Well done to Blairgowrie member, Megan Ashley for her strong result at the Helen Holm Scottish Women's Golf Championship, held on 21 to 23 April at Royal Troon Portland golf course with the third day at Royal Troon Old Course. Megan finished tied for 6th place with a score of 221 in this prestigious amateur championship.
Our second friendly match of the season took place at Forfar on Monday 24 April. Despite the wintry weather which was very varied during the afternoon and consisted of sleet, hail, wind with intermittent sun; all of our ladies coped well with the difficult playing conditions and enjoyed their afternoon. We were all very pleased to get in to the club house after the matches to warm up and enjoyed a two course meal with plenty of chat.
The result was a draw 2 / 2. Thanks to our Blairgowrie ladies, Sue Waddell (Captain), Meriel Walker, Mary Miller, Carolyn Haddow, Brenda Clough, Maggie Marshall, Anne Farquharson and Eileen Brown for playing.
On Sunday we played in the first round of the Annodata UK Golf Club Classic at home against Inverness. Unfortunately the beautiful weather that we experienced during the week had disappeared and we were all wrapped up again in our winter golf gear and hats. One positive it didn't rain!
We were certainly up against it in most of the matches and our greens posed no challenge for our opposition. At the end of the afternoon the score the score was 2 1/2 to 2 1/2 which meant that the players in match 5 had to play sudden death. Unfortunately we were beaten on the 2nd extra hole, so are out of this years competition.
Many thanks to our team, Jacqui Landsburgh, Moira Lumby, Anne Walker, Janice Lang and Sue Waddell (Captain) for playing.
Our first friendly match of the season took place on Tuesday on Rosemount against Elie ladies. The weather was warm and sunny and both teams enjoyed their matches and two course meal in the clubhouse afterwards. All of the matches were pretty close with a win of 3 /1 recorded, which is a great start to the season. Thanks to the Blairgowrie team - Linda Rice (Captain), Meriel Walker, Eileen McMurray, Fiona Barron, Eileen Brown, Marion Kay, Morna Bell and Fiona Edwards for playing.
There is still time to sign up for the Ladybank Away Day. The sign up sheet is on the notice board in the Ladies locker room. This promises to be a fun day out......full details below.
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Please find below a list of our Ladies and Mixed Opens & Invitational Events for 2023.
The season kicks off with our Ladies Invitation Day (member plus guest) on Tuesday 2 May. This is a 4BBB Stableford competition on Rosemount. The cost is £20 per pair. If you are interested in playing in this event there are a few spaces left. You can book online on the main Club website, click on the "Opens" tab and then "Open & Invitational Entries" from the dropdown. The closing date is 18 April.
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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, and are detailed below.
Friday 21 April (alternate Sunday 16 April) - Round 1 - Rosemount
Friday 28 April (alternate Sunday 23 April) - Round 2 - Lansdowne
Friday 5 May (alternate Sunday 30 April) - Round 3 - Lansdowne
Friday 12 May (alternate Sunday 7 May) - Round 4 - Rosemount
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 Championship. After the Championship qualifiers have been selected, the 8 players with the best nett scores from Divisions 1, 2 & 3 combined will qualify to play for Sophie's Trophy.
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 Rosemount, with the final of all three competitions to be held on Sunday 18 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 or not 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.