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The Quarterly Update from The Women’s Golf Alliance
Feb 2013
Winter Quarterly
Golfer Endorsed Courses
Jewel In Arizona Golf
Reproduced from Phoenix Valley Tee Times Magazine
Jan 2013. www.gogolfarizona.com
Featured
History of New Hampshire
Women’s Golf Association.
The History behind the NHWGA
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by Pat Upham
Girls Golf And Grades
The Women’s Texas Golf Association
is forwarding an incentive for junior
girls golf called the Texas Challenge.
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ARIZONA - We have all, at one time or
another, asked our friends to recommend a golf course. When
they reply that this or that course is a “real gem”, we’re not
certain what they mean. Their evaluation, after all, is fairly
subjective. We all have criteria that we use to judge a golf
course and hopefully that judgment is not influenced by how
well you played and the score you shot.
Up until now, there has been no real, unbiased system in
place to judge a golf course in the state of Arizona. While the
advice of friends can be valid, it may not always encompass
the things that are important to you.
The Arizona Women’s Golf Association has created a
program to evaluate golf courses and the total golf
experience. GEM stands for “Golf endorsed by Members”,
and while the list is an objective list of courses in Arizona
that are recommended
GEM continued Page 5
by women for women,