Skills Challenge

Congratulations to Veda Ofseyer who was very excited about winning the skills challenge trophy on Saturday, February 18 at the Palm Desert Academy at Desert Willow.  She narrowly edged Dori Smith and Debi Bozanich who tied for second.  Dori beat out Debi for second place using the results of the putting challenge as the tie-breaker.  Debi was awarded third place.  The rest of us learned what we need to be working on to improve our games.

Participants competed in small group and cheered success plus offered support and encouragement as needed.   We were given five shots to gain points in each of the seemingly easy stations set up for chipping, pitching, bunker shot, iron shot to a green 110 yards away and driver shot for accuracy through two pylons which were 60 yards out in the practice range.  At the putting station, we were awarded points through three opportunities to sink a three foot putt, demonstrate distance control and two-putt a 25 footer as well as sink four four-foot putts arranged in spoke-like fashion around the hole.  Since all challenges were equally weighted, participants found that they didn't need to win every challenge in order to be the overall winner.