Ladies Championships

The ladies enjoyed a fine, dry afternoon for their championship rounds today.  I have to thank Russell Martin, Gents Competition Secretary who announced the ladies on the tee.  It was great to see a number of our ladies coming along to support the players.   Due to the current pandemic when space was limited to a maximum of 25 people  in the dining room  it was decided that the ladies would hold their very short prizegiving first to allow the gents to have full capacity for theirs.  My thanks to Steven for setting up the trophies.   The results are as follows:-

Division 1 Champion        -  Emily Aird; Runner Up Susan Arbuckle

Division 2 Champion        - Winner Katie Chapman; Runner Up Gillian Tissell

Sophie's Trophy Champion - Jacqui Landsburgh; Runner Up Julienne Christie-Henry

My grateful thanks go to Nora Bennet and Jo Stewart who were referees.  The matches were close and it gave me great pleasure to referee the Championship game and witness some very fine golf.

Emily gave a short speech with a vote of thanks thereafter.   

Margaret Kerr

Ladies Captain

Latest news - Championships and Tri-Am

 All of you will by now  have read our Captain's email regarding Coronavirus Covid19  rules and regulations for our Club.    New signs have been placed around the clubhouse to make it a safe environment  for all of us.  Remember when entering the clubhouse to ensure you sanitise your hands and if you are not registered to play golf, you require to write your details on the sheet provided.  Please also be more  aware of the one way system in place as it is so easy to forget we should not be leaving the clubhouse by the front entrance.

Some ladies had requested that the ladies run an open competition for ladies.  With this in mind, I suggested a Ladies Tri-am Open which has been met with approval from the Club and I have placed a poster  on the downstairs notice board.  The Tri-am is to be held on Thursday 8th October from 8 a.m.  and only to 1.30 p.m. in view of the lack of evening light - the cost is £60 per team.    Booking is available online and already quite a few teams have entered.  The link for booking is 

https://blair.theblairgowriegolfclub.co.uk/opens/

The Ladies Championship knock out rounds are almost complete in time for the finals on Sunday 30th August - please note the ladies start at 12.30 p.m.  This year, after play we will hold a small presentation of prizes either on the patio or in the dining room.  Players and referrees will be provided with meal vouchers for use at another time. Best of luck to you all and I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

Margaret Kerr, 

Ladies Captain

LADIES PAST CAPTAINS' DAY 18/08/2020

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Lady Captain, Margaret Kerr, hosted the annual Past Captains  Competition and Lunch today on Rosemount.  Ladies played for the Muriel Rae Claret Jug and the winner was Janice Lang,  with 33 points, off 7/8 handicap allowance.   Nora Hay won the Wee Course prize. 

We adhered to strict social distancing rules which meant the usual table layout in the dining room for the Past Captains' Lunch was not possible, but we enjoyed a lovely meal and managed to chat, albeit from a distance.  Many ladies in the Club are not aware that this is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Blairgowrie Ladies Golf Club in September 1920.  Up until then the ladies affairs were handled by the  Gents Committee. The first Lady Captain was Mrs Coupar of Ryefield and she and her Committee took charge of arranging matches and competition for the ladies.  Our Lady Captain will have more to add to this subject shortly.

Traditionally a photograph of all Past Captains attending  the annual lunch is taken, but with social distancing in place, we decided to give that a miss!  The afternoon ended with a Vote of Thanks from Janice Lang.

Ready to go......

Competitions - Latest updates

Now that  everyone has a copy of the Fixtures for August, September and October, you will see that our first round for the Championships will be held on Friday 7th August with the second round on 14th August.  There are alternative days for these and other competitions.   Once the  draws are done for the preliminary knock-out rounds,  please organise to play the various rounds as soon as possible.  You will have until Friday 28th August to complete these, with the finals being held on Lansdowne on Sunday 30th August.

The Senior Stableford on 4th August and Senior Medal on Tuesday 18th August are open to gents and ladies with more of these during September and October.  Ladies pay a £1 entry for their  sweep which will be paid out in two sections - the first being up to 20 handicap and the second for handicap of 21 and over.  The age limit for  ladies is 55 and over.  This is a counting competition for handicap purposes.  These are trials and if successful, will be included on a regular basis for the Senior ladies next year.

On Tuesday 11th we will be playing our Summer Meeting for the Thistle Bowl.   There is no alternate day for this as time is short and there is still sufficient daylight to enable ladies to play in the evening.

Further Mixed competitions will be intimated shortly.

There is to be a white board at the foot of the stairs  with the ladies'  and wee course ladies' competition draws and results for you all to check.  Our Wee Course ladies should get into the habit of entering online or at the Pro Shop for every Friday competition and check online or on the notice board on a Wednesday afternoon for the draw showing their partner(s) and time of play.  Please ensure you  all check in at the Pro Shop before play.

The  computer for entering scores  in the Clubhouse will be operational from 1st August.  You need to sanitize your hands before using this.

There is still time to enter the  draw for the mixed competition for the Lyle Trophy -  the entry sheet for this is on the board at the foot of the stairs.

I wish you all good golfing  for the remainder of the season.

Margaret Kerr
Ladies Captain

Mixed Foursomes - Lyle Trophy

Regarding entry for the Mixed Foursomes knock-out competition for the Lyle Trophy, the entry form is now displayed on the notice board at the bottom of the stairs in the Clubhouse.    Entries close on 2nd August, 2020.

Margaret Kerr

Ladies Captain.

Mixed Foursomes - Lyle Trophy

It has been decided that the Mixed Foursomes knock-out competition for the Lyle Trophy can go ahead.   There is an entry form at the bottom of the stairs in the Club and if you and your partner wish to enter, this should be completed by 2nd August at the latest.

Margaret Kerr

Ladies Captain

Hole in One

Congratulations go to Sheila Ritchie who had a hole in one on the 3^rd Hole on Rosemount during the first of our stableford competitions on Friday, 17^th July.  It was her first hole in one and her partners were Jacqui Landsburgh and Barbara Lyburn.   We will organise a photograph shortly.

The Ladies Fixtures start on 2nd August.  We are trying to include as many trophy competitions and medals as time will allow.    However, some competitions will not proceed and the Ladies Annual Meeting  has been left out as it may not go ahead due to social distancing.   This will be monitored and if and when it is to go ahead, all ladies will be notified. 

Online booking times reserved for the ladies will be reinstated.     Wee Course ladies should enter online or at the Pro Shop within the times reserved for Friday competitions.   The office will do the draw and post it online and also within the Clubhouse.

The main competition is our championships which will consist of two qualifying rounds only as time is short, one on Rosemount and the other on Lansdowne.  The first round will be on Friday 7th August with the alternative day on 2nd August.  The second round will be one week later.  Those qualifying will be notified and all preliminary matches require to be played by Friday 28th  as the finals are to be held on Sunday 30th August. 

Please note, you require to notify the office or Pro Shop to put your name forward when you win a round of any matchplay competition until  we are allowed to use the computer in the Clubhouse.

Margaret Kerr
Ladies Captain