FRIENDLY MATCH v. EDZELL AT HOME, Monday, 16th June

We were delighted to welcome the Edzell ladies to our Friendly Match on a pleasant afternoon. The course was in an exceptionally fine condition, perhaps due in some part to the preparations for the Club Championships qualifiers.  The downside of this was that the pin positions were in some cases pretty challenging!  All matches were played in a friendly, but still competitive manner and local knowledge helped Blairgowrie to a 3-1 win.  Afterwards, we were served a delicious two course meal in the dining room which was accompanied by lots of good-humoured chat.  The visitors were very complimentary about the course, the food and the service provided by the catering team.

Thanks go to the Blairgowrie team of Sue Waddell, Morna Bell, Linda Rice, Eileen Brown, Gill Tissell (team Captain), Elaine Robson, Carolyn Haddow and Denise Ginley.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWS

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

This year all matches will be played on Rosemount, with the quarter finals to be played by Wednesday, 18 June; semi-finals by Friday, 27 June and the finals all to be played on Sunday, 29 June.

Congratulations to all the qualifiers, and good luck.

HANDICAP LEAGUE MATCH v. KING JAMES VI - Monday, 9th June

On a drizzly evening the team welcomed King James ladies to Blairgowrie, whom for three of the ladies was their first visit, so enthusiasm was not dampened by the weather! 

Club knockout season was in full flow, and the teams watched match after match set off in the heavy rain. Slight delay, due to a fourball match trudging up the 19^th.  Course remained in great condition, bunkers 14-17 out of play due to the recent downpours. 

There were great tussles in the matches, two went all the way to the 18^th, the rain getting heavier and heavier!  Unfortunately, local knowledge did not win over this time and Blairgowrie Ladies suffered a 4-1 defeat.  A late start and matches going to the line, it was a late wet night, and a quick thank you to all the ladies and praise from the King James lady team captain.

Thanks to Jo Menzies (team captain), Fiona Johnston, Mary Miller, Gill Tissell and Heather Dawson for representing the club. 

TRI MATCH AT ST ANDREWS - Thursday, 5th June

What a fantastic day was had in the Tri match with St Rule, Turnberry and Blairgowrie on the New Course, St Andrews.

Prior to teeing off we met for tea/coffee and a breakfast roll in the Links Clubhouse and were given a gift from the St Rule Lady Captain to remember our day.

Six of our ladies were mixed with another from each club, playing in the fun format of best of 2 stableford scores per team with Denise Ginley's team winning the prize.

The New Course was in beautiful condition and we were lucky to play in sunny and reasonably calm conditions.

Post golf we were welcomed to the fabulous St Rule club overlooking the 18th green of the Old Course.  We were treated to a delicious buffet of salads, cold meat, prawn cocktail and quiche before a scrumptious dessert of raspberry ice cream and fresh fruit.

Thanks go to Fiona Johnston, Morna Bell, Denise Ginley, Fiona Edwards, Marion Kay and Maggie Marshall (Team Captain) for representing the club.

We look forward to welcoming the St Rule and Turnberry ladies to Blairgowrie in 2026.

Here are some photos from our day.

FRIENDLY MATCH v. ALYTH - Monday, 2nd June

On Monday we welcomed 8 ladies from Alyth for our friendly match on Rosemount. We were lucky with the weather, despite it being windy and cooler of late it remained dry all afternoon.

The green keepers had done a fantastic job in bringing the course back to pristine condition following the rain deluge on Friday which caused significant damage to the bunkers on the back nine. Much to the relief of many of the players bunkers on holes 14 -17 were GUR.  As always, the matches were keenly contested, however local knowledge of our greens favoured the home side with a win of 3 games to 1.

After our match we enjoyed a tasty, well presented two course meal in the dining room. Many thanks to the catering, waiting and bar staff for looking after us. Finally, thanks to the team of Sue Waddell (team captain), Elaine Robson, Jo Menzies, Heather Dawson, Linda Rice, Fiona Edwards, Gill Tissell and Pauline Hill for giving up their time to represent the Club.

