Delaware Women's Golf Association

26/10/2025

Congratulations to member Nancy DeSantis Romagnuolo who enjoyed her FOURTH hole-in-one on October 25, 2025 on the 9th hole of the Man O'War course at Glen Riddle. Nancy used her 6 iron for 120 yards. Way to go Nancy!

15/10/2025

Congratulations to Karen White on her first Hole in One at Rock Manor Golf Club on September 24th during week 1 of the Rock Manor Ladies League Championship tournament.

It was on Hole #3 for 85 yards and Karen used a 45 degree wedge. It was witnessed by Nancy Kim and Shirley Snyder. How exciting!

15/10/2025

More press from our inaugural tournament!

https://www.wmdt.com/2025/10/the-brightside-girls-got-game/?fbclid=IwZnRzaANbyMtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHg-EEQ0TawSV2yevxEB9GH4VxvAiynGR4H7ZTFEocLGUCheTMLEiA2yhO08r_aem_zVEuwuvLKk1drnUOUocepAamenr me

DELAWARE. – Golf. It’s a sport dominated by men, but two girls, Gabrielle Hamstead and Sarah Lester-Stranick are reclaiming the game. Sarah has had a deep love for the sport ever since she was a toddler. “Since I could walk, I’ve been golfing, as far as I know. I’ve only seen pictures, I d...

12/10/2025

We are thrilled to have co-sponsored this inaugural event for the state of Delaware. Thank you to First Tee - Delaware for your partnership!

We are working to get girls golf recognized as its own sport in our high schools. Today it’s co-ed which isn’t ideal to attract young women or to grow the sport.

We’re developing additional programs for middle and high school girls so stay tuned!

An excited crowd of over 30 middle and high school girl golfers enjoyed a beautiful, sunny day at the inaugural Delaware High School Girls Golf Invitational, held Oct. 5 at the St. Anne’s Club in Middletown. The event came about because of rising...

12/10/2025

Proud to have co-hosted our second clinic for our members this season alongside First Tee - Delaware at Wilmington Country Club. Thank you to Becky Dengler for your coaching and to board members Jan Desmond and Karyn Osmundson for your leadership!

What another great Girls and Women’s Golf clinic hosted by at Wilmington County Club. The clinic was made possible by Delaware Women's Golf Association. Thanks you all for your support of

19/09/2025

We wrapped up season this week with our Blue & Gold tournament at Back Creek Golf Club. This event was a member-guest where our members could bring friends or family from outside the league.

We golfed on a very blustery rainy day, but received a lot of positive feedback about the course and facilities, and everyone appeared thankful that we had a nice hot lunch at the end of a cold day!

A big thank you to our tournament co-chairs Jan Desmond and Lesley Corydon, and to our volunteers from Back Creek Robyn DiSabatino, Stacey Baxter, Elaine Ticknor and Mary McDevitt.

We had lots of winners!

Starting with the 50/25/25- we were able to raise close to $270 for First Tee - Delaware, and Pat Carlson and Karen Melchiorre each won $135.

Closest to the Pin and Longest Drive contests:
Marty Desmond - Under 25/Hole 8 - 11’4”
Christine Press - 25+/Hole 17 - 19’6”
Stacey Baxter - Women’s Longest Drive
Pete Moran - Men’s Longest Drive

Flight 1-
Gross 1st Place- 72 Robyn & Steve Disabatino
Net 1st Place - 64 David & Lesley Corydon
Net 2nd Place- 68 Robert & Shelly Pinkerton
Net 3rd Place- 70 - Ann Huffman & Pete Moran

Flight 2-
Gross 1st Place- 85 Sally Mcgovern & Joseph Hines
Net 1st Place- 67 Karen Jones & Angie Trzepkowski (via match of cards)
Net 2nd Place- 67 Jan & Marty Desmond
Net 3rd Place- 68 Luann Mason & Bob George

Flight 3-
Gross 1st Place- 93 Christine & Joe Press
Net 1st Place- 71 Pat Carlson & Mike Hemingway
Net 2nd Place- 72 Cathy Gruwell & Beth Gabsewics
Net 3rd Place- 74 Fran & Bob Roth

Congratulations again to all our winners!

15/09/2025

We are thrilled to announce that the DWGA is partnering with First Tee - Delaware and the DIAA to sponsor the first Delaware High School Girls Golf Invitational on October 5th.

The purpose of the invitational is to gauge interest in introducing girls golf as a new High School sport in the state of Delaware. Currently, our school system has only co-ed golf teams. With limited rosters for competitions, few girls are getting the opportunity to compete at the high school level.

Separately, the DWGA and First Tee - Delaware are working together to develop a players program for middle school and high school girls. This is intended to introduce middle school girls to the game of golf with on-course learning and play opportunities, building a community around girls golf. We see this feeding the girls golf high school programs and we plan to partner with other organizations with this same mission. The below article was published in the Cape Gazette and has more details about the tournament on October 5th.

https://www.holebyhole.com/first-delaware-high-school-girls-golf-invitational-set-for-oct-5/

We need your help!
There are several ways to give back to this important initiative.

1. Spread the word to 8th graders and high school age players to sign up for the 10/5 invitational. If someone is interested in signing up they can do so here:
https://firsttee.my.site.com/parentRegistration/s/add-to-cart?website=www.firstteedelaware.org&language=en_US&session=a0HUH000007rBED

2. Donate your time. We'll be looking for folks across the state to help with the players program this fall and in 2026. Email us at [email protected] that you would like your name on the list to help out.

