Brown Deer Amateur Women's Tournament

This is a two day tournament that has been going on

for 11 years.  It is meant to be fun for women and also

to contribute to specific charities.  The two we chose

were an establishment for single foster girls who had

turned 18 and wanted to be trained and educated

and also another for young abused married women

with family.  11 years ago I played in this tournament

but organized ball spotters to assist the  players.

Eventually, after I moved to New Berlin, it was just too hard

to get to the course, spending an hour or so driving there, and

the same on the return visit.  The year I had to have a 

pacemaker installed I chose to go out and spot for balls

myself.  And then I realized there was more joy 

in watching golfers than playing.  At first, I sponsored

different holes, but I was willing to sponsor with more

money, so that started about 5 years ago.  Every year

I write a golf poem and they are placed inside the cart to view.

This was this years poem:

Three-Putts and Double-Chips

Three-putts and double-ships be gone!

Don't you know what you're doing

to my score?  Ruining it!

Here I am hitting long shots right down

the middle (boring some say).

My game looks good until I approach

the green.  What does it take?

Practice?  Patience?  Stop ruining me!

Three-putts and double-chips be gone!  

The Brown Deer statue.  Unfortunately this is a little blurry.

A view of the 18th hole from the patio

The gardens here are so pretty.  A PGA tournament used to be held here,

but the sponsor backed away due to economy.  I had the feeling

that our tournament was the highlight of the year for the workers.

This is my favorite of the garden pictures.

I tried to get a closer shot, but this one is a bit blurry too.

The golfers are starting to arrive.  I was the first one there on

the second day of the tournament so took an opportunity

to take a few pictures.

This is what you see on the first tee.

This is the 10th tee.  Isn't it beautiful?

This is a view of the chimney from outside.

The area where golf clubs are dropped off, and the scoreboard.

And this is the tournament organizer, my friend Barb, who takes

absolutely no credit for this tournament.  She should!  Doesn't

even sit at the head table, as I do.  By the way, this year

she won her flight, and everyone shouted and whistled with glee!