams for their outstanding support and sponsorship of this event.

Congratulations to all our winners:

Championship Flight

• Sally Bowman/ Kathy Skinner – 1st Gross – Trophy Winners
  
• Beth Gaff/ Julie Chapman – 1st Net

Players Flight

• Monica Shields/ Connie Esau – 1st Gross
  
• Dawn Green/ Stacy Chapman – 1st Net

Social Flight

• Debbie Kung/ Wendy Malloch – 1st Gross
  
• Gabrielle Begin /Tea Acknin – 1st Net

Closest To The Pin: Jill Zapalac & Joy Nielsen
Longest Drive:  Amanda Carsey


See all the photos here

 

Last week our Chapter President, Samantha Vaccaro, shared some time sensitive news about our Central League. If you missed this email please keep reading.

I am writing to share some very important changes to Central League that take effect this week. We will no longer be hosting Central League every weekend at the MUNY Courses. Please read this email in its entirety to understand why this change was made, what we will offer in its place and how to sign up to play. There is also very important reminder information on the chapter cancel policy that I highly encourage everyone to read.

We had a wonderful time joining the Butler Ladies Night League on a perfect Austin spring evening. There were 60+ women on the 9-hole par 3 course playing in groups of 4 to 6 people in a fun scramble competition. Everyone was gracious and excited to be out, some for the very first time trying a new sport, others just having moved to the city and wanting to meet new friends. The on-site burgers and beers were a delicious refreshment. 

A big thank you to GolfATX, William Murray and Austin Pretzel Company for donating the prizes for the evening and Birdie Girl Golf for sharing a discount at the event. 

What an incredible way to start the 2026 season! Our LPGA Amateurs Austin Chapter Kickoff Party @ the Driftwood Downtown was a tremendous success, and we are so grateful to everyone who came out to celebrate with us. It was truly wonderful to see so many familiar faces — and even more exciting to welcome so many new members and prospects who have decided to take the plunge and join the association. We are absolutely thrilled to have you as part of our growing community!

The energy in the room was something special. It was wonderful to meet new supporters who are just discovering what our association is all about, and equally meaningful to reconnect with sponsors who continue to champion our mission. We love the rich diversity that defines our association, and events like this remind us of the strength and vibrancy that comes from bringing so many incredible people together.

A special highlight of the evening was getting to mingle with partners and spouses, and we hope you all felt right at home. Our members are at their best when surrounded by those who support them, and it was a joy to have so many of you at this event. We hope the venue exceeded expectations and added to the wonderful atmosphere of the night!

We extend our sincerest gratitude to William Murray for their generous support of our organization. William Murray's commitment to our community means the world to us, and we look forward to continuing this wonderful partnership throughout the 2026 season and beyond. Thank you!

The excitement didn't stop at the mingling — we had some fantastic winners to celebrate during the evening. Congratulations to all our prize recipients!

Early Bird Special Winners

• Noreen Gleeson

• Jennifer Agana

• Amanda Carsey

TGA Certificate Winner

• Chris Kimbrough

Ladies Longest Drive Winners

• Lili Taufa

• Judy Hao

Lone Star Cup will be held in Albuquerque, NM at the Santa Ana Golf Club the weekend of May 28-30. This team event is similar to the Solheim Cup. Chapters from Albuquerque, Baton Rouge, Ft. Worth, Dallas, Denton, Denver, Houston, and San Antonio will participate. We encourage ladies with higher handicaps to try out as your extra strokes often give an advantage over lower handicap players. 

Tryouts will begin in February and practice will start at the end of April. 

Interest form now closed.

Please contact your 2026 Captain Micaela Uriegas if you have any questions.

It was wonderful seeing nearly 40 ladies at Popstroke for our year end party. Even though the evening was a bit chilly, you kept it fun, festive, and full of great energy. The food was spectacular and the venue has something for everyone from 2 mini-golf courses to beach volleyball and pickleball courts, a firepit and a soccer field. We know some of you came a long way to spend time with us and it was wonderful to see you. And to those who couldn’t make it—we missed you and hope to see you at the next event!

Event Photos:
Check out the photos from the night! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FQBUDEgvpHkwK3CYwjz4U90yAs_SubE5?usp=sharing

Highlights:

• Congratulations to all the winners for your contributions this year. Your spirit, support and time is much appreciated!

