The booking sheet opens tonight for the Ladies Captain's Day on Friday 11 August. Please register individually on ig and the Ladies Captain will do the draw for the Rosemount competition and Wee Course competition on Wednesday 9 August.
Full details of the day are shown below. Please click on the image to enlarge.
Congratulations to Megan Ashley who has been selected to play for Scotland in the Home Internationals at Machynys Golf Club, Wales from 9 to 11 August.
Good luck Megan, play well!
What a fantastic away day to Ladybank golf club..........
A good start, the coach had arrived at the club on time, however the driver didn't seem very impressed he had to load some 20 sets of golf clubs and caddy cars into his boot! When the boot was full, we then had to help load a number of bags and trollies onto the back seat. That done, we were off on our day out. The fun didn't stop there, as we then enjoyed a magical mystery tour of Fife as the bus driver was following his Satnav which seemed to have been set up to take in all the rural roads and it soon became clear he had never been to Ladybank! However, we all arrived safely and on time.
We settled in and enjoyed coffee and bacon rolls and some chat in the lounge before our game.
The weather forecast did not look very promising with intermittent rain threatening most of the day but despite some light rain at the start and for some groups at the end, most of us got round pretty dry. The heathland course presented many challenges, with plenty of rough, heather and bunkers.
The 12th hole, a par 3 - 155 yards, however, posed no challenge at all for Pauline Hill who had a hole in one. How many Stableford points was that Pauline??!! Many Congratulations.
After our game we enjoyed a two course meal and (several) drinks before prizes were presented by Heather Dawson and Sue Waddell.
The prize winners were:
Nearest the Pin: Div 1 - Eileen McMurray; Div 2 - Denise Ginley.
Longest Drive: Div 1 - Heather Anderson; Div 2 - Sheila Bruce.
Best Stableford Score and Winner of the plate Div 1 - Erica Espley with 37 points.
Runner-up Div 1 - Gillian Wallace with 34 points.
Best Stableford Score and Winner of the Gad Aboot Trophy Div 2 - Pauline Hill with 36 points.
Runner-up Div 2 - Morna Bell with 33 points.
Best Team Score - Erica Espley, Maggie Marshall and Lorraine MacGregor with 77 points.
Runners-up - Sue Waddell, Linda Rice and Susan Wyllie with 74 points on count back.
Thanks go to Heather for again masterminding the outing which was a great success on all counts and to Elaine Robson for putting all the teams together, doing the handicaps and scoring. Lastly, to all of you who participated with such enthusiasm.
The return coach journey to Blairgowrie was uneventful with a much more direct route on the main road, which was helped by having a different driver and a larger coach.
While we were at Ladybank, a party of Ladybank ladies were playing Rosemount. By all accounts, they too had a great day and were appreciative of the welcome and service they received.
Here are a few photos from the day (please click on the images to enlarge).
We welcomed Downfield ladies yesterday for a friendly match on Rosemount. We started in the dry, however thundery heavy showers soon commenced and were on and off for the rest of the afternoon. This didn't seem to worry the home team, with all of the matches keenly contested and close, resulting in a win for Blairgowrie 2 1/2 to 1 1/2. Our visitors all enjoyed the course which was looking great.
We then enjoyed a delicious meal in the dining room after play, with plenty of chat and much laughter rounding off a very pleasant (but rather wet) day!
Thanks to Sue Waddell (Captain), Marion Kay, Anne Walker, Elaine Robson, Anne Farquharson, Fiona Edwards, Linda Rice and Angela Rooney for representing the Club.
We played our third handicap league match of the year on Monday, 24 July. Although rain threatened a few times, the weather was kind to us with very little breeze and the temperature was even warm enough for some of us to have removed the jumper! The handicaps were well balanced with only one shot given in each of four of the matches and three in the other with neither team being favoured in them all. With the course beautifully presented and fair weather, one would suggest it was perfect for scoring well.
