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.

 

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

Bradley Cook Match Result

WOW! What a team!  Well done ladies on beating a VERY strong Mid Kent team at home today.
Sue was unlucky to lose on the 18th, Jane lost 4&3 but the tail of the dog wagged - Lydia won 2 up, Helen won 2&1 and Donna won 3&2.  All ladies played opponents with much lower handicaps.

I am trying not to get carried away as there is a long way to go but it is a GREAT start!
Well done team!

Helen x

Mixed Betterball Draw - Sunday 6th April

DATE:                 SUNDAY 6^th April 2014

ENTRY:              £3.00 PER PERSON

COURSE:           Hurricane

FORMAT:           STABLEFORD BETTERBALL

HANDICAP:       3/4

08:57           Mr R Woodhams & Ms J Woodward

Mr C Kiddie & Mrs L Kiddie

09:06          Mr K Newson & Mrs G Newson

Mr B Appleby & Ms C Eldridge

09:15           Mr M Miller & Mrs S Payne

Mr R Harman & Mrs G Harman

09:24           Mr R Twinning & Mrs L Twinning

Mr R Hart & Mrs L Hart

09:33           Mr K McLean & Ms S Stickland

Mr L Venus & Mrs G Venus

09:42           Mr N Kane & Mrs E Katter

Mr R Satchell & Mrs D Satchell

09:51           Mr T Venis & Mrs H Venis

Mr L Evans & Mrs R Jones

10:00           Mr A Martin & Mrs C Martin

Mr S McIntosh & Mrs G Wilson

10:09           Mr J Harris & Mrs J Harris

Mr P Skelton & Mrs L Skelton      

10:18           Mr J Harrison & Mrs C Harrison

Mr R Gormley & Mrs Y Gormley

10:27           Mr L Beech & Mrs C Beech

Competition Organiser: Gill Newson 07891 95 95 90 or Julie Harris 07970 800 174

COME ON LADIES WE NEED YOU !!!!!!

The Pearson Team have two home matches coming up and would like your support. The matches are on Wednesday the 2nd of April and a week later on Wednesday the 9th April. Please support your team. Many Thanks.

LADIES V VETS MATCH.

The Ladies played the men's vets today and I'm delighted to report that we came away the victors. Winning 4 games to 3. Many thanks to all the ladies that took part. Very well done.

 

Fun competition- ‘Twin’ Peaks Saturday 15th March- results

Gill & Sue would like to thank those ladies that were able to play in our fun competition on Saturday. The sun shone and the matches were played in good spirit with 14 and 1/2 ( sorry Belinda!) pairs on the day. Thank you for donating £5.

£70 was donated to Jane's charity of the year- The Mid Kent Breast Cancer Research Fund and £65 to Sport Relief via Kim Wellman and her school

Winning pair - GINA WILSON & KIM WELLMAN  42 pts

Runners up - SUE STICKLAND & LESLEY SHOTT 41 pts

Longest Drive - SUE STICKLAND

Nearest the pin - HELEN VENIS

 

so glad the weather is on the turn- happy golfing everyone !!

 

 Ladies v Vets. Draw.

Thursday 20^th March 2014

8.00  for 8.30

Format: 4 BBB

1.    Jane and Lisa.

2.    Helen V and Gill H.

3.    Joyce and Eunice.

4.    Sue S and Carol Eldridge.

5.    Viv and Diana.

6.    Sue G and Margaret B.

7.    Belinda and Carol Martin.

8.    Reserve  Debbie Conder.

Smart casual attire required for after the match.

If anyone is interested we have been invited to a "Ladies Golf Fashion Show" at the Weald of Kent Golf Club. On Thursday the 10th April 19.00 for 19.30. More details and poster on the ladies notice board.

Lady Captain's Report

Well what a difference in the weather as I write this report the sun is shining and no rain forecast. Golf now is beginning to pick up and the courses starting to dry out. Even getting a bit of roll on the ball. The Valentine fun comp as mentioned in the last report was eventually played a week later and many thanks to everyone who took part. I managed to raise £72 for my charity. The Cecil Leitch 5 club was played over the Tuesday and Saturday with out any delays and 35 ladies took part. Many thanks to all the Ladies that supported this competition . The winner of this event goes thought to the final later on in the year and represents the club. This year the final is at Parkwood and for the second year running the winner is Debbie Conder. Debbie won with 32pts on count back from Helen Venis and Leslie Shott.

This year my Vice captain Georgina has set me a series of challenges (please see the notice board for details) The first challenge was to climb the O2 dome and yesterday (Sunday 9^th march) I along with 8 other ladies (and Lee Venus) set out to complete this task. After playing 18 holes of golf we all set of for Greenwich. Georgina had organised the weather and the sun was shining. We had our obligatory health and safety briefing and proceeded to harness up in readiness. By this stage there were a few worried faces. Joe our guide set us on our way and before we knew it we had completed the ascent. What amazing views from the top with the sun just setting over the London Skyline. There were a lot of photo’s being taken and we hope to have some on the blog very soon. The decent was a little more nerve wracking but we all got down in one piece. My BIG thanks to Georgina for organising this challenge and to the other Ladies a BIG well done for completing it. I have to single out two ladies that overcame there fear of heights in order to support me on the day. To Caroline and Gill you were truly awesome. Very well done to you both, we are all so proud of you. Bring on the next challenge. Just before we completed this challenge we sent round the charity box at the golf club and I have to say the men were most generous in their donations. Many thanks guys. I will let you know how much money we raised.

