PREVIEW: 2023 NYS Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championships
SODUS POINT, N.Y. – The upcoming 5th annual New York State Women’s Amateur & Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships head to Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club on July 31, 2023.
Related: Pairings / Results / Championship Home / 2022 Recap
The championship will take place on Monday with the 43 sides (86 golfers) playing 18 holes of four-ball stroke play. There will be a net and gross winner in each division. This tournament is a shotgun start which is scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP QUICK FACTS
Date: July 31, 2023
Host Site: Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club
Format: 18 holes of four-ball stroke play (gross and net)
2022 CHAMPIONS
Victoria Leach of Transit Valley CC and Julia Zigrossi of Ridgemont CC (Open Division) and;
Kim Kaul of East Aurora CC and Janice Lavigne of Ravenwood GC (Senior Division) at Stafford Country Club.
(neither team is competing in this year's championship)
PAR & YARDAGE
Open Division Tees
|
HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
YARDAGE |
318 |
452 |
110 |
444 |
256 |
392 |
144 |
375 |
315 |
|
PAR |
4 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
|
HOLE |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
YARDAGE |
283 |
246 |
280 |
478 |
411 |
115 |
281 |
171 |
486 |
|
PAR |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
IN: 2,806 yards / OUT: 2,751 yards
TOTAL: 5,557 yards, par 37-37-74 (73/131)
Senior Division Tees
|
HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
YARDAGE |
318 |
370 |
110 |
357 |
256 |
300 |
144 |
280 |
315 |
|
PAR |
4 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
|
HOLE |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
YARDAGE |
283 |
246 |
280 |
380 |
315 |
115 |
281 |
130 |
354 |
|
PAR |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
IN: 2,450 yards / OUT: 2,384 yards
TOTAL: 4,834 yards, par 37-37-74 (70/123)
Schedule of Events
10:00 am - Practice Facilities Open
12:00 pm - Shotgun start
5:00 pm - Dinner
IN THE FIELD
Past Four-Ball Champions
Julia Zigrossi and Emily Gresham (2021)
Carina Watkins and Teresa Cleland (2018, 2019 – Senior)
Janice Lavigne (2022 - Senior)
Other New York State champions in the field
Teresa Cleland (3x Women’s Mid-Am – Rome CC, Seneca Falls CC & CC of Ithaca respectively from 2011-2013, 2x Women’s Senior – Thendara CC in 2009, Brookwoods CC in 2010)
Kitty Colliflower (Women’s Super Senior - Bristol Harbour GC, 2019)
Janice LaVigne (Women’s Senior – The Whiteface Club, 2007)
Carina Watkins (Women’s Senior – Clifton Springs CC, 2011)
Julia Zigrossi (Girls’ Junior - Seven Oaks CC, 2021)
Previous NYSGA Championships at Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club
1990 NYS Women’s Amateur - Won by Lisa Brandetsas of Rochester
2010 NYS Women’s Amateur - Won by Rene Soboleweski of Williamsville
1987 Girls’ Junior Amateur - Won by Allision Greer of Millbrook
Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club
Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club is a premier golf club conveniently located between Rochester & Syracuse overlooking beautiful Sodus Bay. With four sets of tee boxes, novice to expert golfers will enjoy this Geoffery Cornish-designed masterpiece. It is truly an experience unlike any other.
The bay breeze that wisps its way through the towering trees over Sodus Bay Heights pays homage to the legends who have gone before and experienced one of New York’s greatest golf courses. Robert Trent Jones grew up here, and the very ground you walk is what inspired young Jones to become a world-renowned golf architect.
Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club is characterized by its rolling hills and breathtaking views of Lake Ontario and Sodus Bay. Water hazards come into play on four holes, with ‘First Creek’ crossing many of the fairways. The course will surely test every aspect of your golf game. When you pair rich history with world-class views you are left with Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club, truly a wonderful experience.
