I arrived at the Tudor Park around 08:15 following a bit of a slow exit off of junction 8of the M20! I had noted the 50 mph signs a few yards back and was just praying that I would be able to get off when I needed to!
Lydia had arrived early so we had breakfast together. I was met by a really helpful Lady who basically took a hold of all my worries for the day and I at last felt at ease.
Our Ladies began to arrive and how wonderful to see 33 of our section take part in the day. I handed out a goody bag and informed the Ladies of the format for the day. There was a very relaxed feel as the Ladies chatted over morning coffee or tea.
At 10:20 the first group set off followed by the ten other groups. The sun was shining but maybe a little humid, alas it was a beautiful day!
On the second tee the Ladies found the bucket full of cans of Pimms on ice and I gather this went down well as lots of you commented on it after your game!!
I got to play with Sadie Millgate and Diana Scott and really enjoyed our round together. The greens were a little speedy but all in all the course was not too bad bearing in mind the amount of dry weather we have had.
After golf we all sat and enjoyed our meal and again it was really lovely to hear the Ladies chatting and enjoying the atmosphere.
There were some great scores in and they went as follows:
Nearest the Pin - Rena Jones
Longest Drive - Caroline Harrison
Mystery Prize - Margaret Barnard - (Secret Holes - top scorer)
Best Team - Lydia Doherty, Carol Eldridge & Denise Farley
Bronze Division
1st - Pat West - 41 points
2nd - Lesley Shott - 39 points
3rd - Stella Pitt - 36 points o/c
Silver Division
1st - Viv Allen - 39 points
2nd - Joyce Paterson - 36 points
3rd - Lydia Doherty - 35 points o/c
Well played to our winners on the day you are all stars, there were some great scores on the day.
My thanks to Lydia, Caroline and Lisa for their assistance on the day!
Ladies I would like to say a heartfelt thank you for joining me on the day and for making it a truly memorable one.
Best Wishes
Debbie x
Thursday, 5 September 2013
Ladies V Joe's Raiders - Sunday 8th September
Ladies V Joe's Raiders
This is a shot gun starting at 08:30am! The only tees being used for us over the road is the 7th (Carrie & Sue Gofton) & 13th (Sadie & Shirley) so not too far to walk, and hopefully that will help you decide whether you will walk or drive!
Entry is £5.00 and all monies go to Lady Captains Charity......................thank you!
There is no food after the match but you can order your own if you so wish.
There will be the usual after match banter & fines with a chance to win a Four Ball and a nearest the pin on 18th for both men and Ladies.
Look forward to seeing you there and thank you sooooo much for taking part and supporting the day.
Lets beat those men, come on the girls!!!!!!
Debbie x
This is a shot gun starting at 08:30am! The only tees being used for us over the road is the 7th (Carrie & Sue Gofton) & 13th (Sadie & Shirley) so not too far to walk, and hopefully that will help you decide whether you will walk or drive!
Entry is £5.00 and all monies go to Lady Captains Charity......................thank you!
There is no food after the match but you can order your own if you so wish.
There will be the usual after match banter & fines with a chance to win a Four Ball and a nearest the pin on 18th for both men and Ladies.
Look forward to seeing you there and thank you sooooo much for taking part and supporting the day.
Lets beat those men, come on the girls!!!!!!
Debbie x
Autumn Meeting 17th September!
Ladies
Just to confirm that the Autumn Meeting will take place on 17th September!
Debbie
Just to confirm that the Autumn Meeting will take place on 17th September!
Debbie
Sunday, 1 September 2013
Mixed Tunisian Results 1st September
Another successful mixed competition with 18 couples taking part which was very good considering a lot of the regulars were on holiday. The results were as follows:
1st Jane Woodward and Roger Woodhams 45 pts
2nd Lydia and Eric Doherty 43 pts
3rd Pat West and Tony Hall 40 pts
Jane Woodward practiced her lady captain skills by standing in for Debbie who was unable to make today and I would like to thank Jane for her support on the day. Also big thanks to Gill for helping with the organisation.
