WEE COURSE TEXAS SCRAMBLE - WEDNESDAY 24 MAY

Twenty one ladies played in the Wee Course Texas Scramble today in warm, sunny conditions. The Ladies Committee was somewhat depleted due to prior commitments, however it was great to see some ladies who do not often play in the regular wee course competitions and of course the wee course regulars!

Everyone appeared to enjoy their day, there was some good golf and a lot of fun. The winners (I am embarrassed to say) was myself, Jean Laburn and Kay Thomson with a score of 27. Runners up with a score of 28 were Linda Clark, Morag Johnston, Maureen Reid and Heather Welsh. 

After our game the ladies enjoyed an informal lunch in the dining room which rounded off a very sociable day. Thanks to the green keeping staff who presented a fantastic course, the greens were superb - certainly proved no obstacle, as the winning team single putted the majority of the greens! Thanks also to Sean in the office for organising and inputting all of the score cards and to Greg and his team for keeping us fed and watered. 

FRIENDLY MATCH V CRAIL - MONDAY 22 MAY

A great day of good golf today at sunny Blairgowrie. The course was looking lovely and there were many compliments from the visiting team. A 2.5-1.5 victory for Blairgowrie made it an even better day. Tina and her team produced a tasty spread so all in all a very enjoyable day. 

Many thanks to Mary Miller for being Captain today and for her match report. 

Well done ladies and thanks to the team Mary Miller (Captain), Maggie Marshall, Carolyn Haddow, Brenda Clough, Anne Walker, Ruth Watson, Anne Farquharson and Jacquie Doig for representing the club.

CRIEFF LADIES 4BBB OPEN

Barbara Lynde at Crieff Golf Club has asked me to circulate details about their Ladies 4BBB open on Thursday 8 June. There are still some tee times available. If you are interested please book online at www.crieffgolf.co.uk/open-competitions.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWS

Now that the four qualifying rounds have been concluded, the draws for the Ladies Club Championship, Division 2 Championship and Sophie's Trophy have been made and are now available on intelligentgolf.

Congratulations to all those who qualified this year and good luck! 

I would like to add that it was disappointing that so many ladies have said that they were unavailable for the match play competitions. Unfortunately, this has resulted in only two ladies qualifying for the Sophie's Trophy this year. As such in accordance with the current rules, there will only be a final in this competition.

After the competitions are completed it is my intention to have the ladies committee review how many Championship competitions there are. This may result in recommendations to change the format of future competitions to be made at the next ladies AGM. 

SENIOR LADIES (70+), WEE COURSE LADIES AND LADIES COMMITTEE - TEXAS SCRAMBLE - WEDNESDAY 24 MAY

 

FRIENDLY MATCH v CARNOUSTIE - MONDAY 8 MAY

The team ready to play!

In the morning, the rain was hammering down in Carnoustie and Blairgowrie and the two team captains did consider cancelling the match on the Carnoustie Championship course. However, the weather forecast said the rain would lessen by the afternoon so the decision was made to play!

We arrived at Carnoustie in rather damp conditions, however by the time we had enjoyed a coffee, bacon roll and some chat the rain had stopped for our first tee time at 12.30. That didn't last long and the waterproofs went on and the umbrellas up as the rain started hammering down again!

Despite, at times, the very wet weather conditions and a five hour round, all the ladies had a very enjoyable day. The greens were absolutely superb, as was the standard of the rest of the course. Thankfully, the weather hasn't been warm enough for there to be much growth of the rough!

There was however plenty of water hazards and challenging bunkers. Here is Elaine in the Spectacles bunkers on the 14th....she said "this is impossible I am coming out backwards" to which I replied "come on you have to give it a try to get out forwards and enjoy the experience!".....we were both amazed when she got out first go. The lessons from Neil have paid off Elaine!!

All the matches were keenly contested and resulted in a win of 2 ½ to 1 ½ for Blairgowrie. After the match we enjoyed a two course meal in the Caledonia Club house. Thanks to Sue Waddell (Captain), Elaine Robson, Moira Campsie, Fiona Edwards, Fiona Johnston, Gill Tissell, Liz Fertacz and Sheila Bruce for representing the club. 

Here are a couple of photos of the course....

HANDICAP LEAGUE MATCH v CRIEFF - SUNDAY 7 MAY

We played our first handicap league match of the year on Sunday, 7^th May. The weather was kind to us with no rain, very little breeze and the temperature was even warm enough for some of us to have removed the jumper! Despite having the home advantage, we unfortunately lost 4 of the 5 matches to an impressive Crieff side. My grateful thanks to the Blairgowrie ladies who gave up the opportunity of “Coronation celebrations” to represent the Club. Thank you to the Greens Staff for presenting the course in good playing conditions. The next Handicap League match is at home to King James on Monday, 26^th June. The team was represented by Hannah Hislop, Anne Farquharson, Gill Tissell, Angela Rooney and Fiona Edwards.

Anne Farquharson, Handicap League Co-ordinator 

ALLISON TROPHY - 1ST ROUND - WEDNESDAY 17 MAY

The Allison Trophy is a strokeplay competition over 12 holes on the Wee Course. There are three rounds, the first of which is on Wednesday 17 May (the second on Wednesday 7 June with the final round on Wednesday 19 July). The trophy will be awarded to the player with the best nett aggregate of two scores out of the three rounds.

All lady members, including Lansdowne and Wee Course members, aged 65 and over on 1st January 2023 with a handicap index of 20.5 and above are eligible to compete.

Online booking for Round 1 is open until Monday 15 May at 10am. 

LADIES INVITATION DAY - TUESDAY 2 MAY

We had sixty six ladies playing in the Invitation Day today in a 4BBB format on Rosemount. The winners, who all receive vouchers which can be collected at the Pro shop, were as follows:

1st - Margaret Marshall & Maud Marshall (45pts).

2nd - Moira Lumby & Shona Leighton (41pts).

3rd - Kathy Cameron & Anne Sidey (40pts) (BIH).

4th - Fiona Johnston & Fiona Hill (40pts) (BIH).

Full results can be found at: 

bgc-ladiesinvitationdaymembersonly.golfgenius.com.

Spot Prizes:

Div 1 Longest Drive on the 11th Hole - Moira Lumby.

Div 2/3 Longest Drive on the 13th Hole - Meriel Walker.

Div 1 Nearest the Pin on the 17th Hole - Valerie Pringle.

Div 2/3 Nearest the Pin on the 15th Hole - Fiona Edwards.

Everyone appeared to enjoy their day and congratulations to all the winners.