Mail on Sunday Team win against Caldwell

Well done to the Mail on Sunday team (Maureen Cook, Denise Cowan, Evy MacGregor, Rosemary Reedie and Fiona Rodgers) who convincingly beat Caldwell at home on Monday 19th March.

Anne Judge is the 12 hole Winter Stableford Winner

Congratulations to Anne Judge who beat Helen Crichton in the 12 hole Winter Stableford

5 Club Stableford (Non Counting)

Played 14th March 2012, 25 entries.

Silver Winner - Jan Macnab (15) 34pts
Runner up - Agnes Williamson (19) 32pts
Bronze Winner - Helen Abram (21) 35pts
Runner up - Karin MacKenzie (26) 33pts

ALEX QAYUM DOES WELL IN THE SCOTTISH GOLF ACADEMY WINTER SERIES

Last Year Ranfurly Castle Junior Alex Qayum (pictured left) was nominated from Renfrewshire County to take part in the Scottish Golfing Academy. In the winter Series for the South and West.
Alex finished in 4th place after playing at West Kilbride, Southerness and Portpatrick.  -- WELL DONE ALEX

What is The Scottish Golf Academy?

The Scottish Golf Academy is the national development programme for Scotland’s talented young golfers. Nurturing boys and girls from the age of 14 and upwards, the Academy provides young players with a comprehensive coaching and support programme tailored to the needs of the individual to maximise their opportunity of succeeding at the highest level. Using some of the country’s best facilities and PGA-trained coaches, the Scottish Golf Academy supports around 120 players each year from the Highlands to Dumfries & Galloway with the objective of developing Scotland’s future generation of golfing stars.
Every young golfer with the potential and ambition to succeed at the highest level has the opportunity of gaining entry to the Scottish Golf Academy.

To read more CLICK HERE and to see the final positions CLICK HERE

MARIE CURIE 5 CLUB STABLEFORD

The first competition of 2012 is the non counting Marie Curie 5 club stableford on Wednesday 14th March.

Keep up to date with all the 2012 Curtis Cup News

Carol with the Curtis Cup Banners - Click to enlarge

Carol Fell is the Curtis Cup Ambassador for Renfrewshire Ladies’ County Golf Association.
email : webmaster@rlcga.com
Tel: 0141 942 1842 or Mobile 07527 449865
To find out more details of the event -- Go to the RLCGA Website
Looking for travel and accommodation facts -- CLICK HERE
More Information will be posted in the Clubhouse in March

RANFURLY CASTLE LADIES OPEN GREENSOMES

Ladies Open Greensomes Stableford Competition
Thursday 9th August 2012
£18 per couple. Please enter with a partner
Maximum Handicap 30.

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR ENTRY FORM

Ranfurly Castle win their first Mail on Sunday tie.

Well done to Marion Munro, Anne Judge, Denise Cowan, Sally Smyth and Iona Stephen for beating Old Ranfurly 3/2 at Old Ranfurly on Thursday 16th February in the Mail on Sunday competition.
All the games were close and the weather turned out really nice after a wet and windy start. Good luck in the next round.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN OPEN DAY OUTING ?

CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME LADIES OPEN DAYS --- Plus click on the mixed tab to get some Mixed Open Competitions

THURSDAY MORNING PILATES CLASSES

The pilates classes will start on Thursday 16th February at 11.45am with Mishan Aubeeluck in the dining room.

Please feel free to go to as many classes as suits you. The cost is £4 per session.

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME - NOW 11.45am.

SLGA Club Mailing

A mailing has been sent to the club yesterday (3 February). It includes 2 copies of the 2012-2015 CONGU(R) Manual, the entry form for the Match Play Foursomes (closing date 5 March) and the entry form for the Regional Medal Finals (closing date 30 April).

Subscriptions

If you would like to change Membership category you just need to send the relevant payment to John King.

An Associate Member has to pay £713
A Full Member has to pay £944
Both amounts include bar prepayment, slga levy and revenue levy.

Bridge Night

14 tables, 56 players, attended the Annual Bridge Night held at the Clubhouse on the 1st February 2012. The same format was played as in previous years, with the tables divided between the two lounges.

The Lady Captain, Vivien Howe, presented the prizes.

Small Slam - Eileen Walker and Fiona Scott
3rd Place - Anne Judge
2nd Place - Georgina Halfnight
1st Place - Eileen Walker

Lucky Chair in Smoke Room - Eileen Walker
Lucky Chair in Lounge - Ronald Murison

Thanks go to Marion Reid and Margaret Parrot who assisted with the scoring. Also to Karin, Vivien, Joy and Suzanne for their help organising the supper and all the committee members for supplying the delicious food. Thanks also to Tom and his staff, Jack and Sam, for all their hard work.

