I am looking forward to seeing those of you that are playing in Captains Day on Sunday!
There will be a reception desk where you will find both Goff and myself, and where you will collect your cards and other goodies!
The men treat this day as a charity day and fund raiser but I am aware that this is a change for the Ladies.
Goff and I will be collecting your £8.00 buffet money at our reception desk as this is mandatory. Goff however will be asking the men for £20.00 which covers a donation to charity, cost of the buffet and raffle tickets.
You have the option to do the same, however, it is not a problem if you just wanted to pay for your buffet and raffle tickets and not the charity money, so please don't feel pressured.
The day is casual so if you didn't want to bring a change of clothes then thats fine, if you do then thats fine too.
Presentation will be at the end of the day approx. 17:00 to 17:30 so please be patient and understanding for those that are teeing off later in the day. There will be separate prizes for Ladies & Men.
For information, the Ladies trophies will not be presentred for the previous six months as has been the norm in past years. These will be presented at the next available opportunity, possibly the Mid-Week Trophy or when the winners of the winter matchplays etc are in attendance.
Finally, I hope you all enter into the spirit of the day, I understand that this is change for all of us, but this is how it will be going forward so it will be what we make it and I am sure that 'Ladies Team West Malling' will make the day a good one!
Looking forward to seeing you there!!
Debbie x
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Mixed Away Day - Etchinghill
Bank Holiday Monday 27th May saw twenty two mixed pairs heading towards the coast to take part in this year's Mixed Away day at Etchinghill Golf Club.
What a great golf course, even if we did think that the flat, level par three course was the main course! Oh no we were very mistaken as we headed on up the hill like mountain goats!! With 'Mulligans' in hand we commenced our games. The greens were tricky and frustrating but they were in good condition.
The weather was beautiful but the breeze was a little keen so those that turned up in skorts and shorts were a little chilly to say the least! I had a jumper on but ended up borrowing Rena's padded gillet for warmth for as we climbed higher it did get colder!
It was funny to look back at everyone as they all began building up their clothing layers some even had woolly hats on!
With the Golf played, we headed for the bar, in the first instance to warm up and secondly to have a well earned drink.
The food was great and everyone was sitting with their playing partners and others and chatting over the golf and the day! It was lovely to see everyone relaxing and enjoying themsleves!
We held the presentation and the results were as follows:
Nearest the Pin - Lady - Brenda Wilson
Nearest the Pin - Man - Lew Evans
Longest Drive - Lady - Carrie Beech
Longest Drive - Man - Joe Harris
Main Competition:
3rd Place - Sue & Malcolm Gofton - 40 Points On count back to Yvonne & Robert Gormley
2nd Place - Carrie & Lawrie Beech - 41 Points
1st Place - Jane Woodward & Rob Twinning - 43 Points
The day was for everyone's enjoyment with a bit of Charity fund raising added in and I am pleased to announce that £296.00 was raised on the day!
I would like to say a huge thank you to Lydia for booking the day. We were given goodie bags when we arrived which were full of little pens, sweets and chocolate, and I would like to thank Robert & Yvonne Gormley for providing the chocolate.
To Jule Harris and Gill Newson what can I say! You both organised an amazing day and I have no doubts that everyone enjoyed themselves. Leading up to the day, I kept asking both the ladies if they needed me to do anything, and on every occasion they said 'no' and that they had everything in hand, well ladies you did us very proud and I am so thankful for all the effort you put into the day!
Finally, thank you to all who took part and joined us at Etchinghill!
Debbie xx
What a great golf course, even if we did think that the flat, level par three course was the main course! Oh no we were very mistaken as we headed on up the hill like mountain goats!! With 'Mulligans' in hand we commenced our games. The greens were tricky and frustrating but they were in good condition.
The weather was beautiful but the breeze was a little keen so those that turned up in skorts and shorts were a little chilly to say the least! I had a jumper on but ended up borrowing Rena's padded gillet for warmth for as we climbed higher it did get colder!
It was funny to look back at everyone as they all began building up their clothing layers some even had woolly hats on!
With the Golf played, we headed for the bar, in the first instance to warm up and secondly to have a well earned drink.
