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 9th 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 9th.
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 16th 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 22nd 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 4th! ! 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 23rd. 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 12th to 14thLadies Golf Break to Staverton Park
Wed 14th Ladies Morning for those not at Staverton
Thurs 15th League Match v Weston Turville
Sun 18th Ladies Open Day
Wed 21st Seniors Cup
Wed 28th ladies Morning
Liz France
Lady Captain