Charity Raffle

Hi Ladies,

 The Charity Raffle has now been drawn by Bill and myself and ticket results will be posted on the window of the office in the foyer, prizes can be collected at reception. 

Due to Covid restrictions it has been confirmed by management that there will be NO Captains drive in on the 1st January 2021.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy healthy New Year.

Carol (Lady Captain) 🎄🥂🍾🤞

 

West Malling Golf Club

Ladies’ Section

AGM

 Sunday December 13^th

At 10.30am

 Zoom Meeting

(Please note the change of date)

Dear Lady Golfers,

Its that time of year for the ladies’ committee to get to work on preparing for the AGM. To say its more of a challenge this year is putting it mildly.

The ruling on England golf states we must try and adhere to having some sort of meeting, but this information has not been updated since September 2020.

Due to the current situation we have been unable to promote for any lady members interested in joining the ladies’ section committee. For this reason, all committee members have readily agreed to stay onboard and support both Carol Martin (Lady Captain) and Judith Parkhurst (Vice Captain).

Plan of action

AGM Minutes:

If you would like to receive last year’s AGM minutes please send an email to wmgcladies@yahoo.com requesting you wish to be sent a copy. Closing date Sunday 22^nd November 2020.

Questions for the AGM:

Any questions that you would like raised at the AGM Zoom meeting please send to me on my personal email  sadiemillgate@gmail.com . Closing date Sunday 22^nd November 2020.

Attending the Zoom Meeting

We will be holding this year’s AGM by Zoom and would like to invite you take part on the 13th December at 10.30am. To attend this meeting, send a text message to my mobile on 07712764142 to say you would like to participate, we will use your mobile number to make a What’s App group for the sole purpose of sending you the codes to join the meeting and delete the watts app group as soon as possible once the meeting has finished.

If you have any concerns or questions about using Zoom please get in touch with Debbie Satchell on 07793653381 or email on r.w.s@btinternet.com  who will be happy to guide you through process beforehand.

We will be trying to keep the meeting to the shortest time possible.

Regards

Sadie Millgate

(Hon Secretary)

Lady Captains report

 Well where has the summer gone! Although we have had brilliant weather throughout the summer we are now into the wet Autumn which most of us have found out this week.

The committee and I have been working hard to get back on track with competitions, and those that have been played have been very well supported. It has been a very different method this year with no social gatherings after competitions which have been sorely missed, and with all results being posted on the blog and the IG site, unfortunately this is the only way that competitions can be played safely. 

I am sure you have noticed the new score cards that the club are providing ready for the new World h/cap system that will be coming into force in early November. We will keep you informed as to if and when your h/cap will change during this time.

I would like to thank all the ladies that have made contributions to the charity this summer including those that played in the charity eclectic that we ran during the summer months, this seemed to keep us going when competitions were restricted. 

We have only 2 competitions left in the diary this year the 13th October is the Vets vs Ladies and on the 18th October the Copper Beech (this Competition is still open for signing up). I am not sure what will happen in December it seems very unlikely that there will be a Christmas meeting or meal but perhaps something can be arranged. The AGM also seems unlikely due to social distancing but we the committee will keep you informed.

I hope you are all keeping an eye on the IG system which I must say a big thank you once again to Julie Harris whom is keeping everything up to date. I know a new system can be daunting to lots of us but once you get to grips with this it can be very easy to use. You can book tee times, check your h/cap and also use it to check on up and coming competitions.

The Captain’s charity day that was held on the 30th August was very successful and raised a brilliant £2410.00 and I would like to thank you all that entered and all those that supported the raffle. On the 25th October we have the Captains Texas Scramble this is a 4 ball of any combination (mixed,ladies!men) with a bacon roll and coffee on arrival at £10 pp  raffle tickets are on sale at £5 per strip.

All I need to say now is happy winter golfing, stay safe and keep well.

Carol  (Lady Captain)

Autumn Meeting Results

A total of 40 ladies played this year and despite not being able to join together afterwards it was great to take part with so many ladies.

There were some good scores and the results are;

1st Pat Keetch 38 points

2nd Kim Wellman 37 points

3rd Donna Chuter 35 points

Best front 9, Lisa Kiddie 22points 

Best back 9 Jill Gambling 19 points

Well done to  all our winners, and thank you to everyone for making it such a successful day.