• Rookie of the Year (tied)  - Emily O'Donnell and Deanna Bryant
• Volunteer of the Year - Terri Thomas
• Judi Nudelman Founders Award - Deonna Million
• Golfer of the Year - Laurie Ben
• Cheerleader - Kristin Hazard
• Girl Scout (tied) - Sita Cilfone-Guillot and Laurie Ben
• Style Queen - Tea Acknin
• Shout-outs - Micaela Uriegas, Samantha Vaccaro, Tonia Norman, Tracey Calloway, Hillary Nichols, Peggy Smith and Sandy Wood
  
  

• Way to go Terri Escobar for an incredible round of 46 and winning the William Murray gift basket!

• Shout-out to Sally Bowman, Lili Taufa, and Terri Hoffman for their impressive 30-foot glow-ball putts!

• What a special treat to have our founder and first President, Judi Nudleman, join us for the celebration.

What a day at Morris Williams Golf Course! Our inaugural LPGA Amateurs x Fairways Cantina Classic was a huge success — filled with fun competition, great weather, and even better company.

A big thank-you goes out to the Morris Williams pro shop team for their incredible support and to Fairways Cantina leadership for helping make this event so special. We’re grateful for the generous prizes and giveaway donations — from Fairways Cantina koozies, Boring Ball Markers to a Zilker Brewery gift card, beautiful Kendra Scott necklace and earring sets as well as gift cards and rounds of golf. These contributions were over $1500 in value and helped us bring you better prizes. We could not make this possible without the support of sponsors. 

📸 We captured some great moments! Check out the event photos here: View Photos

🏆 Congratulations to Our Winners!

Championship Flight

·       Gross: Sally Bowman & Kathy Skinner – 134

·       Net: Tracey Calloway & Lili Taufa – 146

Players Flight

·       Gross: Heayoung Baker & Nokhee Kim – 171

·       Net: Diane Henson & Laurie Ben – 154

Social Flight

·       Gross: Courtney Dale & Wendy Malloch – 208

·       Net: Alisha Harold & Tea Acknin – 173

Contest Winners

·       Closest to the Pin: Judy Hao & Kathy Skinner

·       Longest Drive: Shea Kielly

What a spooktacular day on the course! Our “Halloween on the Green” Trick-or-Treat Golf Event brought together 36 amazing players across 9 exceptionally dressed teams, and wow — you all impressed! From creative costumes to contagious laughter, the spirit of fun was alive and well.

We’re thrilled to hear the format was a crowd favorite, even if Hole 12 — “Bunker Buster” — haunted us all. It was wonderful seeing new members join in and reconnecting with some of our long-missed friends.

A huge shout-out to our sponsors, whose generosity made over $2,000 in prizes and awards possible! The board has been working hard to elevate your experience with better prizes, exciting formats, and events that truly feel worth your time. And as a reminder, your chapter subsidized $28 per player to help make this event more affordable — one of the many ways we invest in our members and community.

🏆 Congratulations to our winners!

• Straightest Drive: Pam Garcia

• Best Dressed Team: Blue Birdies

• 1st Gross: Deonna, Sita, Terri & Julie

• 1st Net: Sam V, DeAnna, Liz & Erica

You all brought your boo-tiful energy and competitive spirit to make this an unforgettable day!

Check out all our wonderful photos here

We had an amazing time at our annual Stay and Play weekend at Horseshoe Bay Resort. We were the first groups off the tee both mornings which gave us plenty of time to enjoy homemade tarts by the pools in the afternoon. There's nothing like feeling you are the only people on a beautiful, lush golf course! We had a fabulous sunset meal in town the first evening and a great boat tour of the lake on the second evening. There was casual time spent hanging out in the room snacking on a fabulous buffet and playing a hilarious game of Pictionary afterwards. Best quote of the trip "I'm looking at the card and I still don't know what you're drawing" 🤣

• Low Gross - Laurie Ben, Tricia Hoener, Liz Lee, Micaela Uriegas – 64
• Low Net - Haeyoung Baker, Theresa Moody, Wendy Malloch, Kendall Roden – 52
• Closest to Pin - Annette Romero – 9’7” [20 HC + Below]
• Longest Drive - Dawn Green [20.1 CH + Above] & Kendall Roden [20 CH + Below]

Click here to see more photos

A handful of enthusiastic ladies gathered at Jimmy Clay on June 3^rd for the Rules Clinic Part 2. Led by Steve Hammond, the hands-on session covered common relief scenarios such as cart paths, ground under repair, trees, red and yellow hazards, and more. Steve provided an overview and demonstration of the rules and then members got practice taking relief on their own. The evening wrapped up with a lively Q&A session full of great questions and discussion. Members who did not attend Part 1 received a copy of a rules card book for their bags. 

