Congratulations to Megan Ashley who has been selected for the Scottish Ladies Squad in the forthcoming Home Internationals which will take place at Ballyliffin Golf Club in Ireland from 3-5 August.
We wish Megan and the rest of the team every success.
We are a couple of players short for the friendly match against Pitlochry (at Pitlochry) on Monday 22nd August, starting at 1pm.
If you would like to play, please contact Match Secretary, Heather Dawson, by text, email or ig message.
Thank you!
Lady Captain’s Day
Friday 12th August 2022
18 Holes Greensomes on Rosemount (Shotgun start at 10am)
Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd, Nearest the Pin & Nearest the Line (Rosemount)
or 9 Holes on Wee Course (Shotgun start at 11.30am)
Team competition - best 2 out of 3 scores
Prizes for 1st & 2nd & Nearest the Line (Wee Course)
Complimentary drink followed by two-course Hot and Cold Buffet Meal afterwards. Cost £17 per head
Sign up individually when booking opens.
The draw will be made by the Lady Captain.
Prior booking for the meal must be made by contacting Nicky in the office
(01250 872622 option 2 or email reservations@theblairgowriegolfclub.co.uk) or speak to the Bar Staff.
Non-playing members are welcome to join the meal.
Donations for the Lady Captain’s chosen charity, the Perth & Kinross Foodbank, will be gratefully received on the day.
The morning rain cleared and our ladies enjoyed good weather in our friendly match away at Downfield today. Unfortunately the home team were only able to field a team of six. Rather than decide who was not going to play, we went with a full team and the six players were picked based on the least number of matches played to date.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on which way you looked at it, Meriel Walker and Anne Farquharson played in front of the three matches and enjoyed the course without the stress of playing match play.
Thanks go to Sue Waddell (Captain), Linda Rice, Carolyn Haddow, Maggie Marshall, Gill Tissell and Lorraine MacGregor for representing the club. All had a very enjoyable afternoon, the course was in fantastic condition, helped by the significant rain over the weekend which had taken some pace off the greens. After the match we all enjoyed an excellent two course meal in the clubhouse. The result was a loss of 2/1.
The Ladies Tri-Am Open held on Sunday 24th July was fully subscribed with 44 groups taking part in the 'Waltz' format. Although the weather held for the early players, the later groups were caught in heavy rain, although thankfully no thunderstorms.
Some Blairgowrie ladies featured among the prizewinners:
Mary Miller, together with Cruden Bay members June Cowie and Rachael McLean, won the Best Nett prize. Fifth best nett went to Liz Fertacz, Heather Anderson and Gillian Wallace.
Full details of all the scores and prizewinners can be found in the Opens Section of the Club website.
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The third and final round of the Allison Trophy was played over 12 holes on the Wee Course today. Afterwards, the ladies enjoyed lunch and a friendly chat in the Dining Room.
The final results (best two out of three scores) are:
Winner - Elizabeth Tosh (86)
Runner-up - Kathy Cameron (91)
3rd place - Hazel Grant
The trophy will be presented at the Annual Prizegiving in November.
The spare place at Sunday's Tri-AM has been filled (and we have a reserve). Many thanks ladies!
There is a vacancy for one player for the 14.50 tee-time on Sunday's Tri-AM. The group had a last-minute cancellation and would be grateful if a Blairgowrie member could make up the threesome.
If you can help, please contact Sean in the office ASAP.
Thank you.
Blairgowrie hosted a Senior Open Qualifying Competition on both Rosemount and Lansdowne today in sweltering conditions. Approximately 230 players completed for a handful of places in the Senior Open taking place at Gleneagles this week. The players were complimentary about the condition of the courses and they certainly proved a challenge for some. The final qualifiers will be decided once all scores are in.
Many club members supported the organisers with various duties during the competition and practice days, including managing the car park, starting, scoreboard, ball spotting etc. Here are a few of the ladies who were on duty.
We enjoyed wonderful conditions when we welcomed the visiting ladies from Ladybank on 12th July. The course was in excellent condition and the match was played in warm sunshine and a cloudless sky. Thanks and congratulations to Elaine Robson (Captain) and her team of Eileen McMurray, Ruth Watson, Anne Farquharson, Marion Kay, Katie Chapman, Maggie Marshall and Meriel Walker, who brought home an impressive 4-0 win. Despite being defeated, the visitors expressed their compliments and thanks for their amazing day at our Club.
The third round draw in the Annodata Championships was an away match to Kirriemuir. The Blairgowrie team of Mary Miller (Captain), Anne Farquharson, Susan Arbuckle, Liz Fertacz and Fiona Johnston was outdone by the hosts, but all enjoyed playing the Kirriemuir course, which was in excellent condition, on a fine day. The result was a 3 1/2 - 1 1/2 win for Kirriemuir.
Thanks to everyone for playing - there's always next year ...!
The third round of the Allison Trophy (12 holes on the Wee Course) will be held on Wednesday 20th July and booking is now open.
Following the game, competitors will gather in the Dining Room for an informal lunch - order at the bar when you come in.
Good luck to all players!
Handicap League Match against Strathmore - Monday 4th July
The Handicap League fixture against Strathmore was due to have been played on Monday 30th May, but had to be abandoned because of inclement weather. It was finally played - in much more pleasant conditions - on Monday 4th July.
The result was a 3-2 win for Strathmore.
Thanks to the Blairgowrie ladies - Mary Miller (Captain), Eileen McMurray, Hilary Inglis, Fiona Edwards and Jacqui Doig.
Friendly Match against St Rules Ladies - Monday 4th July
The sun shone, the Eden course was immaculate and the wind blew! We were made very welcome by the St. Rule ladies as always. The Old Course is being set up for the 150th Open which made it very special to be playing in the centre of it all. Our pairings were very evenly matched. Blairgowrie had two wins from Christine Ogilvie and Jacqui Landsburgh and Sheila Bruce and Heather Dawson. Anne Farquharson and Carolyn Haddow had a very tight match and halved theirs and Linda Rice (team captain) and Angela Rooney just failed on theirs. Our next treat was walking from the Eden clubhouse along the 16th, 17th and 18th holes on the Old Course up to St. Rule ladies clubhouse where we had a glass of Prosecco and a delicious afternoon tea of sandwiches, scones, strawberries, strawberry tarts and lemon posset. A good day was enjoyed by all.
The Blairgowrie team soaking up the atmosphere!