TEE TIMES FOR THE MATCH AGAINST THE VETS TUESDAY 13TH OCTOBER

THE NUMBER NEXT TO YOUR NAME IS THE NUMBER OF SHOTS YOU WILL RECEIVE.

8.36 CAROL MARTIN 8 & SUE GOFTON 4 —- TAMER DJEVAT 5  & PETER LOCKWOOD 0

8.44 JULIE HARRIS 0 & JEAN ALBACK 11 —- PETER HUNT 0 &TIM CANTOR 13

8.52 KIM WELLMAN 0 & MOLLY BALL  9 —- TONY WEYMOUTH 0 & JOHN ALDRIDGE 1

9.00 SALLY PAYNE 7 & LESLEY SHOTT 3 —- JOE GABAY 0 & BRIAN CALDERWOOD 10

9.08 SARA BURBRIDGE 2 & SADIE MILLGATE 5 —- JOHN FOY 0 & PAUL BAMBROOK 5

9.16 DIANA SCOTT 4 & RENA JONES 1 —- K.BURGESS-CLEMENTS 0 & DAVE GLADWIN 0

9.24 GILL NEWSON 0 & JACKIE HUNT 2 —- JOHN FRANCIS 0 & JEFF POTTER 0

9.32 JILL GAMBLING 2 & GINNIE GOODWORTH 23 —- DAVE ALLISON 0 & MIKE COWLEY 11

I WILL WRITE OUT THE CARDS NEXT WEEK AND PLACE THEM IN CLEAN COVERINGS.

COME ON LADIES WE NEED TO WIN.

ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

 SUMMER ECLECTIC RESULTS 

SPITFIRE COURSE

1ST SUE GOFTON 58.75

2ND GINA MCINTOSH 61.5

3RD DEBBIE SATCHELL 62.75

HURRICANE COURSE

1ST DONNA CHUTER 56.63

2ND SUE GOFTON 56.75

3RD LESLEY SHOTT 57.13

Well done to everyone, Carol will be arranging a small prize for the winners.

This was a free to enter competition, so please donate to the captains charity in lieu of an entry if you wish. 

 MATCH V VETS TUESDAY 13TH OCTOBER 

JILL GAMBLING AND GINNIE GOODWORTH

JULIE HARRIS AND JEAN ALBACK

KIM WELLMAN AND MOLLY BALL

SUE GOFTON AND CAROL MARTIN

LESLEY SHOTT AND SALLY PAYNE

SARA BURBRIDGE  AND SADIE MILLGATE

RENA JONES AND DIANA SCOTT

GILL NEWSON AND JACKIE HUNT

RESERVES - JAN McCONNELL AND LORRAINE COX

THIS IS NOT THE ORDER OF PLAY!  

I WILL PUBLISH YOUR TEE TIMES AS SOON AS I HAVE THE VETS TEAM SHEET.

THE FIRST TEE TIME IS 8.36

 THE SUMMER ECLECTIC IS FINISHING  ON THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, JUST 7 DAYS LEFT TO GET A BETTER SCORE RECORDED!

THERE WAS NO CHARGE FOR THE ECLECTIC, BUT ANY DONATIONS TO THE CAPTAINS CHARITY WILL BE GRATEFULLY RECEIVED.

PLEASE GIVE ANY DONATIONS TO ANY COMMITTEE MEMBER, PLEASE PLACE MONEY IN A SEALED ENVELOPE.  THANK YOU.

Results

 

Ladies Archer 5 Club

24 Ladies took part this year with some interesting club choices made and some regrets about the lack of that club that could have led to a winning score. The results are;

 

1^st G. Newson  (33 pts. o.c.b.)

2^nd L. Shott (33pts.)

 

Best front 9 R. Jones (16 pts. o.c.b.)

Best back 9 S. Payne (22 pts.)

 

Ladies Shekyls Trophy

12 ladies entered the competition this year. The final this year was between Diana Scott and Sadie Millgate with Sadie winning 3 up with 2 to play.

 

Ladies McKean Trophy

12 pairs entered the competition this year. The finalists this year were Sue Gofton and Lisa Kiddie versus Jill Gambling and Kim Wellman with Sue and Lisa winning 3 up with 2 to play.

 

Thank you to all those who took part, I understand that there were some close matches and we have worthy winners.

