WEE COURSE TEXAS SCRAMBLE - 29th May

The sun was shining as we teed off on the Wee Course on Wednesday for the Texas Scramble, with teams of three comprising members of the Ladies Committee, Senior Ladies and Wee Course lady members.  Unfortuntely the heavens opened before we reached the finishing holes but, despite this, everyone enjoyed this fun competition.  Many thanks to the greenkeeping team who presented the course in stunning condition.

Congratulations to the winners - Morag Johnston, Anne Farquharson and Anne Gellatly with a score of 33; runners up, with a score of 34, were Christine Anderson, Kay Thomson and myself.

The ladies enjoyed an informal lunch in the dining afterwards; many thanks to Greg and his team, and to Lauren for organising the event.

FRIENDLY MATCH v STRATHMORE - 28th May

We received a very warm welcome this afternoon at Strathmore, and whilst the early bright weather did give way to a little rain, this did not spoil a very enjoyable match.  The course was in excellent condition, and we all enjoyed a delicious meal afterwards.

All matches were very closely contested, and the result was a very equitable 2-2 draw.

Many thanks to Mary Hope, Fiona Edwards, Maggie Marshall, Sheila Bruce, Angela Rooney, Eileen McMurray and Mari Brown for joining myself, as team captain, and representing the club.

(apologies to the two later groups for not obtaining any photographs!!)

KYOCERA GOLF CLUB CLASSIC

On Monday 27 May we played our second round match at home against Forfar in the Kyocera/Annodata Golf Club Classic.  The individual matches were all very close however, despite some fine play and a tremendous fighting spirit, the visiting ladies were successful; the final result was 4/1 in their favour.

Afterwards we enjoyed delicious soup and sandwiches in the clubhouse.

Many thanks to Mary Miller, Anne Walker, Maggie Marshall, Pauline Hill and Cara Davidson for representing the Club, and to everyone that volunteered for this match or to be part of the squad - there's always next year!!

FRIENDLY COMPOSITE MATCH WITH TURNBERRY & ST RULE - 23rd May

It is not often you get the opportunity to play a round of golf on the Ailsa course at Turnberry and our team of Pauline Hill, Cara Davidson, Anne Farquharson, Maggie Marshall, Gill Tissell and Sheila Bruce made an early start, arriving at Turnberry in plenty of time for a 12 noon first tee time.  A very warm welcome into the stunning clubhouse was received by all.

The forecast was not great however, to see the conditions for real, was something else - 40mph winds, horizontal rain, limited visability and puddles everywhere were not the ideal conditions for golf, with not even the best waterproof shoes and golf bags able to keep the rain out - everything was completely drenched!!

The format was teams of three, one from each club, with stableford scoring in place for the day due to the horrendous weather.  Of the six teams that started out, and being unaware that the ladies behind them were dropping out in various places, only Pauline and Fiona Steele (St Rule) completed the full course (Turnberry captain Maureen abandoned them after 13 holes).  One lady played 8 holes, one team managed 15, with the others sheltering after 9 in the halfway house.

Pauline and Fiona were rewarded for their endurance with a beautiful golf ball and marker and the members of the winning team over 9 holes, which included Anne Farquharson, were presented with a lovely Turnberry tee and marker bag.

After golf the ladies had the pleasure of chatting to snooker legend John Parrott who was very complimentary about a previous visit to Blairgowrie.

The day was rounded off with a beautiful meal in the champions room before the teams headed home to dry out.  If anyone finds they have an extra pair of waterproof trousers can they please return them, once dried, to Anne!!

Thank you to Cara, Anne, Maggie, Gill and Sheila for representing the club, and to Pauline for captaining, and providing the match report and photos.

LADIES INVITATION DAY - 21st May

Fifty-two ladies enjoyed playing in the Invitation Day on Tuesday 21 May in a 4BBB format on Rosemount.  The winners, who can collect their vouchers at the Pro shop, were as follows:

1st - Brenda Clough & Aileen Baker (44pts).

2nd - Val Pringle & Joan Peden (44pts) (BIH).

3rd - Gillian Wallace & Anne Baird (42pts)

4th - Ana Stewart & Fiona Logan (42pts) (BIH).

Full results can be found under the Opens section (Draws & Results) on the Club website.

Spot Prizes:

Div 1 Longest Drive on the 11th Hole – Heather Anderson.

Div 2&3 Longest Drive on the 13th Hole – Angela Rooney.

Div 1 Nearest the Pin on the 17th Hole – Maggie Ewan.

Div 2/3 Nearest the Pin on the 15th Hole – Maud Marshall.

Many congratulations to all the winners.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWS

Now that the four qualifying rounds have concluded the draws for the Ladies Club Championship, Division 2 Championship and Sophie's Trophy have been made and are now live on intelligentgolf.

This year all matches will be played on Lansdowne, with the quarter finals to be played by Sunday 9 June; semi finals by Thursday 27 June and the finals all to be played on Sunday 30 June.

Congratulations to all the qualifiers, and good luck.

LANCASHIRE COUNTY SENIOR LADIES CHAMPION 2024 - Adrienne Bennett

Many congratulations to Adrienne Bennett, country associate member, on her success at the Lancashire County Senior Ladies Championship at Pleasington Golf Club on 7 May.  Adrienne won her final 4&2 after a strong showing over the two match play days.