Robertson and Ude Win 18th Women’s Four-Ball
Coming back from a three-stroke deficit, DBU golfers Sidney Robertson and Madison Ude secure the title at the 18th Women’s Four-Ball with the low round of 7-under 65 at Ridgewood Country Club.
Leaders: Sidney Robertson of Tyler and Madison Ude of Keller started the day three strokes behind the lead of their new teammates, Presley Bolado from New Braunfels and Chloe Sirkin of Colleyville. With an early birdie on their second hole of the day by Madison Ude, Robertson and Ude tied for the lead on Hole 7 when they carded their third birdie of the day. The following hole is when Robertson made a birdie for the team to sit in solo first, 4-under through 8. The pair ended up carding a clean 7-under par, 65, with seven birdies and eleven pars, including back-to-back birdies to end their round on Holes 17 and 18. This marks their first time winning the Women’s Four-Ball.
Flight Leaders:
Nancy Beck of Dallas, and Leslie Henry of Corsicana came back from a two-stroke deficit to secure the win in the First Flight with a 36-hole total of 141. The pair shot 2-under, 70, during play of the second round with five birdies and three bogeys.
Carding a even-par, 72, in the final round, Welta Rice of Boerne, and Tammy Trichell of San Antonio won the Second Flight with a 36-hole total of 152. The team shot a 3-under, 33, on the front nine and a 3-over, 39, on the back nine to move up three spots on the leaderboard to secure their win.
Flight Three proved to be a tight race. Nannette Wheelis of Waco and Linda Sackett of San Antonio were in the lead to start the day, but Magnolia’s Donna Moore and Debbie Perrin were able to gain one stroke during the second round to tie for first with a total of 160.
Finally in Flight Four, Connie May Mendez of Nacogdoches, and Tambra Offield of Haynesville maintained their lead to secure the win. The pair shot a 36-hole total of 170 to win by three strokes.
Golf Course: Ridgewood Country Club has hosted some of the TGA’s top tournaments, including the 116th Texas Amateur presented by Hytera US this past June, the 83rd Texas Senior Amateur, and the 94th and 88th Women’s Texas Amateur. The club opened in the fall of 1947 near what is now Lake Waco with an 18-hole course originally designed by Ralph Plummer, another Texas Golf Hall of Famer. He returned to Ridgewood over a decade later to completely redesign the course, which became necessary after government officials finalized plans to expand the lake in the early 1960s. Since then, the course has undergone multiple updates, with the most recent major renovation completed in 2023 under architect Davis. Ridgewood Country Club presents a challenging course set-up that tests even most experienced golfers to their limits.
Weather: Players endured similar conditions as yesterday during the final round of the 18th Women’s Four-Ball, with temperatures peaking at 98 degrees and little to no wind.
Tournament History: The Women’s Four-Ball is in its 18th year on the schedule and is the fourth women’s statewide championship in 2025. The tournament is a 36-hole four-ball stroke play event with teams competing in two separate divisions, the Championship Division and the Flights Division. The ten teams with the lowest combined handicap indexes will be required to play from the championship tees. Those who do not wish to play in the championship division will be placed in the flights division and pre-flighted based on their combined handicap indexes.
The inaugural Women’s Four-Ball was held in 2007 at the Golf Club of Houston, which recently hosted the 101st Women’s Texas Amateur.
What’s Next: The 36th Women’s Senior Stroke Play will take place at BraeBurn Country Club in Houston, Texas on August 25-27, 2025.
About the TGA: The Texas Golf Association was established in 1906 with a mission to promote the playing and advancement of the royal and ancient game of golf in Texas. The association is one of the most respected in the country with an ongoing commitment to its members, contestants, volunteers and all who strive to preserve the great traditions of the game.
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