P.R.G.C. LADIES SECTION

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD

AUGUST – SEPTEMBER

As we thought, August turned out to be a very busy month with the hot weather continuing to be a challenge. The results from the midweek Stableford are already on record as is the 30+ match against Chiltern Forest.

On Monday 10^th August we played our Chiltern League match against Whiteleaf at home. Matches against your nearest club are often extra challenging. After an enjoyable game Risborough Ladies won by two and a half points to a half. This was two matches won and 1 match halved The after-match refreshments were enjoyed by all.

Two days later on Wednesday 12^th we played the Grannies competition. I believe we also had some Great Grannies playing. This was a closely fought competition with just two points between the top five players. The competition was won by Valerie Dexter

The following Monday was our final Chiltern League match for this season against Chartridge Park at home, which resulted in another home victory for Risborough by 2 matches to 1.

Wednesday 26^th was the date for the Inaugural Cup competition. It turned out to be a lot warmer than we thought but we all completed the challenge. The Cup was won by Jill Peppett with Arlinda Chaplin second and Sue Pomeroy third.

September is also looking good, as long as the dry weather holds. Having played a friendly Blue Ball competition yesterday it was good to see the grass becoming green again even though it poured with rain for most of the game !!! Thanks to the Grounds team for seeing us through the recent weather.

Friday 4^th will be the Chiltern League Ryder Cup for this season to be played at Weston Turville GC. We wish the 8 ladies in our team the best of luck in the four different formats that are included in this competition.

On Sunday 6^th we have a mixed match at home against Weston Turville. The mixed matches are great fun and we are looking forward to hearing how the match goes.

Wednesday 9^th will be the September Medal and it is hoped that a few more ladies will be available to play now that grandchildren have gone back to school.

The following Wednesday (16^th) we have a Ladies Away Day at Wycombe Heights playing the Par 3 course followed by lunch afterwards. 16 ladies will be taking on the Par 3 course, it should be great fun.

On 23^rd we are planning to play the finals of the Summer Pairs and Singles competitions and on 24^th a team of our ladies have been invited to play at Badgemore Golf Club to represent us at their Annual Invitation competition. We wish them the best of luck for these events.

The finale of our season is the Barcilon Cup – the Ladies Club Championship to be played on Monday 28^th and Wednesday 30^th September. This is the most important competition for us and to date we have 14 ladies entered. The final date for entries is Monday 21^st September.

Sue Pomeroy, Melinda Pooley – Joint Competition Secretaries.

P.R.G.C. LADIES SECTION

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD

Here is an update of our activities from last month and our plans for the coming months.

On July 6^th a group of ladies went to Kirtlington Golf Club to play in a mixed event with our RAGS group. It was a challenging course in good condition, considering our summer weather. The Ladies winner was Gill Young and Sue Pomeroy won the Best Back 9. The RAGS events are great fun and thank you to John Stephenson for all his hard work in organizing them so successfully.

On several Wednesdays our planned activities were adapted due to the extremely hot weather. Eighteen hole competitions were changed to nine holes, starting as early as possible.

We had a League match against Oakland Park (Home) which was a very tight game closely followed by our Sullivan Cup competition. This was won by Rosie Brand and Gill Young. Our July weekend medal was won by Jill Peppett and the midweek medal by Gill Young.

On 26^th July the ladies organized the California Cup mixed competition. 12 pairs took part in this Greensomes game. It was a very close competition, won by Neil Martin and Rosie Brand with 49 points and second on countback were Chris and Mike Stevens with 48points.

On 27^th July we went to Hennerton Golf Club for our Ladies Away Day which was a challenging course on another of those very warm days. The winners were Chris Stevens with the longest drive, Elizabeth O’Sullivan nearest the Pin, Chris Hallett with the Best Front 9, Gill Young the Best Back 9 and the Overall Winner was Liz France. We finished the day with a lovely meal sitting outside. Thank you to Melinda for all her hard work, organization and generosity.

The calendar for August looks as busy as last month. We have already played a league match away at Chiltern Forest which is another very challenging course. The August midweek Stableford was won by Gill Young with Chris Stevens second. The following day we had a match for those with a handicap of 30+ against Chiltern Forest at home. This had originally been planned as an Open Competition for clubs in our County but I think the weather proved too much of a challenge so we were forced to cancel the event. Chiltern Forest still wanted to come and play so it became a friendly match. Chiltern Forest narrowly won 2-1 but it was a fun game with nice lunch to follow.

We have two more League matches – Monday 10^th against Whiteleaf (H) and Monday 17^th against Chartridge Park,(H)

Our two main competitions in August are the Grannies Cup  (12^th) and the Inaugural Cup (26^th) the Summer Pairs and Singles are both reaching final rounds.

In September we have several further games –

Friday 4^th – League Ryder Cup at Weston Turville

Sunday 6^th – Mixed match against Weston Turville (H)

Wednesday 16^th – Ladies Away Day – Wycombe Heights Par 3 Course

Wednesday 23^rd – Summer Pairs Final

Monday 28^th and Wednesday 30^th BARCILON CUP Day 1 and Day 2 – Ladies Club Championship

Sue Pomeroy, Melinda Pooley (Joint Competition Secretaries)