Elise Fennell and Jessica Jolly, Joan Garety and Terry Delcamp Win 14th GAM Women’s Four-Ball Titles

By Greg Johnson

Elise Fennell of Caledonia and Jessica Jolly of Rockford birdied the first hole of sudden-death to win the Overall Division, and Joan Garety of Ada and Terry Delcamp, formerly of Grand Blanc, won an unprecedented eighth Senior Division title in the 14th GAM Women’s Four Ball Championship presented by Saint John’s Resort at Boulder Creek Golf Club.

Fennell and Jolly, who will be freshman golf teammates at Illinois State University this fall, shot a final-round 5-under 67 to land at 8-under, and were tied with the 66-shooting tandem of Grand Valley State University golfer Rachael Krieger of Commerce Township and Brooke Morris of Canton, who will be a freshman golfer at Central Michigan University.

In the resulting playoff Fennell hit a wedge shot to 12-feet and made the putt for the sudden-death win.

Meanwhile, Garety and Delcamp shot a second consecutive 67 to finish at 10-under 134, four shots clear of Lori Schlicher of Lewiston and Donna Tepper of Grosse Pointe Park, who closed with a 68 for 138.

“There's no one I'd rather play golf with than Joan,” said Delcamp. “We have so much fun and every time I play with her, I learn something. She’s a Hall of Famer (Michigan Golf Hall of Fame) for a reason, and she fires me up and she’s just awesome.”