The food was great and everyone was sitting with their playing partners and others and chatting over the golf and the day! It was lovely to see everyone relaxing and enjoying themsleves!
We held the presentation and the results were as follows:
Nearest the Pin - Lady - Brenda Wilson
Nearest the Pin - Man - Lew Evans
Longest Drive - Lady - Carrie Beech
Longest Drive - Man - Joe Harris
Main Competition:
3rd Place - Sue & Malcolm Gofton - 40 Points On count back to Yvonne & Robert Gormley
2nd Place - Carrie & Lawrie Beech - 41 Points
1st Place - Jane Woodward & Rob Twinning - 43 Points
The day was for everyone's enjoyment with a bit of Charity fund raising added in and I am pleased to announce that £296.00 was raised on the day!
I would like to say a huge thank you to Lydia for booking the day. We were given goodie bags when we arrived which were full of little pens, sweets and chocolate, and I would like to thank Robert & Yvonne Gormley for providing the chocolate.
To Jule Harris and Gill Newson what can I say! You both organised an amazing day and I have no doubts that everyone enjoyed themselves. Leading up to the day, I kept asking both the ladies if they needed me to do anything, and on every occasion they said 'no' and that they had everything in hand, well ladies you did us very proud and I am so thankful for all the effort you put into the day!
Finally, thank you to all who took part and joined us at Etchinghill!
Debbie xx
Captain V Secretary
What a week!
We played the first round of the Captain V Secretary on Tuesday. The ladies were drawn in their pairs and I believe there were some good matches and some great golf played! The result was 2-1 to the Captain!
On Thursday our 'over 60' ladies took part and again some great golf was played, however this time the score came in as 2-1 to the Secretary!
With the score all level everything hinged on the ladies playing on the Saturday!
Twenty ladies took part on Saturday and there were some tough matches played.
The scores were in and believe it or not we were all square! I did challenge Sue to a repeat of the 18th hole but it was felt that the result was a fair one.
As we know this is a great bit of fun and it appears that everyone likes the matchplay challenge. I would like to say on behalf of Sue and myself that we enjoyed the week and thank you all for taking part!
Debbie Conder
We played the first round of the Captain V Secretary on Tuesday. The ladies were drawn in their pairs and I believe there were some good matches and some great golf played! The result was 2-1 to the Captain!
On Thursday our 'over 60' ladies took part and again some great golf was played, however this time the score came in as 2-1 to the Secretary!
With the score all level everything hinged on the ladies playing on the Saturday!
Twenty ladies took part on Saturday and there were some tough matches played.
The scores were in and believe it or not we were all square! I did challenge Sue to a repeat of the 18th hole but it was felt that the result was a fair one.
As we know this is a great bit of fun and it appears that everyone likes the matchplay challenge. I would like to say on behalf of Sue and myself that we enjoyed the week and thank you all for taking part!
Debbie Conder
CDH Numbers (Central Database Handicaps)
Further to my previous post re handicaps, I have enquired about our Ladies CDH numbers and am pleased to inform you that all ladies have been allocated a number.
You can obtain this number either by asking the office or you can open up an account on the 'England Golf' website and they will send you a card with your CDH number on! I have registered myself and it is very straight forward!
The great thing about this number is that you will not necessarily have to provide a handicap certificate if you play in Open competitions etc!
If you have any problems with any of the above and how you gain access to the website etc, then please either contact the office at West Malling or me!
Debbie Conder
You can obtain this number either by asking the office or you can open up an account on the 'England Golf' website and they will send you a card with your CDH number on! I have registered myself and it is very straight forward!
The great thing about this number is that you will not necessarily have to provide a handicap certificate if you play in Open competitions etc!
If you have any problems with any of the above and how you gain access to the website etc, then please either contact the office at West Malling or me!
Debbie Conder
Friday, 24 May 2013
Handicaps
Dear Ladies Section
As of the 13th May all Ladies Handicaps are now held by the club instead of the Ladies Section.