Looking ahead in March we have the first of two Ladies v Vet matches. Come on Ladies we need to defend our title, also at the end of the month the Coronation 4 some’s. We have our first mixed comp early in April. This replaces the Douglas Bader charity event that this year is not being staged. Please sign up if you would like to take part. We can even find you a man!!

We are continually adding to the blog and more and more information is available on it. Please if you haven’t been able to access this yet, speak with a member of the committee. The information boards will still be updated as normal.

Let’s hope the sun continues to shine and we can start to enjoy and play some great golf.

 

Best Wishes Jane.

Lady Captain 2014.

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

Bradley Cook Matches

Home match v Mid Kent confirmed as Sunday 30 March.  First tee time 11:08 on Spitfire with sandwiches and tea/coffee afterwards.
Team:
Sue
Jane
Lydia
Helen
Donna
Reserve: Jill

Let's hope the weather has improved by then!

Match away to Mid Kent confirmed as Sunday 18 May first tee 11:30.
Team:
Lindsay
Sue
Jane
Lydia
Helen
Reserve: Donna

Home match v Redlibbets Sunday 25 May, first tee 11:08
Team:
Lindsay
Sue
Jane
Lydia
Helen
Reserve: Donna

Match away to Redlibbets confirmed as Sunday 1 June first tee 12:00
Team:
Lindsay
Sue
Jane (not definite)
Lydia
Helen
Reserves: Donna, Jill

Good luck to everyone, let's enjoy all our matches and have fun!

Valentines Fun Competition

Ladies Section – West Malling Golf Club

 

As you may be aware the Valentines Fun Competition on Tuesday 11th Feb had to be postponed due to the horrible weather conditions. It will now take place on Tuesday 18th February. Fingers crossed the rain will have stopped by then! The format, draw and times for both the Saturday 15th Feb and Tuesday 18th competition are below:

Format: 3 Ball – 2 scores count on par 4’s & 5’s & 3 scores on par 3’s

Tuesday 18^nd February and Saturday 15^th February (if course open if not 22^nd February.

Course Tuesday - Hurricane.

Saturday course decide on day.

Tee Times Draw Tuesday See Below.

Saturday Roll up for a 9.30 Start.

Entry Fee: £6.00 per team (£2.00 per person) 

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 18^th February 2014 Draw.

9.00 Sue, Jeanette, Helen S

9.08 Rena, Stella, Helen V.

9.16 Lesley, Alison, Denise.

9.24 Belinda, Viv, Helen C

9.32 Diana, Carol E, Lindsay.

9.40 Joyce P, Eunice, Margaret B.

9.48 Del, Sue S, Helen D.

9.56 Jenny A, Carol M, Anne J.

10.04 Peggy, Jay,

Saturday 15^th or 22nd February. 

Decide course on day.

Jane, Gill, Georgina.

Helen V, Caroline, Rena.

Donna, Sara, Sadie.

If anyone else wishes to play on Saturday please let me know as soon as possible

Thanks

Jane Woodward

Lady Captain

LADY CAPTAIN'S REPORT FEBRUARY 2014.

Well this month’s report will be short and sweet (just like your Lady Captain). Well the saying goes the lull before the storm so to speak. Well unfortunately we had the storm along with the devastation it has caused to the courses. I can’t believe the damage and the loss of so many beautiful trees. I’m sure you will all join me in wishing the management all the best in the clear up operation. A lot of work has already been completed and most of the foliage from the fallen trees has been removed just leaving the trunks and larger logs to be cleared. I know a lot of support and willing help has been forthcoming from the members. Unfortunately along with the storm and continued rain the courses have been closed and just on the odd occasion open for a short time. I did manage to get out and play the spitfire last Tuesday but it was very wet in places.

My first fun competition for the year to coincide with Valentine’s Day is due to be played this Tuesday and Saturday. I’m overwhelmed by the response from the Tuesday Ladies with over 30 ladies signing up to play. Let’s just hope it goes ahead however the signs are not looking good.

Looking ahead the signup sheets are now up for the Cecil Leitch 5 Club competition and we have the Ladies v Vets match to look forward to in March. More details to follow.

Lastly the new A3 diaries are available in the changing rooms, so please encourage everyone to take a copy. As mentioned at the AGM the first copy given out was a rough guide and obviously we had to fit our dates in and around the over sections schedules, so please check your diaries for changes.

Let hope for a drier February.

Best Wishes Jane.

Lady Captain 2014.

Bradley Cook

This year the format has changed and instead of a straight knockout there is a round robin group stage.  West Malling has drawn Redlibbetts and Mid Kent in the group stage.  The winners of the group go into the knockout stages of the Bradley Cook and the runners up in the group go into the knockout stages of the Plate.
Mid Kent have a strong team and we were beaten by Redlibbetts last year in the semis of the Plate, so we have a difficult task to get through but I know everyone will give it their best.
Good Luck Ladies!
Helen x