 

 

Autumn Meeting

 Ladies please sign up online for the Autumn Meeting which is on 22 September as soon as possible, the draw will be done on Sunday13th. There will be no gathering afterwards, ladies can leave as they wish as soon as they finish playing. Results will be posted later in the week.

Debbie Satchell 07793 653381

 INFORMATION! 

JOYCE PATTERSON WILL BE GIVING SALLY (BAR STAFF) HER LEAVING GIFT ON TUESDAY 15th NOT ON THURSDAY AS WAS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.

 PEARSON TROPHY 2020/21

Our opponents this year are Dartford, High Elms and Redlibbets.

I will post the dates of the home and away matches once they have been decided, all support welcomed.

COME ON WEST MALLING

Change of course

 Ladies, the stableford competition on Saturday 12 September will now be played on the Hurricane Course, this is because there is a men’s competition on Spitfire. I hope this does not cause anyone a problem, it would appear that the regular Saturday roll up ladies have tees booked on Hurricane.

 ECLECTIC CARDS.

THE ECLECTIC COMPETITION FINISHES AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, YOU HAVE ALL BEEN PUTTING IN LOTS OF CARDS, SO WE HAVE DECIDED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CARDS PER COURSE TO 10.

So keep them coming ladies, as you have not been charged for this any contribution to the Lady Captains Charity would be gratefully received.

Happy Golfing

Just a bit of golf news !

 https://womenandgolf.com/news/club-news/8089-england-gains-20-000-new-golf-club-members-since-lockdown

County card latest

 Please follow link below ref County Cards which are not accessible via IG for ladies . Your current card is still valid until March 2021 . Follow link if you need a replacement.

Stay safe

Sue Gofton 

Kent rep 

https://www.kentladiesgolf.org.uk/about-2/county-card/

Autumn Meeting

It has been agreed that the Autumn meeting and Harvest Cup will go ahead this year in a simpler format. There will be no formal sit down meal and the results will not be available for at least 48 hours. Ladies will of course be able to purchase food if they wish. 

 

DATE:                 Tuesday 22^th September 2020

 

TEES:                  RED

 

COURSE:             SPITFIRE

 

FORMAT:           STABLEFORD,

 

HANDICAPS:        FULL ALLOWANCE, 

 

FEES:                          Entry £3 via IG or the club web site

 

COMPETITION ORGANISER: Debbie Satchell 07793 653381       

 

Harvest Cup

 

DATE:                 Tuesday 22^th September 2020

 

TEES:                  RED

 

COURSE:             12 Holes on SPITFIRE

 

FORMAT:           STABLEFORD, 

 

HANDICAPS:      FULL ALLOWANCE, 

 

FEES:                          Entry £3, via IG the club web site or the office

 

COMPETITION ORGANISER: Debbie Satchell 07793 653381       

 

 

Archer 5 Club

 

Date:	Sunday, 13th September
Course:	Hurricane (red tees), 18 holes
Format:	Stableford, 5 clubs only including putter. £3

Competition organisers: Debbie Satchell 07793653381

Championship results

Hi Ladies,

I list below the winners of the 2 day championship and handicap cup:

Championship- 1st - Jill Gambling (176) 2nd - Jane Woodward (181) ocb 3rd - Julie Harris (181)

Handicap Cup - 1st - Gill Newson (143) 2nd - Jill Gambling (152) ocb 3rd - Sara Berbridge (152)

Day 1 nett h/cap best score after winners Caroline Harrison (75) ocb

Day 2 nett h/cap best score after winners Lorraine Cox (76) ocb

All prizes will be on your pro shop account and trophies will be awarded later in the year.

Carol Lady Captain 

Kent ladies golf- some competitions to enter for everyone

Hi ladies
KCLA have rescheduled several tournaments listed in the website
Something for everyone -even a Mixed. Please follow link for full  details and entry forms

https://www.kentladiesgolf.org.uk/kclga-covid-19-competitions-update-23-july/

Changes to Medal competition on 4th and 8th August 

Ladies, we are meant to be having a medal competition on Tuesday the 4th and Saturday 8th August on the Hurricane course. Unfortunately the course is being hollow tined on the Monday. Normally we would have swapped courses but Spitfire is already very booked. As life is very unpredictable at the moment and we want everyone to have as many opportunities to complete cards as possible, we have decided that we will now make it a stableford competition. We realize this is not ideal but for those who choose to enter it will be the same for everyone. Apologies ladies, but we are trying to make the most of very bizarre times.

