On May 10th, over 120 lady golfers from all over the state brought their home club professionals to Willow Point for our annual Pro-Lady Tournament. Willow Point fielded three teams, and they all played well!

The team of Rhonda Hodgson, Chris Stephens, Stephanie Craft, and Matt Sheppard won the Gross Division with a score of 140 in a two best ball format. The team of Betty Zettler, Myra Bryson, and Prudy Skoog finished strong in 3rd Place in the gross division! All of our ladies played great, and we look forward to keeping the title next year!

As the golf season has cranked up, so have some great rounds, and I wanted to highlight a couple.

On May 12, Myra Bryson shot a career-best 75! She had three birdies!!! Also on May 12, Betty Zettler shot an 85! I think there may be something in the water! Great playing ladies!

One of our Interns, Jacob Morgan, recently participated in the National Junior College Championship. Jacob played well and finished t-49th with rounds of 78-73-73-73. Look for him next time you are here at the Club!

With the summer upon us, I wanted to highlight our staff so you'll be more familiar with them when you next visit The Point!

Clay Brown - Assistant Professional
Clay is a PGA Apprentice, who played his collegiate golf at Cape Fear in Wilmington, North Carolina. He spent a couple of years working in North Carolina at River Oaks before he landed a seasonal setup. Last summer, he was on the professional staff at Mountain Air Country Club near Linville, North Carolina. Clay has also been working at Shoal Creek since last September. We are extremely excited to have Clay. Look for him this Memorial Day Weekend!

Kenyon Twing - PGA PGM Intern
Kenyon will be a junior in the fall at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Kenyon joins us for a 3-month internship, and he will be spending time learning the ins-and-outs of golf operation. With his last internship devoted to junior golf, Kenyon brings exciting, new ideas to the program.

Jacob Morgan - Golf Intern
Jacob, entering his sophomore year at Central Alabama this fall, is a member of the CACC Golf team. Jacob is a hard-working young man that is going to be with us all summer. He, like Kenyon, will be learning all aspects of golf operation and help us raise the bar when you arrive!

Member-Guest entries were sent April 15. If you did not receive the entry, please email msheppard@russelllands.com.

This year will feature some added playing opportunities for you and your family to have another reason to come out to the club! We will send more detailed information closer to the date, but we wanted to let you save these dates on your calendar!

The weather has been exceptional for Thursday play days. On April 28, "circle nine" was played with Mary Ann Burns finishing first, Elan Abrams second, and Myra Bryson third.

The following Thursday was a special day as we celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a sombrero scramble. It was a fun and exciting challenge to wear a sombrero while hitting every shot with a stiff wind!

Two teams tied for first place: Rhonda Hodgson, Alyce Carlisle, Betty Zettler, and Mel Albright as well as Ann Harrison, Beth Adams, Molly Currie, and Cindy Holliday.

It was Cindy's first time to play with the ladies, and we all hope she will join us again! After play, we went to Liz Gauntt's home for margaritas and a delicious Mexican lunch. Also, Beth Adams was the winner of Nautical Golf by hitting the 93 yard floating green three out of five times. It was a Thursday to remember!

On May 12, we played "blind partner draw" with the following winners: first - Betty Zettler and Liz Gauntt; second, Myra Bryson and Sandra Spraggins; and third, Charlotte Knight and Mary Ann Burns. Myra and Betty both had great days as Myra fired a 75, and Betty an 85!

On May 19, we played "Criss-cross" with Prudy Skoog winning first place. Betty Zettler and Rhonda Hodgson tied for second; Myra Bryson and Sandra Spraggins in third. Three golfers had chip-ins: Elan Abrams, Betty, and Rhonda.

Ann Harrison and her assistant, Beth Adams, are expecting a big turnout for our invitational June 2. Hopefully, I'll have several Willow Point winners to report for the next Willow Leaf!