KYOCERA GOLF CLUB CLASSIC v. INVERNESS - Monday, 2nd June

Heather Anderson, Liz Fertacz, Maggie Marshall, Anne Walker and Morna Bell set out on Rosemount in singles match play against a keen Inverness team.  

An exciting end ensued with a drawn match after the 5 games, meaning Team Captain Heather continued down the 19th hole.

Delighted to report a win on that hole and overall victory for the team.

Inverness were gracious in defeat and tea and sandwiches were enjoyed by all post golf. The away team were given a gift of a ball marker and Blairgowrie golf ball to remember their day.  

Well done ladies and Good Luck in the next round!

LADIES SUNDOWNER COMPETITION - Tuesday, 1st July

Full and Lansdowne Associate members are invited to join us for afternoon tea with fizzy, tea/coffee and a blether before we go out for a fun 12 holes on Rosemount.  

If you'd prefer to skip the afternoon tea and just to play golf, please sign up on IG as normal.

More information below.  A sign-up sheet for the afternoon tea has been put behind the bar and a poster has been placed on the noticeboard in the Ladies locker room.

I hope to see as many of you there as possible.  

WEE COURSE TEXAS SCRAMBLE - Wednesday, 28th May

What a wonderful day was had by all, with the sun shining 19 ladies managed to finish their rounds before the rain started.

The competition was open to the Wee Course Ladies, Ladies 70+ and the Ladies Committee and it was lovely to see so many ladies there to enjoy a round of golf together and each other's company.

Post golf we met up for a spot of lunch, for those who wanted it, and were delighted to be joined by some more ladies where we chatted about our game.  It was Linda Clark's birthday and Pauline Hill organised for a small cake with candle to be presented to her, where we all sang Happy Birthday!!

Prize winners were:

1st.  Morna Bell, Hazel Grant, Jean Laburn and Heather Welsh (24)

2nd. Shirley Irvine, Marion Kay, Liz Ridsdale (29 on c/b)

Winners and runners-up received some prizes, presented by myself.  Well done !

Thank you to everyone who played, to Heather Welsh and Pauline Hill who helped with the draw.  My thanks also go to catering for setting up the tables.  It was such good fun, fantastic to play together and to spend some time together afterwards too.

Here are a selection of photographs from the day......

FRIENDLY MATCH v. STRATHMORE - Tuesday, 27th May

We were delighted to welcome the visiting ladies from Strathmore to Blairgowrie on Tuesday for our annual friendly match, with a nice mix of old friends and new faces playing together on Rosemount.

The course was in excellent condition, the weather warm and generally fair and all matches were keenly contested.  The teams were well matched on paper, and most games were very close, however our visitors fared slightly better on the fast greens and were able to win the match 3/1.

Post play we enjoyed a delicious meal in the East Lounge where thanks were extended to the greens, catering and hospitality teams and to Sean and Zoe for their assistance, and of course to Heather Anderson, Marion Kay, Anne Farquharson, Elaine Robson (team captain), Eileen McMurray, Meriel Walker, Jo Menzies and Louise Luke for representing the Club.

FRIENDLY MATCH v. CRAIL - Monday, 19th May

Blairgowrie ladies welcomed a team of 8 ladies from Crail on Monday, 19^th May with the format of 4BBB. Early morning the temperature was slightly cooler of late but gradually increased and by the time the match commenced it was very warm with little wind. The course was in good condition and this was commented upon by our visitors and members alike. Grateful thanks to our hardworking greenkeeping staff. 

Although the Blairgowrie team put up a brave challenge, it was not good enough to match the Crail ladies who were victorious in 2 matches and shared one, making the overall result 2 1/2 to 1 1/2. Congratulations to them. 

Despite the loss, it didn’t dampen our spirits to enjoy a good blether on and off the course with some new friendships being formed. A delicious 2 course meal was enjoyed by all after the match which was much appreciated. Thank you to Tina and the team. 