Ladt Captains report

I would like to thank all the ladies that entered the 2 day championship & handicap cup competition, you are all winners and well done to you all.
The winner of the championship cup is Jill Gambling who will go on to represent West Malling in the champion of champions for Kent. The winner of the handicap cup is Gill Newson, my congratulations to you both
It has been a very difficult time since Covid 19 raised its ugly head and obviously has caused lots of disruption for our ladies golfing. The committee and I are trying to arrange more competitions so please keep checking the blog and the West Malling web site and IG for updates.
Please could I remind you to sign up with the new IG system as this will keep you in the loop and help you book tee times and competitions.
We have had a number of new ladies and also juniors that have joined the club and would like to meet other ladies, so a Meet & Greet is being arranged over 2 afternoons,  the 1st will be on Sunday 16th August at 2pm and the 2nd on Thursday 20th August also at 2pm we will meet for refreshments, introduce ourselves and discuss the running of the  ladies section and help with any questions that may need to be clarified and hopefully play a few holes of golf with our new members.

Well ladies let’s enjoy the rest of the summer, happy and safe golfing.

Carol

Friendly Match with Broome Park

The friendly match with Broome Park on Weds 29th July.

The first tee is 10:00 so please arrive at 9:30.

Our Team

Sue Gofton 18 & Jeannette Johnson 31

Carol Martin 22 ( or Reserve)  & Jean Albach 30

Rena Jones 19 & Molly Ball 25

Diana Scott 22 & Pat West 25

The format is 4 Ball Better Ball.

The team sheets with handicaps will be on the entrance table ( by the proshop).

Please check for Broome Parks team and handicaps as I have not received them as yet.

Please fill in your own card and agree handicaps before starting.

Remember to agree scores and results after each hole and at the end of the round.

Enjoy your round and I look forward to seeing you on the day.

Judith Parkhurst

Ladies Championship 

and 

Handicap Cup Draw 2020

Date: Saturday 25^th July and Sunday 26^th July

Course: Spitfire on  Saturday/Hurricane on Sunday

Tees: Red, off the blocks

Format: Stroke Play, full handicap allowance

Entry: £5 

08.36.  L. Doherty, J. Gambling and J. Harris

08.44.  J. Woodward, K. Wellman and G. Venus

08.52.  D. Chutter, L. Cox and C. Harrison

09.00.  S. Gofton, J. Parkhurst and R. Jones

09.08.   L. Kiddie, G. McIntosh and S. Burbridge

09.16    A. Smart, G. Newson and D. Scott

The draw will remain exactly the same over both days. If you do wish to withdraw please contact me on the number below as soon as possible as we will have to change it if a player is left on their own for day two. 

You will need to complete the card for the person that you are marking for, to ensure as few people as possible touch the cards. Please make sure that you fill in all the details clearly, including; the competition, date and time, both players names and the handicaps. At the end of the round you need to verbally confirm the number of shots on each hole with the player and then sign as marker and print the players name clearly in the box they would normally sign.  Once this is completed make sure the player sees the card before posting it in the competition box outside the Pro shop. It is the responsibility of both the marker and the player to make sure this process is followed. 

Just to remind everyone that this year the cards will not be entered until later in the week, so in the event of a draw we will not be having a playoff, the winner for both competitions will be decided on count back.

Good luck ladies, play well and enjoy.

Debbie Satchell  07793 658831 

Stableford Competitions

Cards.    Please can ladies playing in competitions, stablefords and medals just put the cards in the box and not send me the pictures of the cards. Thank you those who did but it didn' t help me after all.

Thank you 

Judith Parkhurst on request from Jean Albach

Overnighter

Hello Ladies,
As I mentioned on girlie golf, the overnighter has been deferred until next year.
The date will be Sunday the 5th till Monday the 6th.with 2 rounds of golf and
a meal on the first night.
Below is the list of ladies who were due to go and all have already paid a deposit.
If you think you can still go pls let me know asap as someone else might
be able to go in your place if you're unable to come.   Some of you have
already responded and I have made a note. Thank you

1)   Carol Martin  *       Jan*
2)   Diana *                  Jean
3)   Judith                    Stella
4)   Rena                     Caroline
5)  Gina                      Shirley
6)   Donna                   Georgina
7)   Sally                      Anne Smart
8)   Kim                       Jill
9)   Jane                       Lydia
10) Coral                     Annette
11) Pat *                      Carol Eldrige*
12) Debbie *                Penny*
13) Denise                  Carol Westlake
14) Lorraine                Sadie
15) Jeannette               Helen Stuart
16) Lesley                   Molly