Don't forget we have two more mixed comps this month. The Friendship Cup on the 15th Sept and the mixed Team Event on the 29th Sept. Please sign up for these if you are interested in playing - I will be looking to do the draw for the Friendship Cup at the end of this week.
1st Jane Woodward and Roger Woodhams 45 pts
2nd Lydia and Eric Doherty 43 pts
3rd Pat West and Tony Hall 40 pts
Jane Woodward practiced her lady captain skills by standing in for Debbie who was unable to make today and I would like to thank Jane for her support on the day. Also big thanks to Gill for helping with the organisation.
Don't forget we have two more mixed comps this month. The Friendship Cup on the 15th Sept and the mixed Team Event on the 29th Sept. Please sign up for these if you are interested in playing - I will be looking to do the draw for the Friendship Cup at the end of this week.
Friday, 30 August 2013
Bradley Cook Parallel Plate Semi Final
Unfortunately the mountain we had to climb today proved to be a little too high. We were beaten by Redlibbets and that, for this year anyway is the end of West Malling's run in the Bradley Cook competition.
Sue, Lydia, Jane, Kelly, Helen V, Debbie T, Debbie C, Caroline and Jill represented West Malling in the Scratch Team and got through to the semi finals. Jane and Helen, I am sure are both grateful to have had the opportunity to gain experience in public speaking in preparation for their roles next year. West Malling has a strong pool of relatively low handicap players now and under Helen's leadership next year will surely do even better in 2014.
Sue, Lydia, Jane, Kelly, Helen V, Debbie T, Debbie C, Caroline and Jill represented West Malling in the Scratch Team and got through to the semi finals. Jane and Helen, I am sure are both grateful to have had the opportunity to gain experience in public speaking in preparation for their roles next year. West Malling has a strong pool of relatively low handicap players now and under Helen's leadership next year will surely do even better in 2014.
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Bradley Cook Parallel Plate Semi Final Away Match
West Malling took a small pasting at Redlibbets on Sunday in the away match of the Parallel Plate Semi Final. We achieved one good win, two close losses and two not so close losses. We need to win 5 nil or have 4 good wins on Friday in the home match to secure our place in the final. We have a strong line up with Sue, Debbie T, Helen V, Debbie C and Caroline and they will give it a good go. Supporters on Friday at 2pm will be very welcome. Dig in Team!
Sunday, 25 August 2013
Goff's Inter Society Challenge!
Sunday 25th August - Goffs Inter Society Challenge Competition.
Today we had 7 pairs of ladies who took part in the above challenge. There was a 'shot gun' starton the Hurricane and yours truly together with my trusty partner Lisa Kiddie were drawn on the 12th tee, so we had a long walk before we even started!
Each pair of Ladies was drawn with other pairings from the various scoieties within the club, eg, Merlins, Raiders, Yellow Perils, Toots, Breakfast Club and a couple of others.
Well I am delighted to inform you that the Ladies came 3rd with an average of 34.8 close to 2nd The Merlins and 1st was the Toots!!!!
Congratulations all those that played you all put the Ladies Section on the map!!!!
From a Very Proud Lady Captain!!!!
Debbie x
Today we had 7 pairs of ladies who took part in the above challenge. There was a 'shot gun' starton the Hurricane and yours truly together with my trusty partner Lisa Kiddie were drawn on the 12th tee, so we had a long walk before we even started!
Each pair of Ladies was drawn with other pairings from the various scoieties within the club, eg, Merlins, Raiders, Yellow Perils, Toots, Breakfast Club and a couple of others.
Well I am delighted to inform you that the Ladies came 3rd with an average of 34.8 close to 2nd The Merlins and 1st was the Toots!!!!
Congratulations all those that played you all put the Ladies Section on the map!!!!
From a Very Proud Lady Captain!!!!
