Women's Golf Association of Metropolitan Indianapolis
the longest running golf championship for women in Marion and surrounding counties




2014 Ulen CC

Tournament Winners
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1945 Hillcrest CC
Alice O'Neal Dye's first win
Tournament Records
Most Championship Wins
12 - Nancy Fitzgerald (1969, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2009)
11 - Alice O’Neal Dye (1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970)
10 - Elizabeth Dunn (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935)
7 - Dorothy Ellis Batch (1936, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1951)
5 - Jane Nelson Weiss (1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957)
5 - Earla Stevenson (1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925)
4 - Liz Gehl (1999, 2001, 2015, 2016)
3 - Harriett Randall Ochiltree (1937, 1938, 1939)
3 - Cookie English (1971, 1973, 1984)
3 - Julie Carmichael (1983, 1987, 1994)
3 - Michelle Nash (2007, 2008, 2011)
Most Consecutive Championship Wins
10 - Elizabeth Dunn (1926-1935)
5 - Earla Stevenson (1921-1925)
4 - Dorothy Ellis Batch (1941-1944)
Longest Span between Championship Wins
14 years - Liz Gehl (2001, 2015)
13 years - Nancy Fitzgerald (1996, 2009)
12 years - Nina Whalen (2006, 2018)
7 years - Julie Carmichael (1987, 1994)
7 years - Claudia Mayhew Evans (1965, 1972)
Longest Span between first and latest Championship Win
40 years - Nancy Fitzgerald (1969, 2009)
25 years - Alice O'Neal Dye (1945, 1970)
17 years - Liz Gehl (1999, 2016)
16 years - Dorothy Ellis Batch (1936, 1951)
13 years - Cookie English (1971, 1984)
Youngest City Champions
15 years old - Claudia Mayhew in 1965 at Highland GCC
17 years old - Lucy Stevens in 2014 at Ulen CC
17 years old - Anne Marie Hale in 1974 at Greentree CC (now Twin Lakes)
Oldest City Champions
65 years old - Nancy Fitzgerald in 2009 at Highland GCC
62 years old - Nina Whalen in 2018 at The Hawthorns GCC
Highest Qualifying City Champion
Qualified 16th - Anne Marie Hale in 1974 at Greentree CC (now Twin Lakes)
Most Championship Runners-Up
9 - Cookie English (1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1992, 2006)
6 - Sue Fulmer (1950, 1951, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1967)
5 - Nancy Fitzgerald (1987, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2007)
5 - Jane Nelson Weiss (1953, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966)
5 - Nina Whalen (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017)
5 - Dorothy Ellis Batch (1939, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1957)
Most Medalist Wins
10 - Dorothy Ellis Batch (1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947)
9 - Jane Nelson Weiss (1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966)
8 - Cookie English (1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 2004)
6 - Elizabeth Dunn (1926, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935)
6 - Alice O’Neal Dye (1958, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970)
6 - Nancy Fitzgerald (1975, 1976, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1998)
5 - Sue Fulmer (1951, 1952, 1956, 1962, 1971)
5 - Liz Gehl (1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2016)
4 - Earla Stevenson (1922, 1924, 1925, 1928)
3 - Nina Whalen (2005, 2009, 2012)
3 - Julie Carmichael (1983, 1984, 1987)
3 - Kayla Benge (2019, 2021, 2022)
Most Consecutive Medalist Wins
7 - Dorothy Ellis Batch (1938-1944)
Lowest Medalist Score
67 - Michele Nash in 2011 at Crooked Stick CC
69 - Rhonda Reilly in 1985 at Highland GCC
Highest Medalist Score
109 - Earla Stevenson in 1923 at Riverside GC
93 - Earla Stevenson in 1924 at Coffin GC
Youngest Medalists
13 yrs old - Cailyn Henderson in 2014 at Ulen CC (78)
15 yrs old - Claudia Mayhew in 1965 at Highland CC (77)
17 yrs old - Harriett Randall in 1936 at CCI (82)
17 yrs old - Clare Cornelius in 2007 at The Bridgewater Club (74)
Oldest Medalists
61 yrs old - Cookie English in 2004 at Prestwick (71)
56 yrs old - Nina Whalen in 2012 at Prairie View (76)
