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From Lincoln will be Katherine Hepler. She will be a 2012 graduate
and has an index of 2. The format is 36-hole stroke play in
foursomes without the assistance of carts and caddies. Play begins
at 8 a.m. each day. Spectators are welcome.
Monday -- Practice round. The list of starters for the first
round is available at
www.iwga.org. All tee times are subject to change, so players
are to confirm their tee time after 5 p.m. on Monday by calling
Karun Tillett at 217-553-7048 or the Pro Shop at 217-359-5613.
Tuesday -- Qualifying round of 18-hole stroke play. Players will
be placed in flights according to their USGA handicap index. An
alphabetical list of players and their handicaps is
below. The slope and rating on the par-76 Orange Course is
72.2/121.
Wednesday -- Final 18-hole stroke play. Players will be placed in
flights according to Tuesday's gross scores. Awards will be
presented immediately following play.
Gianna DiGrazia, 2006 tournament runner-up and an Addison junior,
and Jaclyn Jansen, a high school senior standout from Effingham,
have the lowest handicaps of the field: 1.4. Fifty-seven percent of
the field has handicaps of 10 or less, and 17 players have handicaps
of 5 or less.
Also competing in the strong field is 2007 Julia H. Dodds
Scholarship Award recipient Elizabeth Fernandes of Champaign. The
Illinois Women's Golf Association awards the scholarship annually to
recognize a graduating high school senior golfer who exhibits
outstanding character, leadership and academic excellence. The
recipient must have participated in a state junior championship.
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Marlene Miller of Lake Bluff is chairwoman of the tournament, and
Jan Fuller of Prospect Heights is co-chairwoman. The Illinois
Women's Golf Association president is Ellen Boeye of Moline.
Additional information is available at
www.iwga.org.
IWGA mission: Founded in 1933, the Illinois Women's Golf
Association is an all-volunteer organization devoted to advancing
golf opportunities for the women and girls of Illinois by conducting
state championship tournaments and through fundraising to support
charitable contributions to individual and organizations that embody
the spirit of amateur golf.
In addition to running three state championship tournaments each
year, IWGA, through its charitable giving, actively supports women's
golf teams in Illinois' public colleges, the Evans Scholars
Foundation, programs for veterans, the Susan G. Komen Foundation and
Mills Breast Cancer Institute.
Annually, IWGA awards the Julia Dodds Scholarship to an
outstanding junior golfer. Funding for these and other charitable
contributions comes primarily from clubs and associations sponsoring
an annual Victory Tournament. Grants totaled more than $23,000 in
2006.
Names of IWGA board members, tournament results and entry forms
are available at www.iwga.org.
[Text from file received
from the Illinois Women's Golf
Association]
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