Lancaster Team Wins Mixed Team
Defending Champions Mary Kozak-Lancaster and Ryal Lancaster won their second Mixed Team Championship after shooting a 4-under par 140. Mission Inn Resort in Howey-In-The-Hills hosted the Championship on November 1-2.
On the first day of four-ball stroke play, the Lancaster team, of Orlando, shot a 71 to lead the fifty teams. The final day consisted of 18 holes of modified alternate shot and the Lancaster’s recorded a 69 to finish the tournament with a score of 140. Ashley Shinn and David Dilibero, of Gainesville, shot a 73-69—142 to finish two strokes back from the leaders. In the second flight, Chris and Julie Taylor, of Winter Park, won the flight after shooting a 74-75—149. The third flight featured Donna and Richard Blomstrom, of Melbourne, winning after they shot a 77-76—153. In the fourth flight, Susan Fischer and Ron Gay, of Port Charlotte, shot a 78-84—162 to place first in the flight and Dana and Stephen Turker, of Dunedin, shot a 83-86—169 to win the fifth flight. The teams were flighted based on the combined team handicap index.
Last year, also at the Mission Inn Resort, Mary Kozak Lancaster and Ryal Lancaster won the title shooting three more than this year, 143.
The El Campeon Course at Mission Inn will be the site for
the Mixed Team championship after hosting the 2001 event. The course
has many elevation changes, as well as small greens and narrow fairways.
With water hazards coming into play on almost every hole, the course
should provide a strong challenge.
