QUIZ REMINDER. FRIDAY 16^th MAY

Ladies please get those Quiz tables booked and paid for. Same format as run previously. Maximum tables of 6. £6 per person.  19.00 for prompt start at 19.30. Jumbo Sausage and chips and a FANTASTIC quiz. Jeanette and Bernie put a lot of hard work into running these FUN nights, your support is most appreciated.

There will be a raffle so any contributions greatly received.

Tickets available from the office please book early.

FUN FUN FUN.

IMPORTANT DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES.

The fabulous Joyce Orpin will be  90 years YOUNG very soon and would like anyone to join her on  Thursday the 22^nd May at the Golf club for an afternoon tea celebration. If anyone would like to help Joyce celebrate could they please contact either Joan Vernon on 01732 882922 or Avril Gilbert on 01474 813669. So they can arrange the catering. Many Congrats Joyce. xxx

Daily Mail 4Somes Results

Congratulations to Viv Allen & Pat Donovan the winners for 2014 with 34points.

The scores for both days were fairly similar. There were more scores of over 30 on Saturday but the winners came from Tuesday with 34 points. Viv and Pat will go onto play in the knock out competition next year.

This year Lydia Doherty and Rena Jones have won their first 2 matches and are now going to meet Broome Park in the next round. Congratulations ladies, and good luck in the next round.

Past Lady Captains

Golf & Tea - 24 June 2014

In order to recognise the ‘forgotten ones’ who provided the ladies section with traditions that have since been adopted and devoted their time to make the section what it is today, Jane would like to invite all past lady captains’ for a game of golf followed by tea.  It will be a small but exclusive gathering.

Since the diary is chocker we have chosen Tuesday 24 June in the hope that the sun will shine and that as many people can join in as possible.  The sign up sheet will be posted on the notice board can you tick against your name if you are able to join in.  

To add a different dimension and to include others that would like to join the event we invite other ladies to sign up to caddie on the day and join the celebration.

Jane will be sponsoring this and we hope it can become an annual event that we add to the golfing calendar going forward.                                 Thanks  g J

EASTER FUN COMP RESULTS.

Tuesday.

Fun with a twist and what a twist. If you were lucky enough to be advancing in years you gained extra hcp points before you started. So some ladies had 3 shots on a couple of holes. If however you happened to be younger or the same age as your lady captain you lost hcp shots. How mean!!! However everyone had one free throw and a free drop to be used anywhere on the course. Some ladies used these wisely others didn’t.

Winners on Tuesday with 42pts were Diana and Carol Martin, 2^nd Lisa and Jane with 40 pts. Many thanks to everyone who entered into the spirit of the day raising £52 for my charity.

Saturday.

A very chilly wind blew but the sun made an appearance although the jumpers stayed on! Easter fun was had by all with talk in the clubhouse of the stories of the throws and the unused free drops. Our winners with 46 pts. were Shirley & Donna and in second Julie & Gill with 45 pts.  Great betterball play. Well done ladies. And so as the winners enjoy their well deserved Easter eggs we can thank everyone for supporting this event as we banked over £50 for the lady captain’s charity.

My thanks again go to you all raising over £100 for the charity. Well Done. My thanks also go to Georgina for running the event on Saturday in my absence.

Pat Donovan joins an exclusive club!!!

Really pleased to announce that whilst playing her McKean match with Viv Allen v Sue Gofton and Carrie Beech , she got a Hole in One on the 7th on the Spitfire !!! Its Pat's first ( and surely not last!!) hole in one and you could hear us all squealing with delight from afar. Really delighted she has joined 'Le Club"

So huge Congrats to Pat XX

Winter Eclectic Results

Apologies for the late posting, but the results of the Winter Eclectic competition are:

1st - Pat Donovan @ 60.75

2nd - Sue Stickland @ 63.75

3rd - Rena Jones @ 64.13

The full results sheet is up on our notice board

Daily Mail Foursomes

Course: Spitfire
Tee Times


Saturday 26th April
Time: 9:00 Tee off (meet and queue from 8:30)

Order of Play
1. K. Wellman & J. Gambling with S. Burbridge & S. Millgate
2. S. Stickland & L. Shott with H. Venis & Y. Gormley
3. J. Harris & G. Newson with D. Chuter & S. Miller
4. B. Evans & H. Cornwell with J. Paterson & J. Parkhurst (markers)

Organiser: J. Parkhurst 01634 353223

Challenge Jane 2014

On March the 9th the sun shone and we kicked off Challenge Jane 2014.
Our challenge, Climb an Icon or in plain English Climb the O2 or the Millennium Dome (as most of us remember it going up)

We were given a safety demo,  harnessed  up, allocated some climbing shoes and off we went.  The climb up was steep but the views worth it!  The descent could have been hairy but everyone made it in one piece and couple of our crew really conquered some fears (big well done!).

