A very pleasant day, frosty to begin with but the sun came out and frost disappeared. Some magnificent scores from the nine ladies playing.
Division 1 - Winner - Pauline Hill (45 points); Runner-Up - Anne Farquharson ((40 point)
Division 2 - Winner - Marion Kay (46 points); Runner-Up - Heather Dawson (40 points)
REMINDER
PILATES with Mary Hope on Monday
in the Dining room
Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat if possible
The winner of the Stanley Clark Trophy, which is awarded for the best three rounds on Lansdowne over the season is Gill Tissell with a score of 126.; Runner-Up – Irene Rixson - 124
The Winner of the Winter League which is awarded for the best six nett stableford scores on Rosemount or Lansdowne is Gill Tissell with 246 points: Runner-Up – Marion Kay (243 points)
Congratulations to all our Winners and Runners-Ups.
Please note that the Winter Eclectic and the Ringer are still active till the 31st March
10 Ladies started the last of the Winter league with snow falling. Within the hour the sun came out and a very pleasant round of golf
Winner Division 1 - Lesley MacPherson (37 points); Runner-Up - Anne Walker (36 points)
Winner Division2 - Marion Kay (30 points on c/b); Irene Rixson - (30 points)
Reminder
Ladies Get Together
Friday 13th March
6 pm for 6.30 pm in the dining room
Less than two weeks away!
An evening to enjoy the opportunity of meeting old friends and new over a meal of your choice. Our guest speaker Carla Sutherland, a well known and popular physio therapist in this area and in Scotland, will complete the evening. She will be talking to us about exercise for golf, maybe take a few questions and I hope she has a few stories to tell as well.
The sign-up sheet is in the bar with the food choices
The penultimate Winter League of the season. 13 ladies played today.
Division 1 Winner - Morna Bell (37 points; Runner-Up - Gill Tissell (33 points)
Division 2 Winner - Alison Graham (33 points); Runner-Up - Louise Whitehead (32 points)
Hi Ladies,
The sign-up sheet for the Columbine Cup is now up in the locker room under Social Events.
We require 20 Ladies to play against the Senior Men in Match Play on Rosemount. The cost of the day is £27 which includes a sandwich lunch and two course meal after play. If we have more than twenty ladies a draw will be made with the remaining names on the reserve list. If you wish your name entered and are unable to do it in person please email me heatherdawson647@gmail.com.
Heather Dawson
Ladies Captain
We have lots to keep us busy until the start of the Summer Season, starting off with a 12 hole Stableford on Lansdowne on Wednesday 4th March. Thereafter on Wednesdays there is a Mad March Medley on Rosemount, a Texas Scramble on Lansdowne and a Pinehurst on Rosemount, all 18 hole non counting competitions. On all the Saturdays there is an 18 hole Stableford, entry £1 going towards a Sweepstake for the winners and runner-ups in both divisions. Again non counting and alternating courses.
There are Winter Social Events starting with Pilates with Mary Hope on the 9th March, Ladies Get Together (all welcome) on the 13th March and Wee Course Ladies Coffee Morning on the 16th March.
On 26th March a Rules Evening with our very own Charles Dernie, this will be a very entertaining and informative evening. Charles is an International referee and was our Professional for many years before Neil took over the reigns.
On Friday 20th March there is a Quiz Evening with proceeds going to my charity CHAS, Children's Hospices Across Scotland. I would love to see you there!
Heather Dawson
(Ladies Captain)
What a treat this was today. Eleven ladies had a lot of fun, lots of imagination and some very presentable necklaces and bracelets produced. There were so many different types of beads and beautiful colours. It was difficult to make a choice. Linda Normand was so helpful and patient. Thank you Kathy Cameron for suggesting her and thanks to Linda for a super morning.
The last of the Stanley Clark Trophy competitions for the 25/26 winter season was played on Saturday. 10 ladies played on full greens on all but 1st, 4th and 5th. This proved more of a challenge!
Division 1 Winner - Anne Farquharson (32 points); Runner-Up - Gill Tissell (29 points)
Division 2 Winner - Marion Kay (31 points); Runner-Up - Louise Whitehead (31 points)
10 Ladies braved a very cold but dry day. Scores are still excellent!
Wiiner - Division 1 - Anne Farquharson (40 points on c/b); Runner-Up - Gill Tissell (40 points)
Winner - Division 2 - Marion Kay (39 points); Runner-Up - Irene Rixson (38 points on c/b)
On a beautifully sunny Valentine's Day 12 ladies played on Rosemount. There were some brilliant scores and an enjoyable morning had by all
Winner-Division 1 - Anne Farquharson (44 points); Runner-Up - Gill Tissell (39 points)
Winner - Division 2 - Marion Kay (43 points); Runner-Up - Heather Dawson (42 points)
Winter Social Event
Monday 23rd February 2026
1030 am in the Dining Room
Make your Own Jewellery with Linda Normand
Each group of ten ladies will be drawn
The class is £5 per person to cover the cost of the materials
Winter Social Event
Monday 9th March at 1030 in the Dining Room
PILATES
WITH MARY HOPE
The morning is open to all abilities with some gentle exercising to help us stretch into the 2026 season
Please bring a mat and wear suitable comfortable clothing
7 Ladies played in the rain yet again. Despite this some good scores! Hopefully Saturday is forecast to be dryer.
Division 1 Winner - Janice Lang (39 points); Runner-Up - Gill Tissell (37 points)
Division 2 Winner - Elaine Robson (43 points); Runner-Up - Marion Kay (42 points)
We are proud to be able to tell you that we have three members from our club playing in the above squad for the Jamboree at Nairn Dunbar in June.