Youngest Flight Winner
9 - Haylin Harris, First Flight in 2009
12 - Cailyn Henderson, First Flight in 2013
14 - Adrienne Montalone, First Flight in 2014
Oldest Flight Winner
84 - Carol Branson, Tenth Flight in 2022
80 - Lestine Grady, Sixth Flight in 2018
79 - Carol Branson, Eight Flight in 2017
Most Times in Championship Flight
39 - Cookie English (from 1968 to 2017)
35 - Nancy Fitzgerald (from 1969 to 2021)
32 - Dorothy Ellis Batch (from 1936 to 1968)
29 - Linda Hawk (from 1975 to 2015)
26 - Alice O’Neal Dye (from 1943 to 2011)
23 - Nina Whalen (from 1999 to 2022)
21 - Polly Gerhardt Nicely (from 1968 to 1996)
19 - Joan Mack (from 1953 to 1966)
19 - Sue Fulmer (from 1950 to 1975)
Most Consecutive Years in Championship Flight
25 - Cookie English (1977-2001)
25 - Nancy Fitzgerald (1975-1999)
23 - Nina Whalen (1999-2022)
20 - Dorothy Ellis Balch (1932-1951)
Youngest Players in Championship Flight
11 - Haylin Harris, 2011
12 - Haylin Harris, 2012
12 - Leigh Ann Hardin, 1994
13 - Kayla Benge, 2013
13 - Leigh Ann Hardin, 1995
Oldest Players in Championship Flight
84 - Alice Dye, 2011
80 - Alice Dye, 2007
77 - Alice Dye, 2004
Lowest Championship Flight Qualifying Score
80 in 1991 at Highland Golf and Country Club
Highest Championship Flight Qualifying Score
106 in 1924 at Coffin Golf Course (only 8 in the championship flight)
Most Times Playing in the City Championship
47 - Linda Hawk (from 1972 to 2022)
43 - Dorothy Ellis Balch (from 1930 to 1975)
43 - Cookie English (from 1967 to 2022)
38 - Carolyn Pickering Lautner (from 1943 to 1995)
35 - Joan Mack (from 1951 to 1990)
36 - Sharon Hasselburg (from 1984 to 2022)
35 - Nancy Fitzgerald (from 1969 to 2021)
33 - Jean Ahrendts (from 1971 to 2008)
31 - Sandy Fenstermaker (from 1981 to 2022)
29 - Alice O'Neal Dye (from 1943 to 2011)
28 - Suzy Johnston (from 1970 to 2008)
28 - Polly Gerhardt Nicely (from 1969 to 1999)
27 - Lois Rundle (from 1976 to 2003)
25 - Emma Emhardt (from 1938 to 1968)
26 - Jeannie Marren (from 1995 to 2022)
25 - Donna Shockey (from 1992 to 2021)
Most Consecutive Years Playing in the City Championship
30 - Cookie English (1977-2006)
28 - Sharon Hasselburg (1993-2021)
25 - Nancy Fitzgerald (1975-1999)
25 - Lois Rundle (1979-2003)
23 - Nina Whalen (1999-2023)
22 - Linda Hawk (1987-2008)
22 - Dorothy Ellis Balch (1930-1951)
22 - Pat Simpson (1959-1980)20 - Jean Ahrendts (1971-1990)
19 - Joan Mack (1951-1969)
18 - Starr Sanford (1999-2016)
17 - Carolyn Pickering Lautner (1960-1976)
17 - Annette Mayhew (1974-1990)
Youngest Players to Enter Tournament
9 yrs old - Haylin Harris in 2009, won second flight
12 yrs old - Caitlyn Henderson in 2013, won first flight
12 yrs old - Claudia Mayhew in 1962, semi-finalist in championship flight
12 yrs old - Mary Hession in 1974, won city championship in 1982
12 yrs old - Leigh Ann Hardin in 1994, qualified for championship flight
Most City Championship Entries
142 in 1975 at Highland Golf and Country Club
Most Times Hosting the City Championship
13 - Highland Golf and Country Club
12 - Country Club of Indianapolis
12 - Meridian Hills Country Club
11 - Broadmoor Country Club
10 - Hillcrest Country Club
Clubs with Most City Champion Winners
16 - Crooked Stick Golf Club (Nancy Fitzgerald, Alice Dye, Liz Gehl and Lisa Luigs)
14 - Highland Golf and Country Club (Earla Stevenson, Jane Nelson, Michele Nash, Elizabeth Dunn, Megan Tuohy and Liz Gehl)
13 - Hillcrest Country Club (Elizabeth Dunn, Harriett Randall, Judi Keesling, Therese Hession, Anna Marie Hale, Kimberly Cobb, Carolyn Varin and Mary Hession)
12 - Country Club of Indianapolis (Anne Childress, Sue Fulmer, Cookie English, Nancy Fitzgerald, Alice Dye and Jane Nelson)
9 - Meridian Hills Country Club (Dorothy Ellis Batch, Alice O'Neal Dye, Sue Fulmer)

2009 Highland GCC
Medalist Nina Whalen

2009 Highland GCC
President Barbara Marshall and
2nd flight winner Haylin Harris, age 9

2019 Highland GCC
Linda Hawk & Carla Windisch

1925 Coffin GC
Miss Elizabeth Dunn and Mrs. Ben C. Stevenson

1962 Meridian Hills CC
Claudia Mayhew 12 years old