Debbie x
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Lady Captains Away Day Information
West Malling Ladies Section
Lady Captain’s Away Day
Tuesday 3rd September 2013
Tudor Park Golf Club, Bearsted
Meet at 09:15am – First tee at 10:20am
Cost - £40.00 per person which includes coffee & tea on arrival & 18 holes Golf
Two course dinner served around 4:00pm – Roast gammon with potatoes & vegetables followed by red fruit crumble with clotted cream. Vegetarian option is vegetable lasagne. (Change of clothes is required)
Prizes awarded for: Individual Stableford – Silver & Bronze Divisions - Best Team Score - Nearest the Pin - Longest Drive & Lady Captain’s Mystery Prize?
Looking forward to seeing you on the day!
Lady Captains Away Day Draw
| Lady Captains Away Day - Tuesday 3rd September 2013 | |||
| Tee Time | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| 10:20 | Lydia Doherty | Carol Eldridge | Denise Farley |
| 10:28 | Helen Venis | Stella Pitt | Jean Alback |
| 10:36 | Julie Harris | Judith Parkhurst | Jennie Aldridge |
| 10:44 | Debbie Conder | Sadie Millgate | Diana Scott |
| 10:52 | Joyce Paterson | Lesley Shott | Pat West |
| 11:00 | Caroline Harrison | Helen Cornwell | Lesley Morris |
| 11:08 | Pat Donovan | Yvonne Gormley | Margaret Barnard |
| 11:16 | Rena Jones | Eileen Tuson | Carol Martin |
| 11:24 | Sara Burbridge | Sue Gofton | Jeanette Johnson |
| 11:32 | Viv Allen | Anne Jenner | Molly Ball |
| 11:40 | Donna Chuter | Lisa Kiddie | Hazel Reucroft |
West Malling Ladies Open
What a day!
We arrived at the club at 07:15am on the morning of the Open ready to set up the reception desk, put up the gazebo for the halfway tent and other bits and pieces!
The sun was shining and at 23 degrees promised to be a super day!
There were 33 teams of 3 Ladies playing on the day so we knew that the day would be busy. Judith Parkhurst, Pat West and Carol Martin took care of the reception desk with great team work!
Goff Norrington and John Harrison were our starters on the day and sent the teams on their way up the first and thirteenth fairways!
Jane and I were in charge of the gazebo and managed to get it in place ready for Viv Allen and her friend Wendy to set up the 'halfway tent'.
Jane had arranged for our 'ball spotters' to work in shifts so thank you to Carol Eldridge, Stella Pitt, Pat Donovan, Sue Stickland, Helen Venis, Diana Scott, Sadie Millgate, Julie Harris, Rena Jone's, Lisa Kiddie, Pat Leadbetter, Belinda Evans, Jane's Nieces and Denise Farley.
Unfortunately one Lady was stung by a wasp but no first aid was needed as she had anti-histamine's and pain killers with her!
Prizes were very kindly donated by the guys in the Pro-Shop and I must admit the prize table looked great!
Kate and her team put on a good rolling buffet with all sorts of cold meats and various salads, followed by strawberries and cream, then coffee.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Nearest the Pin - Vicki Ely - Sundridge Park
Longest Drive - Anne Goodchild
Best Team name - Morris and the not so Minors
6th Place - Potential Tigers - 85 Points
5th Place - Lady Birdies - 88 (on count back)
4th Place - 3 off the Tee - 88
3rd Place - Return of the 3 Birdies - 89
2nd Place - 2 Fat Ladies + 1 - 90
1st Place - Ladies of the Fairway - 96 from Stone Lees Golf Club
There was a birdie 2's competition and there were 5 ladies who managed a Birdie!
The event managed to raise around £600 to £650 for the Ladies Section and £310 for the Lady Captains Charity.
I had so many Ladies approach me to say that they have never been to such a well organised Open competition where the Ladies were so helpful! They fully appreciated the 'ball spotters' being r on the course knowing that their balls had been found and also helping to keep play going.
As I said at the presentation our organiser for this year Jane Woodward has done and excellent job not only in securing 33 teams but in organising the event so well. It takes a lot of hard work and effort to make the day a success but Jane certainly achieved her goal so congratulations to her!
A huge thank you to all the Ladies that played a part on the day and for making it a great success.
