HALDEN CUP

 The annual battle between the Lady and Gent's Captains teams was a well earned victory for the Gents!  It was a fun day followed by a lovely lunch, with a lot of chat.  The ladies will be out got revenge next year.

Pooh Putter Result

 The Lady Captain was delighted to accept the putter from Vice Captain Anne Judge.  A fun day was had by all in good weather.  A big thank you to the maker of the tablet and for the little goody bags at the end!

Ladies Outing to East Renfrewshire Golf Club: Tuesday 1 September 2026

I am delighted to confirm the details of our 2026 Ladies Outing to East Renfrewshire Golf Club.

Tea, Coffee and hot rolls will be served in the Clubhouse from 10.00. The format for the day will be a Tri-Am and ladies are asked to bring cash with them to purchase over Breakfast:

*Bunker Passes- £2.50 for one Bunker Pass, £10.00 for a an All Bunker Pass 

*Mulligans-£2.50 a Mulligan

All funds raised will be going to SAMH.

Tee times start at 11.00 and I am delighted to report that we have 9 teams, so 27 ladies in total.

We shall be paying East Renfrewshire Golf Club on Saturday, so a gentle reminder to pay tomorrow before close of play.

Anne Judge

Ladies Pooh Putter

Anne Judge and I are really looking forward to competing tomorrow for the Pooh Patter. For those that have not played before, it is a friendly match between a Lady Captain's Team and a Lady Vice Captain's Team. 

To allow everyone to enjoy their game without pressure, and to reinforce that this is a fun competition, Anne and I have decided that this year it will NOT be matchplay. We will play in a Greensomes format, with each player contributing 6 drives, and it will be a Stableford Competition. This will allow pairings to pick up if they are not going to score. Once all pairs have finished we shall total up the Stableford points and announce the winner in the Clubhouse over Lunch. 

When you arrive tomorrow your cards will be prepared and scores will be noted on cards and not phones.

The draw for tomorrow with the Captain's Team listed first:

09.30: Sheila Biggart & Alison Templeton with Denise Cowan and Maureen Cook

09.40: Louise Cooper & Sheila Swinnerton with Senga Nixon & Karen Binning

09.50: Eleanor Stewart & Joy McLeod with Anne Judge & Carol Barnes

10.00: Pauline MacEwen & Vicky Rennie with Marion Munro & Lilias Snodgrass

10.10: Kate Scott & Anne Gordon with Agnes Williamson & Rosemary Ogilvy

10.20: Anne Robinson & Jean Irvine with Evelyn McDermid & Mary Craig

10.30 Karin Mackenzie & Alison Coats with Eileen Walker & Carol Reid

10.40: Pat Pennel & Mary Hardie with Julie Will & Jean Murray

Until tomorrow,

Aye

Eleanor

Finals Day 2026 Photos

 

                                                  2026  Club Champion - Allison Murray

Ladies Update

Warm congratulations to Allison Murray on becoming the Ranfurly Castle Ladies Champion 2026! Our appreciation to both Allison and Roisin for an enthralling match right up to the 17th green. It was wonderful to see over 20 lady members, family and friends follow the match from the first tee and also for a full clubhouse to be there for the presentation ceremony. Allison and Roisin very much appreciated your support. Well done to the two caddies, Lesley and Ronnie for guiding our finalists, and also a shout out Craig and his team for the exceptional presentation of the course.

Congratulations also go to Elaine and Bobby Campbell for their victory in The Warplesdon against Marion and Stuart Munro.

I can also confirm the winners of the Texas Scramble Ladies and Mixed Teams:

Ladies: Marion Munro, Mary Craig, Jean Irvine and Eleanor Stewart with a score of 68.5.

Mixed: Pauline MacEwen, Kate Scott, Iain McKendrick and Douglas Martin with a score of 59.3. 

The draw for the Pooh Putter on Wednesday will be published later on today.

Aye,

Eleanor

Ladies Championship Final

Good Morning Ladies,

Just incase anyone has missed the various club-wide communications about the timings for Finals Day the Ladies Championship Final between Defending Champion Roisin Black and Past Champion Allison Murray will tee off tomorrow at 12.00 Noon.

I am so looking forward to seeing what is always a great turnout of Lady Members to follow what I am sure will be a great match between two very elegant and accomplished golfers. 

The trophy presentation shall follow in the clubhouse afterwards, so if you cannot make it to the course, please do join us all afterwards to raise a glass to our 2026 Ladies Champion and worthy runner up.

