Association News

28 Ladies, from 17 clubs joined the 9-hole AM AM on a cold but dry morning.

It was a pleasure to be back at Charnwood and Mark the manager was very helpful, the course excellent and lunch afterwards a ham and boiled egg salad with hot new potatoes was very tasty.

The aim of the day is to introduce the vice-captains to the Association and once again our secretary, Lynda Bramley, gave a short talk on the Association and all that it stands for, which was appreciated by those in attendance.

Merchandising was available on the day and sold well.

The winners with 44 points were:

Donna Canning & Nikki Pridden from Beedles Lake playing with Amanda Morgan & Jane Ackling of Longcliffe

2^nd Place with 40 points OCB were:

Jackie Fisher & Gill Hoggan of Melton Mowbray playing with Jane Thorpe & Ann Jervis of Kibworth

Our President Pam Hall, presented the winners with chocolates and 50^th Anniversary merchandise including a towel, ball marker and pencil . 2^nd place received chocolates, ball marker and pencil.

Our thanks to Charnwood Forest golf club for hosting this event, to the staff and members for their help on the day, to everyone who attended this event and made the day so special.  Congratulations to all who played on the day, you are all winners.

The Autumn Meeting held on September 2^nd, 2024, at Lingdale Golf Club was a well-attended event with 44 teams from 15 clubs entered to play a pairs better ball.

The course was shrouded in fog as the first ladies set off, in the hope of finding flag and green, but by midday the weather had cheered up and the later tee times enjoyed a warm and pleasant day.

Lingdale was in excellent condition and played beautifully with lots of run on the ball.

Thanks to the green staff and Andy Mee and the team in the office who helped to make the day run so smoothly.

Winning the Renee Shipman Trophy 44 points Kathy Jex and Sharon Scott, Lady Captain of Lingdale

Second: 43 points, Pam Hall, & Sue Clarke of Rutland Water

Third: 43 points, Su Pallett & Paula Bennett of Lingdale

Fourth:42 points, Andrena Porter & Mary O’Flynn of Lutterworth  

Fifth: 42 points, OCB, Terri Wills & Alison Seddon of Longcliffe

Nearest the pin on the 7^th: Elaine Holloway of Kilworth Springs

Nearest the pin on the 18^th: Anne Bancroft of Hinckley

President Pam Hall, sent her thanks to the organisers, Sara Glover & Jayne Mansfield for a well organised day, and to the other members of the committee who assisted on the day. Thanks were also sent to the starters who were each given a sleeve of balls.

The flag billowed proudly over the golf course on a beautiful sunny day, my President’s Day had started.

The course looked immaculate, and Ryan the professional was very helpful

17 clubs were represented, and 68 ladies played an AM AM competition with 2 scores to count on each hole and players receiving  85% handicap allowance.   

There were 2 nearest the pins, silver, for handicap of 20 and below on the 17^th hole and bronze, for handicaps of 21 and above on the 6^th hole. Course handicaps were used to determine whether the ladies were silver or bronze.

I had the pleasure of starting the ladies and the time just flew by and it wasn’t long before the first one’s were starting to come in.

The buffet that followed was delicious and plentiful, constantly being refreshed so that no one went home hungry. The staff were very attentive and worked very hard.

The results were:

1st  place and winners of the President’s Quaich's were Anne Bancroft & Mandy Clarke of Hinckley playing with Jacqui Knight of Lutterworth & Jo Pepper of Cosby with a magnificent score of 87

2nd place Sheila Major & Elaine Holloway of Kilworth Springs playing with Trish Formoy & Julia Holley of Kibworth with a score of 82

3rd place Frances Rowlands & Cheryl McGann of Kibworth playing with Sue McHugh of Longcliffe & Pauline Dignan of Lingdale with a score of 80 (OCB)

Nearest the pin on the 17^th Jane Thorpe of Kibworth and on the 6^th Ann Bancroft of Hinckley

Thank you to all the players who supported this event we hope that you all enjoyed your day.

President Pam Hall

The Spring Meeting was held at Cosby golf course on Monday 22nd April when 31 teams competed in a 3 Ball Alliance for the Wendy Johnson Trophy. 

It rained for most of the day, easing up a little in the afternoon but the competition went ahead as it had been dry for a few days prior to this event taking place. Conditions were difficult with the course playing very long but the ladies braved the weather and wet conditions mostly with a smile and good humour that have come to define our hardy past and current captains. 

The raffle was very popular raising much needed funds for the County Junior Girls. Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets on the day. The table looked magnificent as you can see from the photograph attached.

The staff at Cosby were very helpful and welcoming throughout the day.

Thank you to everyone who supported this event.

We were delighted to welcome 150 ladies to the 51st AGM & luncheon held at Devonshire Place on 8th February 2024.

President Pam Hall and Vice-President Julia Dunkley welcomed ladies as they arrived. Ladies were able to purchase or order merchandising on the day and meet with friends made through the Association, at this first event of the year.   

There was a choice menu again this year which everyone agreed were delicious receiving many compliments from  attendees.

The AGM started a little later than planned but was finished within 30 minutes and was informative but also light-hearted. There were cheers for winners of the competitions and laughter as ladies enjoyed inputs right through to the Vote of Thanks given by Jenny Martin. 

The support received is really appreciated and we are most grateful to the Club Representatives who liaise with members of the Association on our behalf. 

We hope that you all enjoyed your day as much as the Council did. We look forward to being able to welcome everyone attending our events and matches throughout 2024.