r ;'' ' Ip'-iA". ' -; I 1 i I I MM" j OFFICERS FOR THE 1979-80 Ladies Golf Association season are: (left to right) Virginia Garner, tournament chairman; Lucille phiilips, president; Reba Hawkins, vice-president; Jeanne Orr secretary-treasurer and Ginny Denton, reporter. fV-.. N H:i J J kill 2- NINE FLOATS make their way down First South starting at Central school and ending at the high school. The Sweepstakes winner was a float by the Good Wrench Club. The German Club, Senior Class, FFA-FHA and Sophomore Class received special awards for their float entries. Leo does Goltf Assn. membeirs encounier course obsfteoeles It's Ih-cii a busy week for the Ladies Coif Association with the summer season making its final appearance. Coifing gals, Karm Miller, Butch Reigh and Ginny Denton claimed victory in the "Secret Partner, Best Ball' play of the day on September 19. The monthly luncheon meeting was held with election of officers. The 1979-80 1979-80 officers will be as follows: Lucille Phillips, president; Reba Hawkins vice president; Jeannie Orr, secretary-treasurer; secretary-treasurer; Virginia Garner, tournament tour-nament chairman and Ginny Denton, reporter. A co-chairman and hostess will be appointed. A scrapbook of the year's events was presented to Elaine Gurr, outgoing president, by Betty Hart, the season's reporter. Outgoing officers are: Elaine Gurr, president; Helen Hood, vice president; Betty Murray, secretary-treasurer; secretary-treasurer; Fran Clark, tournament chairman; Jean Johnston and Gerrie Buckalew, co-chairmen, Betty Hart, reporter and Bonnie Hobbs and Sharon Oaks, hostesses. The pro shop has a bag holder, which was presented by the Ladies Golf Association. It was donated and built by Bill Murray and the paint was donated by Jerry Lenhart. Four teams including Fran Clark, Lorraine Higgins, Isla King and Jean Johnston traveled in Rifip fnlnrnHn to participate in the two man best ball butterfly tournament, September 18 and 19. The play consisted of 36 holes. Isla King won a prize for her tee shot which landed about 14 inches from the flag on number five. This is a tricky . hole where the golfers must blast their tee shot over a pond, uphill and onto a rolling green. Gerrie Buckalew designated September Sep-tember 22 as the "Ace of Ace" Tournament. Tour-nament. Random Wednesday plays were selected in the Spring and to qualify, low net and gross were determined. Qualifying were: Fern Baker, Gerrie Buckalew. Fran Clark, Virginia Garner. Betty Hart, Katie Johnson, Helen Melton, Karm Miller, Betty Murray, Dode Rolfe and Marge Sowards. Handicaps varied from 18 to 49. However, the derby was scratch play, with high score dropping out or in case of a tie a chip off was used to eliminate a golfer. Les Maier ram-rodded the play and the "Filly Derby" was off. Assisting Maier were: Chuck Floyd, greens; Reba Hawkins, chip offs and Ginny Denton, tee box. Fern Baker led off with a straight shot short of the green, and' Virginia' Garner's shot stayed clear of the road. , Gerrie Buckalew's shot trickled over the hill. Helen Melton's shot appeared to clear the sand trap, but it caught the lip and rolled back into the sand. Fran Clark had a difficult second shot, which landed a hair's length from the fence, but she managed to hold her own. Betty Murray's shot roared through the air and landed in the tall marsh grass just short of the pond. She found it necessary to take a drop, which cost her a penalty shot and forced her to retire from the golfing action. v The number two hole challenged the lady golfers even more and Marge Sowards' tee shot cleared the sand and landed 50 feet closer to the green. Betty Hart's shot hugged the sand, but rolled just past the area. Fern Baker had a testy shot from behind the outhouse and Katie Johnson found her fourth shot resting in the desert sand in front of the green. A chip off was necessary between bet-ween Katie Johnson and Fern Baker, with Katie dropping out of the derby. Hole number three was designated for two players to drop out. Fran Clark ripped off a super tee shot which appeared ap-peared to clear the out-of-bounds stakes, but the crowd was fooled and she was forced to take a penalty. As Helen Melton sliced her tee shot, her four year old grandson, Chris, shouted, "Go Grandma, go." Karm Miller zeroed her shot down the middle of the fairway. Gerrie Buckalew had her problems as her third shot eluded her and plopped into the sand. A chip off between bet-ween Dode Rolfe, Gerrie Buckalew and Karm Miller was needed, and Karm joined Fran Clark on the eliminated list, as her chip shot fell short of the green. Virginia Garner had really been hitting the ball well, but she encountered en-countered "peekitis" on the number four fairway. "Peekitis" occurs when a golfer takes a look before she or he slugs the ball. She lost her position in the race when her putt rounded the cup and refused to rest in the hole. Dode Rolfe's tee shot rested in the shade of the second tree on number five, but she kept her cool and kept right in the race. A golfing fan remarked, "Did you use you old ladies' club?" The statement is a joke among golfers. The club is a petite, "Ginty" club, which is weighted and used widely by both guys and gals. Marge Sowards kept her shots in the fairway while Fern Baker hooked to the left and Betty Hart sliced to the right. Helen Melton kept her shots straight and narrow and landed on the green in three.. Betty's second shot stopped inches short of the Sahara sandtrap. Fern's third shot landed on the green, but putts took their toll and knocked her out of the race. Five ladies were left to compete in number six. Things were looking up for Helen Melton until her wood shot headed for "Hangman's Tree" on the left. Helen was knocked out of previous derby on number six. The green eluded third shots and the gals found themselves putting for five. A chip off knocked Helen Melton out of the derby. Marge Sowards and Dode Rolfe battled Helen in the chip off. Hole number seven didn't pose any problems until Marge Sowards and Betty Hart chipped into the Sahara. Gerrie Buckalew's shot stopped inches from the cup. Marge chipped onto the green, but Betty's chip rolled back and nestled by her feet. Her second chip sailed over the green and knocked her out of the race. Marge Sowards, Gerrie Buckalew and Dode Rolfe were the only golfers left on the number eight hole. Dode Rolfe's first shot was a "Pipeline Johnny Tee Shot". Marge Sowards drilled a super tee shot down the fairway and Gerrie Buckalew stayed clear of "Suicide Hill" on the left as she kept her ball right in play. Marge Sowards d'fea ted Dode Rolfe in chip off to join Gerrie Buckalew on the number nine tee. Gerrie Buckalew's shot dropped inches short of the green on the left, and Marge Sowards' shot zipped through the air and landed to the right of the green. Gerrie put the pressure on as she chipped two feet from the flag. Marge chipped short and her shot rolled past the cup. Gerrie Buckalew sunk her par to capture first place in the derby and Ix'como the "Filly of the Day." Marge Sowards placed second