My thanks also to Fiona Johnston, Marion Kay, Shirley Lewis, Jo Menzies, Angela Rooney, Anne Walker and Meriel Walker for giving up the opportunity to sunbathe and represent the Club.  Last but not least, Anne Farquharson for being the Team Captain on the day and for producing the match report and photo !

LADIES INVITATION DAY - Tuesday, 20th May

Another glorious day of sunshine greeted forty six ladies to play in the Invitation Day.  The 4BBB stableford format on Rosemount produced some impressive scoring.

See below for the Prize Winners (full results can be found on the website).  

Vouchers have been left behind the Pro Shop reception desk addressed to the member of The Blairgowrie Golf Club.

Alongside the competition, Pauline Hill had organised a raffle raising another £136 for Alzheimer Scotland.  If you have not already collected your prizes, please ask at the Pro shop as I believe the office have kept them for safe-keeping.

My thanks go to everyone who helped on the day, especially two of our Ladies Committee, Heather Dawson and Pauline Hill.

I hope you all had a wonderful day.

Congratulations to all winners !!

FRIENDLY MATCH v. CARNOUSTIE CALEDONIA - Monday, 12th May

On Monday we were welcomed to the Caledonia Golf Club for our friendly match on the Championship course at Carnoustie. Whilst the handicaps and pairings were confirmed, we were treated to complimentary bacon rolls and coffee.

We couldn't have asked for better weather with clear blue skies and a warm, brisk wind (which for Carnoustie was calm playing conditions!). The course was in a fantastic condition, the fast undulating greens however posed a few challenges in the wind together with the deep, well placed bunkers and water hazards! On the plus side the rough was manageable as it is still early in the season for growth.

All the matches were keenly contested, however local knowledge of the golf course terrain certainly favoured the home team with a win of 4/0.

Afterwards we enjoyed a very tasty two course meal where we shared stories of missed putts, balls refusing to make their way out of the sand and balls lost to never be seen again after landing in the water hazards! Despite all these distractions we all had a fantastic memorable day.

Thanks to the Blairgowrie team - Morna Bell, Sheila Bruce, Anne Farquharson, Linda Rice, Elaine Robson, Angela Rooney, Sue Waddell (team captain) for the match report and photos and Louise Whitehead for representing the Club.

GOLF IN SCOTLAND BOOK IN THE BLACK & WHITE ERA

Following on from the success of the unveiling of the Jessie Valentine wall, Vike Brown has gifted the Club a fascinating book on golf with incredible photos.  

I will leave this in the Ladies locker room for you to have a look through - check out Pages 114-136  !!

P&K COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SCRATCH FINAL - Sunday, 11th May

Defending Champion, Katy Alexander put up a valiant fight on Sunday at the County Championship at Alyth Golf Club but was beaten by Megan Ashley, both Blairgowrie Ladies.

Below is an extract from the P&K blog.

Congratulations to Megan on becoming the 2025 County Champion and to Katy Alexander for reaching the final.

 

SCOTTISH GOLF MEDAL FINALIST UPDATE

I am delighted to announce that Lesley MacPherson has qualified for the final at the Carrick course at Loch Lomond in August.  

Lesley came second out of 54 entrants with a 2 under par nett 70 at Falkirk Golf Club.  Well done Lesley !!!!

We wish her well in August.

GUR ON HEATHER TOPPED BUNKERS

 As you are aware, the heather on the top of bunkers are marked as GUR (Ground Under Repair).

If your ball goes into the heather, you must take the nearest point of relief in the General Area.  At no point, should you drop the ball into the bunker (as the nearest point of relief) as bunkers are not part of the General Area.

Please see the rules below:

UPDATE - AMOUNT RAISED FOR ALZHEIMER SCOTLAND - as at 14th May 2025

Thank you to everyone who has donated money independently to the Alzheimer Scotland top-up account, or found something to buy in the clothes recycling area, taken part in the Guess the number of Golf Balls competition or helped raise money at the Coffee morning on 8th May.