This decision has been made for two reasons:
a) All Ladies will now been allocated a CDH (Central Database for Handicaps) number and will therefore be able to access information on their handicaps wherever you play. This is extremely helpful when playing Open competitons as you may not need to provide a handicap certificate!
b) Each year the handicap system has to be updated. This came at a cost of around £800.00 to the Club this year and as part of that; the club would usually receive a disc so that the Ladies Section computer could be updated too. However, this year there was no disc provided, therefore we were unable to update our information and came to 'deadlock' as we could not update our records!
I understand that this is a major change to our normal handicap system but I am sure you will agree that these changes need to take place to ensure we keep up to date with the new systems.
As far as the section is concerned, we will run our usual Medal & Stableford competitions as normal and the cards will continue to be placed in the box upstairs, and monies will continue to be taken in the pro-shop. As handicap secretary, Carol Martin and Lisa Kiddie will collect the cards and hand them to the office for input onto the system.
Please remember that your handicap is your responsibility, therefore if you have a good round and are aware that you may have reduced your handicap, then you should contact Carol Martin or Lisa Kiddie for confirmation and to ensure that you are playing off the correct handicap for your next round!
Likewise, if you feel that you may have increased your handicap then again the above applies.
Our competitions will be run as usual and results and prizes will continue to be presented on the day, however, the cards will need to be input by the club so we will have to wait for any handicap increases and decreases information to follow.
All handicap certificate requests will now need to be made to the club.
I hope this clarifies the situation at the present time, although there are bound to be a few teething problems, but the committee will deal with these as they arise!
Should you have any concerns or issues regarding your handicap then please contact any of the following:
Carol Martin - 07930 422872
Lisa Kiddie - 07525 935640
Debbie Conder - 07784 723753
Or any other person on the committee.
Thank you
Debbie
Lady Captain
As of the 13th May all Ladies Handicaps are now held by the club instead of the Ladies Section.
This decision has been made for two reasons:
a) All Ladies will now been allocated a CDH (Central Database for Handicaps) number and will therefore be able to access information on their handicaps wherever you play. This is extremely helpful when playing Open competitons as you may not need to provide a handicap certificate!
b) Each year the handicap system has to be updated. This came at a cost of around £800.00 to the Club this year and as part of that; the club would usually receive a disc so that the Ladies Section computer could be updated too. However, this year there was no disc provided, therefore we were unable to update our information and came to 'deadlock' as we could not update our records!
I understand that this is a major change to our normal handicap system but I am sure you will agree that these changes need to take place to ensure we keep up to date with the new systems.
As far as the section is concerned, we will run our usual Medal & Stableford competitions as normal and the cards will continue to be placed in the box upstairs, and monies will continue to be taken in the pro-shop. As handicap secretary, Carol Martin and Lisa Kiddie will collect the cards and hand them to the office for input onto the system.
Please remember that your handicap is your responsibility, therefore if you have a good round and are aware that you may have reduced your handicap, then you should contact Carol Martin or Lisa Kiddie for confirmation and to ensure that you are playing off the correct handicap for your next round!
Likewise, if you feel that you may have increased your handicap then again the above applies.
Our competitions will be run as usual and results and prizes will continue to be presented on the day, however, the cards will need to be input by the club so we will have to wait for any handicap increases and decreases information to follow.
All handicap certificate requests will now need to be made to the club.
I hope this clarifies the situation at the present time, although there are bound to be a few teething problems, but the committee will deal with these as they arise!
Should you have any concerns or issues regarding your handicap then please contact any of the following:
Carol Martin - 07930 422872
Lisa Kiddie - 07525 935640
Debbie Conder - 07784 723753
Or any other person on the committee.
Thank you
Debbie
Lady Captain
Ladies V Joe's Raiders!.......................
Dear All
I am now back from our Ladies Golfing break to Turkey and what a fun week we had! It was a real treat to be able to play golf in a warmer climate and although we brought the weather back in readiness for the mixed on Sunday 19th, unfortunately it has gotten colder as the week has progressed, so please bring back the sun!!
I just wanted to give you an update following the great day that we shared with Joe Harris's Raiders and others.
