It was an overcast day today at The Members Club at Grande Dunes for the 3rd Annual WSCGA Palmetto Cup Championship. A ray of sunlight sneaking through the clouds every now and then overshadowed by a constant drizzle and stiff breeze. A registered full field of 20 teams consisting of 6 players on each team from the same club ( 120 players); however, only 17 teams ended up competing in the event. Eager to get the matches going Suzanne Moro of Whispering Pines started out on fire having her 4th career hole-in-one on the par 3 137 yard 4th hole.
The battle to win the championship was close with numerous lead changes as match results were being posted. The team to prevail was The Reserve Golf Club at Pawleys, being the only team to win all three matches finishing with 36.5 points. The A team match up for The Reserve was Ellen Miller/Marsha Guth vs Diane Frost/Melinda Chappell from Surf Golf & Beach Club. Miller/Guth secured 10 points for the team. The Reserve's B team match up was Kathy Hirsch/Carolyn Gonyea vs Marlene Kurtz/Marilyn Mosher. Hirsch/Gonyea earned 12.5 points in this match. The Reserve's C team players Cissy Knapp and Ruth Farb made the biggest impact earning 14 points for the team in their match against Three Pines Country Club's Jean Chechak/Patsy Souther.
Coming in second, only 2.5 points behind, was the team of Daniel Island Club consisting of Karen Nellius, Pamela Keller, Nancy Lamb, Patty Tykal, Ruthie Hillie, and Susan Moore. (33 points) In a three way tie for 3rd were the teams of: Arrowhead Country Club - Team 1, Whispering Pines Country Club Team 1, and Whispering Pines Country Club Team 2.
(Format: 2 Person Best Ball Match Play; each hole worth 1 point; if halved each team gets 1/2 point)