Aye,

Eleanor

FUN AUSTRALIAN SCRAMBLE - WEDNESDAY 19TH AUGUST 2026

 A little kangaroo told me that a shortened course was played today and the rain was avoided - good result !

RESULTS

WINNERS                  Roisin Black, Pat Pennel and carol Reid.              49.8

RUNNERS UP.          Jan Macnab, Senga Nixon and Maureen Cook.     53.8

The team of Lilias Snodgrass, Rosemary Ogilvie and Mary Hardie spotted all 8 kangaroos. I believe Mary was on top form 🦘

A big thank you to Lilias and Pamela for organising the day which is always enjoyed by everyone.

   

FUN AUSTRALIAN SCRAMBLE - WEDNESDAY 19TH AUGUST 2026

 DRAW

09.00.               Denise Cowan.               Kate Scott.                    Morven McLeod

09.10.               Anne Judge.                   Gillian Donaghy.           Vicky Rennie

09.20.              Pauline MacEwen.         Agnes Williamson.         Eileen Walker

09.30.              Roisin Black.                  Pat Pennel.                      Carol Reid

09.40.              Eleanor Stewart              Julie Will.                       Karin MacKenzie

09.50.              Mary Craig.                    Vivien Howe.                 Jean Murray

10.00.              Marion Munro.               Joy McLeod.                  Alison Coates

10.10.              Jan Macnab.                   Maureen Cook                Senga Nixon.            

10.20.              Sheila Biggart.               Evelyn McDermid            Jean Irvine.       

10.30.              Lilias Snodgrass            Rosemary Ogilvie.           Mary Hardie           

                            

LADIES STROKEPLAY - SATURDAY 15TH AUGUST 2026

 RESULTS

WINNER.                        Helen Black.              Net 86

STABLEFORD AND GILLIES TROPHY - WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST 2026

 RESULTS

WINNER.                            Marion Munro.         36 pts

RUNNER UP.                      Denise Cowan.         35 pts

WINNER OF GILLIES TROPHY.        Marion Munro

July Update

July started in style with Gillian Donaghy scoring a net 67 in the July Medal. Gillian went on to win the Stableford & Vets Trophy later in month with an impressive 48 points. It was also an excellent few weeks for Morven McLeod who won both the Dorie Hunter Strokeplay with a net 72 and the Summer Meeting for the Walker Quaich with a net 65. Well done Gillian and Morven!

On Thursday 16 July, we welcomed a strong field to the Ladies Open. Huge thanks to everyone who volunteered on the day, offering a warm welcome to our lady visitors. Many thanks also to those who generously contributed to the raffle allowing us to raise £402.00 for SAMH. Most importantly, our heartfelt appreciation goes to Marion Munro who once again orchestrated the day with elegance and calm authority. Despite an unexpected fog delay, we went on to enjoy quite magnificent weather. The course looked spectacular thanks to Craig and his team and Leanna once again did us proud.

We had a great turnout for our Summer Greensomes, a lovely fun format that brings members together on the course. Here's to a similar turnout for our fun Australian Scramble on Wednesday 20 August. It's not too late to sign up, so please do join the list in the Ladies Locker Room.

July also saw four ladies travel to Bothwell Castle to play in the mixed Four Castles Event, an annual inter-club match between Bothwell Castle, Haggs Castle, Buchanan Castle and Ranfurly Castle. Despite rather tricky greens I am delighted to say that The Castle successfully defended their title, bringing the trophy back in an unexpected away win AND Sheila Swinnerton won the best score of the day for the winning team.

Congratulations finally to Anne Robinson and Julie Wall, winning the Ladies Prize and coming overall third in Professional Day.

We are now building up to the climax of our 2026 Golfing Season with The Ladies Championship Final to be played on Sunday 23 August. Congratulations to Allison Murray and defending champion Roisin Black on reaching the final. We all look forward to an excellent match and as ever to welcoming strong support from our Ladies Section to follow the match on the course. Details to follow in terms of exact timings, but I would anticipate a late morning or lunchtime start.

The following Sunday 30 August a Lady Captain's Team will play a Men's Captain's Team for the Halden Cup. We shall do our very best on behalf of you all!

Looking forward into September, our Ladies Outing this year is to East Renfrewshire Golf Club on Tuesday 1 September. Our outing follows a tri-am format, and the entry fee is £36.00. For this, on arrival we will be served a hot roll and hot drink followed by a two course lunch after golf. We will also seek to raise funds for SAMH on the day by offering both a 'One Bunker Pass' and a  'Mulligan Shot' for £2.50 each. These can be bought for cash over breakfast. For those who are really struggling in the sand we will also offer a Course Bunker Pass for £10.00. The sign-up sheet for the day is on the Ladies Noticeboard.