Debbie Conder
Lady Captain
We arrived at the club at 07:15am on the morning of the Open ready to set up the reception desk, put up the gazebo for the halfway tent and other bits and pieces!
The sun was shining and at 23 degrees promised to be a super day!
There were 33 teams of 3 Ladies playing on the day so we knew that the day would be busy. Judith Parkhurst, Pat West and Carol Martin took care of the reception desk with great team work!
Goff Norrington and John Harrison were our starters on the day and sent the teams on their way up the first and thirteenth fairways!
Jane and I were in charge of the gazebo and managed to get it in place ready for Viv Allen and her friend Wendy to set up the 'halfway tent'.
Jane had arranged for our 'ball spotters' to work in shifts so thank you to Carol Eldridge, Stella Pitt, Pat Donovan, Sue Stickland, Helen Venis, Diana Scott, Sadie Millgate, Julie Harris, Rena Jone's, Lisa Kiddie, Pat Leadbetter, Belinda Evans, Jane's Nieces and Denise Farley.
Unfortunately one Lady was stung by a wasp but no first aid was needed as she had anti-histamine's and pain killers with her!
Prizes were very kindly donated by the guys in the Pro-Shop and I must admit the prize table looked great!
Kate and her team put on a good rolling buffet with all sorts of cold meats and various salads, followed by strawberries and cream, then coffee.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Nearest the Pin - Vicki Ely - Sundridge Park
Longest Drive - Anne Goodchild
Best Team name - Morris and the not so Minors
6th Place - Potential Tigers - 85 Points
5th Place - Lady Birdies - 88 (on count back)
4th Place - 3 off the Tee - 88
3rd Place - Return of the 3 Birdies - 89
2nd Place - 2 Fat Ladies + 1 - 90
1st Place - Ladies of the Fairway - 96 from Stone Lees Golf Club
There was a birdie 2's competition and there were 5 ladies who managed a Birdie!
The event managed to raise around £600 to £650 for the Ladies Section and £310 for the Lady Captains Charity.
I had so many Ladies approach me to say that they have never been to such a well organised Open competition where the Ladies were so helpful! They fully appreciated the 'ball spotters' being r on the course knowing that their balls had been found and also helping to keep play going.
As I said at the presentation our organiser for this year Jane Woodward has done and excellent job not only in securing 33 teams but in organising the event so well. It takes a lot of hard work and effort to make the day a success but Jane certainly achieved her goal so congratulations to her!
A huge thank you to all the Ladies that played a part on the day and for making it a great success.
Debbie Conder
Lady Captain
Ladies V Wednesday Boys
This was a new match for this year as Goff Norrington was keen to mix the Ladies and Gents where possible!
There were some good matches played and everyone that took part enjoyed their games.
The final result was that we lost 4 - 2 but hopefully another date can be fixed for this next year!
Debbie
There were some good matches played and everyone that took part enjoyed their games.
The final result was that we lost 4 - 2 but hopefully another date can be fixed for this next year!
Debbie
Result of Ladies V Merlins
A good day was had by those Ladies and members of the Merlins group with the usual pre and after match banter!
The match was very close with the final score being 5-4 to the Merlins, scope for next year!
Thank you to those that played on the day.
Debbie
The match was very close with the final score being 5-4 to the Merlins, scope for next year!
Thank you to those that played on the day.
Debbie
Bradley Cook update!
The latest update for the Bradley Cook Competition is that the we are now in the semi finals and are due to play away against Redlibetts on Sunday 25th August and then at home on the 30th August!
Good luck to the team!
Good luck to the team!
Friday, 16 August 2013
Pearson & Bradley Cook Captains!
Dear Ladies
On Monday 12th August we voted in the new Pearson Trophy and Bradley Cook team Captains.
I am Pleased to inform you that Rena Jones is our new Pearson Captain and Helen Venis is our new Bradley Cook Captain.
I am sure you will all join me in wishing them well in their new roles and best of luck for the next season.
Debbie Conder
Lady Captain
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Bradley Cook Parallel Plate Semi Finals
The West Malling Bradley Cook team:
Sue Stickland, Jane Woodward, Lydia Doherty, Debbie Condor, Caroline Harrison, Helen Venis and Jill Gambling have beaten both Wrotham Heath and Kings Hill.
