Aiken,
SC
Dawn
Woodard of Greer captured her first WSCGA Stroke Play Championship
winning the 2008 tournament played at the difficult 5839
yard Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken with a three day total
of 226. Woodard shot three rounds in the 70’s to finish
four shots ahead of Aiken resident Whitney Simons, whom
she shared the lead with going into the third and final
round. Simons stayed in the hunt most of the final day,
but Woodard’s consistency paid off in the end with a second
straight 75 to secure the title. Simons finished with a
79. Wallace Hamerton from Bluffton finished third with a
235 and in fourth place was former champion Lea Venable
shooting a three day total of 239.
Linda
Miller of Taylors won the State Division by two shots over
Liz Scheuer from N. Augusta. Miller took control with a
first round 82 and held on to win the division. Susan Dauber
from Simpsonville finished third and Karren Peterson also
from Simpsonville was the fourth place finisher.
Brenda
Bauer from Columbia was the overall
net winner of the Riccoboni Trophy with a three day net
total of 226.
Elaine
Johnson from Hartsville was the winner of Flight 2 in the
Championship Division with Cecelia Barksdale finishing second.
In the State division, the second flight was won by Russell
Holliday from Myrtle Beach. Sandy McKinney from Greer won
the third flight, and Carrel Westlake from Greenville was
the winner of the fourth flight.
The
Women’s South Carolina Golf Association would like to thank
Palmetto Golf Club, golf professional Tom Moore, tournament
co-chairmen Nannie Ward and Gloria Morris, the Palmetto
members and all of the many volunteers for hosting this
Championship. |