Unfortunately this was not the case for the Blairgowrie ladies. Perth took full advantage of playing on their home course, generally coping with the greens better than Blairgowrie. Unfortunately we lost all 5 matches. Both teams enjoyed the banter afterwards and we very much appreciated the hot drinks and home baking provided by Perth Ladies.
My grateful thanks to the Blairgowrie ladies who gave up their time to represent the Club. The next Handicap League match is away to Dunkeld on Sunday, 6 August. The team was represented by Morna Bell, Heather Dawson, Anne Farquharson, Elaine Robson and Gill Tissell.
Anne Farquharson, Handicap League Co-ordinator.
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The Ladies Tri-Am Open held on Sunday 23 July was fully subscribed with 45 groups competing on Rosemount playing a ‘waltz’ format.
The results were as follows, with some Blairgowrie ladies amongst the prize winners:
1st
Scratch – Hilary Scott, Kim Horne & Pamela Woods (St Regulus &
Dalmahoy) – 148.
1st Nett - Anita Fincham, Liz MacGregor
& Jane MacLennan (Dunblane) – 137.
2nd Nett – Maureen Graham, Ann Shanks & Josephine Monaghan (Dumbarton) – 138.
3rd Nett – Kate O’Donnell, Shona Boyd & Sandra Cameron (Cowglen and Bothwell
Castle) – 139.
4th Nett – Anne Farquharson, Fiona Smith & Elspeth Caldow (Blairgowrie
& Kinross) – 141.
5th Nett – Megan Russell, Alison Russell & Moira Brown (Gogarburn) – 143.
Div 1 – Nearest the Pin (17th) – Liz Fertacz (Blairgowrie).
Div 2 –
Nearest the Pin (15th) – Lisbeth Husband (Carnoustie).
Div 1 –
Longest Drive (11th) – Louise Casey (Gullane).
Div 2 – Longest Drive (13th) – Julie Henderson (Pitlochry).
Full details of all the scores and prize winners can be
found in the Opens Section of the Club website.
We have a new fixture in our diary this year, a 'mini' away day to Alyth Golf Club's 9 hole course, Glenisla, on Monday 14 August, with the first tee time at 2pm. The afternoon will consist of 9 holes of golf, followed by a two course meal in the Club House at Alyth, plus prizes, all for a cost of £15.
There is no requirement to pay or choose your food in advance, you can just choose your food on the day before your golf and pay on the day (cash if possible).
This event is open to all lady members, including both Wee Course ladies and Lansdowne ladies.
If you are interested in having a fun afternoon, please sign up on the sheet on the notice board in the ladies locker room. Please note that the maximum capacity is 32 ladies. If we exceed this number, the Wee Course ladies will have priority as this is a reciprocal arrangement with the Glenisla ladies playing the Wee Course on the same afternoon.
Please note no transport (by bus) is being provided, so you will need to self drive or speak nicely to one of your friends to chauffeur you there!
Hope to see you on the day!
We welcomed Edzell ladies yesterday with heavy clouds
threatening to rain down on Rosemount. Fortunately the skies stayed clear
and we were able to play all 4 matches in dry conditions. The matches
were close, with one going to the last putt on the 18th to give us a win and an
overall win of 3-1.
We enjoyed a two course meal in the
clubhouse after play, with much chat and laughter rounding off a pleasant day.
Thanks to the Blairgowrie team members:- Margaret Hunter (Captain), Heather Dawson, Linda Rice, Maggie Marshall, Denise Ginley, Anne Farquharson, Eileen McMurray and Fiona Edwards. Special thanks to Linda and Fiona for stepping in as last-minute replacements.
Despite a few very short, sharp showers, the
match was held in good conditions. The visitors enjoyed the course which
was looking great. All the matches were very close, but St. Rule edged
ahead in two games while the other two were halved, giving a 3-1 result to the
visitors. Afterwards we enjoyed a two course meal in a very busy
clubhouse.
Thanks to the Blairgowrie team members - Gill Tissell (Captain), Sheila Ritchie, Linda Rice, Sheila Bruce, Brenda Clough, Fiona Edwards, Eileen Brown and Carolyn Haddow.
