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ABOUT US

Welcome to the Executive Women's Golf Association's Miami Chapter.

The EWGA exists to provide opportunities for women to learn, play and enjoy the game of golf for business and for life.

Since 1991, the EWGA has touched the lives of over 85,000 women.  This not-for-profit membership association currently has nearly 20,000 members in over 120 Chapters throughout the United States along with International Chapters in Canada and Italy.  EWGA offers a wide range of organized golf activities, player development and education programs, volunteer, social and networking opportunities for both novice and experienced golfers.

For more information, please contact our Membership Chair Jill Rochfort at jrochfort@aol.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Empower 13!

Make sure you don’t miss out on the early bird registration for the 2013 Conference – “Empower 13”. 
  • It is open through the end of February!
  • This is EWGA's Flagship Event of the Year, scheduled for May 8 - 11, 2013 at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa in Hilton Head, SC.   
  • Check www.empower13.com for full details and to register online

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PRESIDENT'S CORNER

The EWGA Miami Chapter had an excellent 2012. We introduced some new members, held a social event, our league play was successful, we held clinics for all level of golfers and our inter-chapter event was lots of fun! Don Shula's Golf Course has renewed our membership for 2012-2013. Best of all, our participation in the EWGA Championship Finals was outstanding! Our scramble team (Kerstin Koenig, Nora Lissy, Sherri Patchen and Danette Gossett), myself and Jan Smith all qualified for the Championship Finals. Jan placed 1st in her flight and I placed 3rd in my flight. We hope for a repeat year in 2013.

I want to thank our volunteers; Kerstin Koenig, Pat Morrissey-Havlin, Patricia Vegnani, Dannette Gossett, Carolyn Caplan, Jennifer West, Jill Rochfort and Ingrid Hunter for their hard work and dedication to our Chapter. Without these volunteers, none of us would have the opportunity to enjoy golf days and to make new friends.

New volunteers are needed to continue our Miami Chapter in the future. Please consider giving a small amount of your time. Each new volunteer will be mentored and assisted by one of our previous volunteers. We welcome Debra Bruno as our new events coordinator and Jan Smith as our new social events coordinator. If you have any interest in helping, please let me know.

As I stated, our membership at Shula's has been renewed for another year. Our price to play all year is only $30.00. I encourage each of you to bring a guest to any of our league day plays, or any other event, so we can introduce them to our members and let them know all the benefits of joining our Chapter. We welcome golfers of all levels, and membership matters!

I send my best wishes to all our members for a successful 2013. See you on the greens!


2013 EWGA Miami Chapter Board and Committee Members:

MEMBER NEWS

Day at the Races 3-23-13


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Holiday Golf Event 12-1-12


It was a beautiful day for the Holiday Event at Don Shula's.  The First Place winning team consisted of Lynne Carlson, Julie Abolila, Joann Richter and Jackie Cox.  Second Place went to Deborah Bruno, Jill Rochfort and Carolyn Caplan with help from Jennifer West as their blind draw.  Closest to the pin awards went to Joann Richter for hole #3, Nora Lissy for hole #5 and Jennifer West for hole #17.  Nora also had a personal best score - a 79!   A pile of toys were collected for Toys for Tots.  Thanks to Kerstin Koenig for planning another great event and to Carole Bible for bringing her fabulous rum cakes for the 50/50 raffle!  To view more photos, click here.

EDUCATION CORNER

USGA and R&A Golf Rule Changes

"The proposed Rule 14-1b would prohibit strokes made with the club or a hand gripping the club intentionally held directly against the player’s body, or with a forearm intentionally held against the body to establish an anchor point that indirectly anchors the club.
 
The proposed Rule would not alter current equipment standards and would allow the continued use of all conforming golf clubs, including belly-length and long putters, provided such clubs are used in a non-anchored manner. The Rule would target only a few types of strokes in which the club is anchored, while preserving the golfer’s ability to play a wide variety of strokes in his or her individual style.
 
The proposed Rule change would take effect on January 1, 2016, at the start of the next four-year cycle for revisions to the Rules of Golf. This timetable provides an extended period during which golfers currently using an anchored stroke may adapt their method of stroke, if necessary, to conform to the requirements of the new Rule."