I am delighted to say that, as a result, we have raised a further £1,318.32 for the charity.  Please see the breakdown below which will also be posted on the noticeboard in the Ladies locker room.

The total amount raised since October 2024 is £3,400.78.

 Thank you so much - I really appreciate it !

ALZHEIMER COFFEE MORNING - Thursday, 8th May

A huge thank you to the fabulously talented bakers - Calum Christie, Anne Farquharson, Pauline Hill, Tony Kay, Lorraine MacGregor, Mary Miller and Angela Rooney who put so much time and effort into baking and donating cakes for this morning's fundraising event.

Also, thanks to everyone who came along to indulge (let's face it, who could resist!), we have managed to raise £585 in aid of Alzheimer Scotland.  For those of you who couldn't make it but still donated money, I really appreciate your generosity.

The office and catering staff have been a great help too in setting up tables etc.

I hope you all enjoyed the event.  Thanks again.

WEE COURSE TEXAS SCRAMBLE - Wednesday, 28th May

Sign up will open for this event at 10pm on Monday, 12th May; entry is open to all ladies aged 70+, all Wee Course lady members, and those serving on the Ladies Committee.  

Please join us for a fun competition with prizes for the winners and runners-up.

GUESS THE NUMBER OF GOLF BALLS COMPETITION - ** RESULTS **

Thank you to everyone who took part in the above fun competition.   Well done to all winners.  This will be put on the noticeboard in the main foyer and on the noticeboard in the Ladies locker room.

I will announce the amount raised for this and the Alzheimer Coffee Morning on Thursday, 8th May which is taking place at 10am..... I hope to see as many of you there as possible.

ALLISON TROPHY ROUND 1 - Friday, 23rd May

The Allison Trophy is a strokeplay competition played over 9 holes on the Wee Course.  There are three rounds, the first of which is on Friday 23rd May; the second is Friday, 20th June with the final round to be played on Friday, 25th 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 2025 with a handicap index of 20.5 and above are eligible to compete.

Online booking for round 1 opens on Monday 12th May at 10:00pm.

GRAND UNVEILING OF THE JESSIE VALENTINE WALL - Tuesday, 29th April

The afternoon started with Iain Valentine hosting a lunch for those involved in the project, which was enjoyed by all before the members arrived at 3pm for the unveiling of the Jessie Valentine Wall.

There was a very good turnout and after a few opening words from myself regarding the background of the wall, Iain Valentine took the floor.  Iain's words were heartfelt and  had several of us in tears or near to it!.  We were then treated to a very interesting talk from Eve Soulsby, the author of the book "Wee Jessie".

Iain had not seen the wall and was delighted with the results.  Members were invited to view the various photographs featuring pictures of Jessie Valentine from age 5 onwards.  Some of Jessie's trophies were also on display together with Eve's book.

Thank you to everyone who made it along on Tuesday, however, if you didn't make sure you pop into the Dining Room to have a look.

My thanks also go to my team in the House Sub-Committee, Heather Dawson and Meriel Walker, to Stuart and his team in the office as well as Mark (the handy-man) and Tim Edwards,  and to catering for such a lovely lunch.

Here are a selection of photographs.  This story has also been covered in Golf Business and other online platforms, and has been published in the Perthshire Advertiser, the Courier and The Scotsman (see below).

FRIENDLY MATCH SIGN-UP SHEETS

It is great to see so many of you putting your names down to play in the Friendly matches this year.  For those of you who have played so far, I hope that you have enjoyed your matches, the courses played and most of all made some new friends.

Marion will be posting the 3rd and final sign-up sheet on the noticeboard tomorrow, Tuesday, 29th April so you can add your name if you would like to come along and play in this friendly format.

I would encourage new ladies to add their names to try something new - you will be looked after, so don't worry if you haven't played in one of these before.

If you have any queries, please contact Marion Kay, Friendly Match Secretary.

