PEARSON TROPHY

I have put all details on the Pearson blog, could you please post your comments as soon as possible please.

Thank you

Christmas night out is Friday 28th.NOT 29th sorry

PEARSON TROPHY

The draw for the Pearson Trophy 2014/15 was held today at Bearsted Golf Club.
West Malling was drawn in group 9 with West Kent, Gillingham and Knole Park.
Match details will be posted on the Pearson Blog tomorrow. If you are in the squad please check the Pearson blog.
COME ON THE GIRLS!!

CHRISTMAS NIGHT OUT

I have booked the Thai Restaurant on Kings Hill for Friday 29 November, 7.30pm.
I will put a sign up sheet in the changing rooms, I will require a £10 deposit per person.

Do not have a price yet, but I'm hoping for £25, which was last years price.

Everyone welcome

watching golf at the London Club!!

VOLVO GOLF WORLD MATCH PLAY AT THE LONDON CLUB…..
Just in case you didn't know this brilliant tournament is coming to the London Club on Thursday 16th Oct - Sunday 19th oct. There a few of us going to watch and probably on the Thursday- see you there maybe !! heres the link for ticket information
www.volvoworldmatchplay.com/content/london-golf-club

Jane's 50th birthday Celebrations!

Jane celebrates her 50^th birthday on 25^th October so in the spirit of ensuring everyone gets a chance to celebrate with Jane if they wish, there are a few events being planned.  A sign up sheet is on the notice board in the ladies changing room so we can guage numbers. Friday 24^th October (birthday eve) – a treasure hunt, multi venue evening of fun. Jill and Kim are in charge of leading the fun fest and will ensure it’s a good night.  We will no doubt throw in a challenge or 2!  
Saturday 25^th October (actual birthday) – Saturday roll up golf as usual  @ 9am followed by Tea and Cake afterwards – We will be organising a fun competition played on the Spitfire  
Tuesday 28^th October (post birthday) – Tuesday roll up golf as usual followed by Tea & Cake afterwards. We will be organising a fun competition played on the Hurricane
Look forward to the celebrations.

Georgina :-)

Mixed Team Draw

Date:                     Sunday 29^th September 2014

Course:                 Spitfire

Format:                 Stableford (Full H/C Allowance)    

Score:                    Holes 1-6 Best 2 Score

Holes 7-12 Best 3 Scores

Holes 13-18 All 4  Scores

Entry:                     £3 per person

Draw

9:27            Jane Woodward, Carrie Beech

                   Joe Harris, Steve Deacon

9:38            Gill Newson, Rena Jones

                     Roger Woodhams, Bob Appleby

                  

9:47            Lisa Kiddie, Carole Eldridge

                   John Harrison, Laurie Beech

09.56          Julie Harris, Debbie Conder

                   Colin Kiddie, Pete Skelton

10:05          Caroline Harrison, Donna Chuter

                   Trevor Venis, Lew Evans

10:14          Helen Venis, Sue Stickland

                   Martin Chuter, Clive Millgate

10:23          Lydia Doherty, Gina Wilson

                   Rob Satchell, Jamie

10:32          Jill Gambling, Molly Ball

                   Gerry Miller, Norman Kane

10:41          Lynne Skelton, Kim Wellman

                   Kevin Conder, Peter Burbridge

10:50          Sara Burbridge, Diana Scott

                   Thomas J, Steve McIntosh

10.59          Carol Martin, Sadie Millgate

                   Ken Newson, Eric Doherty

11.08          Finella Una, Shirley Miller

                   Tony Hall, Andy Martin

  

11.17          Judith Parkhurst, Debbie Satchell

                   John Suttling, Eric Payne

If all your Team members are agreeable, you can queue on the Tee earlier, if you do this can you just put a note on the sheet in the lobby.  I can then move others up if need be. 

Competition Organiser Gill Newson 07891 959590

DIARY CHANGE.

 

Due to the fantastic Bradley Cooke result, we find ourselves in the final of the plate. Unfortunately this clashes with the Copper Beech Trophy Competition. Therefore the Copper Beech will now take place on Sunday the 12th October. I apologies for any inconvenience.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND.

 

 

QUIZ Night Friday 17th October. Tickets on sale now from the office. Tables of 6. £6 per ticket. 19.00 for prompt start at 19.30. Raffle donations gratefully received. Please come and support this FUN evening. 

Today was the second match of the year against the Vets.  A much smaller turnout than usual due to holidays etc.
The matches where as usual lots of fun, not so much for the men as the ladies won 2 1/2 to 1 1/2
The vets have only won twice and halved once since 2008.

WELL DONE LADIES!!

