Girls Go Golfing Salutes 16-year-old Lexi Thompson as YOUNGEST EVER to Win a Professional Golf Tournament

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Thompson Claims Her Place in History!

She is mentoring one of our own GGGers Zora (Moore).

Congratulations, Lexi: YOU RULE!

Opening Girls Go Golfing Event Results

Thanks to Mother Nature, the 2011 Girls Go Golfing season was delayed a week with the opening event taking place at the High Bridge Hills golf course on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

A total of 23 competitors were on hand for the four-ball and scramble competitions that day. The team of 8th grader Allyson Wentworth of Greenwich Township and Hunterdon Central sophomore Marissa Castaldo of Raritan township posted a 9-hole score of 36 to win the four-ball division, scoring birdies on the 6^th and 7^th holes. The team of Central senior Deanna Smith of Readington Township and New Hope-Solebury sophomore Jess Reed posted a 41. Flemington-Raritan 6th grader Kaitlin Flynn and West Morris junior Stephanie Turci posted a 46 to best opponents Central junior Lizzie Venditti of Raritan Township and sophomore Jess Wild of Delaware Township (48).

The foursome of 8th grader Inna Dowd of Raritan Township, Central sophomore Celena Stoia of Raritan Township, Bridgewater sophomore Rachel Saperstein and 5th grader Sara Hardwick of Raritan Township carded a 3-over-par 39 to earn medalist honors in the 4-person scramble competition.

The 11-and-under quad featuring Julia Apsel of Glen Gardner, Sydney Smit of Lebanon Boro, and sisters Lizzie and Sarah Upwood of Glen Gardner finished their round with a birdie on the uphill par 3, 5th hole. Rounding out the competitors at High Bridge were Gianna Castaldo, Natalie Fella, Katie Lee, Lexi Semanchik, Emily Magro and Lauren Magro.

Temperatures dropped as 18 girls teed it up on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Beaver Brook Country Club for the second leg of the GGG fall competition. The team of Flynn and Wentworth placed first in the 2-person scramble competition with 41, featuring four pars and Wentworth driving the 226 yard par 4, 3rd hole.  Castaldo and Sarah Potter of Bridgewater-Raritan were second with a 45, followed by the tandem of Central junior Nicole Petrocchi of Readington Township and 7th grader Katie Lee of Raritan Township with 47. Also competing were Bloomfield freshman Isabel Gonzalez, Bridgewater sophomore Haley Katz, Raritan Township 4th grader Juliet Lardieri and 6th grader Chole Stoia, as well as Apsel, Smit, Lizze Upwood and Sarah Upwood.

The GGG competitors were scheduled to tee it up on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at High Bridge Hills, then travel to the Heron Glen Golf Course on Thursday, Sept. 22. Heron Glen's event will be a themed golfing affair featuring Fashion on the Fairway. Players are encouraged to come dressed as twins, all in one color and wearing their coolest knee socks while vying for "on-the-spot" prizes if they answer rules and etiquette questions correctly.

The final GGG events include Oct. 4 at the Stanton Ridge Country Club, Oct 6 at the Copper Hill Country Club and October 11 at Raritan Valley Country Club. Participants are asked to  bring a donation to benefit the Flemington Food pantry at the final event.

GGG OPENING RESET AT HIGH BRIDGE HILLS ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13

Hi, everyone:

Due to course conditions at Beaver Brook (we spoke to them this morning) and impending weather today's GGG event is canceled.

GGG OPENING DAY will be at High Bridge Hills on Tuesday, Sept.13 with approximate tee times as follows:

advanced--4:00 p.m.

intermediate--4:20 p.m

beginners--4:40 p.m. 

Players and/or parents  be sure to sign-up for Tuesday, Sept. 13.

Adult volunteers, let us know if you can help--thank you!!!

We remain undaunted, 

Lydia & Johnny

GGG co-directors

GGG OPENING DAY at HERON GLEN is CANCELED--rain,rain,go away!

PLAYERS, PARENTS & Adult volunteers: Kindly read & respond as appropriate:

1. Opening day is CANCELED.

2. CONFIRMATIONS for Thursday's event at Beaver Brook (Sept. 8) are now being accepted

a. Send us an email letting us know that you would like to play [or for adult volunteers--that you can help out] on Thursday, Sept. 8.

Hopefully, all of you had a smooth, fun & exciting return to school today!

With enthusiasm,

Lydia & Johnny

GGG co-directors

Countdown to GGG 4th Season Opening Day!

VISIT THE LINK BELOW TO BRUSH-UP ON ETIQUETTE: 

where to stand, when to talk, when to walk, safety first, marking a ball and more!

Golf Etiquette for beginners, intermediate & advanced players!

Check out the YOU TUBE video of 15 year old GGGer Zora Moore with 16 year old LPGA player Alexis Thompsen

HI, everyone:

I just got this link showing the day Zora got to spend with LPGAer Alexis Thomsen (and fellow teenager!).

Zora & Alexis in the bunker at Crystal Springs golf resort

Zora and the other two high school golfer atletes will be mentored by Alexis for one year!!!

Congratulations! 

LPGA player Alexis Thompsen Mentors GGGer Zora Moore and two other high school golf athletes

Former GGGer Named Division III All-American Scholar

 
















Kara's Player bio & stats at Gettysburg University 

Kara McNulty of the Gettysburg College women’s golf team was named a Division III All-American Scholar by the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA). McNulty is the golf program’s first recipient of the NGCA’s All-American Scholar award. One of the most stringent academic awards in the nation, the award is presented only to those student-athletes that maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50.

McNulty turned in the best debut season by a Bullets’ first year in 2010-11. She averaged a team-best 84.9 strokes per round, 2.6 strokes better than the previous freshman scoring record and just -0.6 off the school’s single-season mark of 84.3 notched by Merrill Fortier ’08 in 2007-08. McNulty also led the Centennial Conference in scoring average.

McNulty won three events on the year, including carding a season-low 80 at the Navy Lady Midshipman Fall Invitational on Oct. 9, 2010. She also won the McDaniel Fall Invitational and posted the best score in a head-to-head match with Ursinus College. She finished in the top five in eight of nine events on the year. At her first Centennial Conference Championships, McNulty grabbed all-conference accolades by shooting a 92, tying for fourth-place overall, as Gettysburg captured its second conference title in the last four seasons.