ELLENBECKER AND JACOBSON CLAIM FIRST CAPITOL CUP TITLE

Duo Leads Team to Overall Championship

 

 

Pierre (SD) --  Teri Ellenbecker and Sandy Jacobson took top honors in the first annual Capitol Cup golf tournament held at the Hillsview Golf Course on Friday, June 24^th.  The Capitol Cup tournament required two-woman teams to play six holes of scramble format, six holes of best ball format and six holes of alternate shot format to claim the title.

 

Ellenbecker and Jacobson combined for the lowest gross score in the three format tournament, carding a round of 68 to edge out Jennifer Stalley and Krista Young for low score honors.  Ellenbecker and Jacobson’s round was the low round of the day in all flights.  Lindsey Brown and Pat Brown carded a 70 to take third place in the First Flight competition.

 

Roberta Williams and Peggy Stout combined for a round of 70 to set the pace for the Second Flight and claim honors in the division.  Joan Podhradsky and Karen Zakahi carded a 71 to claim second place in the division.  Noreen Plumage and Helen Plumage shot a 73 to claim 3^rd place in the Second Flight.

 

Lynne Guthrie and Laurie Gronlund shot a 72 to lead the Third Flight.  Bridgette Augspurger and Laurie Peterka of Miller took second place in the flight.  Augspurger and Perterka’s 79 aced out Barb Wood and Kit Bruenginer’s 79 in a scorecard playoff.  Angie Bohls and Kristy Hepper rounded out the places in the Third Flight, claiming fourth place with a round of 80.

 

The teams of Ellenbecker and Jacobson, Brown and Brown, Plumage and Plumage and Guthrie and Gronlund combined to win the overall team Championship and the Capitol Cup Title.  The team championship was determined by a Ryder Cup scoring system that awarded points to each competing team.

 

Helen Plumage led the filed in individual hole prizes with three.  Individual honors went to a number of golfers on individual holes.

 

Hole #1            Long Putt                                 Amy McTighe

Hole #2            Long Drive                               Helen Plumage

Hole #3            Closest to Flag on 2^nd Shot       Lana Laurenz

Hole #4            Closest to the Pin on Drive        Angie Bohls

Hole #5            Long Drive                               Lindsey Brown

Hole #6            Closest to Flag on 2^nd Shot       Pat Brown

Hole #7            Longest Drive                           Helen Plumage

Hole #8            Closest to Pin on Drive Helen Plumage

Hole #9            Long Drive                               Bridgett Augspurger

Hole #10          Long Putt                                 Sandy Jacobson

Hole #11          Closest to Pin from 100 yds      Kay Agena

Hole #12          Closest to 150 yd marker         Barbara Butt

 

Lois Byrum claimed the Capitol Cup Chipping Challenge. Byrum recorded 21 points in the contest that required players to chip 6 shots from three locations onto the green.  Points were awarded based on the proximity of the shots to the pin.  Cheryl Reed bested the field in the Capitol Cup Putting Challenge by completing the 5-hole putting competition in 10 strokes.

 

Capitol Cup Scorecards

 

Flight #1

Teri Ellenbecker/Sandy Jacobson          68

Jennifer Stalley/Krista Young                69

Lindsey Brown/Pat Brown                    70

Kathy Christenson/Lana Laurenz           73

Ruby Hamilton/Daniall Deis                   74

 

Flight #2

Roberta Williams/Peggy Stout   70

Joan Podhradsky/Karen Zakahi            71

Noreen Plumage/Helen Plumage           73

Diane Moncur/Barb Haberling  74

Kay Tobin/Lois Byrum             76

Sally Christenson/Barbara Butt  84

Nancy Berg/Sara Rabern                      85

 

Flight #3

Lynne Guthrie/Laurie Gronlund 72

Bridgette Augspurger/Laurie Peterka     79

Barb Wood/Kit Brueninger                   79

Angie Bohls/Kristy Hepper                   80

Sara Greff/Kay Agena                          81

Amy McTighe/Seanna Regynski            82

Cheryl Reed/Kristin Brost                     84

Rose Marrington/Kay Anderson           85

Judy Lonbaken/Stacy Bartlett               91

Karla Baus/Jolene Brekke                    95

 

Capitol Cup Team Points Standings

 

41 Capitol Cup Points (Champions)

Ellenbecker/Jacobson

Plumage/Plumage

Brown/Brown

Guthrie/Gronlund

 

37 Capitol Cup Points (tie)

Stalley/Young

Wood/Brueninger

Regynski/McTighe

 

K. Christenson/Laurenz

Podhradsky/Zakahi

Agena/Greff

 

35 Capitol Cup Points

Augspurger/Peterka

Moncur/Haberling

Reed/Brost

 

34 Capitol Cup Points

Stout/Williams

Tobin/Byrum

Marrington/Anderson

 

28 Capitol Cup Points

Lonbaken/Bartlett

Berg/Rabern

Bohls/Hepper

 

27 Capitol Cup Points

Hamilton/Deis

S. Christenson/Butt

Baus/Brekke

 

 

The Ladies Match Play League hosted the Capitol Cup and hosts 9-hole evening tournaments on the third Thursday of each month during the season.  The next tournament is scheduled for July 20th.   You do not need to be a member of the Ladies Match Play League or Hillsview to play in these tournaments.  Tee times will begin at 5:30.  If you are interested in playing in these tournaments, please contact Jennifer Stalley at 224-1610.