AWAY FRIENDLY MATCH v. FORFAR - Monday 21st April

On a cool, but dry day, we were welcomed to Forfar Golf Club for our friendly match.  The undulations and sloping fairways posed a few challenges to those of us used to the flatter terrain at Blairgowrie, but the course was in superb condition.  New plantations are beginning to fill the areas devastated by the loss of many trees during Storm Arwen.  We also had to deal with lots of frisky pheasants who seemed to enjoy standing just where we wanted to hit our balls! 

The matches were all played in a friendly fashion and the result was a 2 ½ - 1 ½ win to Forfar.  

Afterwards we had a very pleasant meal including a selection of delicious desserts - and enjoyed a chat.

Thanks to the Blairgowrie team of Carolyn Haddow, Lorraine MacGregor, Marion Kay, Linda Rice, Angela Rooney, Sue Waddell, Meriel Walker and GIll Tissell (Captain).

AWAY FRIENDLY MATCH v. ST ANDREWS UNI - Sunday, 20th April

The second of our Friendly matches was played away on the New Course at St Andrews on a day with almost no wind (which is rare!) and even the sun came out.

Despite St Andrews Uni being unable to field a full team, we played our matches as best we could in a 2 vs 1 format with 1 Blairgowrie lady playing odd holes and the other playing evens.  Four out of five of the St Andrews players had single figure handicaps with one player +1.4 !

Undeterred, our ladies fought hard and although we lost 2 1/2 to 1 1/2, it was a very respectable score.

Afterwards, we enjoyed a hot bowl of soup at the One Under Bar before we made our way home.

My thanks go to Fiona Johnston, Elaine Robson, Kathleen Norris, Heather Dawson, Jo Menzies, Teresa Lynch and Margaret Johnstone.  It was a pleasure to be your Team Captain on the day.

FRIENDLY INTERCLUB MATCHES - CHANGES IN PAYMENT FROM 1st MAY

 

Friendly Interclub Matches

Home and Away

 

 

Currently ladies who support these matches have to pay the cost of the match tea in cash to the team captain on the day.

This is inconvenient and an added burden on the team captain.

The good news is that from May 1^st this year, this cost will be debited from your ig account.

The team list will be submitted to the office and 7 days prior to the match they will request funds.

Please ensure that you have enough in your account to cover the cost.  (£18 pp)

Alternatively, you can set up an automatic top up via My Golf, My Account on the website

Any questions, please feel free to contact the Match Secretary, Marion Kay.

FRIENDLY MATCH v. ELIE - Monday, 14th April

We welcomed the ladies from Elie for our first home Friendly match. 

There was a brief respite right at the beginning of dry weather, but for most of the games it rained unrelentingly. Despite the weather, we had four very enjoyable matches, as shown in the result it was tight. 

We halved 3 matches and had one win for our team, with an overall win of 2 1/2 - 1 1/2 for Blairgowrie.  

We enjoyed a very enjoyable two course meal post golf in the newly refurbished dining room.   There was lots of appreciation for the new decor and everyone liked the central light. 

My thanks go to the Blairgowrie team of Shirley Lewis, Louise Luke, Anne Walker, Heather Dawson (Team Captain), Brenda Clough, Eileen Brown, Anne Farquharson and Gill Tissell.

Thank you also to Heather for the photo and match report.

Well done Ladies - a great start !

LADIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2025

 

The Club Championships are the most prestigious of the golfing calendar and the qualifying rounds will be commencing shortly.  There are four qualifying rounds during designated SGL medals - two on Rosemount and two on Lansdowne.

 

Round 1 :  Rosemount - Saturday, 17 May

Round 2 :  Lansdowne - Saturday, 24 May

Round 3 :  Rosemount - Saturday, 31 May

Round 4 :  Lansdowne - Saturday, 7 June

 

It is not necessary to play all four rounds, however one round on each course must be played.  

 

How it works:

• A player's best scratch score from each of Rosemount and Lansdowne are added together and ranked in order and the top 8 players from Division 1 go into the draw for the Club Championship.
• The top 8 players from Division 2&3 combined will qualify for the Division 2 Championship.
• After the Championship qualifiers have been selected, the 8 players with the best nett scores from Divisions 1, 2 & 3 combined will qualify to play for Sophie's Trophy.