We will now play Redlibbets in the Semi Finals. Home and Away matches will be played before September 9th.
Sue Stickland, Jane Woodward, Lydia Doherty, Debbie Condor, Caroline Harrison, Helen Venis and Jill Gambling have beaten both Wrotham Heath and Kings Hill.
We will now play Redlibbets in the Semi Finals. Home and Away matches will be played before September 9th.
Thursday, 18 July 2013
Mixed Flag Results
Once again we had a good turnout of 26 couples for the mixed flag and beautiful weather too! This is always such a fun competition with everyone desperately keen to keep going without placing their flags in the ground. There were 7 couples who ended going up the 19th with 4 of them actually on the green. The results were:
1st Helen & Trevor Venis
2nd Gina Wilson & Steve McIntosh
3rd Carrie Beech & George White
Fortunately our last group out, Robert & Yvonne Gormley and Jenny & John Aldridge collected all our flags safely as they came in - well all apart from Jane Woodward's. We finally discovered it hidden up a tree on the 16th. I would have loved to have seen her try and play the ball from where it was found!!
Thanks again to Debbie Conder and Gill Newson for all their support at these mixed competitions. The next mixed is The Tunisian on Sunday 1st September and the entry sheet will go up this weekend.
1st Helen & Trevor Venis
2nd Gina Wilson & Steve McIntosh
3rd Carrie Beech & George White
Fortunately our last group out, Robert & Yvonne Gormley and Jenny & John Aldridge collected all our flags safely as they came in - well all apart from Jane Woodward's. We finally discovered it hidden up a tree on the 16th. I would have loved to have seen her try and play the ball from where it was found!!
Thanks again to Debbie Conder and Gill Newson for all their support at these mixed competitions. The next mixed is The Tunisian on Sunday 1st September and the entry sheet will go up this weekend.
Sunday, 7 July 2013
Draw for Mixed Flag Sunday 14th July
Date: Sunday 14 July 2013
Course: Spitfire
Format: Foursomes
Handicap: ½ Combined
Entry: £6.00
per pair
9:33 Mrs D Conder & Mr K Conder
Mrs S Stickland & Mr D
Hughes
9:42 Mrs L Doherty & Mr E Doherty
Mrs G Venus & Mr L Venus
9:51 Ms C Eldridge & Mr R Appleby
Mrs D Satchell & Mr R
Satchell
10:00 Mr T Hall & Mrs C Chambers
Mrs E Katter & Mr N
Kane
10:09 Mrs G Newson & Mr K McLean
Mrs L Skelton & Mr P
Skelton
10:18 Ms J Horn & Mr L Beech
Mrs J Harris & Mr J
Harris
10:27 Ms G Wilson & Mr S McIntosh
Mrs C Beech & Mr G
White
10:36 Mrs C Harrison & Mr J Harrison
Ms P Donovan & Mr M
Wabe
10:45 Mrs D Chuter & Mr R Leadbetter
Mrs S Miller & Mr A
Ogden
10:54 Mrs H Venis &Mr T Venis
Ms Woodward & Mr R Woodhams
11:03 Mrs R Jones & Mr L Evans
Mrs V Allen & Mr R
Allen
11:12 Mrs S Payne & Mr D Mclean
Mrs C Martin & Mr A
Martin
11:21 Mrs J Aldridge & Mr J Aldridge
Mrs Y Gormley & MrR
Gormley
Monday, 10 June 2013
Ladies V Merlins - Draw 15th June.
| Ladies V Merlins | ||
| Sat 15th June 2013 | ||
| Meet at 08:00 for breakfast & first tee at 09:00. | ||
| This match is played for charity so a donation of £5.00 | ||
| per person will be collected on the day. White shirts and Iris (Purple)Jumpers where possible please! | ||
| Come on the girls!! | ||
| 1st Pair | Debbie Conder | Caroline Harrison |
| 2nd Pair | Julie Harris | Gill Newson |
| 3rd Pair | Jill Gambling | Kim Welman |
| 4th Pair | Anne Mount | Georgina Venus |
| 5th Pair | Sue Stickland | Lesley Shott |
| 6th Pair | Sandra Alexander | Molly Ball |
| 7th Pair | Carol Eldridge | Sue Gofton |
| 8th Pair | Shirley Miller | Elaine Katter |
| 9th Pair | Helen Cornwell | Sally Payne |
Format: Better Ball - 3/4 of the difference plus one shot for the Ladies!!
