Thanksgiving 26/11

Ladies 

We didn't know what to expect at our end of year event and we were not disappointed.  

Thank you to everyone who came along on Thursday 26th.  It was lovely to get the chance to say thank you at a non golf day.  

Hopefully you got enough food and wine and we exited the premises in good time, so Kate was happy!! Even Dell managed to get enough cake! 

Lee and I dropped a still shocked Mrs Ball home who is thrilled with her new brooch. The moment she got her brooch was captured and I share the photo so you can all say "ahhh " once again!! 

Our trophy winners were the stars of the show so I hope like me, you enjoyed seeing them as a group reunited with their trophies engraved with their name!

Knowing a little more about our lady captain in waiting was also a bit of fun. Donations collected totalled £51.92, so the lady captain charity for 2016 is off and running so a massive thank you to everyone who donated. 

Biggest hugs g 😄

LOTTERY SATURDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2015

No winners this week

PEARSON TROPHY

We played our third match on Friday (27th) at Bearsted GC and your team WON AGAIN!!!

Julie Harris out first had a tough opponent but managed to beat her on the 20th hole, Sue Gofton lost on the 16th, Lesley Shott lost on the 15th.  Gina Wilson won 4 &3, Lisa Kiddie won 5 & 3 and Diana Scott won 5 & 3,  Molly Ball, out last, had to give her opponent 4 shots, she battled hard and only lost on the 18th.

Thank you to Judith Parkhurst for all her help, couldn't manage without you!

Thanks to Helen and Robert Cornwell for their support, it's always nice to see WM members  supporting the team, away from home.

One more match before Christmas at Tudor Park, Thursday 3rd December.  Let's hope we can make it four out of four.

Well done team!!

COME ON WEST MALLING !!!!!!!

TEE OFF TIMES AFTER AGM Sunday 29th Nov

Hi ladies

as agreed we have drawn the tee off times to save confusion.
Enjoy the Texas Scramble !!

1148	Jennie Aldridge	Carol Martin	Molly Ball
1156	Kim Wellman	Jane Woodward	Julie Harris
1204	Sue Stickland	Rena Jones	Jeanette Johnson
1212	Lesley Shott	Sally Payne	Gill Newson
1220	Pat West	Hazel Neucroft	Pauline Steeden
1228	Carol Eldridge	Diana Scott	Shirley Miller
1236	Caroline Harrison	Jill Gambling	Lydia Doherty
1244	Helen Cornwell	Gina Wilson	Joyce Paterson
1252	Sara Burbridge	Donna Chuter	Sadie Millgate
1300	Georgina Venus	Lisa Kiddie

AGM Sunday 29th November 2015

Time 9.30 for 10.00am START

Location : Upstairs conference room WMGC

Look forward to seeing you there

Pat West
Hon. Sec.

Thanksgiving 26th November 2015, time 7:00 for 7:30 pm

Ladies 

Thank you for paying monies at the office during the last couple of weeks. I can confirm that there will be around 40 of us for our girls night in! This is my penultimate event of the year and is social so I am looking forward to it. 

What to expect on the night? 
The night will be what we make it! 

It is an opportunity to dress up and to enjoy a glass or two of wine along with some light snacks which chef has assured me will be savoury and sweet.  It will be set up on sticks so easy to eat. 

Lisa and I have prepared a round up of the year and we will have the opportunity of seeing all our trophy winners celebrate their success and to applaud them once again. 

We will then have some time to try out the newly laid dance floor to some good tunes which Julie has pulled together in a special playlist. 

I have said to Katie that we should be off by 1030 - 11 pm as it's a school night for those that work. 

See you Thursday.  

Hugs g 😄

LOTTERY SATURDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2015

No winners this week

12 HOLE STABLEFORD COMPETITION AND CHRISTMAS MEAL

TUESDAY 1st DECEMBER 2015

As is tradition there will be a secret Santa, if you wish to take part please bring a wrapped gift on the day (value up to £5)

Draw for 12 hole Stableford on Spitfire

(Prizes for 1^st/ 2^nd/ 3^rd & 2 nearest the pins 3^rd and 7^th)  

Time	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
9.00am	L.Kiddie	S. Stickland	S. Gofton
9.08am	J. Paterson	J. Johnson	J. Harris
9.16am	L. Hart	G, Venus	H.Stuart
9.24am	J. Aldridge	C. Eldridge	H. Cornwall
9.32am	B. Evans	C. Martin	R. Jones
9.40am	S. Burbridge	L. Shott	M. Ball
9.48am		D. Byrne	J. Kaye
9.56am	J. Harman	J. Alback	C. Harrison
10.04am	S. Miller	J. Parkhurst	M. Barnard
10.12am	D. Scott	P. West	S. Pitt
10.20am	C. Smith		H. Reucroft
10.28am	D. Tennant	J. Woodward	E. Katter
10.36am	D. Satchell	P. Honeybone	V. Warren

Lunch Only:

L. Doherty	P. Leadbetter	J. Moleta	J. Vernon
A. Gilbert	P. Baker	E. Tasker	H. Dingle

PEARSON TROPHY

Our second home was played today against Bearsted, I am again delighted to report the WE WON!!!
Julie Harris was out first, against a former member of WM, Brenda Wilson.  Julie was not on top form today so did not win.  Sue Gofton and Shirley Miller both had great wins, 6 and 5  and 5 and 4 respectively. Georgina Venus and Gina Wilson both narrowly losing.  Lesley Shott won 2up to bring the score to 3 all.
Waiting for Molly Ball to finish was nerve racking, we had no idea what her score was, but she won 2 and 1.
Carol Eldridge was the reserve, she didn't get a game but stayed all day to support.
Well done to all the ladies.
Thanks again to Judith for all her help.
Great support again, thank you to Pat West, Jean Alback and Lindsay Hart.

COME ON WEST MALLING!!!

SPITFIRE COURSE LOCAL RULES

The following local rules have been released by the club, please read them and make sure you are fully conversant with them for the future. thank you.

1.      OUT OF BOUNDS

              A) Beyond the boundaries of the West Malling Golf Courses, carparks, practice
              putting green, flowerbeds and patio.

              B) Over the stream to the left of the 10^th Hole.

              C) The practice area and the greenkeepers compound to the left of the 12^th hole.

              D) On or over the path to the right and rear of the 18^th starting level with the
              rear of the 1^st tee onwards.

2.        WATER HAZARDS

A) Yellow posts are water hazards. Red posts are lateral water hazards. Unless
otherwise defined all streams, ponds, and ditches are water hazards.

B) The stream to the left of the 12^th hole is only a lateral water hazard from the
part of the fairway running parallel with it.

3.          STAKED TREES

Any staked tree that interferes with a players stance or their intended swing must
take relief under Rule 24.2 Immovable object within one club length. A ball
lifted from the rough must be dropped in the rough when taking relief. There is no

relief from any unstaked tree.

4.          OBSTRUCTIONS

                  Stones in bunkers are Movable Obstructions ( Rule 24.1). Fixed sprinkler heads and
                  manhole covers are Immovable obstructions ( Rule 24.2). The timber supports on
                  the 7^th tee at the rear of the 6^th green are an integral part of the course.

5.          ROADWAYS PATHS AND BRIDGES

                 The roadway not having an artificial surface crossing the 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, 13^th, and
                 14^th fairways is classed as ‘abnormal ground conditions’ a player may take relief,
                 without penalty, within one club length of the nearest point of relief (Rule 25.1b).

                 All bridges are an integral part of the course. All paths with artificial surfaces are
                 immovable obstructions. Rule 24.2 applies.

6.           CARE OF GREENS

 Chipping from the surface of any putting green is forbidden. A ball should not be
played which lies on a putting green other than the hole being played. The ball
should be lifted and dropped without penalty under Rule24.3.

7.           GROUND CONDITIONS

A) Play is prohibited from any area of ‘ground under repair’ that is roped off, white
lined or otherwise marked, a player must take relief  ( Rule 25.1).

B) If a ball lies in a tyre rut the player may either play the ball as it lies or take relief
under Rule 25.1. A ball lifted from the rough must be dropped in the rough.

8.           MISCELLANEOUS

A) All players whether playing competitive or casual rounds must play the holes in
the correct sequence commencing with the 1^st Tee, unless otherwise authorised by a
member of management.

                B) Local rules in operation during the period ‘Winter Rules’ will be shown
                separately on the notice board.

  

LOTTERY SATURDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 2015

No winners this week

PEARSON TROPHY

Today we played our first match against Tudor Park at home, I'm delighted to report WE WON!!!!
Julie Harris was out first and didn't disappoint, winning 4 and 3.  Sue Gofton and Georgina Venus gave their all, but lost.  Gina Wilson battled to the end, winning 1 up, Lisa Kiddie stayed out on the course the longest but unfortunately lost on the 19th.  Diana Scott was the star of the show winning 7 and 6 and last but definitely not least Molly Ball winning 2 and 1.
Lesley Shott was our reserve.
So a great 4 - 3 win

Many thanks to our intrepid supporters Sue Stickland, Lesley Shott, Jean Alback, Pat West and Carol Martin, it was very very cold out there so well done to you all.
Thank you Judith for her support, it is much appreciated, she brings lovely bananas!

OUR NEXT MATCH IS AT HOME ON FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER AGAINST BEARSTED, PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT YOUR TEAM, 1ST TEE 10 o'clock

COME ON WEST MALLING

Lady Captains Report – November 2015

October's events were all very varied but all most enjoyable.  We have certainly had a mild and very pleasant month weather wise.

Lady Captain vs Lady Vice was the competition we began October with. Lisa and all those ladies who picked the European ball markers were victorious both on the Tuesday and the Saturday. It was great hearing the banter and holding a fun competition at a nice time of the year and something that was a little different but popular with everyone.

