DATE FOR THE DIARY LADIES.

WE HAVE A MATCH AGAINST PEGASUS ON SATURDAY 28TH AUGUST.

MORE DETAILS NEARER THE TIME

Ping Mixed Fourball Betterball

 We have a new mixed event in the diaries, Ping Mixed Fourball betterball which will be played on the Spitfire course on Sunday 20 June, with the first tee starting at 10.30am. Entry fee £5 per pair

 Format of the competition is fourball betterball stableford and open to pairs of amateur male & female golfers across England with a handicap index of 54 or less.

 

This competition is a qualifying round with the top 52 pairs from the club qualifiers across the county playing at the National Final at Thonock Park on September 7, 2021. The National Final is a fantastic day filled with prizes and is a great opportunity for the club golfer to experience a National Championship

Sign up via IG.

Cecil Leitch

 Ladies we have just added the Cecil Leitch 5 club competition to IG for Sunday 16th May and it is open for you to sign up. Apologies for the short notice, entirely my fault, there have been lots of rearranging to be done but hopefully we are now back on track. 

Can I also remind you that the Viv Allen Trophy and Mid Week  trophy are also open to sign up on IG.

The draws for all the match play competitions are completed and these can be viewed on IG as well.

Debbie Satchell, 07793 653381

Lady Captains Report

 Hi Ladies,

How lovely it is to get back out on the golf course, the weather has been excellent since the club reopened after lockdown and both courses are in perfect condition. It has also been an added bonus to be able to meet up with friends (socially distanced) and enjoy a coffee and a chat.

Judith and I have now updated the diary from May to December 2021 and all competitions and some new are back on the calendar, with a little luck we will not have any further disruption. A printed copy will be put up on the information board in the foyer outside the pro shop. Judith and I will have a few copies printed for those that are not confident in using the IG system which of course has been updated by Julie.

We have now been able to accommodate the coronation 4/somes which had to be postponed due club restrictions, the new dates are Tuesday 1st June and Saturday 5th June. (Sign up on the IG). There is also a new competition this year a Ping Mixed 4 BBB which has been scheduled for Sunday 20th June (sign up on the IG) more details will be available from Anne Smart (mixed comp. Secretary). I have now rescheduled the Mixed Away Day at Boughton which once again had been postponed, this will now be played on Monday 30th August sign up will be available nearer the date.

There have been numerous updates with the newly formed IG and WHS and when restrictions are lifted we will organise an informal meeting to discuss issues and additions that are integrated into the system.

Julie has forwarded a link by the club email which guides you through the pre registering of play where you can submit a playing card in between the competitions. It would be most helpful if you could listen to the link. There will no longer be the opportunity to enter an exceptional score card if you have had a good round of golf, all cards are to be pre registered by the app on your telephone prior to playing. If you have signed up for a competition your card and score will be automatically registered onto the system through the ladies IG. 

The ladies committee will try to help you with any problems as best they can, but please remember this system is new to all of us and we are trying to grasp the system ourselves, I am sure there will be many teething problems so please be patient it will eventually be sorted. It is supposed to make it easier with regards to fairer handicaps (We shall see)

Well I think that’s about all from me and I wish you all a healthy summer of golf.

Carol Martin Lady Captain 

Return of competitions

 

Dear Ladies

We are delighted to tell you that we are able to run two of our competitions in May. The Viv Allen Trophy will be on Sunday 23rd May and the Mid Week Trophy will be on Tuesday 25th May. The sign up will be on IG soon, so please sign up if you can play. We are really looking forward to playing in a competition again and we hope to see as many of you as possible.

Regards 

Debbie Satchell 

Sent from my iPad

correction to the date of overnighter

 Sorry Ladies just making a correction to my previous blog. I entered the date for 

overnighter as Sunday the 6th of September but it should say Sunday the 5th.

hope this didn't confuse too many of you. My apologies 

Diana

Overnigher 2021

 Hello Ladies just an update on our overnighter on Sunday September the 6th.

as you all know the overnighter was deferred from last year to go ahead same

time this year. 

