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Lady Captain’s May Update

P R G C - LADIES SECTION

April /May Newsletter from The Lady Captain

We started the month with good weather which continued for over 2 weeks. Lots of golf was played and enjoyed.

Wed 2nd This was a blue ball competition in teams of 3. Fun was had by all and the winners were Melinda, Anne and Valerie. Well done ladies.

Wed 9^th This was a greensomes competition with 12 ladies taking part. This was played in pairs and the winners were Fiona and Gill. Congratulations and well played.

Sadly, due to lack of entrants we had to CANCEL the BCLGA Junior Girls Competition which was due to take place on the Wed 9^th.

Saturday, 12th This event was a County 9-Hole Open Competition for all county members. All participants had an enjoyable afternoon. Princes Risborough had a clean sweep with Jill Peppet winning Division 1 and Sue Pomeroy winning Division 2. Well done both.

Spring Stableford. This was held on Sat 5th and Wed 16^th There 2 weekend entrants and 13 weekday entrants. The clear winner was Arlinda with 42pts and second was Chris Hallett with 38pts. Well played.

Tues 22^nd St George’s Day. This is a day our Club Captain Dick Pooley uses for raising money for the his Charity. The members of the ladies section were invited to join in and a fun day was had going round with only 3 clubs and a putter. Again, proof that a full bag of clubs is not necessary. 4 people came in with a score of 37pts. 3 men and yours truly! On countback I was 4^th! ! A big thank you to Dick for organising such a fun day, and I hope he made lots for his charity.

Now this was when the weather decided to go against us and we had to cancel our golf on the 23^rd. It had been raining heavily early on in the morning, and the temperature dropped. There was also a very cold wind, so ladies decided coffee/tea etc and a warm clubhouse was a very good idea!

Wed 30th This was a great morning. A field of 12 ladies entered and the weather was HOT. We played a greensomes competition which was won by Sue Pomeroy and Polly Allen. Well Done. More ladies then joined us for lunch, and after we had a presentation from Georgia Thornton, who is the Regional Rep for our chosen charity – Alzheimer’s UK. She was so informative and really gave us an insight into this terrible illness and how it impacts on the lives of so many people.

We had also invited Alan Austin, the husband of our dear friend Beryl who passed in Jan. Before Beryl’s funeral, Alan asked people not to buy flowers but to donate to Alzheimer’s as he thought Beryl would want that. A fantastic £1000 was raised and with Gift Aid the charity are now over £1100 better off. This money was raised by the kindness and thoughtfulness of Beryl’s family and friends and all the members of our Golf Club who attended her funeral. The cheque was presented by myself and my VC Melinda on behalf of Alan and his family. A very moving moment!

Events in the Calendar for May:

Wed 7th Weekday Monthly Medal

Sat 10th Weekend Monthly Medal

Wed 12^th to 14thLadies Golf Break to Staverton Park

Wed 14^th Ladies Morning for those not at Staverton

Thurs 15^th League Match v Weston Turville

Sun 18^th Ladies Open Day

Wed 21^st Seniors Cup

Wed 28^th ladies Morning

Liz France

Lady Captain

Luke’s New G’Office

Many of you will know that Luke has completed his Apprenticeship and got a distinction in his work on the G’Office idea.

Below – please note some of the marketing for this idea which will kick off properly from June.

The idea is primarily targeted at golfers who wish they could work from home and pop into their back gardens to practice their golf 2 or 3 times a day – living the dream!

More to follow, but it is in intended as a potential pathway for new golfers to become premium business or corporate members.

For anyone who works from home, you will already appreciate the mental health benefits of a change of scenery and working from a different space – particularly with a view over the 9th green!

If you know anyone who might benefit from this proposition – please let us know 🙂

Golfer or aspirant golfer + work from home sometimes + would love to combine the two + would appreciate a change of workspace for the day (or more) = a Day at the G’Office

Cutting the Corner on 18th Hole – Health & Safety Notice

Please note that with the increase in lessons and usage of the Practise Area, we are taking the precaution of adopting a firmer line to stop anyone attempting the dangerous, corner cutting shot from the 18th tee to green, across the practise area.

Please note that it is now a breach of club rules to attempt this shot and anyone doing so will be asked to leave the course and not complete the hole. The shot will be deemed wilful negligence and insurance cover will be void.

We appreciate that members are already complying with this, but our visitors need to be clear. Signs will be up this week.

Thank you for your understanding.

Ladies Day Progress…

Greenkeeper’s Update

Maintenance week commencing 5th may for 7 days

Lots happening this week so please bear with us.

GREENS

Vertidraining for better aeration And drainage.
Top dressing
Overseeding
Fertilising

This will mean that some temp greens will be in play across the week on greens we are working on at the time

Benefits of this maintenance work are:

Better growth
Better drainage
Thatch removal
Healthier surface
Better playing surface
Improved green speed
Ball Bobble reduction

We apologise for any disruption caused but as you know, this is very necessary work for all greenkeeping teams around the world.

TEES

Divot repairs have been disappointing this year and there may be some temp tees required at times as we work on the 3rd, 4th and 8th Tees.

We will keep disruption to a bare minimum and we thank you in advance for your patience.

Thankyou

£1000 donated to Alzheimers By Alan Austin and Family

Calendar Update May – June 2025

FROM AL BOWYER - COMPETITION SECRETARY

Gentlemen,

Please find attached the current overall updated calendar for the months of May & June 2025, a copy of which will be placed on the notice board.

And you will see May and June are extremely busy months!

In this connection, here are the May Club Competitions, full details of which will also be placed on the notice board in the changing room.

My normal note that all members who have the requisite number of previously registered rounds and a formal handicap, are entitled to play in the club competitions.

MENS & SENIORS SUMMER KNOCKOUTS The date for completion of all first round ties is 23rd May 2025. It is essential that all matches are completed by the requisite time so please ensure you do so. There will be no extensions to this date. SATURDAY 10th May

THE MONTHLY CLUB MEDAL - Please form your own groups for this event.

TUESDAY 13th May SENIORS CLUB MEDAL - All Seniors (over 55’s) are entitled to enter this competition at any time during the day. Please note this is a WHITE & GOLD TEES competition. Please contact Steve Williams direct at stevecgs2003@yahoo.co.uk with any related queries.

SATURDAY 17th May THE MENS SPRING STABLEFORD - Please form your own groups for this event.

FRIDAY 23rd May THE MONTHLY FRIDAY MIXED STABLEFORD - You can enter this competition at any time during the day. We are continuing the option of playing off the White tees if players choose to, but you must register the correct tee when you enter your score into HDIDO. Please contact John White at: johnwhite2102@googlemail.com with any related queries.

In addition to the above we are also holding the following events in May:

THE GRANDADS CUP on TUESDAY 20th May THE (DELAYED) 2024

SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP on Tuesday 27th May

In both these cases separate and specific calling notices will be issued soon.

Many thanks for your continued support

Kind Regards

Al albert.bowyer@btinternet.com 01494 562862 Mobile: 07807 776461