As you can imagine our action woman lady captain didn't hold on to the hand rail but was seen hanging off on her rope trying to get everyone else to join in.   Pictures weren't allowed at that point as we could only take photos at the top but here are a couple of photos to show you who took part (and remind them of the day) and what kit we had to put on.

  

 The next challenge Jane will be in June so watch out for details or call me if you want Jane to complete  a challenge we have not yet thought of.

Thanks to everyone for their support so far - we have been able to raise some funds for the lady captains charity which is what its all about!  

Georgina  :-)
Ladies Vice Captain

Friendly Matches 2014 - May Update

Ladies 

Firstly,  can I say thank you for the interest shown for the friendly matches we have planned throughout the season. The sign up sheet has lots of names on so I am looking forward to most of you having the opportunity to participate in 1 or more matches. 
To ensure that everyone gets a chance I will endeavour to confirm teams at least in the month before as I know you can all get better offers and diaries fill up quickly when the sun shines.   

The matches kick off in May and the teams for May are : 

Thursday 1st May 2014  -  Tudor Park v West Malling  (Away) 

The team is as follows:  

Sue Stickland (Team Captain) & Jeanette Johnson
Helen Venis & Diana Scott
Viv Allen & Margaret Barnard
Anne Jenner & Carol Martin

Reserves:   Carol Eldridge/ Shirley Miller / Gill Newson

Meet  Tudor Park 10am          First Tee time 10.28am    

Saturday 17th May 2014 - Nizels v West Malling (Away)

The team is as follows:

Caroline Harrison & Yvonne Gormley
Georgina Venus & Gill Newson
Sara Burrbridge & Elaine Katter
Toni Twort & Sadie Millgate  

Reserves:   Sally Payne / Shirley Miller

On the day: Meet 10am @ Nizels         First Tee time 10.36am

Wednesday 28th May 2014 -  West Malling v Weald of Kent (Home)

The team is as follows:

Sue Stickland & Gill Newson
Helen Venis & Shirley Miller (Team Captain)
Julie Harris & Diana Scott
Viv Allen & Sue Gofton  

Reserves:   Margaret Barnard  

On the day: Meet 10 am         First Tee time 10.30am on the Hurricane

Team sheets will be also posted on the noticeboard. 

June matches will be confirmed w.c 12 May so please ensure you update the board with your availability so that I don't pester you unnecessarily. 

Fixtures are : 5th June Away @Woodlands and 18 June Chestfield @ Home 

If anyone would really like to play in a particular match then let me know as I am happy to try to accommodate. 

Finally, I thank you for your support and wish the teams in May all the best as I can only make one game due to work and holiday commitments.  Sue and Shirley have kindly agreed to be team captains for which I am most grateful.   We will keep you up to date on the outcome of the matches as they are played. 


Georgina Venus :-)

Ladies Vice Captain 

West Malling Open 2014

The Open is planned for 19th August.   

 Entry forms have been in the changing room since January.  As the season kicks off and you begin to go to opens I encourage you to promote our open by taking a flyer with you to the club you are visiting. We have sent all Kent Clubs entry forms but a gentle reminder cannot do any harm. .   

thanks in advance 

Georgina

 

Easter Fun comp draw for Saturday. Meet at 9.00 and Tee off when groups are ready. Georgina will be in charge on the day and will collect £2 per person. Remember ladies this is a fun comp with a twist, all will be revealed on the day. 

1.  Sally /Debbie & Shirley /Donna

 2. Elaine/Toni & Julie/Gill

 3. Sara/Sadie & Lisa/Georgina 

 4  Debbie/Caroline & Molly/Sandra

 5. Sharon/Lesley & Sue/Judith

 6. Jill /Kim & Helen/Yvonne

FUN FUN FUN.

 

Elizabeth Budd Trophy

We were lucky to play on a beautiful spring day, sunny but with a chilly wind. A lot of us managed to take off our jumpers for at least a few holes and dream of summer.

