Team Waverley Captures 2nd Team Title

Woodburn, Ore. (April 23, 2009) - Charisse Spada and Lara Tennant of Portland, Ore. shot a second 1-under par round for a two-day total of 71-71--142 to take the title for Team Waverley at the 3rd OGA Women's Team Championship on the 5,498-yard layout at the OGA Golf Course in Woodburn, Ore.

The Team Championship is a 4-Ball contest where each team's score is based on the best score of the 2-player team for the hole. The event includes both Gross and Net Divisions giving teams and players of all abilities an opportunity to compete for a title. In 2007, Spada and Tennant teamed together to take the inaugural Women's Team Title at Indian Creek GC in Hood River, Ore.

Spada and Tennant are perennial favorites in Oregon competitions and both were recently named to represent Team Oregon in the 4th PNGA Cup Matches to be held May 7-8 at Crane Creek GC in Boise, Idaho. Click Here for more information on the PNGA Cup as well as detailed bios of the players.

Close on their heels and only 1-stroke back after the first round, Sasha Dunlap and Penny Saenguraiporn from Pumpkin Ridge were unable to mount a successful run at the leaders dropping 2-strokes to end up in a tie for second place along with their fellow club mates Kumiko Rodewald and Loree McKay. Rodewald and McKay scored the low team score of the championship in the second round to move up the leaderboard.

Also faltering on the day were Felicia Johnston and Marcia Fisher from Willamette Valley Country Club who were also just 1-stroke off the lead after the first round, but finished with a two round total of 5-over par 72-77--149 to finish alone in fourth place.

This competition actually began in 1996 as the OGA Women's 4-Ball Championship, but in this format, any two women could form a team. In 2007, reflecting on the popularity of the OGA Men's Team Championship, the event changed formats to require 3-players representing the same OGA Member Club with the best two 18-hole scores on the team used. This year, the format reverted to a 4-Ball contest, but unlike the original event, team members must represent the same OGA Member Club.

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