Tuesday, 20 July 2021

Update & News

 

The Minutes and Reports  for the Ladies Section can now be accessed online.

The entry sheet for names for  Kingsbarns v Blairgowrie match on 17th October Is now on the notice board in the ladies upstairs locker room.   Four ladies are required for this match.    Ladies should add their name and if more than four names, then a ballot will be made to decide on the four players.

On June 21st -

The Ladies Tri-Am Open was a very successful day for the Club.   Scratch Winners – Victoria Holden, Hannah Holden and Rachel Taylor.  First Handicap winners Alison Russell, Megan Russell and Moira Brown.

The P&K handicap league match took place in the evening between Blairgowrie ladies and King James V1 ladies. A very friendly halved game was achieved.

Six teams each with a member from Blairgowrie, St Rule and Turnberry played on a very wet afternoon on 24th June afternoon on Rosemount.   Katie Chapman’s team with Jennifer Summers and Esther Fitzgerald were the winners with 80 points for the 2 best stableford scores on each hole.

On 2nd July –

The first round of the Ladies Strokeplay Championships held on Lansdowne saw Jillian Milne  with a gross 77 and  Sue Waddell with a net  70.

The Wee Course Ladies medal was won by Shirley Irvine with 19 points.

On 9th July, the winners  of Medal 4 - Carolyn Haddow (Division 1) with a net 69 and Jennifer Livingston (Division 2) - net 70.  The winner of the attached competition for the Pat Robins Trophy was Carolyn Haddow.

The Golf Foundation Brooch played  as a stableford on 12th July was apparently rebranded in 2020 and instead of a brooch, the prize is a crystal ball marker with clip which goes to Fanny Christie with 36 points.

The composite friendly match with Dunbracken,  Elie, Turnberry and Blairgowrie ladies also  took place on Monday July 12th at Gleneagles.  Jo Stewart was in the winning team and each lady received a small gift.

Senior Ladies Invitation Day on 13th July had 12 entries with the winners being Jo Stewart and Alice Archbold and second Heather Anderson and Linda McDonald.

The final of the Allison Trophy was played on 14th July and the overall winner (best 2 rounds) was Ann Henry with a total of 87.  Sheila Ridgway was second with 90.

On 16th July, the second round of the Millennium Trophy winner was Liz Fertacz with 39 points.

The Wee Course Ladies Medal was won by Heather Welsh with 21 points.

Another round of the Annodata was played against Panmure B team on 18th July - unfortunately  on this occasion our Blairgowrie team lost on the 19th hole after the match ended all square.

The friendly match against Edzell  held on Monday 19th July ended with a draw.

The next Handicap League match is at Strathmore on 26th July at 5.30pm and the team has been selected.  It is the same date as the ladies match on Rosemount against Downfield ladies but fortunately we have full teams for both.

The Handicap League match against Auchterarder will now be held on 23rd August at 5pm at home. Unfortunately it is on the same day as the home match v Crieff but that was the only day Auchterarder could give us.  A notice will go up for ladies who wish to play in this.

The next friendly match will on Monday 16th August on Rosemount against Pitlochry.

Another fixture which had to be rearranged is the Forfar away match which was due to be played in April but was cancelled due to COVID. This will now take place at Forfar on 6th September at 1 p.m. and a notice will be posted accordingly.

There is to be a  Monifieth Ladies Greensome on Thursday 5th August – Entry is £20 per pair.   To book, please telephone 01382 532767.

On Friday 6th August, we have our Ladies Captain’s Day.  This will no longer be a shotgun start but a morning only draw starting at 9 a.m.   The Wee Course Ladies will start at 10.30 a.m.    There will be a complimentary tea/coffee /soft drink and cake for everyone after play.  The format will be intimated to players on the day - all players must report to the Starter's Box before play.

There is a Ladies Open at Kilmacolm on Thursday 19th August- entry is £12.50 – this can be accessed through

 https://www.kilmacolmgolfclub.com/opens/ladies-open-1/ and any queries contact ladies@kilmacolmgolfclub.com

 

Margaret Kerr, Ladies Captain