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Golf events

By Times Staff Writer
Published October 31, 2007

Results

Southern Hills: The golf club raised almost $3,000 to benefit the Monique Burr Foundation for Children and the Spring of Tampa Bay with a charity golf tournament. Since 2005, Southern Hills has raised more than $58,000 for children in the Tampa Bay area.

The tournament's first place winners were club member and Monique Burr Foundation board member Ed Bulleit along with his team of Paul Dellegatto, Kevin Hubert and Dr. Gene Ring. Second place was awarded to member Steve Erick, sales manager for Southern Hills Plantation Club, who played with guests Steve Combs, Dave Milliman and Marty Martinson. Third place went to members Jim Harvey and Jeff Thorson, along with Doug Draper and Jeff Huenink.

The tournament, which allowed the rare chance for nonmembers to play as guests, raised $1,500 for the Spring and $1,250 for the Burr foundation.

Tournaments

Lake Jovita: The golf course and country club will host the 15th Annual Southeastern Women's Amateur Team Championship Nov. 4-7.

The event is free to the public and will include top female amateur golfers from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. The golfers will compete in a Ryder Cup format.

The opening ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. Nov. 4. Competition begins Nov. 5 with four-ball best ball matches. Nov. 6 matches will feature a foursomes (alternate shot) format. The competitors will play singles matches on Nov. 7. Competition will begin at 8 a.m. each day on Lake Jovita's award-winning South Course.

Sarah Phillips of Miami will captain the Florida team. Players representing the state will be Mary Jane Hiestand of Naples, Diane Lang of Weston, Taffy Brower of Boynton Beach, Nancy Smith of North Port, Janice Roberts-Wilson of Plantation, Sisi Hedges of Mulberry, Wendi Patterson-Golden of Bradenton, Ann Pohira of Winter Park, and Suzy Strock of St. Augustine.

Roberts-Wilson and Patterson-Golden are additions to the team. All other players competed for Florida last year.

Hiestand, Lang and Brower represented Florida at this year's United States Golf Association Women's State Team Championship, which featured 51 teams, representing each state plus the District of Columbia. Shooting 2 under par in her opening round, Hiestand led the team to a third-place finish.

For more information, call the Lake Jovita Golf Shop at (352) 588-9205.

Golf clinic: A free Community Adaptive Golf Clinic will be offered to injured military veterans and physically challenged individuals on Nov. 10 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Terrace Hill Golf Club in Temple Terrace.

For directions to the club, call (813) 985-4653. Participants, professional staff and volunteers can learn more online at www.FloridaAdaptiveGolf.org or call toll-free 1-888-364-3524. For additional information, contact David Windsor, Adaptive Golf director by calling toll-free 1-888-364-3524 or e-mail david@floridaadaptivegolf.org

Saint Leo's: The school's Second Annual Green & Gold Golf Classic will be at Tampa Bay Golf and Country Club on Nov. 9. The event benefits the Saint Leo Green & Gold Club and will be at 12:30 p.m.

Cost of the scramble event is $60 per golfer, and includes cart, goody bag, raffle ticket, beverages on the course and food following play. All participants automatically gain membership in the Saint Leo Athletics booster club. Prizes will be awarded to tournament winners, runner-up team and raffle winners.

There also will be various competitions on the course, including closest to the pin, longest drive and Beat the Athletic Director. For more information, contact assistant athletic director Vicki Fredrickson by e-mail at vicki.fredrickson@saintleo.edu or call (352) 588-7314. Registration forms for the event are available at www.SaintLeoLions.com.

Got golf information? Tournament listings, holes-in-one, league results? E-mail communitysports@tampabay.com or fax to (352) 754-6133. Tournament results and other news can also be submitted to communitysports@tampabay.com or call (352) 544-9480.

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