April 2024 Newsletter

InterClub
The Muni InterClub team traveled to Crowfield Country Club on April 1st to compete.  Unfortunately, the team did not have its best day. Only two players exceeded their quota to finish in the top 25, B. Nitkewicz and D. Steffens.  The team finished in sixth (6) place for the match.  That leaves the Muni Team in 6th place for the season.  The next matches will be played at Legend Oaks Country Club on Monday, May 13th with tee times starting at 9:00 AM.

CALGA
The Muni Ladies Golf Team competed in CALGA on April 8th at Coosaw Creek, showcasing strong performances across various flights. Here’s a summary of our winning Ladies:

  • Flight 1: Leslie Kalamejian clinched 1st place gross, while Kim Caradonna secured 2nd place net.
  • Flight 4: Blanche George earned a commendable 2nd place net.
  • Flight 5: Lynn Besancon took home the top spot in gross, and Mary Sudzina followed closely with 2nd place net.
  • Flight 6: Sue Tremont won 1st place net, and Sue Gordon captured 2nd place gross.

Congratulations to all the participants for their outstanding achievements and sportsmanship!

The next CALGA tournament will be on May 21st at Legend Oaks Country Club. Interested ladies should contact Trina Tuberville at trinaturberville@gmail.com.

JLGA April Blitz- 9 Hole Par 3 Competition
The 9 Hole Par 3 competition was played on April 16th at the Muni.  A field of 30 players took on the Muni front 9 set up as par 3 holes.  This was a 4-player team event with the front nine set up as all par 3 holes.  It was a team-scoring event using the aggregate score for all players in the 4-some. The results follow:

 NameAggregate Score
1st Place TeamF. Coker, B. Henderson, R.Nitewicz, T. Bianchi137
2nd Place TeamJ. Polk, R.Bailey, A.Gustafson, M. Barnette141
3rd Place TeamC. Crews, B. Blankenbaker, M. Long, B. Ross141

Congrats to the winning team.

May JLGA Blitz- One Player Scramble
The May JLGA event will take place on May 21st with tee times starting at 3:00 PM. The scramble will be an individual medal event in which each player will be allowed to play two balls for every shot and take the best result until the ball is holed.  Prizes will be awarded for top low gross and low net at 80% of playing handicap.  The tee times start at 3:00 PM.  Registration is open through the JLGA website at https://jenkinslinksga.org/event-schedule/

Muni Caddie Program
Don’t forget that there will be caddies available on weekends for your use.  The program at the Muni is in conjunction with the WGA Chick Evans Scholars Foundation. All caddies are paid $40.00 per 18 holes by the Evans Scholars Foundation.

  • Local golfers should pay a minimum gratuity of $20 to their caddie.
  • Caddies can carry, push a cart or fore-caddie.
  • All caddies receive credit toward a potential Evans Scholarship.
  • During the school season, caddies are available only on Saturdays and Sundays.

To schedule a caddie, please call or text Mike Hepner at (843)364-1884.