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Published Tuesday, August 19, 2008 in Sports

Locals open play at GSGA Senior

By Tony Jones

The Times-Herald

ELBERTON -- Only the best of the best arrived on Tuesday for the first round of the GSGA Senior Women's Championship at Arrowhead Pointe at Richard B. Russell State Park.

A complete field of 135 strong entered the 11th annual Championship, the most prestigious Senior Women's event of the golf season.

Coweta County is sufficiently represented in the event by Jodie Shepard, Ellen Connors, Cheryl Drewyer, and Eleanor Kirkland.

Shepard and Kirkland both tallied an opening round 85. Connors shot 87 and Drewyer posted a score of 95.

Kirkland sits a top of all Flight Two competitors. The Canongate-on-White Oak golfer holds a one shot advantage over Sandra Moody of Waynesboro and Lea Wilson of Atlanta.

Shepard's 85 was good enough to place her in a tie for seventh in Flight One. Connors, who will be paired with Shepard today, is ninth in the same flight.

Both will be in pursuit of 2001 and 2002 overall champion Ginette Spinucci of Stone Mountain. Spinucci started strongly with an opening round 80.

The tournament is indeed a "Who's Who" of Georgia Senior golf. Spinucci is tied for fifth in the overall standings with three time champion Claudeen Lindberg (1999, 2003, 2006) of Atlanta.

Defending champion Brenda Prictor holds the overnight lead. Prictor, despite a double-bogey at the 364-yard par 4, No.14, shot 77. The Marietta resident played her final nine, the front nine, at one-under 35.

Prictor leads by two over Liz Butler (Columbus), Mary Riley (Perry), and Darlene Werhnyak (Lawrenceville).

A member of Newnan Country Club, Drewyer is currently 11th in Flight Three.

Greensboro golfer Ena Harvey, the 2004 and 2005 champion, posted an opening round 83. The 2000 winner, Rochelle Weaver of Reseca, shot 88.