On thursday night The West Renfrewshire team travelled to play at Ralston in Paisley.
It was a beautiful night........apart from the result. We lost our final match 5-1. However, our new member to the team, Anne Gordon, was our sole winner. Well done Anne and thank you for joining the team.
This means we have 3 wins and 1 defeat.
On a night of squally showers and gusty winds, our West Renfrewshire Ladies team managed to secure their second victory in the league against Kilmacolm at their course. The final result was a 3.5 to 2.5 win for the Castle Ladies.
Well done!
GREENLEES
The Greenlees team began their foray back into Division 1 with an away game at Milngavie on Monday. A 6.5/2.5 loss wasn't ideal but also not a disaster away from home. Special mention to Captain Pauline who stepped up and played her first Greenlees match, following a last minute call off.
WEST RENFREWSHIRE LEAGUE
The West Ren team started their 2025 campaign with a home game against Gourock on Thursday evening. Congrats to the team of Louise, Pauline, Kate, Joy, Eleanor and rookie Sheila S, who managed to get a 3.5/2.5 victory in a tight match.
Both matches played in glorious weather - long may it continue!
The West Ren team had a disappointing night at Gourock yesterday, Tuesday 18 June.
On the plus side, it was a lovely warm evening and the company was good. On the negative side however, it was a VERY slow round, with several Gents' ties just ahead of the team match, and we found the course very tricky. The final result was 5-1 to Gourock.
We will hope to meet them at home next time and have a better result.
Still all to play for this season however with 2 games remaining.
Last night was the start of our 2024 West Renfrewshire League campaign.
The team of Jan, Eleanor, Eunice, Kate, Karin M and Alison T, managed to scrape a home win 3.5 games to 2.5 against Ralston, I am relieved to report. (The League is tight enough that if you don't win your home matches, you are practically guaranteed relegation for the following season).
The matches with Ralston are always very friendly affairs, played in good spirit and it was a lovely night for golf - which was just as well as the matches finished and everyone had to congregate at the picnic tables, the Clubhouse already being closed.
The dates and venues for this seasons West Ren Matches are listed in the Calendar. There has been a clash of dates with the Ladies Open Day so the Home match against Renfrew has been moved from Thursday 18th July to Thursday 25th July.
The West Ren Team have had a really good year and have finished top of Division 1. The Team organiser Helen was presented with the Trophy at the recent AGM. Helen very kindly hosted a celebration evening for the team, where everyone got a chance to see the Trophy. Congratulations to all who played their part, including Alison Templeton, who is missing from the photo.
The team played our final match at Kilmacolm on Thursday evening. It was a dry and warm night which was a bonus. The result was a halved match which means we have won 3 and halved one. Well done to all who have played this year and in particular, to Thursday's team - Jan, Louise, Eunice, Eleanor, Kate and Pauline.
Our team had a very good win tonight over the team from Renfrew. Conditions were good, dry with a gentle breeze and blinks of sunshine, so the best was made of home advantage with a 5 games to 1 win for Ranfurly Castle.
Well done Louise, Agnes, Joy, Kate, Pauline and Alison.
I am delighted to report that the West Renfrewshire League team managed an away win at Ralston last night. This is a first in recent memory at Ralston who have a very good team.
Well done to Jan, Louise, Agnes, Helen, Joy and Senga who enjoyed friendly games and a sunny evening, although it was very windy and tricky. The final result was 3.5/2.5 to Ranfurly Castle.
The ladies West Ren team went to Renfrew Golf Club on Thursday 28th July. The evening started off wet but improved later. Sadly the result was a loss, with Renfrew winning 4 and half matches to our 1 and half. This means that we won 2 matches and lost 2 matches but the scores will play a part in the overall results. A huge thank you to all who played in these matches.
The team played a match against Kilmacolm, at home, on the evening of Tuesday 14th June. It was a dry evening with little or no wind so perfect condidtions. Despite Kilmacolm having a very strong team, Ranfurly managed a win 4 matches to 2. Well done to all who played but a special mention for Pauline MacEwan who has played in in all 3 matches and has won all her games.
This West Renfrewshire League match was played at home versus Caldwell on a lovely evening.
The result was a resounding 5/1 win for us!
Well played everyone.
A special mention to Gillian Donaghy who stepped in to replace Morag Cunningham at the last minute.
The next match is against Kilmacolm at home on 14th June.
The best of luck to all our players.
Away to Ralston on 19th May was our first fixture in this years West Renfrewshire League.
Always a difficult match, this year proved no different as we lost 5/1 to a strong Ralston team.
Ralston made our team very welcome and all who played enjoyed the game.
Big thanks to all who played and represented Ranfurly Castle so well.
Good luck to the girls playing in the next match against Caldwell at home on Tuesday 31st May.
The final match of the season was played last night at home to Renfrew. The match was halved. Thank you to Vivien for organising the matches and to Louise, Joy, Eleanor, Morag, Alison, Vicky, Pauline, Karen and Fiona for playing in the team.
Our West Ren Team played a match at Ralston GC last night. It turned out to be a much better evening that at first thought, so no rain and reasonably warm. That's the good news, sadly, the team was well beaten losing 5 1/2 to 1/2 match. Thank you to all the ladies who played very well over quite a tricky course.
The West Renfrewshire League Match against Gleddoch took place on the evening of 18th May at Ranfurly. The team consisted of Louise Cooper, Eleanor Cannon, Joy McLeod, Morag Cunningham, Vicky Rennie an Alison Templeton.
It was a beautiful sunny evening with no wind and the team took advantage of the conditions with a decisive win, 5 matches to 1. Well done to everyone and lets hope for more of the same against Ralston in the next outing.
Anyone interested in playing in any of the West Ren matches this season should text Vivien Howe 07866 275025. Matches start at 5.30pm.
Tuesday 18 May Gleddoch (Home)
Thursday 3 June Ralston (Away)
Tuesday 15 June Renfrew (Home)