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Three golf teams play off for Pud Griffin tourney victory
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Penny Gould

The Pud Griffin Memorial ladies golf tournament made history by going into a three-team playoff to determine a winner in the two-ball best-ball event.

It was the first time in 29 years the tournament needed a tie-breaker round and it brought extra excitement to the weekend, says spokesperson Lynda Lewis.

The pair of Billie Scott and Marg Scheck were knocked out after the first playoff hole (10th), but the teams of Kathy Reid and Corrine French, and Darlene Daily and Rose Cassidy took it all the way to the 13th hole before Daily and Cassidy of Cache Creek could claim victory.

The tournament involved 76 golfers and two rounds each played over two days at the 108 Golf Resort. Cool, cloudy and windy weather Saturday slowed the pace somewhat, but the return of sunshine on Sunday loosened the players up and saw deuces shot by Heather Matsuda and Bobby Seed for $300 apiece.

Saturday night featured a Woodstock-themed banquet where players dressed in costume.

The overall low-gross winner was the defending champion team of Deb Wiltshire of 100 Mile House and Laura Kaufman of Williams Lake.

Low-net winners in the first flight were Scott and Scheck, and first-flight low-gross champs were Lisa Kerley and Crystal Innes.

In the second flight, the low-net win went to Carol Ohlund and Patsy Wilkinson and low gross was won by Karyn Straza and Linda Bond.

Third flight low-net champs were French and Reid, and winning low gross were Rene Zelt and Lewis.

Long-drive prizes went to Annie McKave, Wiltshire, Darlene Hillis, Barb Benoit and Seed.

Closest-to-the-pin winners were Vanessa Shilson, Leslie Bell, Debbie Garrow, Clara Koehn, Innes and Bond.

Next year's Pud Griffin is July 11-13 and the theme will be The Wild, Wild West.