Please note that, for 2025, players with a handicap index as of 17 May of up to 20.4 will fall into Division 1 and be eligible for the Club Championship draw; players with a handicap index of 20.5 and above will be eligible for the draw for the Division 2 Championship.

 

Once all the qualifying rounds have taken place, the draws will be made and the players advised of their opponents.

The "play by" dates for the quarter final is Wednesday, 18 June and the semi-finals is Friday, 27 June.  The players are responsible for arranging and booking tee times to play their matches.   The Club Championship and Division 2 Championship are played as scratch knockouts, whilst Sophie's Trophy qualifiers play a handicapped knockout.

 

This year the knockout rounds and finals are to be played on Rosemount with the final of all three competitions to be held on Sunday, 29 June.  If you wish to enter these competitions, you must be available to play on this date.

 

When playing in the qualifying rounds, please let the starter know if you wish to opt out of the Championships.  This will be noted and a record will be maintained by the office. The list will be finalised and used for the draw on Monday, 9 June.

 

I hope that as many of you as possible will be available to play and that we can have a full field for these important Championship events.

 

Good luck to everyone in the qualifying rounds.

ALZHEIMER SCOTLAND COFFEE MORNING - Thursday, 8 May

On Thursday, 8th May at 10am the Ladies Committee will be hosting an Alzheimer Scotland Coffee Morning.  This is a charity close to many of us at the Club and we would like to raise as much money as possible.

This is a great opportunity to meet up with old friends and to meet new people.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Please help to support our efforts by coming along to the dining room between 10am-12noon to enjoy a cuppa and some home-made baking.

If you wish to donate any baking to help us raise money, please email Nicky:  reservations@theblairgowriegolfclub.co.uk

LADIES WIN THE COLUMBINE CUP - 3 April 2025

It gives me great pleasure to announce, as Team Captain, that we WON our match yesterday against the Senior Gents.  Five teams played in a 4BBB match play format on both Rosemount and Lansdowne in glorious sunny conditions.

After meeting our playing partners and opponents, twenty ladies went out into "battle" (in a friendly manner !) and were victorious.

Post-golf, all players changed into evening attire for a lovely meal before the result was revealed.

The result...... the Ladies won 8-2 !!! 

It has been many years since the Ladies were triumphant and I am reliably informed that it is only the 8th time in 33 matches that the women have won, which makes the win even sweeter !

I am so proud of everyone who took part and also to have been part of the winning team.

Well done!!

Group Photo (before!)

Thank you to Pauline for accepting the Columbine Cup on my behalf

AWAY DAY TO MONIFIETH - Thursday, 10 July

This year we will be going to Monifieth for our annual Away Day.  First tee time is 1pm.

A sheet will be posted on the noticeboard in the Ladies Locker room for sign-up by 31 May.

I hope to see as many of you there as possible for a fun day out !!

WINTER LEAGUE FRIENDLY MATCHES - FINAL RESULTS

Thank you to everyone who gave up their time to represent the club over the winter.  

As you can see from the results, it was very close!

1st - Anstruther = 10 pts

2nd - St Michaels = 9 pts

3rd - Crail = 8.5 pts

4th - Blairgowrie = 8 pts

5th - Dunfermline = 7.5 pts

6th - Earlsferry Thistle = 2 pts

I would also like to thank Heather Dawson for taking on the role of Winter League Match Secretary and to all Team Captains for their reports.

Well done everyone  !!

GUESS THE NUMBER OF GOLF BALLS COMPETITION - APRIL 2025

In aid of Alzheimer Scotland, I will be running a "Guess the number of Golf Balls" competition for the month of April.  This idea, I believe, originally came from one of the Wee Course Ladies, Jean Laburn who kindly donated a sleeve of golf balls, which I will incorporate into the prizes.  (thank you Jean!)

I have put my own special spin on this..... have a look in the foyer of the golf club!