Bradley Cooke Final - here we come!!

WOW! what a team! We beat Wrotham Heath at home today 4-1.  UNBEATEN AT HOME THIS SEASON.
Sue led out the team and trounced her opponent 8&7. Debbie showed her usual grit and determination to come from 3 down but lost on the 18th.  Helen won 5&4 - we all LOVE the 14th (don't we?!). That meant one more win would see us through on points.  Jane was 3 up going down the 15th, still playing on the 17th (or so we thought) she was teasing with us and had already won 4&3.    Lydia next who took a little longer winning on the 20th hole 1 up - great staying power! But by then we had already won (although Lydia didn't know it) and we were all in the bar celebrating - she arrived EVENTUALLY!!!!  The Prosecco got another outing and discussions (arguments) centred around who was having what caddy for the final!
We are now in the finals of the plate to be held at Ashford on Sunday 5 October - the same team as today will play.
Well Done team - I am so PROUD of you ALL.
Here's to a great day on the 5th :)
Helen x
p.s. thanks to Julie and Caroline for supporting and helping to drink the Prosecco!!

LADIES V VETS THURSDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER.

 

 

Timings 8.00 for 8.30

 

Courses: Spitfire.

 

Format : 4BBB.

 

Lunch : Self funding.

 

Team:

 

1st - Rena Jones (Captain) and Sue Sticky.

 

2nd - Sue Gofton and Gina Wilson.

 

3rd - Margaret Barnard and Judy Blackburn.

 

4th - Carol Eldridge and Lesley Shott.

 

Enjoy and have FUN

PING NEWS

Congratulations too Jill Gambling and Kim Wellman!!!!

Fantastic result!!!

They came third  the Ping Plate Finals Day at the Gainsborough Club.

They were unlucky not to win as they scored 42 points, the same as winners and only lost on count back.

They won golf bags, putters and trophies; plus other goodies.

Ping really gave them a great day!

MEN VS LADIES CHARITY DAY - Draw

In aid of Breast Cancer Kent

DATE:                 Sunday 14^th September 2014

COURSE:           Spitfire Shotgun start 9:00 am (registration from 8)

FORMAT:           Pairs Matchplay (off men’s card)

HANDICAP:       ¾ handicap – Ladies receive extra shot once ¾ h/c calculated

Shotgun start – holes will be allocated on the day. Holes 1, 2, 13 & 18 can be bought with all proceeds to the Lady Captains Charity!

Entrance fee is £20 per person which includes a 2 course carvery which will be available straight after finishing the golf.

Nearest the Pin on the 18^th for men and women.

Draw

Debbie Conder & Caroline Harrison v Joe Harris & Lew Evans

Jane Woodward & Georgina Venus v Terry Shearman & Dave Brough

Gill Newson & Julie Harris v Andy Upson & Den Hughes

Lydia Doherty & Rena Jones v Glee Venus & Kevin Conder

Helen Venis & Gina Wilson v Roger Woodhams & Matt Woodhams

Jill Gambling & Kim Wellman v Martin Chuter & Clive Millgate

Sue Stickland & Lisa Kiddie v John Harrison & Trevor Venis

Donna Chuter & Diana Scott v Gerry Miller & Steve McIntosh

Yvonne Gormley & Debbie Satchell v Paul Junor & Mark Miller

Jeanette Johnson & Viv Allen v Steve Deacon &  

Elaine Katter & Molly Ball v Norman Kane & Rob Gormley

Sadie Millgate & Shirley Miller v Rob Satchell & Steve Reucroft

Sally Payne & Judith Parkhurst v Rob Twining & Steve Longuet

Hazel Reucroft & Margaret Barnard v Ken Newson & Ken Tuson

Pat West & Carrie Beech v Tony Hall & Ian Terry

If possible (although not compulsory), can the men please wear orange shirts and the ladies purple.

Any issues please contact:

Joe Harris 07977 067884 or Jane Woodward 07801 334219

Amended 13 September 2014

MEN VS LADIES CHARITY DAY

Hi Ladies

we have found ourselves short of 4 men for the Men v Ladies match on Sunday organised by Joe Harris. If you know of any men that you think would like to be involved please can you let Joe, Jane or me know. This is normally a really fun day and a great fund raiser for Jane's Charity. The details of the day are :

DATE:         Sunday 14th September 2014
COURSE: Spitfire Shotgun start 9:00 am
FORMAT: Pairs Matchplay (off men’s card)
HANDICAP:         ¾ handicap – Ladies receive extra shot once ¾ h/c calculated


Shotgun start – holes will be allocated on the day. Holes 1, 2, 13 & 18 can be bought with all proceeds to the Lady Captains Charity!