I hope you all enjoyed the day and the banter pre and after the match. Although the Ladies lost overall, the actual match against the Raiders was halved so there is hope for September!
As you were aware this was a charity event for my charity British Heart Foundation and I am overwhelmed by the amount that was raised on the day. The total amount was................................£1240.00!!!!!!!!! and as you can imagine I am over the moon!
I want to thank you all so very much not only for taking part and entering into the spirit of the day, but also for your generous donations!
Thank you, thank you, thank you....
Debbie xx
Dear All
I am now back from our Ladies Golfing break to Turkey and what a fun week we had! It was a real treat to be able to play golf in a warmer climate and although we brought the weather back in readiness for the mixed on Sunday 19th, unfortunately it has gotten colder as the week has progressed, so please bring back the sun!!
I just wanted to give you an update following the great day that we shared with Joe Harris's Raiders and others.
I hope you all enjoyed the day and the banter pre and after the match. Although the Ladies lost overall, the actual match against the Raiders was halved so there is hope for September!
As you were aware this was a charity event for my charity British Heart Foundation and I am overwhelmed by the amount that was raised on the day. The total amount was................................£1240.00!!!!!!!!! and as you can imagine I am over the moon!
I want to thank you all so very much not only for taking part and entering into the spirit of the day, but also for your generous donations!
Thank you, thank you, thank you....
Debbie xx
Monday, 20 May 2013
Mixed betterball results 19th May
We had a rare sunny day for our mixed betterball competition on 19th May. 22 couples took part on what was another fun filled day with everyone in good spirits. The results were:
1st Lisa & Colin Kiddie 42 pts
2nd Rena Jones & Lou Evans 38pts (c/b)
3rd Diana Scott & Joseph McDonagh-Brown 38pts
Congratulations to the winners and well done to everyone who took part. Thanks also to all those who stood in at the last minute!
The next mixed event is the Mixed Away Day at Etchinghill Golf Club on Monday 27 May.
1st Lisa & Colin Kiddie 42 pts
2nd Rena Jones & Lou Evans 38pts (c/b)
3rd Diana Scott & Joseph McDonagh-Brown 38pts
Congratulations to the winners and well done to everyone who took part. Thanks also to all those who stood in at the last minute!
The next mixed event is the Mixed Away Day at Etchinghill Golf Club on Monday 27 May.
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Mixed Away Day Draw - Monday 27th May Etchinghill
Mixed Away Day
When Monday 27th
May
Where Etchinghill
Golf Club
Canterbury
Road
Etchinghill
Folkestone
Kent
CT18
8FA
Approx.
50 mins from West Malling
Cost £35 per person (collected on the day)
£5 mulligan ball optional – proceeds to Lady Captains Charity
Format Betterball
(3/4 handicap)
Nearest
the Pin
Longest
Drive
Itinerary 09.15 - Coffee and Bacon Rolls
18 holes golf from 10:00 (The Leas) 11 tee times
16.00 – Dinner
followed by presentation of prizes
.
