On August 24, 1909, twenty-five women met at the Algoma Country Club, in Oshkosh, WI, for a "golf rally" which was to be the most
significant single event in the history of Wisconsin women's golf. Five clubs were represented. A committee of two - Miss Alice Orwell
of Blue Mound Country Club and Mrs. E.R. Whitcomb of Kenosha - were in charge of arrangements. The first day, the contestants
played a practice round, and then became veranda golfers for bridge whist. The next day, they played nine holes, qualifying in the
morning, with the first round matches in the afternoon. The last day they played the second round matches and the finals. Mrs.
George Neidecken was the winner of the "championship" flight and became the first Wisconsin State Champion. Sandwiched
somewhere between matches, a meeting was held with the help of the Western Association and the Wisconsin Women's Golf
Association was born, with Miss Alice Orwell as its first president.
Here are our roots, with the first tournament held in 1909. Those first 25 women could not have foreseen how much we have grown
or the number of tournaments we have scheduled in 2010. One hundred and one years later!
significant single event in the history of Wisconsin women's golf. Five clubs were represented. A committee of two - Miss Alice Orwell
of Blue Mound Country Club and Mrs. E.R. Whitcomb of Kenosha - were in charge of arrangements. The first day, the contestants
played a practice round, and then became veranda golfers for bridge whist. The next day, they played nine holes, qualifying in the
morning, with the first round matches in the afternoon. The last day they played the second round matches and the finals. Mrs.
George Neidecken was the winner of the "championship" flight and became the first Wisconsin State Champion. Sandwiched
somewhere between matches, a meeting was held with the help of the Western Association and the Wisconsin Women's Golf
Association was born, with Miss Alice Orwell as its first president.
Here are our roots, with the first tournament held in 1909. Those first 25 women could not have foreseen how much we have grown
or the number of tournaments we have scheduled in 2010. One hundred and one years later!
| Wisconsin Women’s State Golf Association A Great Beginning |
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