Entrance fee is £20 per person which includes a 2 course carvery which will be available straight after finishing the golf.

Nearest the Pin

Thanks
Julie 07970 800 174
Joe 07977 067 884
Jane 07801 334 219

Lady Captains Report September 2014.        

Well August was always going to be a busy month and it certainly was. The first event was the annual Ladies v Pegasus match, and what a fun day was had by all. Plenty of banter and some great golf. Unfortunately the Pegasus lads become the victors this year. But the Ladies certainly put up a solid fight. Just losing out on the last hole in the last match to see the lads finish 5 1/2 matches to 4 1/2. My thanks to Bob Appleby for arranging again, such a brilliant day.

Unfortunately our first mixed competition for August had to be abandoned on the 9^th hole due to severe weather. But my thanks go to all those that braved the elements and started to play. Also a huge thanks to everyone that kindly donated there entrance money to my charity. Once everyone had dried off the usual banter continued in the bar, helped by Georgina who very generously bought everyone a drink due to her Hole in One the previous day. Well done Georgina.

The next big event for August was the annual Ladies open our chance to show off the club and entertain all the visiting Ladies. And what a lot we had, again 32 teams descended on West Malling. The weather had been booked and everyone was in place to welcome our visitors. Thanks to our Vice-Captain Georgina every detail had been taken care of. Even down to the time slot in which I had to get chanced for the prize giving. A full report from the day is on the blog, but I would like to mention two Ladies who every year work tirelessly on our behave running the half way hut. Viv and Wendy thank you so much. The Pimms went down very well (Hic).

The Inter society Competition is always a popular event and the Ladies entered with enthusiasm. Even walking off with the 3^rd prize. Well done to Georgina, Julie, Sticky and yours truly.

The second mixed for august the friendship cup was played in better weather and the results are on the blog and will be covered in the mixed comp report.

One of the big events for any captain is her away day and this year i choose the Weald of Kent for my competition. 28 Ladies turned up for bacon butties all in good spirits. 18 holes of golf was played and then dinner was served in our own dining room. We had some great scores in and the prizes went to 1^st Julie Harris 37 points, 2^nd Stella Pitt 36pts and 3^rd Carol Eldridge 35 pts. Nearest the pin went to Julie Harris, Longest drive Silver Sue Stickland, Longest drive Bronze Gill Harmen, Nearest the pin in two Helen Venis and Caroline Harrison who was in the hole for her second shot. Also a special prize went to Helen Cornwell and a donated prize of a free golf lesson from Ashley went to Jennie Aldridge. Well done to all the winners.

Even though the weather had been booked one Lady happened to get extremely wet, thanks again to yours truly who just happened to nominate her for the Ice Bucket Challenge. Georgina thought she was going to get away with it, I had other ideas and so after speaking nicely to the barman 8 ice buckets appeared. I have to say what a great sport Georgina was. There is photographic evidence if anyone wants to see it. Many thanks to the Ladies for donation another £33 pounds to my charity.

The other competitions played in August will be covered in the competition reports and the results are already on the blog.

Just a reminder about your stableford and medal cards. We should all be looking to complete the all-important six cards to qualify you to play in next year’s trophy competitions. The competition book is upstairs in the changing rooms for you to check to see if you have met the criteria. Both Lisa Kiddie and myself have access to the handicap system if anyone is not sure how many they have down we can check for you. 

Lastly September’s diary is just a full and all the sign-up sheets are in the changing rooms, if anyone hasn’t been able to get to the club and would like to be included in any event please contact anyone from the committee and we can point you to the person in charge. Also I need Ladies to represent the section against the Vets, Thursday 18^th September. Always a fun day.  Please ring me or add your name to the list. Many Thanks.

Good Luck with your golf in September.

Best Wishes Jane.

Lady Captain 2014.

Blog Details : www.wmladiessection.blogspot.co.uk

Final Friendly Report - 2014

Home to Kings Hill - Hurricane success 3/1 
Played on the Hurricane which was a welcome change to the ladies of Kings Hill. We won 3 / 1 so well done to everyone who played.
Continuing our run of straight home victories.
Tea was served and the chef again complimented. We even accommodated the dietary requirements sent in advance!!

Home to St Augustine's- Last but not least 
The ladies from St Augustine's travelled far for us to play our final friendly fixture of the season.
After an early lunch we were out on the course - or nearly!   Tee times were booked but as the first group tee'd off we were told we should be on the Hurricane and not the Spitfire!! So a slight false start but we all enjoyed matches in what turned out to be a very humid day where the sun tried and failed to shine through. Some of the St Augustine ladies got their wish and played the Hurricane which threw up its challenges as ever. Our WM ladies had happy faces though as we were successful yet again in securing our final friendly victory of the season with a result of 3/1.  Well done to the team.


