Latest Updates

Following a good entry, congratulations to Sheila Bruce who is the first winner of the Centenary Medal beating Katie Chapman with a better inward half.   Hopefully, all being nearly normal, this will revert back to a Friday competition next year, probably played for in August.

I see there are a good number of ladies playing  on Friday in the Turkey Trot - remember there is an entry fee for this.  As usual, we have M & S gift cards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

As emails were sent out to you all from the Club, the winter league commences on 13th instead of the 6th November - the Club have intimated they require more time for the world handicap system to be put in place.  Instead, on the 6th we have a non-counting stableford competition - book your own times and partners for this one.

The medal winners' draw has been done and they are to play in the Medal Winners competition on Saturday 31st October on Lansdowne commencing at 12.03 p.m.

As you know, Steven's last day with us will be this Friday and I am sure all the ladies join with me in wishing him every success in the future.

I will keep you all  up to date with further news.

Margaret Kerr, Ladies Captain.

Ladies Operating Procedures

 

I understand many of you are unable to open the Ladies Section Operating Procedures online so I have appended them here.   They are designed to replace the former Ladies Section Management Agreement.

Margaret Kerr, Ladies Captain

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The Blairgowrie Golf Club – Operating Procedures for the Ladies Section

Club Rule 2.2 states:- “The Ladies Captain will be elected at a meeting other than at an AGM or Special General Meeting, attended only by the  lady Full Members.  The meeting will be arranged and managed by the Ladies as they determine.”

The meeting will be called the Ladies Annual Meeting and will be held during the month of October.

Any motion or nominations for candidates for the offices of Ladies Captain, Ladies Vice Captain and members of the Ladies Committee must be duly proposed and seconded by full lady members and intimated in writing to the Club’s Managing Secretary not later than 15th September in each year. In the event of the number of nominations for committee exceeding the number of vacancies, a vote will be required to elect the required number.   A notice listing any candidate will be posted on the notice boards. 

The Ladies Committee will display on the notice boards not later than 22nd September a notice intimating the date, time and place of the Annual Meeting along with any nominations, proposals or motions (in relation to the Ladies competitions or events) it intends to place before the Annual Meeting.   Any nomination, proposal or motion made by the Ladies Committee will be deemed to have been duly proposed and seconded. 

At that meeting, the Lady members will elect their own representative or Ladies Captain and shall also elect their own sub-committee with Operating Procedures in line with the Club Rules.  Twenty-five of the Ladies Section who are full members of the Club will form a quorum.    It will primarily focus on the appointment of the Ladies office bearers and Committee members; Any subject relating to the running of the Ladies Section competitions or events may be discussed at the Annual Meeting but any query, proposal or motion outwith ladies’ competitions will not be accepted but will be forwarded to the main Committee for review or discussion at the AGM.

The Ladies Committee will comprise: Ladies Captain, Ladies Vice Captain and three other lady full members elected by the Ladies but this is the minimum requirement to ensure the section runs efficiently.   Additional Committee members may be co-opted if it is deemed necessary by the Ladies Captain or representative.

The Ladies Captain and Ladies Vice Captain will be elected for one year.  If a vacancy occurs in respect of these positions for whatever reason during the year, these positions may be filled by one of the other members of the Ladies Committee by a simple majority vote within that Committee but only for the period to the next Annual or Special Meeting of the Ladies Section.  The three members of the Ladies Committee will be elected for a period of two years and will be eligible for re-election for a second period of two years.  After having served for four years, they will not be eligible for re-election until the expiry of one year.  However, they will be eligible for election to Ladies Captain or Ladies Vice Captain.  If any member of the Ladies Committee vacates office, the Ladies Committee may select a full lady member to fill the position until the next Annual Meeting.

The function of the Ladies Committee is to ensure the overall smooth running of the Ladies Section (which includes all lady members of the Wee Course) and ensure prominent representation of the ladies at the Blairgowrie Golf Club.  The Ladies Committee is represented on the main Committee by the Ladies Captain or representative. 

The Ladies Committee will meet regularly as necessary.  Any questions arising will be decided by a majority of votes with the Lady Captain of the meeting having a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote.   The quorum for meetings of the Ladies Committee will be three.

The Ladies Section will adhere to the Operating Procedures and will at all times operate within the Rules and Bye-Laws of the Club.  In the event of any dispute within the Ladies Section, the matter will be brought to the next available Committee meeting for discussion and resolution.  The Committee’s decision will be final. 

None of the foregoing clauses will be repealed or altered or added to and no new clauses made except with the concurrence of two thirds of the full lady members present and voting at an Annual or Special Meeting of the Ladies Section called for that purpose and always subject to the approval of the main Committee.

 Ladies Committee - October  2020

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Centenary Medal - 20th October

Just a quick reminder that the Centenary Medal is scheduled for 20th October.   Ladies should book their own partners and times and let the Pro Shop know before play that this wish to play for this.   Play can be in 2s, 3s or 4s.  The alternate day for this is Sunday 18th October.

Best of luck to you all.

Margaret Kerr, Ladies Captain.

