The first tee was ready and waiting for competitors to determine our 2025 Champions!
It was an exciting final round of the 2025 Chapter Championship. We had a total of 55 competitors split into 5 flights. Many played both dates to determine our champions. At the June 1 final round, 13 players shot net 72 or below. We had many competitors miss awards by only one or two strokes. That is a good competition and an excellent representation of the golfers in our chapter.
Many stayed after for food, drinks and laughs with friends. It was a noisy restaurant. So much fun to hear the cheers and applause as I read the list of winners.
Our 2025 Chapter Champion is Karen Garcia. Anyone who has had the opportunity to play with Karen knows she is a great representative of golf. In order to prove her initial round of 70 was not a fluke, she went right back out on Sunday and shot 70 again!
Our 2025 Net Chapter Champion is Chao Chen. Chao took a different route to the podium. At her first round she shot net 82. On round two it all came together and she shot a net 67!
Great playing by both of our champions! Also, they each earned a spot on the Sacramento Cal Cup Team. Congratulations. They will be good ambassadors for our club.
The rest of the winners, by flight:
Championship Flight | 1st Low Gross | Score 80 | Vicki Philpott |
1st Low Net | Score 70 | Marcia Whiting | |
2nd Low Gross | Score 82 | Pam Katros | |
2nd Low Net | Score 74 | Laurie Hochmuth |
1st Flight | 1st Low Gross | Score 86 | Kristine Burke |
1st Low Net | Score 70 | Jody West | |
2nd Low Gross | Score 91 | Paula Plesha | |
2nd Low Net | Score 75 | Sunny Shimabukuro |
2nd Flight | 1st Low Gross | Score 92 | Marian Kubiack |
1st Low Net | Score 73 | Sonya Bradley | |
2nd Low Gross | Score 96 | Cheryl Vivas | |
2nd Low Net | Score 75 | Michelle Rinne |
3rd Flight | 1st Low Gross | Score 95 | Esther Garcia |
1st Low Net | Score 68 | Yolanda Goff | |
2nd Low Gross | Score 96 | Becky Birch | |
2nd Low Net | Score 76 | Kris Corbridge |
4th Flight | 1st Low Gross | Score 100 | Ramona Marshall |
1st Low Net | Score 69 | Theresa Stamey | |
2nd Low Gross | Score 101 | Joanie Lew | |
2nd Low Net | Score 70 | Tracy Starkey |
Marcia congratulates our Chapter Champion KAREN GARCIA! (She has held the title 11 times!)
Championship Flight Winners: Marcia Whiting, Laurie Hochmuth, Pam Katros, and Vicki Philpott
First Flight Winners: Jody West! (Not pictured: Sunny Shimabukuro, Paula Plesha, Kristine Burke)
Second Flight Winners: Marian Kubiak, Cheryl Vivas, Sonya Bradley (Not pictured: Michelle Rinne)
Third Flight Winners: Rebecca Birch, Yolanda Goff, Esther Garcia (Not pictured: Kris Corbridge)
Fourth Flight Winners: Theresa Stamey, Joanie Lew, Tracy Starkey, Ramona Marshall
Also not pictured - Net Chapter Champion, Chao Chen
Congratulations to all who competed!
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