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JOAN JOYCE MEMORIAL ‘PITCH AND PUTT’ GOLF TOURNAMENT IS JUNE 24TH AT SHORT BEACH (STRATFORD)
 Apr 3 – Registration for the 2023 Joan Joyce Memorial 'Pitch and Putt' Golf Tournament has begun! The tournament will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at the Short Beach Par-3 Golf Course in Stratford, CT.
The ‘Pitch and Putt’ is a Four-Person Scramble, Shot Gun format with three flights scheduled for 8 a.m., 10 a.m., and 12 p.m.
Awards are presented to the winning team in each flight and the lowest scoring women's foursome. Breakfast and buffet lunch are included and there are raffles and giveaways.
Every year the tournament has been sold out, so sign up today! For more details, directions, and to register by mail, download the Brochure/Application form.
The fee is $220 per foursome or $60 per individual registration. For additional information, or to make reservations, contact Rob Baird at (203) 521-7767, or via e-mail at rob.baird@xylem.com.
June 18 is the entry deadline unless filled earlier. July 8 is the tentative rain date.
Often called the Babe Ruth of softball, Joan Joyce was known to chat with every golfer each year at the “Joan Joyce Pitch and Putt Golf Tournament”, sharing stories from her Hall of Fame career, giving tips and posing for pictures. After Joan’s passing last March, the tournament was renamed in her memory.
The late great Brakettes General Manager Bob Baird said in 2022 before his own passing… "It will now forever be known as the Joan Joyce Memorial 'Pitch and Putt' Golf Tournament. Joan was such an important part of our tournament... This way she will be remembered every year we conduct the event.”
Baird dreamed up the idea for the tournament in 2017 and named it after Joan Joyce with her blessing. It quickly became the Brakettes’ biggest fundraiser and an early-summer highlight.
A native of Waterbury, CT, Joan played 17 years for the Raybestos Brakettes and was a 15-time ASA All-America with the Brakettes. She was the first and only head softball coach at Florida Atlantic University until her passing in 2022. In her 28-year career at FAU, she led the Owls to 12 conference titles.
“I can't think of a better way to honor her memory than playing in the golf tournament, where all proceeds go directly to the operating expenses of the Brakettes,” said long-time Brakettes Manager John Stratton, who also coached with Joan at FAU.
Joan was also a 19-year member of the Ladies Professional Golf Tour (LPGA). She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the lowest number of putts (17) in a single professional round for both men and women golfers. |
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