Crail Away Day
on
Thursday 23rd June 2022
Bacon roll and coffee on arrival.
Round of golf
Two course meal after your game
Prizes galore
Cost, including coach travel from Blairgowrie,
18 holes on Balcomie Links, food, prizes
and tips is £40 (payment requested by 20th May)
This event is open to all Blairgowrie lady members
and is a fun, non-counting day
The Club Championships are the most prestigious of the golfing year. Here is an outline of the rules.
There are four qualifying rounds for the Club Championships - two on Rosemount and two on Lansdowne - which can be played on the main competition days or the Alternate days as per the fixture card.
Two best gross scores qualify, one from Rosemount and one from Lansdowne. 8 players from Division 1 go into the draw for the Club Championship. Likewise, 8 players from Division 2/3 combined qualify for the Division 2 (formerly Bronze) championship. The next 8 players with the next best nett scores qualify for Sophie's Trophy, which is a handicapped competition.
Once all the qualifying rounds have taken place, the draws will be made and the players advised. 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 Lansdowne.
The finals of all three competitions are to be held this year on Sunday 19th June. If you wish to enter these competitions, you must be available on this date. When playing in the qualifying rounds, please let the starter know whether you wish to enter the championships.
Full details of these and all Ladies Competitions can be found in the folder in the Ladies Locker Room.
The first friendly match of the season took place on Monday on Rosemount against Forfar ladies. After a few hiccups with cancellations due to Covid, a few ladies thankfully stepped in to make up the team. We were up against a formidable team from Forfar, with quite a few low handicap ladies, but managed to get a 2-2 draw for the match. The Blairgowrie team was Jacqui Landsburgh (Captain), Elaine Robson, Linda Rice, Eileen McMurray, Marion Kay, Ruth Watson, Anne Farquharson and Katie Chapman . The weather was kind to us and we all enjoyed a two course meal in the dining room afterwards, although it did seem strange wandering around the club house without a mask. A great start to the season with a sporting halved match.
The aggregate results for the Ladies Spring Meeting played on Rosemount on Sunday 10th and Friday 15th April are as follows:
Best nett in Division 1 and winner of the McQueen Salver - Caroline Dracup
Lowest gross score in Division 1 - Heather Anderson
Best nett in Division 2/3 combined and winner of the Honeyman Trophy - Margaret Marshall
Lowest gross score in Division 2/3 - Margaret Marshall
The Wee Course Ladies Medal played on Friday 15th April was won by Morag Johnston (21 points) and Anne Spence was runner-up (18 points)
Well played!
Congratulations also to the winners of the Lyle Coronation Quaich (Mixed Foursomes) which took place on Sunday 17th April - Fiona & Tim Edwards - who beat Katie & Bill Chapman to second place. Fiona & Tim have an opportunity to qualify for the Ping Scottish Mixed Foursomes Championship.
Brenda Clough is offering a pair of Cotswold golf shoes, size 5, to anyone interested, in exchange for a donation to the British Heart Foundation. The black shoes (not blue as in the picture) have never been worn. Brenda will leave them in the Lost Property locker in the Ladies upstairs changing room if anyone would like to try them.
The results of Friday's SGL Medal 1 & Karrinyup Spoon are as follows:
Division 1 Winner - Sue Waddell (77), Runner-up - Gillian Wallace (78)
Division 2 Winner - Margaret Marshall (68), Runner-up - Christine Ogilvie (74)
The Winner of the Karrinyup Spoon, for the best net overall score, is Margaret Marshall - well played.
The Wee Course Medal was won by Kay Thomson (18pts) with Heather Welsh in second place (16pts).
The Senior Gents versus Blairgowrie Ladies took place yesterday with five groups on Rosemount and five on Lansdowne playing a 4ball betterball.
Whilst there was some competitive golf being played, it was a friendly and sociable occasion and following the match a meal was enjoyed in the Dining Room.
The Ladies' teams playing Rosemount struggled with some very challenging tee positions (1st & 16th!) although the Lansdowne ladies fared slightly better. Overall the result was a 7-3 win to the Gents and Gill is shown below presenting the Columbine Cup to Captain Robin Duncan.
Thanks to everyone who took part.
The following is an explanation of some of the summer season competitions. Over the past two years, some of these competitions were not contested so this is a reminder of how they work.
Birdie Tree
Once 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
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 per week) on Lansdowne. The first score recorded must be over 18 holes; thereafter at least 9 holes must be played. The player 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 the IG software.
Twos
Pay 50p at the pro-shop or starter’s hut to enter Twos. The winnings are paid to those players with 2s on their card during a competition round.
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Full details of these and all Summer competitions are available in the Ladies Competition Bible in the upstairs locker room.
The final winter competitions were concluded at the end of March and the results are:
Winter Eclectic: the winner was Fiona Edwards, with a net score of 37. Anne Farquharson came second on countback from Mary Miller with 38.
Winter Ringer: the winner was Elaine Robson with a net score of 41. Fiona Edwards came second on countback from Mary Miller with 44.
Well done all!
Following Neil's return to work from Paternity Leave, the Ladies Group Coaching sessions will resume from Monday 4th April. All lessons this week will be focusing on putting.
More memories of a good day! Thanks to Margaret and Graeme Hunter for lending their photographic skills.
The Wee Course Ladies played a Stableford competition as their Season Opener on Friday 1st April. The winner was Shirley Irvine with 20 points and Jeannie Webster was runner up with 18 points.
There were also prizes for 'Nearest the Pin in Two' which were won by Shirley Irvine, Jeannie Webster, Anne King and Heather Welsh.
Notwithstanding the sprinklers, the Greenkeeping staff are to be commended for presenting the Rosemount course in such a splendid condition
Most of the matches were pretty close and the main objective of the day was achieved: to enjoy playing a friendly game of golf. The final result was not so close (ahem) with the Captain's team winning by 28 holes to 6. However, Gill and Sue would like to thank everyone who played and who helped get the season off to a great start.
Afterwards we enjoyed a drink and delicious lunch with a chance to relax and chat.
Below Sue is seen reluctantly handing over the Friendship Bowl to Gill. Better luck next year Sue!!
