Gail Brown used solid chipping and good putting to shoot an 80 to grab the first round lead of the Heartland Women's Amateur at Highlands Ridge North on Saturday. ...more

December 8, 2008

SEBRING –– There's nothing like being in the heat of competition on the golf course, especially when its in your back yard. Six ladies from the Highlands County (Jessica Williams, Melissa Doorlag, Gail Brown, Nela Hodge and Nan Reno all from Sebring and Jacqueline Hartzell of Lake Placid) competed in the 53rd annual Harder Hall Women's Invitational, which ended on Sunday. The history and the level of talent at the prestigious event has drawn the local girls to the event year after year. "This is my third year in the event," Williams said. "I sometimes am a fan on the course watching some of these ladies play. I always pick up little tricks when I'm out there I can use in my own game." Williams, along with Doorlag , has been playing with the championship flighted competition, while Brown, Hodge, Reno and Hartzell have been teeing it up in the Ben Roman division. ...more

January 8, 2008

AVON PARK — With a field featuring some of the top women golfers in the area, the Highlands County Women's Amateur tees off on Saturday. The once popular tournament, which was last held in 1989, is a two-day, 36-hole stroke-play event and is being held at Highlands Ridge North. A field of 18 women, which includes Sun 'N Lake club champion Nela Hodge and Highlands Ridge club champion Sheila Chirandidni, tee off at 8 a.m. on Saturday. The field will be flighted after the first round and will play from the gold tees, which measure 5,600 yards with a par of 72. Melissa Doorlag, who works at Highlands Ridge North, will also be competing for the coveted title, and she thinks that a two-day total of 160 will contend for the championship. ...more

December 7, 2007