Hope you all can still make it next year. Keep Safe ladies
If you have any questions or would like to inform me of your situation
please let me know via text or e-mail
 
07970382616
dianascott_606@hotmail.com

POLO SHIRTS WITH THE WEST MALLING LOGO

If you would like to purchase a polo shirt, either black or white, short or no sleeves.  Please what’s app or text me, with the size and type required.
We need at least 8 orders before they can be ordered.  Price to be confirmed.
Thanks
Rena

Ladies away day

Good morning ladies I am sorry to inform you that the Lady Captains away day at Westerham on the 25th August has had to be cancelled this year. I have been in touch with the event organiser at Westerham whom has informed me that though they can accept non-members onto the course they are unable to offer facilities of food other than a take away sandwich or accommodate more than a group of 6 at any one time. As this is a social event on our calendar I believe it would be best to take the advice of the events organiser and defer this until 2021.

Carol

Lady Captain 

Stableford and Medals

Ladies the following dates will shortly be added to the diary;

Tuesday 4th and Saturday 8th August Medal Hurricane

Thursday 13th August 9 hole Spitfire

Tuesday 18th and Saturday 22nd August Stableford Hurricane

Thursday 27th August 9 hole Spitfire

These will all require online sign up which the office can assist you with. They remain casual entry, please see the previous post regarding safe entry of cards.

Club Championship

The Club Championship is going ahead, it will be on Saturday 25^th July and Sunday 26^th July.

The ladies will play the Spitfire Course on Saturday and the Hurricane Course on Sunday. We will play in three balls, which will be drawn in handicap order and ladies will remain in the same groups over both days.  The cards will be placed in the box outside the Pro Shop after each round and the results will be announced later in the week. 

These measures have been brought in to try and make the competition as safe as possible. It means that there will be no need to arrive too long before your tee time and you can leave straight after if you wish. The management are keen that people do not congregate outside the club in large numbers as there will still be a one metre rule and there will be limited numbers allowed in the bar area at any one time. 

We would like to thank the management for all their work to try and ensure that competitions go ahead whilst keeping everyone as safe as possible.

The format will remain the same this year with two competitions running in parallel; The Club Champion will be the lady with the lowest gross score across both days and the Handicap Cup will go to the lady with the lowest net score across both days. The sign up will be online.

Club Championship/Handicap Cup

Day 1:             SAT 25 July (Spitfire). Seeded tee times     

Day 2:             SUN 26 July (Hurricane). Same draw

TEES:              RED – OFF THE BLOCKS

FORMAT:        Medal

COST:             £5 which is for both days.

Good luck ladies, please do not hesitate to text or call me if you have any questions on 07793 653381

Lady Captains report

Lady Captains July update

Hi everyone I hope you are all keeping well and enjoying your golf. It was on the 18th May that the golf club reopened with restrictions and social distancing but I am sure everyone is enjoying being back on the course. From the 4th July social distancing will be down to 1 metre apart though we should all be taking care.
Management have now installed the safer flag system on the greens, though the rakes are still not in the sand bunkers a local rule has been introduced ‘Pick and Place within 6 inches’ in the bunkers due to uneven surface where e club or foot prints are indented in the sand.

We have now been given the green light to resume competitions, these will now have to be signed up online. Debbie Satchell our competition Secretary has already put this on the blog on how the system will work. This will reduce the handling of the cards, please be patient with this as there will be delays on the scores being entered on the system.

The committee and I have agreed that only 3 cards for 2020 will be needed to maintain your handicap for club competitions in 2021.

The club diary on the West Malling site is still incorrect as all the competitions were cancelled due to Covid-19 and only competitions that are listed on the ladies blog will go live ready to sign up.
We hope in August to introduce more competitions including a 9 hole Stableford on the Spitfire, and hopefully by September we will nearly back on track with the calendar. I am sure we are all looking forward to some normality within our lives and what better way than hitting a ball down the fairway.

Sur Stickland had a hole in one on the Hurricane course and due to the restrictions she kindly donated a cheque for the charity. Thank you Sue and well done 👍

Please keep checking the ladies blog for upcoming competitions and if you have any problems please get in touch with a committee member or myself  (phone 07930422872) or on girlie golf app.