This was a medal competition and always tough especially so early in the season when most of us have just started playing after a long winter lay off.

1st Yvonne Gormley          69 Nett
2nd Debbie Conder            70 Nett
3rd Lindsay Hart                72 Nett

Front  9              Helen Venis
Back 9               Gill Newson
Nearest Pin        Gill Newson

Many congratulations to all the winners!!!!!!

Many thanks also go to Julie Harris our new sponsor for the event!

Pearson Trophy 2013/14

Our Pearson challenge began in November 2013, playing home and away to Sundridge Park and away to Chestfield,  and then the rain came!!!
Our next match was Sidcup away and it was meant to be played on the 16th January but their course was closed.  Match rearranged for 30th January, guess what, their course was closed.  By now everyone was thoroughly fed up with the rain!!!
We eventually played the match on the 27th March.
Our two final matches where home to Chestfield and Sidcup.
We only won two out of the six matches, but many of the games, in the matches we lost where very close, going down the 19th, 20th and in one case the 22nd.
So our challenge for this year is over but we are already planning our campaign for the 2014/15.

Thank you to the ladies who played this year -

Helen Venis, Donna Chuter, Debbie Conder, Caroline Harrison, Julie Harris, Georgina Venus, Sue Gofton, Gina Wilson, Gill Newson, Carol Eldridge, Lisa Kiddie and Diana Scott.

Thanks to all the ladies who supported us both home and away.
Last but not least thank you to Viv Allen for her banana and chocolate buying and distributing skills!!

Rena Jones
Pearson Captain

Spring Meeting  Results 2014.

What a fantastic day was had by all, 42 Ladies played in the Spring meeting last week and my thanks go to Rena Jones for her continued support of this event, and to the ladies of the committee for they help ensuring the day ran smoothly. My thanks also for the donations to the raffle raising over £200 for my charity.

Results :

1^st Rena Jones 38pts.

2^nd Lydia Doherty 36 pts.

3^rd Donna Chuter 35 ocb.

Front 9 Diana Scott 21 pts.

Back 9 Lindsay Hart 19pts.

Nearest the Pin 16^th Lindsay Hart .

Longest Drive 5^th Sue Stickland.

Well Done Everyone.

Easter Fun Competition

Format: Pairs. 4ball betterball with a twist

Course Hurricane. 

Tuesday 15th April and Saturday 19th April

 Entry Fee: £4.00 per team (£2.00 per person) Pay Jane on Tuesday and Georgina on Saturday.

Tee Times Draw Tuesday See Below.

Saturday Roll up for a 9.30 Start go out in pairs when ready.

This is a fund raising event for my charity ‘The Mid Kent Breast Cancer Research Appeal’. All monies will go to the charity. Prizes will be awarded on both days.

Tuesday 15^th April 2014 Draw.

8.44 Sue & Jeanette, v Helen S & Debbie T.

8.52 Rena & Helen V, v Judith & Stella.

9.00 Gill H & Jay, v Anne &Hazel.

9.08 Joyce P & Eunice, v Sue Smith & Hilary.

9.16 Jane & Lisa, v Carol E & Lindsay.

9.24 Diana & Carol M, v Leslie M & Jennie Aldridge.

9.32 Dell & Helen D, v Margaret B & Another.

FUN FUN FUN.

Quiz Night Friday May 16th 2014.

 

Reminder ladies the Quiz tickets are now on sale from the office. Tables of 6. £6 each. Timings 19.00 for prompt start at 19.30. To include Jumbo sausage and chips. Please come along to what promises to be a FUN night.

Mixed Betterball Results!

Well what a great start to our Mixed Competitions yesterday!

22 couples took part and although the weather was horrid everyone showed up with a smile.
This was a mixed betterball competition on ¾ handicap which does make it interesting.
The winners with a fabulous 40 points on count back were Joe and Julie Harris.
2^nd also with 40 points were Lee and Georgina Venus. 
3^rd with 39 points were Colin and Lisa Kiddie ….and it was her birthday. Many happy returns of the Day Lisa.

Thank you to everyone for swapping places as Gina Wilson went out last as she had become a Grandmother for the 8th time earlier that morning….Big congratulations to you Gina.

A massive thank you for everyone’s support, especially you Julie.

See you all at the next mixed which is Monday May 26^th away at Austin lodge.

 

Gill Newson

Mixed Competitions Secretary