Hopefully, if we don't have any more problems with this covid  we should be able

 to go ahead  with it.  Having spoken to everyone involve these are the ladies who have

 confirmed there places for the overnighter this year:  

Carol Martin

Diana Scott           Jean Alback

Rena Jones            Caroline Harrison

Gina Mcintosh      Shirley Miller 

Donna Chuter       Georgina Venus

Sally Payne           Anne Smart

Judith Parkhurst    Ste;;a Pitt

KimWellman         Jill Gambling

Jane Woodward     Lydia Doherty 

Coral Allaway        Annette Fraser

Pat West                 Carol Eldrigde

Debbie Satchell      Penny Rowland

Denise Cooper        Jancie McConnell

Lorraine Cox           Sadie Millgate

Jeannette Johnson    Helen Stuart

Lesley Shott             Molly Ball

Please Confirm that you are still available to come ASAP,  if you are not we need to

 replace you with our reserves.

Thank you ladies in advance for your cooperation.

Regards 

Diana Scott  

Lady Captains March update

 Hi Ladies,

Following on from my catch up of 28th February, I am now able to update you with the restrictions to competitions from management.

Greg has confirmed that all competitions that require a block booking will be cancelled until at least May, this will allow other golfers to book tees as they anticipate an increase of players once we are able to return to the golf course.

Looking on the bright side we will be able to continue with the Medal, Stableford, Eclectic and any other competitions that do not require a block booking.

Once a again the spring meeting, rose bowl and Elizabeth Budd have been postponed or maybe we can rearrange later in May or June (diary permitting). The Daily Mail 4somes has also been cancelled for 2021 as they have not been able to complete the 2020 final.

On the IG system we have a list of competitions that can be entered these include: The eclectic which runs on both courses and begins on April the 1st through to October 31st. Please take a photo of your card and send to Rena as we did last year. The ladies Shekyls Trophy, Ladies Mckean and the mixed Kip Pulling (summer Matchplay). The sign up for these competitions opens on the 20th March.

Please, please,  keep looking on the IG system for competitions as these are being updated continuously, and will keep you informed.

Can all cards be posted into the ladies competition box in the lobby where they will be recorded by Jean our handicap Secretary, please make sure that the player and markers  name is clear on the card and signed.

The IG system is not a present accepting the 9 hole score card as this has not been reset up since the new h/cap, but hopefully this will be adjusted by Greg shortly.

“That’s all from me folks”

All I can say now is stay safe, keep well and enjoy your golf from the 29th March.

Best wishes,

Carol

Lady Captains catch-up

 Hi Ladies,

I do hope you have all been keeping safe and well over the past months of lockdown. I don’t think anyone could have imagined how 2020 could have turned out. We were all looking forward to the New Year (2021) and once again COVID raised its ugly head and still remains. Obviously the good news is the vaccinations are now well on the way and hopefully by the end of the summer life will be back to some normality.

It’s brilliant news that restrictions are slowly being lifted and that we will be able to resume playing golf at West Malling on the 29th March, though still being careful,  unfortunately our first competition the Spring Meeting (30th March) will have to be postponed,  we will try and reschedule this for a later date if possible. I am pleased to say we can still play the Stableford and Medal Competitions that are on the IG system diary as we will be permitted 4 balls, so score cards can be completed, signed and put into the competition box in the foyer as post lockdown. Please keep checking the IG system for dates and up coming competitions and we will endeavour to publish the 2021 diary (though this is on the IG system) and send this out by email.

All the best, stay safe.

Carol - Lady Captain

Charity Raffle

Hi Ladies,

 The Charity Raffle has now been drawn by Bill and myself and ticket results will be posted on the window of the office in the foyer, prizes can be collected at reception. 

Due to Covid restrictions it has been confirmed by management that there will be NO Captains drive in on the 1st January 2021.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy healthy New Year.

Carol (Lady Captain) 🎄🥂🍾🤞

 

West Malling Golf Club

Ladies’ Section

AGM

 Sunday December 13^th

At 10.30am

 Zoom Meeting

(Please note the change of date)

Dear Lady Golfers,

Its that time of year for the ladies’ committee to get to work on preparing for the AGM. To say its more of a challenge this year is putting it mildly.