Course: Spitfire
Sunday, 9 June 2013
Captains Day Report!
Sunday 2nd June was the first year of a joint Captains' Day.
I woke to find the sun shining even if the breeze was a little cool. I arrived at the club at 06:45am ready to meet the first of the men who were teeing of at 07:30am!
Goff Norrington and I set up our raffle table and our reception desk and very soon things were under way!
The first two Ladies to arrive were Jane Woodward and Caroline Harrison and as you can imagine with a long day ahead it was good to have some familiar faces around!
There was a lot of friendly banter from both men & women and it was great to see everyone entering into the spirit of the day. Although there was no prize awarded for the most colourfully dressed lady, this prize would have gone to Sara Burbridge with her multi-coloured gilet and pink skirt!
I hope you all enjoyed your glass of Pimms after your game of golf, by all accounts you were all ready for a well earned drink as I understand that the round was slow but I might add due to a group of men!!!!
The course was playing tough and most of you said that you had a good front nine then a bit of a mare on the back nine! However there was some decent scores in!
The winners were as follows:
Nearest the pin on 11th hole was Jill Gambling
1st Place and winner of the Lady Captain's Trophy was Yvonne Gormley with 36 points
2nd Place was Lisa Kiddie on count back with 34 points
3rd Place was Carol Eldridge with 34 points
Congratulations to all our winners.
Can I say a huge thank you for taking part in the day it was lovely to see so many of you there playing on the day - 40 Ladies in all!
I know that the day was different and not what we are used to and I am sure there are lessons to be learnt going forward. I am also aware that this is not usually a charity fund raiser (however it is for the men)! but in total you helped to raise £360 for my charity, so a huge thank you for your donations.
I would like to thank you for making the day fun and for being so patient throughout. It was a real treat to so many of you there for the presentation at the end.
Debbie Conder - Lady Captain
I woke to find the sun shining even if the breeze was a little cool. I arrived at the club at 06:45am ready to meet the first of the men who were teeing of at 07:30am!
Goff Norrington and I set up our raffle table and our reception desk and very soon things were under way!
The first two Ladies to arrive were Jane Woodward and Caroline Harrison and as you can imagine with a long day ahead it was good to have some familiar faces around!
There was a lot of friendly banter from both men & women and it was great to see everyone entering into the spirit of the day. Although there was no prize awarded for the most colourfully dressed lady, this prize would have gone to Sara Burbridge with her multi-coloured gilet and pink skirt!
I hope you all enjoyed your glass of Pimms after your game of golf, by all accounts you were all ready for a well earned drink as I understand that the round was slow but I might add due to a group of men!!!!
The course was playing tough and most of you said that you had a good front nine then a bit of a mare on the back nine! However there was some decent scores in!
The winners were as follows:
Nearest the pin on 11th hole was Jill Gambling
1st Place and winner of the Lady Captain's Trophy was Yvonne Gormley with 36 points
2nd Place was Lisa Kiddie on count back with 34 points
3rd Place was Carol Eldridge with 34 points
Congratulations to all our winners.
Can I say a huge thank you for taking part in the day it was lovely to see so many of you there playing on the day - 40 Ladies in all!
I know that the day was different and not what we are used to and I am sure there are lessons to be learnt going forward. I am also aware that this is not usually a charity fund raiser (however it is for the men)! but in total you helped to raise £360 for my charity, so a huge thank you for your donations.
I would like to thank you for making the day fun and for being so patient throughout. It was a real treat to so many of you there for the presentation at the end.
Debbie Conder - Lady Captain