Keep safe everyone and see you on the golf course

Carol Martin

Ladies Stablefords and Medals

Following discussions with the management, we are resuming the Stableford and Medal competitions. We will start them initially with a Stableford on the Spitfire on Tuesday 14^th and Saturday 18^th of July.  All signing up will need to be done online and the fee will be taken straight from your Gold Card. The office will be able to do this for you if necessary. We will confirm the next dates as soon as possible.

We are making some adjustments to the process of entering the cards to ensure everyone’s safety.  As a marker you will need to complete the players card yourself. Please do this as clearly as possible, making sure their name, the competition entered, the date and their handicap are all clear. 

Please enter the scores as usual keeping these as clear as possible. On completion of the round, the player and the marker need to verbally confirm the number of shots taken on each hole, then the marker needs to sign the card and clearly print the players name in the signature box the player would usually sign. 

Then if at all possible take a photograph of the card, making sure that the whole card is visible, this needs to be sent to the Handicap Secretary, Jean Alback on 07805 261874. 

Once this is done the card must be placed in the ladies box outside the Pro Shop. There may be some delay in entering the cards if no photograph is sent of some cards, or if some of the photographs do not clearly show all the information.  

We appreciate that this complicates the process, but it ensures that only the marker needs to handle the card for at least 48 hours, so there will be a delay in the results being confirmed if not all the markers submit photographs of clearly marked cards. The process will be regularly reviewed with safety being paramount.

As there have been so few opportunities to submit cards this year the committee has agreed that ladies only need to submit three cards this year in order to qualify for all competitions next year. If this is not possible then ladies can write to the Ladies Committee explaining the reasons and they will consider the possibility of reducing this further, as long as the individual has a current handicap before entering any competition.

Please make sure you are familiar with the provisional rules provided by England Golf, especially regarding bunkers and the flag beforehand in order to keep yourselves and others safe whilst playing.

We hope you all enjoy the opportunity to start playing competitively again.

If you have any queries or concerns please call Debbie Satchell on 07793 653381.

Shekyls and McKean 

Match Play

Ladies, the draws for these competitions have now been completed. They are available via the West Malling website or the IG app. It is the responsibility of the person or persons who is the top of each draw to offer three dates to whoever they are drawn against. Please offer at least one weekend date and more if possible, if there are people who are working involved. Please make sure you play each round within the time frame given.

Shekyls, McKean and Kip Pulling

Match Play 

Ladies, it has been agreed with the club that Match Play competitions can be played as there is no need for an exchange of cards. The Ladies Committee have therefore decided that the Shekyls, McKean and Kip Pulling competitions can go ahead 

The sign up will be online as before and should be open very soon. If you do wish to enter, can you please sign up as soon as possible so that we can complete the draw by Monday 15^th June. This is so we can allow as much time as possible for each round to be completed.

If you have any questions please contact the Competition Secretaries Debbie Satchell  (07793 653381)

Captains Charity Eclectic fun competition

Hi ladies,
I do hope you are keeping well and enjoying the weather and the golf now that we are fortunate to be playing again.
The committee and I would like to arrange a charity eclectic competition just for fun within the ladies section. There will not be an entry fee but a voluntary donation for the Captains charity would be greatly appreciated. This competition will be played on both courses with a maximum of 8 cards on each course. On a completed round we would like you to take a photo of your card (mobile phone) and send this to Rena Jones (07929 119315) who will keep a record of the scores on a spreadsheet and calculate at the end of the competition the winner on each course. This way there will be no cards touched by other players.
This competition will run from June 1st until 31st October 2020 and a prize will be presented to the winner of each course.
To enter the Eclectic Charity Competition text your name and current handicap to Rena who will put you on the player/entry list.
Remember ladies let’s keep this a fun competition and enjoy.