The ruling on England golf states we must try and adhere to having some sort of meeting, but this information has not been updated since September 2020.

Due to the current situation we have been unable to promote for any lady members interested in joining the ladies’ section committee. For this reason, all committee members have readily agreed to stay onboard and support both Carol Martin (Lady Captain) and Judith Parkhurst (Vice Captain).

Plan of action

AGM Minutes:

If you would like to receive last year’s AGM minutes please send an email to wmgcladies@yahoo.com requesting you wish to be sent a copy. Closing date Sunday 22^nd November 2020.

Questions for the AGM:

Any questions that you would like raised at the AGM Zoom meeting please send to me on my personal email  sadiemillgate@gmail.com . Closing date Sunday 22^nd November 2020.

Attending the Zoom Meeting

We will be holding this year’s AGM by Zoom and would like to invite you take part on the 13th December at 10.30am. To attend this meeting, send a text message to my mobile on 07712764142 to say you would like to participate, we will use your mobile number to make a What’s App group for the sole purpose of sending you the codes to join the meeting and delete the watts app group as soon as possible once the meeting has finished.

If you have any concerns or questions about using Zoom please get in touch with Debbie Satchell on 07793653381 or email on r.w.s@btinternet.com  who will be happy to guide you through process beforehand.

We will be trying to keep the meeting to the shortest time possible.

Regards

Sadie Millgate

(Hon Secretary)

Lady Captains report

 Well where has the summer gone! Although we have had brilliant weather throughout the summer we are now into the wet Autumn which most of us have found out this week.

The committee and I have been working hard to get back on track with competitions, and those that have been played have been very well supported. It has been a very different method this year with no social gatherings after competitions which have been sorely missed, and with all results being posted on the blog and the IG site, unfortunately this is the only way that competitions can be played safely. 

I am sure you have noticed the new score cards that the club are providing ready for the new World h/cap system that will be coming into force in early November. We will keep you informed as to if and when your h/cap will change during this time.

I would like to thank all the ladies that have made contributions to the charity this summer including those that played in the charity eclectic that we ran during the summer months, this seemed to keep us going when competitions were restricted. 

We have only 2 competitions left in the diary this year the 13th October is the Vets vs Ladies and on the 18th October the Copper Beech (this Competition is still open for signing up). I am not sure what will happen in December it seems very unlikely that there will be a Christmas meeting or meal but perhaps something can be arranged. The AGM also seems unlikely due to social distancing but we the committee will keep you informed.

I hope you are all keeping an eye on the IG system which I must say a big thank you once again to Julie Harris whom is keeping everything up to date. I know a new system can be daunting to lots of us but once you get to grips with this it can be very easy to use. You can book tee times, check your h/cap and also use it to check on up and coming competitions.

The Captain’s charity day that was held on the 30th August was very successful and raised a brilliant £2410.00 and I would like to thank you all that entered and all those that supported the raffle. On the 25th October we have the Captains Texas Scramble this is a 4 ball of any combination (mixed,ladies!men) with a bacon roll and coffee on arrival at £10 pp  raffle tickets are on sale at £5 per strip.

All I need to say now is happy winter golfing, stay safe and keep well.

Carol  (Lady Captain)

Autumn Meeting Results

A total of 40 ladies played this year and despite not being able to join together afterwards it was great to take part with so many ladies.

There were some good scores and the results are;

1st Pat Keetch 38 points

2nd Kim Wellman 37 points

3rd Donna Chuter 35 points

Best front 9, Lisa Kiddie 22points 

Best back 9 Jill Gambling 19 points

Well done to  all our winners, and thank you to everyone for making it such a successful day.

TEE TIMES FOR THE MATCH AGAINST THE VETS TUESDAY 13TH OCTOBER

THE NUMBER NEXT TO YOUR NAME IS THE NUMBER OF SHOTS YOU WILL RECEIVE.

