14th Women’s Texas Pinehurst heads to Sulphur Springs Country Club
The 14th Women’s Texas Pinehurst will be played November 2-3 at Sulphur Springs Country Club in Sulphur Springs. The event marks the next-to-last tournament of the 2026 season ahead of the 3rd Annual Red River Cup Matches.
“We’re thrilled to take the Women’s Texas Pinehurst to Sulphur Springs Country Club this year,” said Texas Golf Associations’s Director of Women’s Golf, Kristi Knight. “The club has such a rich history in Northeast Texas, and it’s a great opportunity to introduce our players to a new part of the state for one of the most fun events on our calendar.
Established in 1928, Sulphur Springs Country Club is a privately owned club that has served families and golfers across East Texas for nearly 100 years. The club’s roots were humble: its original golf course was little more than a few holes laid out in a cow pasture.
As the club grew, members built a dam to create the 20-acre lake that still anchors the property today. To spare the animals from the daytime heat, oxen and mules worked on the dam during the evening and overnight hours. Families later developed cabin sites along the east side of the lake, many of them with ties to the local business community.
Today, the par-72 layout surrounds the clubhouse and lake and features Bermuda grass fairways and greens. Its small greens reward precise approach shots, and the club pairs its championship course with dining, fitness and social amenities for its members.
“This is a course where precision pays off, especially around the greens,” Knight said. “In a format like Pinehurst, where partners are constantly playing off each other’s shots, the teams that stay patient and work together will put themselves in position.”
Often mistaken for modified alternate shot, Pinehurst is a variation of that format. In traditional modified alternate shot, both players hit tee shots, choose the better ball and alternate from there. Pinehurst tweaks this slightly: both players hit tee shots, then each plays her partner’s ball for the second shot. After that, the team selects the best ball and alternates until it’s holed.
At last year’s 13th Women’s Texas Pinehurst, Horseshoe Bay’s Jennifer Hoyt and Conroe’s Erica Pressley claimed the overall title at Gus Wortham Park Golf Course in Houston. The duo carded rounds of 67-75 for a two-day total of 142, winning by one stroke. They credited their teamwork for their first win together in the event. Hoyt also captured the 36th Women’s Senior Stroke Play Championship last season.
Leading by two strokes after an opening-round 67, Hoyt and Pressley went 3 over through their first six holes of the final round before steadying on the back nine to close out the championship with a 75.
In the First Flight, Camm Dougherty of Corpus Christi and Meghan Moake of Houston posted rounds of 71-72 for a 143 total, highlighted by a final round with 10 pars and four birdies.]
In the Second Flight, Houston’s Alice Randall and Julie Wirth won by one stroke with rounds of 69-76 for a 145 total, holding their lead through a windy final round.
Humble’s Kimberly Broderick and Manuela Emmrich claimed the Third Flight title with rounds of 82-78. The duo made two birdies in Tuesday’s wind to win by three strokes.
In the Fourth Flight, Sealy’s Brenda Krchnak and Cat Springs’ Patricia Walters held on for a one-stroke win with a 165 total, edging McCullagh and Obermeyer after carrying a four-shot lead into the final round.
Nacogdoches’ Connie May Mendez and Houston’s Lyn Jones cruised to the Fifth Flight title with rounds of 89-90 for a 179 total.
Round 1 of the 14th Women’s Texas Pinehurst will begin Monday, November 2, at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start.
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