Stay safe, stay well

Carol (Lady Captain)

Update from England Golf 14th May

https://www.englandgolf.org/coronavirus-faqs/

Lady Captains update

Hi Ladies just a little catch up. I do hope you and your families are all safe and well during this period of  lockdown. The one thing that has been in our favour is the lovely weather we have had these past 6 weeks and I’m sure all our gardens look in great condition and have kept us busy and fit, it’s just a shame we haven’t been able to play golf, the course looks in perfect condition. The update with Greg by email is that they are still waiting for confirmation to re open and obviously social distancing will still be on going. All competitions have been postponed and this includes the Captains Charity day which had been arranged for the 8th May. The committee and I will discuss the best way forward with the help of the club once we have the go ahead to resume play.
Take care everyone and stay safe and I look forward to seeing you all soon.
Carol

Here’s a link from England golf.
 WMGC are following all recommendations  - with that basically it’s still safe to play.
Please read thoroughly .
Stay safe ladies - we have a long road ahead of us ❤️

https://emailer.englandgolf.org/4ON0-SXDK-333BWW705D/cr.aspx

Update from KCLGA ref all competitions

KCLGA UPDATE COVID 19 

17th March 2020

In light of the current Government advice we announce the cancellation or postponement of our competitions until a further review on April 27th.

The holding of the Winter Four Ball Final on 6th April is under review and competitors will receive further information in due course.

The Champion of Champions due to be held on the 26th April is now cancelled.  However we would like to rearrange thisfor later in the year. Competitors will receive further information in due course.  

Golf Clubs will be suffering financial losses and so it would benefit everyone if KCLGA’s big events could be accommodated in 2020 and restored into this year’s Calendar if at all possible.

All Summer Knockout Competitions, have to be cancelled:

3 Feathers

Holland Trophy

Bradley Cook

TappIn

Coombe Cup

Lohan

Milstede

Captains Cup

Keep an eye out for on-going information on the KCLGA web site.

A Review of the situation will take place on 27th April 2020.

Further information about Unification and the AGMs will follow.

Stableford and Medal Competitions 

Ladies, due to the continuing guidance from the Government as well as the various golfing bodies and the club, the committee have decided to suspend all competitions including Stableford and Medals until further notice.

We realise that this will have implications for qualifying for next years competitions and we can assure you that we will modify the criteria if required. We await guidance from England Golf regarding handicaps being maintained, but we will share that as soon as it is available.

At this time our priority is to ensure that everyone stays safe, this means today’s cards will not be entered.

Please take every care when you play and follow the guidance from the club that was sent out today.

If you have any concerns please call or text.

Stay safe ladies.

Debbie Satchell 07793 653381

DUE TO TODAYS ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT ALL PEARSON TROPHY  MATCHES ARE CANCELLED, SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE 2019/20 SEASON IS OVER.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE LADIES WHO WHERE PART OF THE SQUAD.
RENA X

Cancellation of ladies events

Hi Ladies,

We have now received an announcement from The Prime Minister informing us that all socialising within clubs, bars and pubs will be prohibited due to the current Coronavirus. So unfortunately I regret to inform you that as from today all ladies competitions will be cancelled, this includes the Vets match, Spring Meeting and the Elizabeth Budd.   I feel this is a sensible measure under the present circumstances..  This will be reviewed as and when we receive further advice. 

I thank you for your co operation in these trying times, and I hope and pray you all stay safe and healthy.

Carol - Lady Captain 

THE MATCH AGAINST THE VETS THURSDAY 19TH MARCH HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED

MATCH V VETS THURSDAY 19TH MARCH

THE MATCH IS STILL GOING AHEAD BUT WE WILL NOT BE EATING AFTERWARDS

Online Sign up

Just a quick reminder that the following competitions are open online to sign up for:

1.    Spring Meeting

2.    Shekyls Trophy

3.    McKean Tophy

4.    Elizabeth Budd

5.    Cecil Leitch 5 Club

6.    Kip Pulling (Mixed Comp)

Thank you everyone, it would seem that the online sign up is going well so far as 36 ladies have signed up for the Spring Meeting. Please don’t forget to sign up in the changing room for lunch after the game.

Please sign up for The Daffodil Trophy in the changing room. 

MATCH V VETS THURSDAY 19TH MARCH

COURSE : HURRICANE 

TIME : FIRST TEE IS 8.30 (please try to be there latest 8.15)

FOOD : SAUSAGE AND MASH, £10.75

PLEASE REMEMBER AT CHANGE OF CLOTHES IS REQUIRED FOR LUNCH.

TEAM

CAROL AND DIANA

JUDITH AND SALLY

KIM AND GINNIE

RENA AND PENNY

LESLEY AND MOLLY

SADIE AND JACKIE

RESERVES : DEBBIE SATCHEL AND JAN MCCONNELL 

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WILL NOT BE STAYING FOR LUNCH

THANKS RENA 

Medal Change

We have changed the Medal for Tuesday 10th March and Saturday 14th March to a Stableford.