8.36 CAROL MARTIN 8 & SUE GOFTON 4 —- TAMER DJEVAT 5  & PETER LOCKWOOD 0

8.44 JULIE HARRIS 0 & JEAN ALBACK 11 —- PETER HUNT 0 &TIM CANTOR 13

8.52 KIM WELLMAN 0 & MOLLY BALL  9 —- TONY WEYMOUTH 0 & JOHN ALDRIDGE 1

9.00 SALLY PAYNE 7 & LESLEY SHOTT 3 —- JOE GABAY 0 & BRIAN CALDERWOOD 10

9.08 SARA BURBRIDGE 2 & SADIE MILLGATE 5 —- JOHN FOY 0 & PAUL BAMBROOK 5

9.16 DIANA SCOTT 4 & RENA JONES 1 —- K.BURGESS-CLEMENTS 0 & DAVE GLADWIN 0

9.24 GILL NEWSON 0 & JACKIE HUNT 2 —- JOHN FRANCIS 0 & JEFF POTTER 0

9.32 JILL GAMBLING 2 & GINNIE GOODWORTH 23 —- DAVE ALLISON 0 & MIKE COWLEY 11

I WILL WRITE OUT THE CARDS NEXT WEEK AND PLACE THEM IN CLEAN COVERINGS.

COME ON LADIES WE NEED TO WIN.

ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

 SUMMER ECLECTIC RESULTS 

SPITFIRE COURSE

1ST SUE GOFTON 58.75

2ND GINA MCINTOSH 61.5

3RD DEBBIE SATCHELL 62.75

HURRICANE COURSE

1ST DONNA CHUTER 56.63

2ND SUE GOFTON 56.75

3RD LESLEY SHOTT 57.13

Well done to everyone, Carol will be arranging a small prize for the winners.

This was a free to enter competition, so please donate to the captains charity in lieu of an entry if you wish. 

 MATCH V VETS TUESDAY 13TH OCTOBER 

JILL GAMBLING AND GINNIE GOODWORTH

JULIE HARRIS AND JEAN ALBACK

KIM WELLMAN AND MOLLY BALL

SUE GOFTON AND CAROL MARTIN

LESLEY SHOTT AND SALLY PAYNE

SARA BURBRIDGE  AND SADIE MILLGATE

RENA JONES AND DIANA SCOTT

GILL NEWSON AND JACKIE HUNT

RESERVES - JAN McCONNELL AND LORRAINE COX

THIS IS NOT THE ORDER OF PLAY!  

I WILL PUBLISH YOUR TEE TIMES AS SOON AS I HAVE THE VETS TEAM SHEET.

THE FIRST TEE TIME IS 8.36

 THE SUMMER ECLECTIC IS FINISHING  ON THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, JUST 7 DAYS LEFT TO GET A BETTER SCORE RECORDED!

THERE WAS NO CHARGE FOR THE ECLECTIC, BUT ANY DONATIONS TO THE CAPTAINS CHARITY WILL BE GRATEFULLY RECEIVED.

PLEASE GIVE ANY DONATIONS TO ANY COMMITTEE MEMBER, PLEASE PLACE MONEY IN A SEALED ENVELOPE.  THANK YOU.

Results

 

Ladies Archer 5 Club

24 Ladies took part this year with some interesting club choices made and some regrets about the lack of that club that could have led to a winning score. The results are;

 

1^st G. Newson  (33 pts. o.c.b.)

2^nd L. Shott (33pts.)

 

Best front 9 R. Jones (16 pts. o.c.b.)

Best back 9 S. Payne (22 pts.)

 

Ladies Shekyls Trophy

12 ladies entered the competition this year. The final this year was between Diana Scott and Sadie Millgate with Sadie winning 3 up with 2 to play.

 

Ladies McKean Trophy

12 pairs entered the competition this year. The finalists this year were Sue Gofton and Lisa Kiddie versus Jill Gambling and Kim Wellman with Sue and Lisa winning 3 up with 2 to play.

 

Thank you to all those who took part, I understand that there were some close matches and we have worthy winners.

 

 

Autumn Meeting

 Ladies please sign up online for the Autumn Meeting which is on 22 September as soon as possible, the draw will be done on Sunday13th. There will be no gathering afterwards, ladies can leave as they wish as soon as they finish playing. Results will be posted later in the week.

Debbie Satchell 07793 653381