Sugarloaf Lady Golfers Busy as Volunteers at Tournament

Fourteen members of the Sugarloaf Ladies Golf Association Nine Hole Group spent two busy days volunteering Wednesday and Thursday (April 17-18) at the Championship Pro-Am at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth.

Professional golfers entered in the Greater Gwinnett Championship, a PGA Champions Tour event, this weekend were playing with amateurs in the Pro-Am.

The Pro-Am volunteers include the group’s Co-Presidents Andrea Holliday and Maggie Innes. Others volunteering are Erin Waddington, Carol Ray, Judy Gagne, Barb Barger, Angela Pittman, Penny Nett, Denise Quinlan, Marian Roberson, Karen Post, Jayne Hoffman, Marie Turner, and Katya McGill.

Most live in Sugarloaf or in the immediate area and all belong to TPC Sugarloaf.

The SLGA provides members an opportunity for a fun and relaxed golf experience while promoting fellowship and camaraderie.

Over the two-day event, the ladies each volunteered at least 15 hours in shifts of 10 and five hours. From 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., they manned the Pro-Am registration desk and supervising clubhouse activity. They also made sure that participating golfers get autographed photos.

“We are all thrilled the Champions Tour is here in Gwinnett. We love the game of golf, and having the tournament here is a wonderful opportunity for the entire community,” Co-president Holliday said this week.

“The five local organizations that will benefit from the event do a tremendous amount for our community, and we wanted to support that. Volunteering as a group, with our SLGA friends, makes it a lot of fun, and we are looking forward to two very busy days.”

Charitable beneficiaries of the golf tournament are Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation, Gwinnett Children’s Shelter, Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation, and Gwinnett Tech Foundation.

The ladies finished volunteering at the Pro-Am by the end of the day Thursday. “Then we can watch the tournament,” Holliday said.