Lone Star Cup, 2025 was held at Rockwood Golf Club hosted by the Forth Worth chapter.  This year the Albuquerque, New Mexico Chapter returned after a two year absence to play.  

We had some new team members who had never played the Lone Star Cup before, and they got to experience what it is like playing and competing in  match play. Shout out to Liz Lee, Terri Thomas and Co-captain Micaela Uriegas. 

Thank you to our alternate Julia Alaniz-Karnezis from Houston who had to play for us on the second day as Laurie Ben had some hip pain after the first day and didn't feel she could continue. Julia knocked it out of the park for us, winning her singles match.

This was my fourth year playing for the Austin LPGA Amateurs chapter and I had a lovely experience playing against all kinds of different people. Even though we didn’t win we had fun and enjoyed the game of golf at a competitive level.  It is a great way to build your circle of friends with lovely friendly golfers.

The winner this year was Houston; 2^nd place was Forth Worth and 3^rd place was Baton Rouge.  Congratulations to the top 3 teams and see you all in New Mexico (hopefully) in 2026.

~Lili Taufa

On Sunday June 1st 20 ladies came down to 1972 Women's Sports Pub to watch the final round of the US Women's Open. Also on TV that day was the Women's College World Series semi-final baseball game between Oklahoma and Texas Tech, which would determine who UT played in the Finals.

With drink specials and delicious food, the atmosphere in the pub was full of energy and laughter as we celebrated the highs and mourned the lows of the live sports events.

We had fantastic prize giveaways, the highlight being a brand new travel golf bag donated by Sita (hooray for Tammy Pirtle)! And of course we chose the 2 winners of the TGA certificate to play at Horseshoe Bay in July. Congratulations to Theresa Moody and Cindy Story!

• 1st Gross: Tammy Trichell & Frenchie Guajardo
• 2nd Gross: Dora Gonzalez & Welta Rice
• 1st Net: Amber Alexander & Michelle DeStefano
• 2nd Net: Dawn Green & Stacy Chapman

Closest To the Pin: Lisa Houston & Stacy Chapman
Longest Drive: Cierra Hoyle & Susan Smiley

To see all the photos click here

We had a fantastic time at our kickoff party at Top Golf. Thirty ladies gathered to hear about our plans for the upcoming year, some changes that are happening within the chapter, and meet our new leadership team. After enjoying some mimosas and delicious food, we split up into teams of 6 for a scramble competition and a chance to meet some new ladies. Congratulations to the winning team of Marcia Floyd, Valerie Lesak, Holly Mayfield, Laura Hill, Lili Taufa and Beth Gaff.  You ladies crushed IT! We also had a "Beat the Pro" mini-competition and four ladies (Sally Bowman, Lili Taufa, Beth Gaff and Kristin Hazard) were able to rack up more points than the pro did. And we raised over $1,500 for the chapter from our silent auction! Thank you to all the folks who donated prizes and bid on the many different items! And a huge shout-out to Deonna Million and Terri Thomas for putting this all together for us. 

Check out all the photos taken by Sue Anderson.

Two teams from our chapter competed in the National Virtual Scramble at Forest Creek on March 5. Only one other chapter had more than one team competing so way to go ladies!  And even better news was that the Burnt Orange Birdies consisting of Deonna Million, Lili Taufa, Terri Thomas and Sita Cilfone won low gross out of 15 teams total! Our other Austin team, the Birdie Bandits led by Kristin Hazard with Joanie Gibbs, Micaela Uriegas and Laurie Ben came in a respectable tied for 4th place in low gross. To see all the scores go to Golf Genius and enter the GGID 25springvs.

• A welcome gift for each player, including alternates
• One practice round on Thursday 
• Welcome dinner on Thursday evening
• 2 rounds of match play (Friday and Saturday) with cart and range balls
• $10 food credit for Food and Beverage on Thursday and Friday 
• Award Luncheon on Saturday