LADIES AFTERNOON BRIDGE RESTARTS

 

LADIES CAPTAIN'S FAREWELL

 

LADIES ANNUAL MEETING - FRIDAY 13 OCTOBER 2023

The following notice has been issued to lady members by email and is also posted on the notice board in the Ladies locker room. The minutes of the 2022 Annual Meeting are available on the Club Website and a copy is displayed in the locker room. Copies of the Minutes will not be circulated at the Meeting. 

THE BLAIRGOWRIE GOLF CLUB

LADIES ANNUAL MEETING 

TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY 13^th OCTOBER 2023 

COMMENCING AT 6:00pm IN THE DINING ROOM  

The following Lady Members have been nominated to serve on the Ladies Committee for 2023/2024:

Ladies Captain – Elaine Robson       

Proposed by Sue Waddell and Seconded by Heather Dawson

Ladies Vice Captain – Margaret Marshall     

Proposed by Elaine Robson and Seconded by Janice Lang

Committee Member – Heather Dawson      

Proposed by Elaine Robson and Seconded by Sue Waddell

Committee Member – Pauline Hill    

Proposed by Elaine Robson and Seconded by Angela Rooney

No motions or other nominations have been received.

Presentation of Prizes – The following prizes will be presented at the Meeting:

SGL Medal Finals Qualifiers

Make your Mark Crystal Marker

Birdie Trophy (Robin) Div 1

Birdie Trophy (Pheasant) Div 2&3 combined

Par Bar (Div 2&3 combined)

Winter League

Winter Eclectic

Winter Ringer

Catherine Patterson Trophy

Wee Course Winter League

Wee Course Ringer

SGL Medals 1 – 11

Wee Course Medal Winners

Wee Course Best 3 Medal Scores

Wee Course Single Best Nett Score

Wee Course Eclectic

20th September 2023

Sue Waddell, Ladies Captain                                              

                         

TEXAS SCRAMBLE OPEN - TUESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

We had 124 ladies playing in the Texas Scramble today on Rosemount. Full details of all the scores and prize winners can be found in the Opens Section of the Club website. The results were as follows, with some Blairgowrie ladies amongst the prize winners: 

1st – Sue Sumpton, Rachel Smith, Audrey Barclay and Pam Toseland (Northamptonshire County & East Renfrewshire) – 57.6.

2^nd – Anne Farquharson, Meriel Walker, Morna Bell and Maggie Marshall (Blairgowrie) – 58.1.

3^rd – Catherine Tildesley, Jill Slinn, Nicola Hoffman and Jane Shearer (Northamptonshire County) – 58.3.

Spot Prize:

Nearest the Pin (15^th) – Liz Fertacz (Blairgowrie).

Congratulations to all the winners. 

SUNDAY WINTER LEAGUE FRIENDLY MATCHES

A Winter League was established in 2021 on a trial basis, with the aim of encouraging friendly competition between lady members of the participating clubs during the winter months.

Following two successful years, the founding member clubs of Anstruther, Blairgowrie, Crail, Ladybank and St Michaels have agreed that this will become an annual competition with matches, 2 home and 2 away, taking place between 1^st October and 31^st March (no fixtures during December).

 

A salver will be presented to the winning club at the Annual Meeting, to be held each July.  A set of rules has been agreed and is displayed on the notice board in the ladies’ locker room, together with a sign-up sheet for the 2023-24 season.  The schedule is:

  

2023
15th October	St Michaels	Home
29th October	Crail	Home
26th November	Ladybank	Away
2024
17th March	Anstruther	Away
The first tee time for all matches is 11:00am

Teams of six will compete in a 4-ball better ball format. Soup and sandwiches will be served after the game, at a cost of £8.

 

Ladies of all abilities are encouraged to participate (a maximum course handicap of 36 will be applied).  If you are interested in playing in the team please add your name to the sign-up sheet.

 

                                                      

KNOCKOUT FINALS

The 2023 Knockout competitions are reaching their conclusion with the final contestants as follows:

Coronation Trophy - Elaine Robson v Lesley McPherson.

Jessie Valentine Trophy - Lesley Findlay v Kathy Cameron. 

Gellatly Rosebowls - Moira Campsie & Margaret Marshall v Erica Espley & Gill Tissell.

Lyle Trophy (Mixed) - Morna Bell & Paul Gellatly v Lesley Findlay & James Macfarlane. 

Many congratulations to everyone in the finals and good luck!

FRIENDLY MATCH RESULTS

The 2023 Friendly and Handicap League match season is now concluded with the results tabled below. As you can see a mixed bag!

DATE	FRIENDLY MATCH	HOME / AWAY	RESULT
Tuesday 18 April	Elie	Home	Won 3/1
Monday 24 April	Forfar	Away	Draw
Monday 8 May	Carnoustie Caledonia	Away	Won 2 ½ / 1 ½
Monday 22 May	Crail	Home	Won 2 ½ / 1 ½
Tuesday 30 May	Strathmore	Home	Lost 3/1
Monday 5 June	Alyth	Home	Lost 4/0
Thursday 8 June	Ladybank	Away	Lost ½ / 3 ½
Thursday 15 June	St Rule/Turnberry	Home	Tri match
Monday 19 June	Dunbracken	Away	Tri match
Monday 3 July	St Rule	Home	Lost 3/1
Monday 10 July	Edzell	Home	Won 3/1
Tuesday 25 July	Downfield	Home	Won 2 ½ / 1 ½
Monday 7 August	Crieff	Away	Draw
Monday 21 August	Pitlochry	Home	Won 2 ½ / 1 ½
Monday 28 August	Panmure/Carnoustie	Away	Tri match

DATE	H/L MATCH	HOME / AWAY	RESULT
Sunday 7 May	Crieff	Home	Lost 4/1
Monday 26 June	King James VI	Home	Lost 4/1
Monday 24 July	Perth Ladies	Away	Lost 5/0
Sunday 6 August	Dunkeld	Away	Lost 4/1

I would like to thank Heather Dawson and Anne Farquharson for organising the Friendly and Handicap League matches throughout the season and to all the ladies who have participated. 

FRIENDLY COMPOSITE MATCH WITH PANMURE & CARNOUSTIE - MONDAY 28 AUGUST

The final friendly of the summer season saw 6 ladies travel to Panmure to participate with ladies from Panmure and Carnoustie. The tri-am teams were made up with a member from each club. The format was 2 best stableford scores on each hole except the par 3s where all 3 scores counted. The course, which was established in 1899, was well presented and the weather was super for golfing.

Some holes proved a wee bit of a challenge to those who had not played there before. Straying off the tight fairways was met with quite deep rough or wispy grass, heather, bunkers or water. There are a few holes where the greens were blind, behind what felt like Munros, to those of us who are vertically challenged. The undulating greens were running quite fast. Having said that, it is a course we would welcome playing again. There were some very good individual scores from Blairgowrie ladies with Maggie in the winning team. The format was very sociable, a lovely way to end our season. In the clubhouse afterwards, we enjoyed our meal which was followed with coffee/tea and a traybake.

Carnoustie Ladies Golf Club celebrated their 150^th anniversary this year. The match captains from Panmure and Blairgowrie were presented with books to mark this occasion, a lovely gesture. The book is available for all ladies to read in the ladies locker room.

My sincere thanks to Fiona Edwards, Mary Hope, Fiona Johnston, Maggie Marshall and Meriel Walker for representing the club.

Anne Farquharson, Match Captain

Many thanks to Anne Farquharson for the match report and photos.