Challenge of the Generations
Tues & Thur, Sept. 20 & 22, 2005Congratulations to the Old Testament Team
2005 Winners
Front row from the left: Kay Tobin, Connie Pohlman, Joan Podhradsky, and Jan Elsing. Back: Pat Brown, Barb Wood, Karen Zakahi, Sandy Jacobson, Kay Agona, Roberta Williams, Teri Ellenbecker, and Linda Knox.September 22, 2005 - The Old Testament claimed the title in the first annual Generations Challenge hosted by the Hillsview Ladies golfers. The Old Testament, made up of golfers over the age of 45, bested the New Testament, made up of golfers under 45, 36 to 28 in overall points. Each team was made up of 12 golfers.
The first phase of the challenge consisted of a serried of 9-hole individual matches, with an Old Testament team member paired against a New Testament team member. The Old Testament claimed 6 of the singles matches and pushed in 2 of the matches to gain 7 points towards the overall championship. The New Testament won 4 of the singles matches and pushed in two matches to gain 5 points.
The second phase of the challenge has each team divide into four 3-woman scramble teams. Points were awarded to a team based on their 9-hole gross scramble score and place of finish among the eight scramble teams. The Old Testament team of Jacobson, Tobin and Agena ousted the New Testament team of Christenson, Rabern and Greff in a scorecard playoff to take top points in this phase and the Old Testament went on to collect a total of 29 pints in the scramble phase to outpace the New Testaments 25 points.
The Old Testament’s win in each phase of the challenge gave them the first crown in the annual Generations Challenge and bragging rights for a year!
Each participant in the Generations Challenge donated $10 to the Hillsview Junior Golf Program. A total of $240 was raised and donated to the program to help encourage and teach young golfers the game.
The Old Testament was captained by Teri Ellenbecker and included: Sandy Jacobson, Linda Knox, Joan Podhradsky, Karen Zakahi, Kay Tobin, Roberta Williams, Pat Brown, Connie Pohlman, Jan Elsing, Barb Wood, and Kay Agena.
The New Testament was captained by Jennifer Stalley and included: Kathy Christenson, Lana Laurenz, Krista Young, Nancy Berg, Angie Bohls, Seanna Regynski, Judy Lonbaken, Amy McTighe, Sara Rabern, Lynne Guthrie, Cindi Pochop, and Sara Greff.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Match Play: Individual stroke play matches. You will play the player listed in a straight up match, with no strokes awarded to either player. Each hole will be worth one point and the player that has the most points at the end of the 9-hole match will win the match and one point for their team. In the event an individual match ends in a tie, the two teams will split the match point ½ each. The points won during this phase by each team will be carried over until Thursday to help determine our champions.
Tee Times and Match Pairings 4:48 pm
Kay Tobin v. Nancy Berg
Karen Zakahi v. Angie Bohls4:56 pm
Connie Pohlman v. Judy Lonbaken
Jan Elsing v. Amy McTighe5:04 pm
Linda Knox v. Lana Laurenz
Joan Podhradsky v. Kathy Christenson5:12 pm
Kay Anderson v. Sara Rabern
Kay Agena v. Seanna Regynski5:20 pm
Roberta Williams v. Lynne Guthrie
Pat Brown v. Sara Greff5:28 pm
Teri Ellenbecker v. Jennifer Stalley
Sandy Jacobson v. Krista Young~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, September 22, 2005 Scramble: 3-woman scramble format. The gross score of each team will be used to determine points for the places and these points will be awarded to the respective teams and then added to the team points from Tuesday to determine the ultimate Generations Challenge champions for 2005.
Tee Times and Match Pairings
4:24 pm Lana Laurenz/Nancy Berg/Seanna Regynski
4:32 pm Jennifer Stalley/Cindi Pochop/Judy Lonbaken
4:40 pm Sandy Jacobson/Kay Tobin/Kay Agena
4:48 pm Open Tee Time
4:56 pm Krista Young/Angie Bohls/Amy McTighe
5:04 pm Teri Ellenbecker/Karen Zakahi/Barb Wood
5:12 pm Joan Podhradsky/Pat Brown/Connie Pohlman
5:20 pm Kathy Christenson/Sara Greff/Sara Rabern
5:28 pm Linda Knox/Roberta Williams/Jan Elsing