On Sunday 6 September, a team of 22 Ladies from RCGC will be taking part in a Solheim Cup formatted day with Old Ranfurly and Kilmacolm Ladies Sections at the Old Course. The teams will be a mix of all three clubs. Please do let me know if you would like to be included in the day. As May Hunter, the Ladies Captain of the Old Course, said to me, 'the more the merrier!'

Finally, on Sunday 20 September we are planning an informal Ladies High Tea at the club from 17.30. Details to follow on the noticeboard but please do get it into the diary.

Here's to a sunny August and to an exciting Ladies Championship Final!

Aye,

Eleanor

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AUGUST MEDAL - WEDNESDAY 5TH AUGUST 2026

RESULTS

BRONZE

WINNER.                           Mary Jane Bird.           Net 86

RUNNER UP                     Kate Scott.                    Net 88

SILVER

No entries

SATURDAY AUGUST MEDAL - SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST 2026

 RESULTS

WINNER.                 Helen Black              Net 76

RUNNER UP.           Marissa Barr.            Net 83

Summer Greensomes Stableford Wednesday 29 July 2026

Well done everyone for staying the course through pretty miserable weather on the back nine. It was a close run finish with four teams scoring 37 points. First and second could only be separated by their scores on the 16th, 17th and 18th.

Winners: Gillian Donaghy and Senga Nixon 37 points (better last three holes)

Runners Up: Eunice Muir and Karin Mackenzie 37 points

Mary Craig & Vicky Rennie and Anne Judge & Alison Coats also scored 37 points coming third and fourth respectively on countback.

Well done also today to Sheila Biggart, Alison Templeton, Jan MacNab and Morven McLeod whose foursomes tie went to the 21st hole, with Sheila and Alison victorious on the 3rd green.

Eleanor

STABLEFORD AND VETS TROPHY - WEDNESDAY 22ND JULY 2026

 RESULTS

WINNER                    Gillian Donaghy            48 pts

RUNNER UP.             Senga Nixon.                 40 pts

Winner of the Vets Trophy     Gillian Donaghy

Amazing score Gillian, well played .

Summer Greensomes

Please see below the draw for the Summer Greensomes on Wednesday.

09.30: Vivien Howe & Pat Pennel with Denise Cowan & Chris Minto

09.40: Gillian Donaghy & Senga Nixon with Eleanor Stewart & Carol Reid

09.50: Anne Robinson & Maureen Cook with Roisin Black & Eileen Walker

10.00: Anne Judge & Alison Coats with Agnes Williamson & Lilias Snodgrass

10.10: Mary Craig & Vicky Rennie with Marion Munro & Carol Barnes

10.20: Joy McLeod & Rosemary Ogilvie with Eunice Muir & Karin Mackenzie

To reserve these tee slots in advance, a Group Booking was created on the App. To view your booking, go onto the Home Page of the Scottish Golf App and scroll down to Your Bookings and you will find your pairings.

The competition is a Team competition and will be managed via manual cards. Please place £2 entry fee into an envelope in the box.

Cards with your team handicap calculation will be ready for you to pick up in the Ladies Locker Room ahead of your round. Please enter your gross scores and place your cards in the box at the end of your round.

This is a Stableford competition, played off the Green Tees. Each player must have a minimum of six drives.

So delighted to have such a full field. Enjoy this super, friendly format.

Any queries please get in touch. 

I shall be at the club early on Wednesday.

Eleanor

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West Renfrewshire League v Ralston - 20 July 2026 (away)

 Our last West Renfrewshire League match for the season was played last night in glorious weather away against Ralston.

We were well and truly beaten 5 and a half to half but enjoyed the company and hospitality of our opponents and their challenging course.

SUMMER MEETING FOR WALKER QUAICH - WEDNESDAY 15TH JULY 2026

 RESULTS

WINNER.                  Morven McLeod.                  Net 65

RUNNER UP.            Joy McLeod                          Net 71

Ladies Open Thursday 16 July 2026

The Ladies Open Day took place today eventually after a 30 minute fog delay. The sun then broke through and it became very warm. 

I would like to thank all the ladies who helped with the raffle, check-in, starting and closing the competition. Also my thanks to those who sponsored the novelty holes and all the prizes for the raffle. The table looked fabulous. 

A wonderful amount of over £400 was raised for SAMH.

Marion Munro