Ladies Tri-Am Open

We had 81 ladies taking part in the Tri-Am Open held on Thursday, 8th October.  The ladies enjoyed a dry and sunny day but there was a shower of rain towards the end of play; however some excellent scores were recorded.  Due to the social distancing regulations, there was a lack of the  usual buzz in the clubhouse which marred the day.   My thanks to all the ladies who helped on the reception desk.

Scratch Winners – Fiona Johnston (Blairgowrie) Fiona Hill & Aileen Baker (both Crail)

1^st Handicap Winners – Mary Hope, Susan Arbuckle & Maureen Brass (all Blairgowrie)

2^nd Handicap Winners – Liz Fertacz, Heather Anderson & Gillian Wallace (all Blairgowrie)

3^rd Handicap Winners -  Linda McDonald & L. Bennett (both Ladybank ) & Linda Dyball (Pitreavie)

4^th Handicap Winners -  Wendy Edwards (Forfar),  Lesley Pert & Fiona Anderson (both Edzell)

5^th Handicap Winners – Sheila Bruce & Janice Lang (both Blairgowrie) and Anne Mailer (Pitlochry)

Nearest the 15^th Pin – Angela Kerr (Edzell) and Nearest the 17^th Pin - Janet Thompson (St. Regulus)

Here are some pictures :-

On another note, Gillian Wallace won the Karrinyup Spoon today.   Mary Miller won the Jessie Valentine Trophy from Liz Fertacz and Brenda Clough won the Coronation Trophy from Jacqui Landsburgh.

We await news from the Club about the new handicap system which should commence on 2nd November.   The Winter Leagues commence on 6th November  on Rosemount and on the Wee Course.  Please enter online as previously.  This year, we will play Winter League on Rosemount and the Stanley Clark Trophy on Lansdowne.    No ringers or eclectics will be played and no prizes given out until the end of the season but I look forward to seeing you all socially every week after play.    

Notice has gone out to all members regarding the AGM on 3rd December.

Margaret Kerr, Ladies Captain.

Some More Information

It may come as news to some ladies that we have three divisions for handicap purposes for all competitions i.e. Handicap 1 to 20.4 is now Gold; Handicap 20.5 to 36.4 is now Silver; and 36.5 to 54 is now Bronze.  You may have noticed this on the results sheets which Dawn has been posting on the downstairs notice board. 

The Ladies Operating Principles have now been finalised and are currently with the Rules Review Committee for approval.   Once they are, they will be emailed to all lady members and then passed to the Managing Secretary to go to the Club Committee and Annual General Meeting.

Please note that any lady who plays in the allotted times on the alternate days is deemed to have entered the competition and if she fails to return her card, it will be recorded as a No Return.

There are one or two spaces available for the Tri-Am  and there is still time to enter a team -  the Tri-Am is  to be held on Thursday, 8th October.  

Congratulations and good luck to the finalists, Mary Miller and Liz Fertacz playing  for the Jessie Valentine Trophy and to  Jacqui Landsburgh and Brenda Clough playing for the Coronation Trophy.

The Centenary Medal is to be played for on Tuesday, 20th October on Rosemount - ladies should book their own times and partners and tell the Pro Shop that they are competing.  The alternate day for this will be  Sunday, 18th October.   The winner is the lady with the best net score overall.   

The draft Ladies Fixtures (including Wee Course) for 2021 have now gone to the office with dates mirroring this year as far as possible.

With the Covid19 restrictions at present in place, our Committee meetings are not permitted but I will  keep you updated as best I can on current matters.  Please let a member of  the Committee know if  you have any queries or there is anything you want to report.  

Margaret Kerr - Ladies Captain 

 

Ladies,

Please note that you can  can read a short  history of the Blairgowrie Ladies Golf Club on the main Club website under News and Events. As requested by Robin Duncan, Margaret Hunter wrote the story and it took her quite an amount of time to do so.  There are also four pictures to help you see what the old days looked like.     We think it would  be  good to share the story with Ladies so please do take the time to have a look at the article.

Margaret Kerr, Ladies Captain

News and Annual Meeting information

Finally, we managed last Friday to get Sheila Ritchie's photograph with the Patience Trophy for her Hole in One and I have updated the book which is kept in the trophy cabinet in the Clubhouse.

I obtained permission to present a silver medal for the centenary of the formation of The Blairgowrie Ladies Golf Club in 1920.  This is to be played for on Tuesday 20th October.  Ladies should book their own times and partners and indicate at the Pro Shop if they wish to play for this.  Thereafter, the medal will be played for annually.   Here is what it looks like.

 9th October was the original date for the Ladies Annual Meeting but as we are unable to hold this, the Ladies Committee elected to keep to this date for the sake of notices, etc.  In view of this, Steven Morgan will be sending out a notice to all ladies (with a copy on our notice boards) to keep them informed.  We have approved the 2019 Annual Meeting Minutes and nomination forms have been passed to Steven for Nora and myself to continue for 2021.  The Minutes will be posted online within the next few days.  You will all have heard that the Club Committee have set aside the Ladies Management Agreement - a replacement document called Operating Principles for the Ladies Section will be made  available to the ladies once completed and approved.

In the meantime, please keep alert and stay safe.

Margaret Kerr, Ladies Captain