We then held our autumn Ladies vs Vets day on the 8^th October and I have to say this is a day that as a working lady I will probably miss going forward as I have really enjoyed taking part.   As hosts for this fixture the ladies made sure we won the trophy back and enjoyed a lovely day in the autumn sunshine. The vets even made sure that the trophy was handed back sparkling which made me giggle given that in March I had to ask the office for some silver polish as it had lost its shine.  

The mixed charity day hosted by Joe Harris never ceases to amaze me.  The mixed section really gets behind the day and Joe ensures that with good preparation people are fined and entertained by funny stories and misdemeanours.  The day raised a fantastic amount of money for the both the charities I have supported this year and it was also a social day where we enjoyed taking over the carvery complimented alongside a glass or two of vino.  An added bonus this time was that for the first time since it began in 2012 – the ladies won!!.  We certainly made sure we made some noise.

The Quiz nite was again well supported and 2 teams from Darent Valley joined the evening and enjoyed the entertaining relaxed atmosphere created by Jeannette and Bernie who were on sparkling form. This event added to the charity funds collected and we had a few happy cash prize winners on the night who joined the fiver raffle.

The rearranged Committee Cup was held on Sunday 18^th October. Every member of the committee joined the day and it was nice for us to be able to enjoy a get together including a carvery lunch without an agenda!  Well done to Jane who won the day with 39 points.

We have made it through to November, and spent the first day of the month navigating our way around the Spitfire in the fog. We held the last mixed comp of the season and the mixed section made some noise for Gill and Shirley who have organised us during the year

Next is Thanksgiving and I am looking forward to a nice evening celebrating the section successes and also a social occasion to relax and reflect on a year which I have really enjoyed. Preparations are well under way and money is being collected at the office so hopefully all of you who signed up are looking forward to it too.

Pat West is also busy organising us for the AGM and has distributed the agenda, minutes and proposals for this year.  We have some new nominations for the committee so I hope that you are all ready to attend and enjoy the day when Lisa takes over. 

I for one am looking forward to a new year as I know Lisa has lots of great ideas which I will enjoy supporting as during the month handover to Lisa has begun and all sign up sheets, diary etc. are now with her.  The Lady Captain book has been filled in and I wish Lisa all the best with planning. 

I finish by saying many thanks for the support extended to me personally during the past year.  It’s been a year when I have really enjoyed getting to know everyone better and hopefully have tried to ensure that everyone has felt included.  My final report will be at the AGM so please do not get bored of me saying thank you as I really do mean it.

Here’s to enjoying your golf during the winter months when the conditions are not always good but we get out in the fresh air just to ensure we keep our swings going for when it matters.  

Regards g

2 November 2015

Reminder – Keep an eye on your blog - updates are posted on the ladies blog throughout the month – Here is the link : www.wmladiessection.blogspot.co.uk

Xmas 12 hole Stableford and Lunch - latest !!!

We have had a brilliant response to the above and will be taking down the sheet on Tuesday 17th Nov. Please ensure you have signed up to play & eat or just eat !!!!
Don't forget the Secret Santa if you wish
YO HO HO

WINTER SINGLES KNOCK OUT COMPETITION -Draw sheet up

the draw is now on the board upstairs in the ladies changing room

the following ladies who are listed first must contact their opponents with 2 midweek and 1 weekend date and play the match which is Round 1 by the 14th Dec.

• Gill Harman v Rena Jones
• Margaret Barnard v Lisas Kiddie
• Jean Alback v Debbie Satchell
• Diana Scott v Jeanette Johnson
• Hazel Reucroft v Sue Stickland
• Lesley Shott v Sue Gofton

Pat West and Molly Ball have a BYE

• 2nd Round by 14th Jan
• Quarter final by 18th Feb
• Semi Final by 10th March
• Final by 31st March

Good luck ladies - play well

LOTTERY SATURDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2015

No winners this week

Iris shirts with WM logo

There has been a little confusion with regard to ordering new shirts and for that I apologise.
So if you would like a shirt please text me ( Rena 07929 119315) don't forget your size!
FYI the last order I placed was not fulfilled due to unforeseen circumstances, so if you ordered then you need to re order, sorry.
Thanks Rena

AGM & TEXAS SCRAMBLE

West Malling Golf Club

Ladies Section

12 HOLE TEXAS SCRAMBLE

Teams of 3

(after AGM Sunday 29^th Nov)

Tee off approx. 11.45am

Spitfire Course

Please sign up by 26^th Nov on ladies noticeboard

All West Malling ladies are welcome to join in with the past, present and future committee members in this fun competition It’s tradition! Short prize giving after from our newly appointed Lady Captain, Lisa Kiddie.

In order to try to smoothly finish the AGM and have some sort of order on the 1^st Tee – this year we have decided to draw the tee times and have the scorecards ready in advance.

Can’t say it will eliminate all chaos…….. Wouldn’t be the same if it did!