Thanks to the Bridge of Weir Ladies Bridge Club and other players for the use of their tables and finally a very big thank you to everyone who supported this evening which, as always, was greatly appreciated. Please note that the Bridge Night will be held in March in 2013.

CURTIS CUP REGISTRATION -- HELP THE LGU

Your Webmaster Carol Fell is the Renfrewshire County Ambassador for the 2012 Curtis Cup at Nairn so to help the LGU can you take a little time and fill in the following survey.

Please register with the Ladies Golf Union if you are going to the Curtis Cup
The Ladies Golf Union would like to know if you are
going to Nairn to watch the 37th Curtis Cup match
June 8-10. You can watch the practice days earlier
in the week as well. CLICK HERE

SLGA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Vivien and Sheila

Captain Vivien Howe and Vice Captain Sheila Biggart attended the SLGA AGM in Perth yesterday.
To read more go to the Renfrewshire County Website

CONGU MANUAL 2012 - 2015

To access an online copy of the 2012-2015 CONGU(R) Unified Handicapping System Manual CLICK HERE.

If you require a copy of the CONGU® Unified Handicapping System (effective 1st January 2012) manual, please contact the SLGA : The cost of the manual is £4.00 incl of postage.

Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association
The Den
2 Dundee Road
Perth PH2 7DW
Email: secretary@slga.co.uk
Web: www.slga.co.uk
t/n 01738 442357
fax 01738 442380

PILATES

Mishan Aubeeluck has offered to take more pilates classes. If there is sufficient interest he would run a class on Thursday at 11.30 am and Friday evening during February and March - £4 per session. If you are interested in taking part please add your name to the list in the locker room. Alternatively, you can email vivienhowe@btinternet.com stating your preference and I will add your name to the list.

Curtis Cup Poster Arrives at Ranfurly Castle

The countdown has started with a vengeance towards the June 8-10 staging of the 37th Curtis Cup encounter at The Nairn Golf Club, – a biennial, eight-a-side three-day match between the best female amateur golfers in Great Britain & Ireland and their counterparts from the United States. GB & I  last won the trophy at Killarney, Ireland in 1996 but last summer’s Astor Trophy success at Fairhaven GC, Lancashire, where skipper Tegwen Matthews’ team of five beat New Zealand, Canada, Australia and South Africa to win the once-every-four-years tournament, has raised hopes that the tide may turn in this year’s Curtis Cup match at Nairn
To read more go to the LGU Website

Your Webmaster Carol who is Renfrewshire's County Ambassador for the 2012 Curtis Cup will keep you informed of all details of this years big event

Vivien Howe is the new Lady Captain

Past , Present and Future -- Karin, Vivien and Sheila

Outgoing Lady Captain Karin Mackenzie welcomed the ladies to the 82nd AGM.
She read out the match report, and this was then followed by the reports from the Handicap Secretary Sheila Biggart, Greenlees Secrertary Anne Judge and Junior Convenor/Vice-Captain Vivien Howe. Karin then gave her full Year Report.

Sheila Biggart was appointed as the new Vice Captain and Vivien Howe was appointed the new Captain.
Although the Committee were not open to discussion on the proposed changes to Membership both Susan Reid and Carol Fell raised some issues about these changes which will affect the Associate Members Group.  

After the business was completed the silverware was presented.

Denise Cowan our Lady Club Champion then gave the vote of thanks. The meeting was closed by our new Lady Captain Vivien Howe

Tea was served in the mixed lounge.

Associate Members

The Ladies Committee are very aware that the changes to the Associate memberships have created many questions amongst the members.

I have tried tirelessly to to ask a representative from the Board to have a meeting with all members. This will probably not happen.

I would recommend that any ladies with queries to contact Mr King, the Club Secretary at secranfur@aol.com or Mr Jim Park , the Club Captain at jpark@fesfm.co.uk

I have listed below some of the most frequently asked questions from the Ladies. Hopefully the answers given will help you to understand the implications of the changes.

1. Only Full members are allowed to play in ANY competition. Only Full members are allowed to play in team competitions and mixed competitions.

2. All competitions are run by the the club. SLGA fees are nothing to do with competitions but are to help with playing rights. Everybody has to pay at every club that they are a member of.

3. Social/ Restricted Lady Associates will be allowed to attend the Ladies AGM.

4. Social/Restricted Associates members will have full access to the course on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays.

5. The Social/Restricted Associate Lady will be able to participate in our 2 Monday Charity competitions.

6. There will be at least 3 Thursday Strokeplay competitions for all Social/Restricted Associates to play in. This will provide an opportunity to maintain handicaps.

7. An EGM is not required to amend the changes to any membership category. The Board is allowed to make changes to these at any time.

8. An EGM would need to be called to change the Annual Subscription of Associate members. The percentage has been set out in the Articles of Association. At present this is 70% of the full annual subscription.
Again I hope these answers are of some help.
Karin Mackenzie