Messenger photo by Britt Kudla: Kathy Fortune putts during last year’s Webster County golf tournament. Fortune, who lives in Rockwell City and works near Lehigh, shot a women’s senior division record 153 in 2022.

Kathy Fortune has been a force since joining the Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota Webster County golf tournament ranks nearly a decade ago.

Fortune, who lives in Rockwell City and works on her uncle’s acreage near Lehigh, has captured three consecutive women’s senior division championships, and four titles overall.

Fortune first joined the winner’s circle in 2015, with two rounds in the 70s for a division-record total of 155. She broke that mark with a 154 in 2020, then did the same last summer, carding a 78 and a 75 for a 153.

This year’s two-day event will be Saturday, July 8, and Sunday, July 9. All citizens who either live or work in Webster County are invited to participate.

Tee times are being accepted now. The men’s open, senior (50 and older) and super senior (65 and older) divisions are asked to sign up by July 5 at Lakeside Golf Course, where the first round will take place. The women’s open, senior and super senior competitors will register at the Fort Dodge Country Club.

Tee times will be set in nine-minute increments on the men’s side, beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday at Lakeside. Women’s tee times start at 8 a.m.

Groups are asked to sign up either by phone or in person at their respective designated courses as soon as possible.

For more information or to sign up, please call the FDCC (955-8551) or Lakeside (576-6741).