At 87 years old, Margie Stephens still plays every week in the Carson Valley Women’s Golf Club with a 30 handicap.
Her golf passion started at the urging of her bowling league girlfriends in the 1980s.
Her girlfriends convinced her to go with them to play a round at Eagle Valley Golf Course in Carson City. Having tried golf in college, she wasn’t too keen on this idea, but they kept urging her and she finally gave in and joined them.
It wasn’t love at first game; she still preferred bowling over golf for many years.
Then her husband, Bob, decided he also wanted to play golf and started playing with Stephens and her girlfriends. That started her attitude adjustment toward golf, becoming more passionate about the game.
Throughout the years, Stephens has achieved Club Champion, three holes in one, and at least five eagles. When she dropped her first hole in one, Stephens’ friends were so excited, and she turned to them and said, “Doesn’t everyone get a hole in one?”
She has been a member of the CVWGC since its inception and has seen not only the golf club, but the golf course go through many changes over the years, including the women’s club merging with the Mason Valley Women’s Golf Club 20 years ago.
“It’s a wonderful game that gets you out in the fresh air, helps you meet new friends, all while having a good time,” she said.
Stephens has always been an active athlete, whether it was softball or bowling, which was her game of choice.