3. Donate money. On our website (www.dwga.org) go to the menu at then top of the page go to Programs > DE Girls Golf Donations.

4. Spread the word! Share this with anyone you know who might be interested in being a part of this important initiative!

September 12, 2025 The St. Anne’s Club in Middletown is hosting the first Delaware High School Girls Golf Invitational Sunday, Oct. 5. The event seeks to encourage and gauge interest in scholastic …

12/09/2025

Sharing for anyone that missed the article.

https://www.capegazette.com/article/golf-event-benefits-foundation-empower-women/295030doe t

More than 150 people enjoyed a gorgeous day and a full field of lady golfers for the 17th annual Pinky Returns golf tournament in support of the Julie Dickson Foundation’s efforts to empower women . The tournament was held July 21 at Kings Creek...

28/08/2025

Congratulations to Sandra Bunting for her hole in one this week!

She made it on August 25th at Cripple Creek Golf and Country Club.

Her ace was on the 3rd hole with her TaylorMade Hybrid 5 for 130 yards.

Way to go Sandra!

16/08/2025

We had a great clinic this week at Kings Creek Country Club for our DWGA ladies in collaboration with First Tee - Delaware. We offer two free clinics a year for our members - one in Sussex County and one in New Castle County.

Our ladies enjoyed putting, chipping and long game instruction from First Tee’s Scott Allen and Kings Creek PGA, Director of Instruction Chris Kreuger and Assistant Professional Eric Willey. We really appreciated all the advice!

Many thanks to all our First Tee coaches including Jackie Everett, Judy Wetzel, Lesley Corydon and Judy Rayner.

13/08/2025

We had a beautiful day yesterday for our DWGA Crown Cup at Southern Delaware Golf Course.

A big thank you to our tournament chair Dawn Stanley, and her volunteer team of Jan Desmond, Gail Letts, Linda Kauffman and Ann Reed. We appreciate you!

We were also very impressed by club pro Stewart Fisher and banquet manager for Big Oyster Brewery Meghan Mcgloin!

Starting with the 50/25/25- we were able to raise over $600 for the First Tee of Delaware and Carol Simon, Robbie Monkman and Janice Zak were the big winners bringing $300, $150 and $150 home respectively.

For the Closest to the Pin our winners were
Diane Herndon 6’4" - Under 25
Beryl Barmore 25’6" - 25 and over
and an honorable mention to Kim Parks at ~6’ who played the hole before the CTP device got there!

1st Overall Gross from 1st flight 90 (won in match of cards)
Peg McLaughlin - Rock Manor
Lisa Powell - Kings Creek
Lisa Schofield - Kings Creek
Lynn Sweeney - Kings Creek

1st Overall Net came from 4th flight 78
Lynne Dellis - Back Creek
Robyn DiSabatino - Back Creek
Deena Koontz - Back Creek
Christine Press - Back Creek

1st flight 90
1st Gross
Diane Herndon - Kings Creek
Lisa Lekawa -Kings Creek
Erin Reid - Kings Creek
Wendy Bunce - Kings Creek

1st flight 81
1st Net (won in match of cards)
Val Brothwood - DuPont
Lisa Jackson - DuPont
Cheryl Lissy - DuPont
Jane Sassaman - DuPont

2nd flight 94
1st Gross
Sue Ahern - Mulligan’s Pointe
Maxine Ansbach - Mulligan’s Pointe
Tammy Findlay - Mulligan’s Pointe
Janet McCarthy - Mulligan’s Pointe

2nd flight 79
1st Net
Stacey Baxter - Back Creek
Jan Desmond - Back Creek
LuAnn Mason - Back Creek
Donna Weirback - Chesapeake Bay

3rd flight 101
1st Gross
Cheryl Nelson - The Rookery
Debbie Ronemus - The Rookery
Vicki Sama - The Rookery
Peggy Sander - The Rookery

3rd flight 86
1st Net
Anne Farley - Kings Creek
Linda Kelleher - Kings Creek
Sally McGovern - Kings Creek
Vickie Walling - Kings Creek

4th flight 100
1st Gross
Sharon Denny - Kings Creek
Arlyce Dubbin - Kings Creek
Katie Heintz - Kings Creek
Kim Parks - Kings Creek

4th flight 81
1st Net
Peggy Castle - Baywood Greens
Alexis Gardner - Baywood Greens
Lisa Mosley - Baywood Greens
Angela Murray - Baywood Greens

5th flight 107
1st Gross (won in match of cards)
Gail Letts - Kings Creek
Roberta Monkman - Kings Creek
Carol Simon - Kings Creek
Kay Woollen - Kings Creek

5th flight 82
1st Net (won in match of cards)
Liz Mongan - Rock Manor
Doreen Olkowicz - Rock Manor
Jinx Steele - Rock Manor
Janice Zak - Wild Quail

Congratulations again to all our winners!

Pictured below are our Overall Gross Champions and Overall Net Champions. Well done!

06/08/2025

Congratulations to our member Christine Hodakievic, who had her first hole-in-one on August 4th at Plantation Lakes. Christine had her ace on hole 8, a 73 yard par 3, using her 9 iron.

Christine had several witnesses including DWGA member Julie Spetz as well as Camille Croteau and Julie Kelly.

Way to go Christine!