Stella Walters (-1.8)
Megan Ashley (-1.6)
Katie Alexander (-2.5)
Good Luck girls!
Nine ladies played in Stanley Clark Trophy on Lansdowne. The weather still not the best but the scores were fantastic. Is this the start of handicaps tumbling down in the new season!
Division 1 Winner - Gill Tissell (42 points on c/b); Runner-Up - Lesley McPherson (42 points)
Division 2 Winner - Irene Rixson (41 points); Runner-Up - Louise Whitehead (35 points)
Despite the awful weather on Saturday 7 ladies braved the elements to play in the Winter League.
Winner Division 1 - Shirley Lewis (33 points); Runner-Up - Anne Farquharson (28 points)
Winner Division 2 - Marion Kay (31 points); runner-Up - Elaine Robson (28 points)
Neil now has a few samples of the jumpers, a gilet and a technical top in the Pros Shop.
The sizes are all in medium but if it doesn't fit you know to go up or down a size. Happy shopping!
What a difference today! It was a beautiful warm sunny day and despite the constant rain of the past few weeks the course has drained well. 11 ladies had a very enjoyable round of golf.
Winner - Division 1 Gill Tissell (42 points); Runner-Up Morna Bell (40 points)
Winner - Division 2 Alison Graham (39 points); Runner-Up Heather Dawson (38 points)
The weather is continuing to cause a low turnout for the Winter League. Our three ladies playing today braved the rain yet again. This did not deter them producing an excellent score.
Winner - Division 1 - Gill Tissell (41 points) ; Runner-Up - Sheila Bruce (39 points)
Winner - Division 2 - Louise Luke (34 points)
Blairgowrie Ladies were keen to play in our Interclub Winter League match against Earlsferry Thistle Ladies on Sunday 18th January. The weather has caused problems for the Fife Coastal courses and on arrival for the match the ladies found that holes 1 and 2 at Elie were closed. This did not detract from the enjoyment of the course and the competitiveness of the match. As the match went on the fine dry conditions turned to rain but very little wind. All the matches were close but most of the Blairgowrie ladies found the fast greens hard to adjust to. The end result was a 2-1 win to Earlsferry Thistle.
All ladies warmed up with delicious home made soup and sandwiches in the clubhouse. Well done to our team of Claire Bidwell, Julienne Christie-Henry, Margaret Johnstone, Teresa Lynch, Lesley McPherson and Gill Tissell (Team Captain)
The first Winter League was played by three intrepid ladies on the Lansdowne course who seized the opportunity before it started raining and more to come.
Winner Division 1 was Gill Tissell (36 points)
Winner Division 2 Louise Luke (32 points); Runner-Up Alison Graham (30 points)
Ladies Get Together Friday 13th March 2026
6 pm for 6.30 pm in the Dining Room
We have a special guest speaker, Carla Sutherland, well known in this area and further afield in Scotland for her skills in sports physiotherapy.
Stories to tell and maybe a demonstration!
Menu
Drinks on arrival
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Italian Chicken with crushed potatoes and tender stem broccoli with a tomato sauce
Haddock with chips and peas
Mushroom stroganoff with rice
Price £19 per person
Please reserve your place and menu choice at the bar or phone 01250 872622 (option 3) by Tuesday 10th March
(Please note that pre-payment is required to secure your place)
Ladies,
An extra social event to be added to your diary for 23rd February. I am pleased to tell you we have Linda Normand coming to give a class on making your own jewellery. Linda will run two groups of ten ladies for approximately three quarters of an hour consecutively. This is open to all the ladies but the class can only take twenty ladies in total. Please come along and watch even if you are not one of the ladies participating.
We look forward to welcoming Linda on what I am sure will be a fun morning.
Winter Social Event
Monday 16th March at 1030 am
in the Glass Lounge
Come along on the 16th March and enjoy a chat and a cup of coffee or tea
at the
Wee Course Ladies Coffee Morning.
This event is open to everyone
What a lovely morning, sun shining and snow has disappeared, at least for now. Courses recovering and still closed. For the first of the Winter Social Events for this year Liz Ridsdale entertained us with her demonstration of winter floral arrangements. 20 ladies attended and were well entertained with Liz showing us how you can transform a few flowers and winter foliage into something special. Liz answered the many questions and gave us some useful hints and tips. Two lucky ladies names were drawn from the hat to win the arrangements. A most enjoyable morning was had by all.