HOT NEWS FROM EWGA HQ 

May 2013


Let the games begin! The EWGA Chapter Championships are on their way. The Chapter Championship is the first stage of qualifying for the EWGA Championship. Follow this link to sign up for your local Chapter Championship!
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How many members have you recruited this year? Click here to check to see who's on the Leaderboard this month!.
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EWGA E-NEWSLETTER

Catch up with the latest news in this weeks EWGA E-Newsletter.

CHAPTER CHAMPIONSHIP

Chapter Championship 4-20-13

Chapter Championship was played on Saturday, April 20, 2013.  The weather was sunny and hot!  Congratulations to the following winners, who, except for the Scramble Team, will be traveling to Venice, Florida, June 15 for the Sectionals.  Best of Luck!

Championship Flight
Championship Flight 1st Low Gross -
Cheryl Porter (middle)
Championship Flight 1st Low Net -
     Kim Selmore (right)

First Flight
1st Flight Low Gross: Jennifer West (left)
1st Flight Low Net: Jackie Cox (right)

3rd Flight
3rd Flight Low Gross: Deborah Ladig (left)
3rd Flight Low Net:  Deborah Bruno (2nd from left)


Scramble Team:  (left to right)
Sherry Giordana
Pat Vegnani
Windy Dees Houk
Danette Gosset
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SATURDAY LEAGUE

Saturday League News and Winners

11-10 - Low Gross and Low Net   
   Cheryl Porter, low gross 84
   Jan Smith, low net 67

11-17 - Points
   Jackie Cox, 42

12-15 - Low Net
   Cheryl Porter, 65

12-29 - T's and F's
   Jill Rochfort, net 30

1-5-13 - "ONES"
   Jill Rochfort , net 33 

1-12-13 - Nine Hole Blind Draw
   Jill Rochfort, net 32.5

1-19-13 - T's and F's
   Jackie Cox, net 28.5

1-26-13 - Low Net
   Jill Rochfort, net 68

2-2-13 - We played low net front, low net back and low net overall. 
   Deborah Bruno and Satoko Umeda tied for low front, net 30.5  
   Jackie Cox had low back (33) and low overall (66).

EWGA National Championship

Congratulations to Jan Smith who won First Place low gross in the fourth flight and Jackie Cox who won Third Place low gross in the First Flight!  This is quite and accomplishment and we are so pround of you!

Inter-Chapter Golf Shamble Results

Jackie Cox, Marie Staebell Nora Lissy and Sherri Patchen represented Miami Chapter at the Inter-Chapter Event hosted by Palm Beach County on July 14th.  Each was paired with a member from another chapter.  The team Jackie was on won the event with 92 points. Then the points were computed for each Chapter, and Miami team won the Chapter event!  Congrats golfers!

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Important Statistic: Three Putt Avoidance

Excerpt from GOLFDIGEST January 2012- Lesson Tee by Hank Haney

“One STATISTIC the PGA Tour keeps is an Extremely Important Barometer of how well a player is performing.  It is called THREE-PUTT AVOIDANCE.  If you don’t believe me, look at Luke Donald’s statistics from 2011.

He went  500 Holes without a three-putt, and he finished the year No. 1 in three-putt avoidance.

For the recreational player, REDUCING THREE-PUTTS  is one of the biggest factors, IF NOT THE BIGGEST—in reaching a scoring goal. 

Even if you don’t make first putts, IMPROVING YOUR SPEED CONTROL ON THE GREENS  is the fastest way to take, I’d say, three shots off a double-digit handicap, or to break 80 or 70 for the first time if you’re a low-handicap player. You’ll thank me if you do.”

Golf is Exercise*

*Golf Digest January 2012

Experts agree that adults should get 30 minutes of moderate –intensity exercise five days a week.

BUT DOES GOLF COUNT?  YES, according to The Compendium of Physical Activities which lists energy requirements for various activities in terms of metabolic rate (MET).

Moderate exercise is defined as anything that registers between 3 and 6 METs.

Playing golf ranges from 3.5 (riding in a cart) to 5.3 (walking).