Following the ballot which took place in November when 262 voting slips were sent out either by post or email (if a lady was out of the country), 158 replied of which 74 favoured a Friday,65 a Thursday and 19 had No Preference.
Therefore as from January 2018 the Ladies competition day will be a Friday with tee times set out as below.
There will be tee times between 8am and 9am for ladies who wish to play early, there will then be times from 9am to 10.33am as well as 12.39pm to 12.57pm and 5.36pm to 17.54pm. These are adequate times for all ladies to play, we realise these may not suit everyone but we must consider the welfare of the club as well as lady members.
I also plan to have a ‘starred’ medal once a month with the Silver Division going out first followed by the Bronze Division. This will allow everyone to play with similar handicap players. The other competitions will be mixed draws and allow the opportunity for ladies to play with other members.
The 3rd Motion from the Annual Meeting (not allowing ladies to play on the alternate day and count towards the trophies) has also been discussed at length by the Ladies Committee and the Main Committee. It has been decided to over rule this vote in the bid to encourage participation and equality for all lady members. This means that we will have an Alternate Day on a Sunday prior to the Friday. There will be two tee off times allocated for both morning and afternoon play and players will be eligible to compete for silverware - in line with 2017.
I hope now to move forward with your help to try to make this an enjoyable club of which to be a member and encourage new players to join.
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