Wisconsin golf fans mingle with pros at Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
Golf fans from all over Wisconsin come to watch the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
Wisconsin golf fans mingle with pros at Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic Golf fans from all over Wisconsin come to watch the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic Check out this story on greenbaypressgazette.com: https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2019/07/02/wisconsin-golf-fans-mingle-pros-thornberry-creek-lpga-classic-hobart-oneida/1629934001/
Margaret Naczek, Green Bay Press-Gazette Published 1:30 p.m. CT July 2, 2019
HOBART - Several dedicated golf fans braved the rainy and later humid conditions in northeastern Wisconsin to watch LPGA golfers practice on the second day of the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic.
Brenda Liermann and her daughter Greta made the two-and-a-half-hour drive from Eagle River to observe the professionals on the driving range and hopefully get a chance to talk with some of the players.
Greta heard about the third annual Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic and wanted to check it out. The incoming high school freshman has been part of Margo Rogers golf school in St. Germain for seven years.
Margo Rogers-Anderson is a Class A member of the LPGA and has played in over 50 professional golf events.
"She does lessons and does activities for the young gals to get them going," Brenda said.
Brenda Liermann and her daughter Greta show off the many autographs from LPGA golfers Tuesday at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic in Hobart. (Photo: Margaret Naczek/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
Greta has learned the fundamentals of golf at the school.
"I learned putting, chipping and also how to do the proper swings with irons and pitching wedges and driving," she said.
As she watched the professionals take the Thornberry Creek course, Greta said her favorite part of the game was being out on the course and taking in the many different challenges.
Players said that the greatest challenges came on holes 1, 16, 17 and 18.
The first round of the tournament tees off Thursday. On Tuesday, players were participating in practice rounds and working on the driving range, but many had time to stop and sign autographs.
Greta had more than she could count. Some golfers just had time for a quick signature. Others stopped and asked how she was doing or where she was from.
American Amy Olson even gave Greta a signed ball. She'll keep that and her many autographs in her room for safekeeping.
The Thornberry Creek pro-am event is scheduled for Wednesday. Children 17 and younger can take in all the festivities of the tournament for free when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Gates open at 7 a.m. each day.
Related: The fans' guide to the 2019 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
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