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 Kristen Swindell of Bradenton finished fourth in the recent Florida State Women’s Golf Association Junior Girls Championship at Plantation in Venice. Calusa Lakes Golf Club is closed for renovation to the green but it should reopen by early September, barring weather delays.
The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club will host the 60th FSGA State Four-Ball Tournament Saturday and Sunday. The Championship will feature teams of two who qualified by playing 18 holes of four-ball stroke play.
The Championship will also feature exempt teams who earned exempt status through different categories. A field of 104 players (52 teams) will compete. Viewing of the Four-Ball Championship is open to the public from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. For information, call The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club at 941-309- 2900 or e-mail
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Kennedy Is Medalist at Sara Bay Florida Open Qualifying
Chris Kennedy of Lakewood Ranch was the medalist Monday in qualifying for the Florida Open at Sara Bay Country Club. He shot a 70 and bested Kevin Collins of Palmetto by one stroke. Collins withdrew after the tournament.
The $75,000 Florida Open will be held at the Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach July 17-19.
Here is the list of qualifiers at Sara Bay: Chris Kennedy, Lakewood Ranch, 70; Kevin Collins, Palmetto, 71; Hunter Spitler, Sarasota, Larry O'Brien, Sarasota, Sebastian Mark, North Port, 72; Nathan Bertsch, Bradenton, Shane Benfield, Cape Coral, 74;
Billy Glanden, Sarasota, Brian Schmidt, Sarasota, 75.
Where Are They Now?
Ashley Hayden of University Park has hired Bill Tawney of the Longboat Key Club to be an assistant pro. Hayden also has named Sue Ertl as head golf instructor. Ertl will be spending 10 months of the year at UP and playing the LPGA Senior Tour the rest of the time.
Quickie Tip
The Eagle Course at The Oaks Club in Osprey was designed by Arthur Hills and boasts the only wall-to-wall SeaIsles Supreme Paspalum turf grass in the country. In the fairway, the ball sits up almost like it was on a tee. But around the greens, it can be tricky to play. Tim Beckwith, the director of golf at The Oaks, offers the following tip on how to do it.
“When hitting pitch shots into the green, you can’t hit it in the fairway cut,” he said. “You have to hit them high and soft onto the green.”
Contact Mark Cardon at 941-921-4121 or by e-mail at
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