Results round up for the season  ...One loss and the rest WINS. Well done ladies!! . 

	Friendly Fixture	Team captain	Result
1	Tudor Park @ Tudor Park	Sue Stickland	Team won 3 & 1
2	Nizels @ Nizels	Georgina Venus	X   Team lost 2½ & 1½
3	Weald of Kent @WM  Hurricane	Shirley Miller	Team won 3½ & ½
4	Woodlands @ Woodlands	Sue Gofton	Team won 3 & 1
5	Chestfield @ WM Hurricane	Julie Harris	Team won 2½ &1½
6	Canterbury @ Canterbury	Georgina Venus	Team won 3 & 1
7	Redlibbets @ WM Spitfire	Sue Stickland	Team won 4 nil
8	Kings Hill @ WM Hurricane	Rena Jones	Team won 3 & 1
9	St Augustines @ WM Hurricane	Georgina Venus	Team won 3 & 1

Finally, again I thank everyone for their support throughout the season. We have had great success and hopefully everyone enjoyed taking part. Organising has been a pleasure and I think that you all manage your diaries beautifully so thank you as I have only had a few last minute changes and reserves were on hand to step in.
This year we used the Hurricane course as a change and this was well received. Tea's were good and all our guests were pleased with our hospitality.  We were able to add 2 new fixtures to the calendar and they have been confirmed for next year when we welcome Nizels to West Malling and we visit Redlibbetts.

My favourite - silly facts & stats:

• Over the season we have had  over 30 ladies make up the West Malling Team from across the section - showing we are match play ready!!  Rena I am sure has been in touch for your help during the winter in the Pearson which kicks off soon - if not the sign up sheet is in the changing room.
• There have been 6 different team captains 
• We have played 1296  holes of golf in the friendlies over a summer which was kind to us weather wise.  I am not going to take a guess at how many swings/shots that equates to!  except to say ALOT!!
• The West Malling team have served up 80 individual post match teas and some yummy cake which some of our number smuggled home to share with loved ones.
• And my top stat - We won 27½ matches out of a total of 36 - a really good record for any section. 

And so we plan for 2015 and continuing the friendly fixtures with another possible new fixture at Westerham which I am waiting to confirm. Sign up sheets will go up in early 2015 so that you can plan your opens / friendlies and more golf.   

I wish you a lovely end to the season and look forward to your continued support in 2015.

Georgina   

Archer 5 Club News

The day started with a steady stream of ladies with injuries and sickness. I hope everyone recovers quickly and is back playing soon. It was lovely to see Belinda Evans managing to join us after many months away. Thank you everyone for adapting so willingly to all the changes.

The sun came out to cheer us up and as the fog lifted we all longed for our missing clubs and regretted our choices; 'Where is my wedge? Why have I got a 9 iron?'

The winners today were:
1st Julie Harris 36 pts
2nd Diana Scott  34 pts
3rd Debbie Conder 33 pts
An extra surprise prize went to the best stableford score on Par 5's. The winner was Helen Venis who won over Molly Ball ocb.

Congratulations go to all our winners and particularly to Julie for her victory.
Thanks go to Caroline for her sponsorship of the event!

Copper Beech

Sunday 5th October 2014

Course: Spitfire       Entry:£3

Format: Par against the Course.

Sign up on Ladies Noticeboard at club.

This is our chance to take on the course and try to beat it.
It is fun to try, however the course usually wins!
The only person to beat the course last year was Gill Newson  although Caroline Harrison and Rena Jones came close.
I hope we can do better this year !!!

Any questions please contact Judith 01634353223

Mixed Friendship Cup Results

We had another great day at the Mixed Friendship Cup on Sunday 31st August with 19 couples turning up to play on a lovely warm Sunday morning. There was all the usual banter both in the clubhouse and on the course and some good golf as well! The results were:

1st       Georgina and Lee Venus 42pts
2nd      Sally Payne and Mark Miller 41 pts
3rd      Gina Wilson and Steve McIntosh 38pts (on c/b from Helen & Trevor Venis)

Congratulations to our winners who were presented with their Trophy and thank you to everyone who participated and helped to make this such a fun day. Thanks to Georgina who looked after the proceedings as Jane had to rush off and hurry back from you hols Gill - we all missed you!

The next competition is the Mixed team on Sunday 28th Sept

Happy golfing
Julie
x

LADIES V VETS. THURSDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER.



If anyone would like to challenge the vets to another match, the sign up sheet is up in the changing rooms.

Many thank Jane.