Rescheduled Ladies Medal

8th April 2015
29 Ladies played in glorious sunshine - what a pleasant change!

SSS 73   CSS  74

Scratch Winner         Denise Cowan   84
Silver Winner            Mary Craig (12)  74
Silver Runner up       Pamela MacKenzie (16)  75
Bronze Winner         Chris Minto (35)  73
Bronze Runner up     Eleanor Cannon (24)  75

Ladies Golf Outing - 2015

Our Annual Golf Outing will take place on WEDNESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER TO BOTHWELL CASTLE GOLF CLUB.
The price is the rather unusual sum of £40.80, this includes a hot filled roll with tea/coffee on arrival,
one round of golf and a two course meal with tea or coffee.
I hope if you can manage you will join us, I am assured it is a lovely course.
The list for names will go up later today.
Eileen

Re -scheduling of 9 hole competition

We have been unable to book our outing on the two preferred dates and have rescheduled the September 9 hole Stableford Competition .
It will now be played on Wedndesday 16th September instead of 23rd September.
The outing will now take place of Wednesday 23rd September - to Bothwell Castle Golf Club.
The notice will go up in the locker room later today.
Eileen

EASTER FUN COMPETITION

18 Ladies played in the Easter Competition which proved to be a little more of a challenge than expected.  Along with playing golf, we were searching for  Bunnies and, at times, the green was playing hide and seek as well! 
Over lunch the ladies showed off their creative side and sported some wonderfully original Easter Bonnets and a prize was awarded to Helen Crichton for  her efforts.
The winners of the golf were Anne Judge, Helen Dunn and Vicky Rennie with a score of 54 points.
Runners up were Sheila Biggart, Pamela MacKenzie and Alison Robertson with a score of 50 points.
A great day was had by all and a big thank you is due to Lilias Snodgrass and Chris Minto for their organisation of the event.

FUN EASTER COMPETITION MONDAY 6TH APRIL 2015

9.15 Maureen Cook    Mary Hardie         Chris Minto

9.25 Marion Munro     Jan Macnab          Jane Dickie

9.35 Anne Judge         Helen Dunn           Vicky Rennie

9.45 Sheila Biggart     Pamela McKenzie   Alison Robertson
    
9.55 Anne Robinson   Joy McLeod           Marion Reid

10.05 Sarah Eckford   Lilias Snodgrass     Jean Murray   Helen Crichton    

LADIES APRIL MEDAL

Unfortunately the weather has beaten us today and the April Medal has been re scheduled for next Wednesday, 8th April.
This means that the 9 Hole Stableford Competition which was due to be played next week will now be played on Wednesday 29th April.
Vicky

WINTER GREENSOME 25th MARCH 2015

The weather was kind to us and 36 ladies played in good conditions.
Winner - Chris Minto (35) and Joy McLeod (26) 38 Pts
Runners Up - Jan Macnab (15) and Sheila Biggart (14) 37 Pts

EASTER FUN COMPETITION

Ladies , it is time to get your Easter bonnets out again and come along and enjoy the fun on Easter Monday 6th April. No, you don't have to play with your bonnets on but they are compulsory for lunch. This was a really fun day last year so sign up now. You will find the list on the notice board in the locker room or phone Lilias or Chris if you can't manage to the club. This is one of the fun competitions open to ALL playing categories. 

BRIDGE NIGHT

The Bridge Night held on 18th March 2015 was a huge success with 21 tables taking part.
A very substantial supper was provided by the Ladies Committee for over 84 people and a huge thank you goes to all who contributed to such a successful evening.
First Prize went to Anne Jenkins, Second Prize to Vivien Howe and Third Prize to Tom Anderson.
The winners of the Small Slam prize were Isabel MacCallum and Judy Spalding.
Congratulations to all.

MARIE CURIE STABLEFORD COMPETITION - ANNE IS THE WINNER

Played on Wednesday 11th March

13 brave souls played the above competition over a reduced course of 9 holes in horrendous weather conditions.
The winner was Anne Judge with 15 points
Runner-up was Helen Abram with 14 points (BIH)

MAIL ON SUNDAY - RANFURLY CASTLE WIN AGAINST KILMACOLM

Congratulations to our home team of Sheila Biggart, Ann Judge, Jan Macnab, Helen Abram and Pamela MacKenzie who played the Mail On Sunday against  Kilmacolm on Friday and won 4-1, what a wonderful start to the season.
Well done girls, good luck in your next round.

