Winter League 20th December on Lansdowne

The Winter League  on Friday 20th December is the last  one before Christmas, so we are hoping to  have some fun with Hidden Holes... for example,  if you  rack up a 10  at one of the holes,  DON'T PANIC,  as they say, it could  be a winning score  and win a little prize for that hole.  Please sign up on line,  or, if more convenient, turn up on the day. Those ladies who enter on the day should draw cards in the Locker Room.
P.S. WEATHER PERMITTING, otherwise coffee in the lounge!

WINTER LEAGUE 13/12/13

It was Friday  the 13th today, but for some ladies it was definitely a lucky day! We played in extremely mild conditions to full greens on Rosemount.  Hard to believe it's December.....
Silver Winner   
1st   Lesley FINDLAY (51)  2nd Heather ANDERSON  (53)
Bronze Winner 
1st  Doreen JOHNSTON (52)  (acb ) 2nd Meriel WALKER (52)

Meriel, Lady Captain and Doreen

Heather, Lady Captain and Lesley

There will be  Winter League next week, so do sign up if you need a break from Christmas preparations.  Remember, if you decide to come at the last minute, that's fine, we  shall do a random draw in the Locker Room  for any late entries...

LADIES AFTERNOON BRIDGE
The last session of the  Ladies Afternoon Bridge is on  Tuesday 17th December,  12.30 - 2.30pm when we hope to have a  fun afternoon with little prizes  and surprises  for adventurous bidders.
Bridge resumes on January 7th.
PRE-SEASON COACHING
The sign-up sheets for Charles Dernie's pre-coaching  classes are in the Locker Room on the Matches Board.

FROM THE LADY CAPTAIN

It was great to see so many ladies enjoying the Christmas Lunch yesterday.  Special thanks go to Sandy Bushby for producing  a super Blog with lots of  pictures. Thanks also to  everyone for donating £243  to Macmillan Nurses, the money will be used in our local area.

• Charles Dernie's pre-season  sign-up sheets are in the Locker Room
• Bridge finishes on December 17th  with fun play and prizes
• Remember to get your special 125th Anniversary Blairgowrie Golf Club calendar from the bar. £7.50 or two for £12.00
• Tickets for the Hogmanay Party still available. £30.00

BLAIRGOWRIE LADIES' CHRISTMAS LUNCH FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2013

The Blairgowrie Ladies' Christmas lunch took place today. The weather was kind to us and sixty nine ladies managed to attend. Lady Captain Margaret Hunter and her committee worked hard to provide an excellent event with loads of entertainment. We had quizzes, anagrams and guessing the titles and performers of well known Christmas songs. Fiona Johnstone appeared as Santa's little helper and gave us a rendition of "An Ode to a Golf Ball". She also brought for all to see a genuine Olympic torch and a number of ladies had their photo taken with it. At the end of the lunch, past captain Vike Brown gave the vote of thanks. All in all a very successful day enjoyed by everyone.

At the very bottom of the page is a video of all the photos today. Just click the arrow to play.

Anne Malloch, Liz Tosh, Mary Hope,
Noreen Fordyce and Vike Brown.

Santa's little helper Fiona

DO YOU HAVE THE WRONG COAT?

Did you take the wrong coat from the downstairs  Ladies  Cloakroom?   Liz Fertacz went to get her black leather  coat after the Ladies Christmas Lunch, only to find her coat  had disappeared.  Someone had  put on the wrong coat  and gone home in it, so please check your coat rack and give Liz a  call if you have her coat!  Thanks...

BLAIRGOWRIE LADIES' BOOK CLUB

The next title being read by the book club is Plainsong by Kent Haruf. Everyone will meet to discuss the book on the 7th January at 2.30. Anyone wishing to join in would be most welcome.

JUNIOR PRIZE-GIVING

I attended the Junior Prize-giving today  and met  Katy Alexander, winner of the Isobel Murray Trophy for Junior Girls. Katy  is  Junior Girl Golfer of the year and also won the Alastair Gibb trophy.  Unfortunately Katy does not have many girls to play with in the Junior Section, in fact,  she is usually  the only girl in the competitions.  The Junior Convener, Stuart Graham, told me that girls had come along to the  special open  coaching sessions in summer, but gradually they fell away.  It's too bad, Katy is a very talented and keen young golfer...if anyone knows of any more keen young girl golfers, we'd like to know. Margaret Hunter, Lady Captain