February winners
Carol Beeley and Paula Burns
Ranchette Putters followed up a strong January with an outstanding February, turning in another month of impressive scores and record activity on the greens. February proved to be one of the biggest months yet, with a large number of awards handed out and a generous amount of prize money distributed once again surpassing expectations for this growing and energetic group.
Gross Prizes
On the scoring front, the February Gross Prizes highlighted some remarkably consistent putting:
Lowest Average: Evie Falk – 34.75
Second Lowest Average: Marilyn Heasley – 35.33, Stacey Raaf – 35.33
Third Lowest Average: Sandy Buonarigo – 35.75, Gillian Cook – 35.75, Linda Noble – 35.75
Most Improved: Cyndi Hammonds
2nd Most Improved: Nancy Tagge
3rd Most Improved: Karen Lambert
Holes-in-One
The month’s Holes-in-One list was especially impressive, with dozens of players recording six or more:
6 Holes-in-One: Cindy Hammonds, Pam Engelhardt, Sandy Sleigh, Karen Lambert, Valerie Shoemaker, Kathy Linthwaite, Valerie Bock, Susan Stracy, Lore Weimer, Barbara Saffron
7 Holes-in-One: Robin Bitner, Julie Ross, Andrea Cothran, Karen Derdzinske, Loretta Gresham, Jan Junkin, Pam Richardson, Evelyn Silver, Marguerite Ronsberg, Sandy Jessop, Sandy Heelen
8 Holes-in-One: Stacey Raaf, Nancy Tagge, Deb McCarthy, Mary Anderson, Karen Walser, Trish Minard
9 Holes-in-One: Evie Falk, Marilyn Heasley, Sandy Buonarigo, Linda Noble, Corine Sturdivant, Denise Carlton, Sheryl Ratliff, Carolyn Laethem, Sharon Steen, Norma Tanner, Lynn Walek
10 Holes-in-One: Sherry Brinster, Joyce Cox, Lisa Moffatt, Debbie Penaluna, Renee Strand
11 Holes-in-One: Sue Marx
12 Holes-in-One: Monica Lyster
13 Holes-in-One: Gillian Cook
With one of the largest award counts and payouts to date—not to mention exceptional scores and a long roster of players posting six or more holes-in-one—February firmly cemented itself as another banner month for Ranchette Putters. If this trend continues, the rest of the season promises to be both competitive and exciting on the greens.