The CGA Women’s Mashie Championship has only been around since 1995, but it’s proven to be the biggest draw among the CGA women’s tournaments.
This year’s Mashie, for example, features a field of 206 players, making up 103 two-person teams. It’s enough that the championship has long been contested on two courses.
In this case, Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster and Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville will do the honors, with teams switching off courses Monday and Tuesday (June 4-5) and playing their final matches on Wednesday at Legacy Ridge should they advance.
The four-ball match play — the better ball of each team counts each hole — will be broken up into 13 flights (championship through 12th).
In the championship flight, the Mashie’s most dominant team historically will return. Janet Moore and Christie Austin, both Colorado Golf Hall of Famers, have won the Mashie title six times together. And Moore has two additional Mashie victories with other partners, including last year with Susie Roh, who couldn’t play this spring, and Moore’s daughter Sarah in 2009.
Another Colorado Golf Hall of Famer, Lynn Zmistowski, is also in the mix, as she’s teaming up with her daughter Kim Sorkness. And Deb Hughes, winner of both the CGA Women’s Senior Match Play and Senior Stroke Play is paired up with Kelly Rahn. The team with the best combined Handicap Index coming into the tournament is Delaney Elliott and Kelly Hooper, two Montana State University teammates.
For Monday’s pairings for all the flights, CLICK HERE.