DENISE RECEIVES COUNTY BROOCH AT THE RLCGA DINNER

Denise is presented with her County Team Brooch from RLCGA Captain Gillian McKinley

Congratulations go to Denise Cowan who was presented with the county brooch last night at Haggs Castle Golf Club County Dinner. This brooch is given to players who have played for the county Team in 2 or more matches. Denise was selected for the County Team at the 2014 County Finals.

RANFURLY CASTLE LADIES OPEN DAY

The Ladies Open Day on Thursday 23rd July, 2015.  CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR ENTRY FORM

LADIES OPEN GREENSOME STABLEFORD COMPETITION
THURSDAY 23rd JULY 2015

ENTER WITH A PARTNER £18 PER COUPLE

MAXIMUM HANDICAP ALLOWANCE 30

NOVELTY PRIZES
Starting Times from 9.30am to 2.00pm
Entry forms can also be down loaded from R.C.G.C. website

Application Form with Entry Fee and Time Preferred to
Mrs Marion Munro
4 Kilallan Avenue
Bridge of Weir
PA11 3PW

Raffle for Charity.

LADIES LOCKER ROOM DOOR ENTRY SYSTEM

I am pleased to advised that the door lock has now been engaged and the entry code is 1905, the date the clubhouse opened. Apologies for the length of time this has taken.

SLGA VOTE YES TO AMALGAMATION WITH THE SGU

At the AGM of the SLGA held on Saturday 7th February in the Marriott Hotel in Edinburgh, Ladies Sections of Clubs, Ladies Clubs, County Golf Associations,Vice Presidents and Directors voted in favour of the proposed amalgamation by a unanimous margin of 204 - 0. Those unable to send a representative voted by proxy.
Beth Paterson, SLGA Chairman said 'Amalgamation between the SLGA and the SGU is in the best interests of golf and we sincerely hope that the SGU will gain support for amalgamation from their shareholders, so we can look forward to a new era and to realising our vision for the future.'
Presently, all clubs affiliated to SGU are being urged to vote in an independent poll which is open till 27th February as part of the proposal to amalgamate with the SLGA.

LADIES ANNUAL OUTING 2015

Ladies, we have chosen two provisional dates for the golf outing. Those are Wednesday 16th September  or Wednesday 30th September.
The preferred date is Wednesday 16th.
The venue has still to be chosen and you will be kept posted.

REDECORATION 5 DAY CLOSURE

Ladies, please note that the club will be closed from 9th - 13th February 2015 due to the redecoration of the hallway and stairwell. There will be no Bridge on either Monday 9th or Wednesday 11th. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

AFTERNOON BALLOT CHANGE 2015

Please note this year for afternoon play, there will be a time sheet in the pro shop which will be available the full week prior to the competition. Simply phone in or call in and add your name to the time sheet. In the past we have tried manning with one and latterly two committee members to ensure that the person on duty got a game. However, the afternoon numbers are so depleted this option is no longer feasible. The situation will be monitored and feedback welcome.

Vicky

AGM 2015 - VICKY RENNIE IS THE NEW LADIES CAPTAIN

Past, Present and Future Ladies Captains - Eileen Walker, Vicky Rennie and Joy McLeod 

The Ladies 85th AGM was well attended on Thursday 15th January in the clubhouse despite the stormy weather on the day. Outgoing Lady Captain Eileen Walker welcomed all the ladies to the meeting.

Eileen gave an excellent review of all the various events throughout the year and Handicap Secretary, Joy McLeod and secretary Jane Dickie also gave their reports.

Vicky Rennie was then handed her badge of office as the new Ladies Captain. Vicky then reported on various points including the SLGA/ SGU amalgamation issues and, falling number of lady golfers. She also revealed that the average age of our lady members was 68.5 !  She was delighted to welcome Past Captain Lilias Snodgrass onto the Committee for a year.  Denise Cowan will also now be joining the Committee.

Finally Vicky was even able to joke about now how pleased she was having a car parking space despite the fact that she no longer had a car since a tree had fallen on it during the high winds that day

AGM -EVENING 15TH JANUARY - MAIN CARPARK CLOSED

DUE TO FALLEN TREES AND DEBRIS IN THE MAIN CARPARK IT HAS BEEN CLOSED.
THE OVERFLOW CARPARK IS STILL IN USE ALONG WITH THE AREA  NEXT TO THE PROFESSIONAL'S SHOP.
THANK YOU