We hope this will mean more of you will play.

Winter Match Play Results

Lisa Kiddie and Sue Gofton played Jane Woodward and Cheryl Elliott in the final match this week. It was a close match, with Jane and Cheryl winning on the 11th. Congratulations to you all for reaching the final and well done Jane and Cheryl.

Mixed yard of string - Sunday 15th March

FORMAT GREENSOMES STABLEFORD ( calculated from GREENSOMES chart 0.6* lower + 0.4* higher) 

Tee Times:

9.32.  Andy & Carol Martin

          Bill Sangha & Judith Parkhurst

9.40.  Albert Mantiziba & Cheryl Elliott 

          Eric & Lydia Doherty

9.48.  Ken & Gill Newson

          Rob & Debbie Satchell 

9 56.  Bob Appleby & Carol Eldridge 

          Rick Gladwin & Jean Alback

10.04. Lew Evans & Rena Jones

           Steve & Gina Macintosh 

10.12. Lee & Georgina Venus

           Rob Twinning & Sadie Millgate 

10.20. Colin & Lisa Kiddie

           Richard & Penny Rowland 

10.28. Martin & Donna Chuter

           Steve Brackpool & Anne Smart

10.36. Malcolm Roberts & Pat West

           Mark Miller & Sally Payne

11.00. Ken Mackittrick & Jan McConnell

           Malcolm & Sue Gofton

Don’t forget your scissors 

Competition organiser: Anne Smart 07985 543372 & Carol Eldridge 07747 685688

Valentine’s Competition Saturday 22nd February

We finally played the Saturday valentines fun competition, and though the weather was better it was still very windy unfortunately by the 9th hole the rain started and it was unanimous that we would finish the competition on the 9th hole. Thanks to you ladies that turned out for this comp. The winning team was Judith, Sally and Ginny, nearest the pin was won by Sally.

Swinging Sixties - dates for your diary

Swinging Sixties competitions have been booked for Thursday, 4 June and Tuesday, 1 December.  Let's hope the weather is a bit kinder this year (not that it has so far!) and we actually manage to play.  Bothe competitions will be on the Spitfire.

Elizabeth Budd Trophy

Date:        Sunday 5^th April 2020

Course:    Spitfire course

Format:    Invitation only, please check your name is on the entry list in the changing room before entering. Medal, play (off the blocks), Seeded tee times.

Entry:        £3, please enter on Intelligent Golf (the office will be pleased to help you with this).

 Prizes:  1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd

No Caddies or Bag Carriers are permitted

Competition organisers: Debbie Satchell 07793 653381/Penny Rowland 07703 578357

LADIES V VETS THURSDAY 19TH MARCH

WE NEED 16 LADIES FOR THIS MATCH, PLEASE SIGN UP IN THE CHANGING ROOM.
COME ON LADIES LETS BEAT THEM THIS TIME!!

ANY QUESTIONS - PLEASE  SPEAK TO RENA

Shekyls and McKean 

Match Play Guidance

If you have entered either the Shekyls or McKean match play competitions, please be sure that you play all matches within the time period allowed. If your name, or names appear at the top of the draw, it is your responsibility to contact whoever you have been drawn against. You should offer at least three dates, including at least one at the weekend. Some of the ladies work full time and we want to be sure that they are able to take part in these competitions. 

When offering dates please try and ensure that you have left sufficient time to rearrange should this be required for any reason. The time frames this year are:

Round 1	Round 2	Semi Finals	Final
to be played by	to be played by	to be played by	to be played by
18th May 2020	29th June 2020	10th August 2020	30th September 2020

If you cannot play your match within this time frame, it is the responsibility of those involved to agree how to decide a winner. 

If this is not done you will all be disqualified, unless a course closure prevented the match taking place, in which case up to a 1 week extension may be given, or if there are medical reasons, in which case up to a 2 week extension may be given. In either case, a written request must be submitted to the Ladies Committee who will decide whether an extension can be granted.

The rules of all competitions are held in the yellow ring binder, which is kept upstairs in the ladies changing room.

If you have any questions please contact the Competition Secretaries Debbie Satchell  (07793 653381) Penny Rowland (07703 578357)