2026 “SHE” TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

The Greater Cincinnati Women’s Golf Association (GCWGA) grants scholarships to local female high school seniors. They are selected based on character, achievements, and involvement in golf. In 2025, we awarded $3,500 to 11 women to help with their tuition.

The S.H.E. tournament (Scholarship for Higher Education) is our main fundraising event. The event will be held on Monday, September 14th, at Blue Ash Golf Course.

Each club holds a Foundation Day, after which the 4 lowest net scores form a team to play in September. We ask for a $10 donation to participate, but if you would like to be generous, please do so!

Checks should be made out to GCWGA Scholarship Foundation and mailed to Robin Kofler with the Foundation Day Form. Please send checks by August 1st, 2026. Robin’s address: 24 Muirfield Lane, Blue Ash, OH 45241.

2026 SHE Tounament Letter to Members' 18-Hole Chairs and Pro

Dear 18- Hole League Chair:

The GCWGA Board, Tournament Chairs, Scholarship Foundation Committee, and the Long Range Planning Committee (LRP) are very excited about the 19th year of our annual SHE (Scholarship for Higher Education) Championship Tournament to be held on September 14, 2026, at Blue Ash Golf Course.

Once again, we are asking EVERY GCWGA member club to participate by holding a ‘low net’ qualifying event (Foundation Day) this season.  This event helps fund the GCWGA Scholarship Foundation.  The mission of this foundation is to provide one-time awards to female high school seniors who meet a certain set of qualifications and are selected on the basis of academic achievement, excellence of character, and involvement in the sport of golf.

The four ‘low net’ qualifiers from your event will have earned the right to play as a team and represent your club at the GCWGA’s SHE Championship Tournament.

To make this fundraiser another big success, we need your help.  Please announce this as a special event at your opening-day meeting and place the poster where everyone can see it.  As your event approaches, be sure to mention it again and let people know it’s a fun way to help promote this great Scholarship Fund.  Encourage everyone to sign up.  You might also mention that the donation for this event is $10.00, which is a tax-deductible donation to the GCWGA Scholarship Foundation. If anyone wants to give more, their gift would be greatly appreciated.

The general format is as follows:

  1. Each club must hold an annual low-net qualifying event. It probably works best to hold your event on a regular league day.  However, in the past, some clubs held their events over multiple days to give more members an opportunity to participate.  This is entirely up to each club.
  2. Please let us know the date for your event by June 1, 2026.  Simply send an email to Robin Kofler – robin.kofler@yahoo.com
  3. Each participant will contribute $10.00 (or more) to the Scholarship Fund, which you, as Golf Chair, will collect and forward along with the names of each donor and their amount given to Robin Kofler: 24 Muirfield Lane, Blue Ash, OH  45241
  4. The four lowest net winners from each club will form a team and play in the overall SHE championship at Blue Ash Golf Course on Monday, September 14, 2026.  We will have a shotgun start at 10:00 a.m., with a cookout immediately following play.  The winning team will be announced at that time.  NOTE: In the event of rain on the 14th, an alternate date will be scheduled as soon as Blue Ash confirms available dates.
  5. The winning team of this event (2- best ball net) will receive the SHE Championship traveling trophy, which will be displayed at their club during the coming year. Second and third-place teams will also be recognized.
  6. Each participant in the SHE Championship on September 14th will pay $85.00.  This fee covers greens fee, cart, cookout, and a $5.00 contribution to the Scholarship Fund.
  7. Each club is free to do as it sees fit to encourage participation in this league day event.  This will be up to you; i.e., some clubs may choose to pay the individual entry fee (or part of it) from league monies since you would probably not have other individual prizes that day. Total for the foursome is $340.00.
  8. Since we want all clubs to participate in the SHE Championship in September, we encourage you to promote your Event and host a low-net qualifying event during a week when you will have full participation from your members.
  9. Please keep records of all participants.  If any of the four lowest cannot play on the 14th, you would take the next lowest qualifier, and so on.
  10. Registration and the entry money must be received by August 15, 2026, and sent to:
    Robin Kofler
    24 Muirfield Lane
    Blue Ash, Ohio  45241

We are grateful to Blue Ash Golf Course for hosting the tournament this year.     We are confident that everyone who plays will have a fun-filled day.

Thanks for your help in getting full participation from your league membership.  This is a great event that gives players a chance to enjoy competing as a team while playing for a very worthwhile cause – our young women who will one day take our places in this great organization.  Please help us succeed both now and in the future.

We are looking for raffle items from vacation rentals to smaller items.  If you have items to donate or know someone who does, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Robin Kofler
SHE Tournament Chair
Robin.kofler@yahoo.com