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)

Fun competition Saturday 22nd February

Hi Ladies,
The Valentine’s Day fun competition will be played tomorrow, please be ready for a 9 o’clock tee (balls in a hat) All welcome and look forward to seeing you there.
Carol

Intelligent Golf - Competition Booking

We recently sent out some information regarding the Online booking facility. Online booking opens on Tuesday 18 Feb for Spring Meeting, Shekyls and McKean  For those that are interested, below are some further details and Frequently Asked Questions.

Online Booking via Intelligent Golf

It will now be possible to enter a select number of competitions online starting with some Trophy Competitions and the Ladies Summer Matchplay Knockout Tournaments (Shekyls, McKean). You will be able to do the following online:

• Enter and pay for competitions
• Withdraw from competitions before the draw has taken place
• View the draw online
• View the results online (existing functionality)

All this new functionality is available by logging in via the West Malling Golf Club website www.westmallinggolf.com

You then need to login to the IG site by entering your username and password. This will give you access to Intelligent Golf and lots of great functionality.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: which competitions can be entered online
A:  Following a review of the system and options available we have decided to take a phased approach and start with a subset of competitions. Once this is seen to be working well we will add more competitions. We will start with most trophy competitions and then look to add the external pairs competitions and then weekly stablefords/medals.

Phase 1

We are planning to have the ability to enter the following Trophy and Matchplay competitions online

Trophy

Spring Meeting 31 march (Not Daffodil Cup)

Elizabeth Budd - 5 April

Cecil Leitch - 19 April

Mid Week Trophy - 26 May

Viv Allen Trophy - 31 May

Captains Day - 12 July

Club Championship - 25 & 26 July

Archer 5 - 13 sep

Autumn meeting - 22 Sep (Not Harvest Gold)

Copper Beech - 18 Oct

Matchplay

Shekyls

McKean

Q: Do I have to enter the specified competitions online?

A: There are 3 options available to enter the online comps

Online via the West Malling Golf Club website   www.westmallinggolf.com

Use Terminal at front desk. You will need your gold card

Ring Office or ask at the front desk and they will enter you

Q: Can I still sign up to the online competitions in the changing room upstairs?

A: No. A notice that the competition is open for sign up will go up on the notice board upstairs, but this is for information only. You must use one of the 3 methods above to sign up. For those who do not want to go online, option 3 of speaking to the office is recommended.

Q: How do I get a login to IG?

A: if you do not already have access to the website please speak to the office

                     i.e. Greg/Lara/Kate tel: 01732 844785

Q: What do I do once I’m logged in?

A: You need to find the relevant competition which can be found under ‘Upcoming Competitions’. If you cannot see it, select ‘show all’. Once found select: ‘Online Sign Up’ for the relevant competition from the list. To enter the competition, select: ‘Continue’. The system will tell you that you have entered the competition and that your gold card has been debited with the entry fee. You will also receive email confirmations.

Q: How can I tell I’ve entered competition and see the draw online?

A: You will automatically receive email confirmations the competition will show on the WMGC home page under ‘My Upcoming Competitions’

When you select the competition you are interested in, you are taken to the competition page where you will be able to:

Withdraw from competition (If competition entry has not been closed.)

View competition entrants

View draw

Q: Do we still pay cash at desk on the day of competition or does it come off gold card

A: When you sign up to a competition, the money will automatically come off your gold card. If you ask the office to sign up for you and give them cash, the office will put the money on your gold card and then immediately take it off the card. (You do not need to have the gold card on you) This is to ensure that all money is collected in the same way and shows on your account

Q: Knockout Matchplay Competitions – Do I enter results online
A: Yes. The winner should enter that they have won.

Q: What if I don’t have enough money on my gold card?

A: You will not be able to enter the competition until you top up your card. This can be done:

Online. From the main menu select: ‘My golf’, ‘My account’. This allows you to top up your account and review details.

You can also add money to your gold card by calling/speaking to the office/Bar as you do now.