Dinner
is homemade steak, ‘Kentish Ale’ & vegetable pie. Please advise Julie or
Gill if vegetarian alternative is required. (no change of
clothes required for dinner)
Limited buggies are available (£20), please advise
Julie or Gill if required
Draw
Starting
from 10am in the following order:
Debbie Conder & Kevin Conder
Rena Jones & Lew Evans
Sara Burbridge & Peter Burbridge
Carol Eldridge & Bob Appleby
Helen Venis & Trevor Venis
Brenda Wilson & Ian McKay
Julie Harris & Joe Harris
Lydia Doherty & Eric Doherty
Carrie Beech & Laurie Beech
Carol Martin & Andy Martin
Yvonne Gormley & Rob Gormley
Diana Scott & Duncan Scott
Sue Gofton & Malcolm Gofton
Georgina Venus & Lee Venus
Pat West & Chas West
Lesley Shott & Phil Shott
Gill Newson & Ken Newson
Caroline Harrison & John Harrison
Lisa Kiddie & Colin Kiddie
Viv Allen & Roy Allen
Jane Woodward & Rob Twining
Belinda Evans & Roy Bushby
Competition
organisers:
Julie
Harris 07970 800 174
Gill
Newson 07891 95 95 90
Mixed Betterball Draw - Sunday May 19th
DATE: SUNDAY 19th
May 2013
ENTRY: £3.00 PER PERSON
COURSE: SPITFIRE
FORMAT: STABLEFORD BETTERBALL
HANDICAP: 3/4
9:33 Mr
W Dooley & Mrs D Conder
Mr R Twining & Ms J Woodward
9:42 Mr
E Hucker & Ms C Eldridge
Mr J Spearing &
Mrs D Chuter
9:51 Mr
J Harris & Mrs J Harris
Mr R Hart & Mrs L Hart
10:00 Mr
R Allen & Mrs V Allen
Mr T Venis & Mrs H Venis
10:09 Mr
L Beech & Mrs C Beech
Mr E Doherty & Mrs L Doherty
10:18 Mr
N Johnson & Mrs D Scott
Mr C Kiddie & Mrs L Kiddie
10:27 Mr
P Skelton & Mrs L Skelton
Mr J Harrison & Mrs C Harrison
10:36 Mr
P Burbridge & Mrs S Burbridge
Mr K Newson & Mrs G Newson
10:45 Mr
L Venus & Mrs G Venus
Mr L Evans & Mrs R Jones
10:54 Mr
A Martin & Mrs C Martin
Mr A Tapsell & Mrs L Cox
11:03 Mr
D Hughes & Ms S Stickland
Mr R Crosby & Mrs Y Gormley
11:12 Mr
T Goodwin & Mrs S Miller
Mr AJ Suttling & Mrs J Johnson
Competition Organiser: Julie Harris 07970 800
174 or Gill Newson 0789195 95 90
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Hi Ladies
Sorry that the last sheet went a bit funny!!
Please see below the draw for Sunday and I look forward to catching up with you all tomorrow!
Deb x
Sorry that the last sheet went a bit funny!!
Please see below the draw for Sunday and I look forward to catching up with you all tomorrow!
Deb x
| Tee Time | Players | Players | |||
| 10.45 | 1st | Belinda Evans | John Harrison | ||
| Carrie Beech | Trevor Venis | ||||
| 10.54 | 1st | Kim Wellman | Peter Burbridge | ||
| Pat West | Gerry Miller | ||||
| 11.03 | 1st | Jane Woodward | Andy Upson | ||
| Georgina Venus | Steve Church | ||||
| 11.12 | 1st | Helen Venis | Joe Harris | ||
| Jill Gambling | Lew Evans | ||||
| 11.21 | 1st | Caroline Harrison | Dave Grinstead | ||
| Debbie Conder | Chris Sartain | ||||
| 11.30 | 1st | Julie Harris | Kevin Conder | ||
| Gill Newson | Lee Venus | ||||
| 11.39 | 1st | Sue Stickland | James Spearing | ||
| Sue Gofton | Den Hughes | ||||
| 11.48 | 1st | Lydia Doherty | Alan Mount | ||
| Rena Jones | Dave Brough | ||||
| 11.57 | 1st | Jennie Colquhoun | Terry Shearman | ||
| Brenda Wilson | Wayne Dooley | ||||
| 12.06 | 1st | Sadie Millgate | Eric Doherty | ||
| Sara Burbridge | David Colquhoun | ||||
| 12.15 | 1st | Judith Parkhurst | Colin Kiddie | ||
| Helen Stuart | Laurie Beech | ||||
| 12.24 | 1st | Shirley Miller | Peter Skelton | ||
| Sally Payne? | Robert Gormley | ||||
| 12.33 | 1st | Carol Eldridge | Ken Newson | ||
| Lisa Kiddie | Andy Martin | ||||
| 12.42 | 1st | Lynn Skelton | Bob Appleby | ||
| Yvonne Gormley | Tim Wilson | ||||
| 12.51 | 1st | Helen Cornwell | Malcolm Gofton | ||
| Carol Martin | Kevin Mcleans | ||||
| 13.00 | 1st | Donna Chuter | Goff Norrington | ||
| Jennie Horn | Chris Wallace | ||||