It costs £5 per guess (guess cards are available to purchase at the bar).  Simply purchase and complete a card then pop it into the box.

Have a look at the exciting prizes on offer !!

The exact number of golf balls will be announced on 30th April.  If there are cards with the same guess on it, a further draw will take place with the first drawn winning first prize and so on....

Good Luck everyone!  

SUMMER COMPETITIONS

The new season is almost upon us, so I thought I would give you a reminder of what's on offer.....some of which is not mentioned in my Newsletter.

Ladies Competitions - Wednesdays and Saturdays

We now have competitions on Wednesdays and Saturdays which are bookable 16 days in advance and will be played on the opposite course to the gents medal.  These competitions are for Ladies only and time zones have been set aside for us as follows on both days*:

8.30am-10.40am (split 8.30am-9.10am and 9.20am-10.40am)
12.30pm-1.20pm
5.30pm-5.50pm

(*unless there is an event which has been agreed last year, which will be honoured by the Club)

Please note that after the competition window has closed (9 days before play at 10.00am), unused tee times will be released.

Ladies Information Sheet and Terms of Competition can be found online by clicking on "Information" then "Club Information Sheets" and a hard copy is also in The Bible in the Ladies Locker Room.

Friendly Matches

There are 16 friendly matches this year (a mixture of home and away).  Marion Kay (Match Secretary) has put up more sign-up sheets, so please put your name up.  It is a great opportunity to represent your club in a fun format and to meet new friends.  (also open to Lansdowne Associate members)

Birdie Tree

When a player has a Gross Birdie (or better) during any SGL medal, Stroke play or Stableford competition, she can put her name on a flag and pin it on the first ‘nest’ on the Birdie Tree in the upstairs Ladies Locker Room.  When she has another Birdie, she progresses up to the next ‘nest’ and so on.  There is a Robin trophy for the player with the most Birdies in Division 1 and a Pheasant Trophy for the player with most Birdies in Divisions 2 & 3 combined.  The office will provide birdie reports for each competition as a means of verification.

Par Bar

Similarly, Gross Pars may be recorded by entering the details (name, date, hole on which Par was scored) on a card and posting it in the pocket of the Par Bar chart behind the door in the Ladies Locker Room.  A trophy will be presented at the end of the season for the player with the most Pars in Divisions 2 & 3 combined (i.e. with an end of season handicap index of 20.5 & above).  Again, the office will provide a report for verification purposes.

Summer Ringer

Similar to the Winter Ringer, cards can be submitted for the Summer Ringer for rounds played as part of a competition or during bounce games (up to a maximum of two cards per week) on Lansdowne.  The first score recorded must be over 18 holes; thereafter at least 9 holes must be played.  Players can improve the score on up to three holes on each card and the score on each hole can be improved only once after submission of the first 18-hole card.  The Hilda Hendry Memorial Trophy is awarded to the player with the lowest final score less half her handicap index as at 30th September. 

Summer Eclectic

The Eclectic runs on all Strokeplay and Stableford competitions on Rosemount over the summer.  This is administered by the office and updates will appear on Intelligentgolf.

Competitions - signup / general info

There is an entry fee of £1 payable prior to every full section competition (50p for all Wee Course competitions).  In addition, all ladies wishing to enter the full section competition will have the chance to enter an optional sweepstake and an optional twos which will cost £1 and 50p respectively per competition. 

On a medal day, all ladies should check in at the PSI system in the Foyer OR use their Smartphone app to check in before play.  At this point the compulsory entry fee of £1 (50p for Wee Course competitions) will be taken and all full section competition ladies will then have the option of entering the sweep/twos competition.

Sweep money won will be returned to the members Clubhouse (bar) account and twos money won will be put on to the members Pro Shop account.  Please note failure to check in before play will mean that the player will be unable to enter their scorecard after their round.

Full details of all Summer competitions are available in the Ladies Competition Bible in the upstairs locker room.

I wish you all an enjoyable and successful golfing season !