Q: Does the money go straight to the Ladies Section bank account?
A: Once the competition is finished the club will transfer the full amount received in entry fees to the Ladies Section Bank account

Q: If it’s a pairs competition should I sign up for both people?
A: Yes. All the entry fee will be taken from the gold card of the person signing up

Q: Can I withdraw from competition before draw is made and is my money returned?
A: Yes, you can withdraw and the system administrator will put the money back on your gold card. You can check that this has happened by going to: ‘My golf’, ‘My account’

Q: Can I withdraw once the draw has been made and is my money returned?
A: If you need to withdraw you will have to speak to the competition secretary. They will remove you from the competition. In most circumstances your money will not be returned once the draw has been made. This is the same as it has always been.

Q:  Can I select a tee time or is draw done by committee member?
A: In phase 1 the committee will do the draw. However, going forward the option may be there to choose your own tee time for certain competitions or put a preference.

Q: Will the draw still be on noticeboard upstairs?
A: Yes.

Q: Do we have to input our cards on to the system once we have finished playing?
A: Not Yet. The men will start to use this functionality early 2020. Once this has been tested, we will then do the same. The club intends to have 3 terminals – 1 near the pro shop, 1 in the bar and 1 by the office. They will be able to assist anyone using the office terminal.

Q: Who should I contact if I am having problems?

A: If your issues are regarding login details to the website please contact the office:

Greg, Lara or Kate 01732 844785
Any issues once you are logged in please contact:
Julie Harris 07970 800174
If your issue is non system related, please speak to the competition secretaries

Debbie Satchell (07793 653381)         Penny Rowland (07703 578357)

Q: Will I receive any emails?

A: email confirmations will be sent to you:

When you enter or withdraw from a competition online

When money is taken off or added to your gold card

You may also receive general emails when the committee needs to communicate with the ladies’ section       

Q: Why am I not receiving emails?
A: You need to check your preferences. From the main menu select ‘My Golf’ and ‘Preferences’. This will enable you to check and update your email address and select which emails you wish to receive.

Q: Is there an IG App?
A: Yes. This can be downloaded from the App Store. You must then ‘pair’ the App with West Malling golf club by logging on to IG via the Westmallinggolf.com website and following the instructions on the App. If you need any help with this please ask

I hope you ave found this guide useful. Any further questions please just ask

Regards

Julie Harris

Valentines competition

Saturday’s Valentines competition has been postponed due to the expected bad weather forecast for the weekend.  This will now be played on Saturday 22nd (on the tee for 9.00)
Regards,
Carol (Lady Captain)

Change of date

Mixed yard of String:

The date has been altered for this competition and will now take place on Sunday 15th March. The sign up sheet is in the corridor! So come on everyone let’s get the mixed competition year started and get your names on the list. Don’t worry if you haven’t got a partner we have men available!!!

Carol (Lady Captain)

Valentine Competition Results

Twenty five ladies battled the wind in our first fun competition of the year. Plenty of ladies took the opportunity to buy a mulligan and £44 was raised for this years charity, thank you everyone. Our Lady Captain was unfortunately unable to play so Judith as Vice Captain presented the prizes. In first place was Hazel Reucroft, Kim Wellman and Stella Pitt, second place went to Julie Harris, Coral Allaway and Debbie Satchell. Nearest the pin, Belinda Evans.

Mixed Competitions.

Hi ladies, please be aware that the sign up sheet is now in the corridor for the Yard of String.

Valentine Competition Update

Due to the recent bad weather this competition will be over 12 holes.

Presentation of the Cheque for NewLife

Hello Ladies,
Lew and I would like to present our cheque to our Charity chose NewLife.
That will take place on Tuesday the 10th of March at 2:00 at West Malling
Golf Club. Lew and I would be really pleased if you can join us for this
event, after all it was your support and contributions that made this happen.
There will be tea, coffee and biscuits afterwards. Hope you can come.

Kind Regards from both
Lew Evans and Diana Scott