March 20, 2025 is the first day of Spring this year and it also is our chapter’s official 25^th anniversary! 

Our LPGA Amateurs Milwaukee Chapter’s story:

In September of 1999, eight women met in a meeting room at Songbird Hill Golf Club in Hartland, Wisconsin to discuss forming an organized women's golf chapter. On Feb. 23, 2000, six of those eight women formally petitioned for formal chapter affiliation with the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA). They were Hollis Kerler (now Sutherland), Patricia Hintz, Connie Austin, Carla Hammond, Andee Miller and Nancy Nell. LPGA Amateurs sent over a document on file from March 6, 2000, and it was officially filed with the state on March 20, 2000.  According to a speech made by Hollis Kerler in 2008, “membership bloomed to 83 members by the end of 2000.”

The chapter hit a record high of 427 members in 2007 that catapulted it into the 5th largest Chapter in the Association.

EWGA officially became LPGA Amateurs in 2019. The rebranding was part of a strategic move to align more closely with the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association), which had been a partner of the organization for many years. The goal was to create a more unified and recognizable brand while continuing to support women in golf at all levels.

We are now the largest chapter in Wisconsin and in the Midwest at 314 members as of Dec. 31, 2024. There are only seven national LPGA Amateurs chapters with 300+ members and Milwaukee ranks sixth!

February 2025

Fall 2024

You asked … we delivered! Check your email inbox for the latest LPGA Amateurs Milwaukee Chapter member newsletter.

Many of you have asked for more communication, including a regular monthly or bimonthly email newsletter, in addition to the ongoing emails and Facebook posts we’ve been sending. Remember to check your spam or junk folders and move to your inbox or “star” as a favorite sender to allow for emails to come through. They come from “LPGA Amateurs Milwaukee.” Remember to not accidentally select “unsubscribe.” If you can assist the chapter with these e-mails and ideas for more communication, please e-mail us at lpgaamateursmilwaukee@gmail.com. 

Thank you and happy reading!

Samantha Andrews, President
LPGA Amateurs Milwaukee Board

Sixty-three LPGA Amateurs Milwaukee Chapter members attended the Fall Celebration and Annual Meeting Oct. 24 at New Berlin Hills Golf Course. Chapter leaders provided business updates, thanked sponsors, welcomed new members, outgoing and incoming board members and celebrated volunteers. Among those volunteers was outgoing Golf Leagues Director, Avery Mayne, who was named Volunteer of the Year. Thank you to Avery for her service to our Chapter! Avery has been the leagues director since 2021 and on the board since 2019. In 2029-2020, she was the membership chair/director. Visit our Facebook group for photos and more at https://www.facebook.com/share/173VuHhVfa/

2025 LPGA Amateurs Milwaukee Chapter Board Members announced

Pre-celebration of our official 25 Year Anniversary in 2025 of our Milwaukee Chapter

This fall marks the “25^th season” of our LPGA Amateurs Chapter prior to when the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) announced EWGA officially joined the LPGA family and was rebranded.

Our LPGA Amateurs Milwaukee Chapter’s story:

• In September of 1999, eight women met in a meeting room at Songbird Hill Golf Club in Hartland, Wisconsin. On Feb. 23, 2000, six of those eight women formally petitioned for formal chapter affiliation with the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA). They were Hollis Kerler, Patricia Hintz, Connie Austin, Carla Hammond, Andee Miller and Nancy Nell. LPGA Amateurs sent over a document on file from March 6, 2000, and it was officially filed with the state on March 20, 2000.  According to a speech made by Hollis Kerler in 2008, “membership bloomed to 83 members by the end of 2000.”
• The chapter hit a record high of 427 members in 2007 that catapulted it into the 5th largest Chapter in the Association. 
• EWGA was founded by Nancy Oliver in 1991 and was one of the largest women's amateur golf associations in the United States.
• On March 27, 2018, the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) announced EWGA officially joined the LPGA family and was rebranded as 'LPGA Women Who Play.' 

We are the largest chapter in Wisconsin and in the Midwest at 314 members as of Dec. 31, 2024. There are only seven national LPGA Amateurs chapters with 300+ members and Milwaukee ranks sixth! 

We are thrilled to share LPGA Amateurs Milwaukee Chapter has reached our goal and have 53 volunteers signed up to be Hole Marshalls for the U.S. Women's Open May 29-June 1 at Erin Hills! Our Chapter can marshal any hole, including a par 5. Thank you to chapter members Traci Griffin and MaryBeth Buechel for leading this effort!

Visit https://www.uswomensopen.com/2025/volunteer-information.html if you are interested in other volunteer opportunities for this event.

Check out your new board!