Winter Greensomes Stableford - 29/3/23 UPDATE

 After receiving information from the greens staff regarding ongoing works on the course, and looking at the weather forecast, the decision has been made to cancel todays competition . We will reschedule at a later date in the Autumn. Sorry Ladies , but seems the most sensible thing to do . If you decide to play this morning , please be very careful.

Winter Greensomes Stableford - Wed 29th March 2023

 Ladies, it has been recently brought to my attention, that due to ongoing course work, the car park will be closed on Wednesday.

Also other work taking place means that there is a possibility we will only be able to play 15 holes. Holes 13, 14, and 15 may be closed.

Greens personnel have sent their apologies for this and have promised to let me know the situation regarding these holes asap. I will update you when I have more information.

Also due to ongoing confusions with the new SGU App, the date for entry for all knockout competitions has been extended until April 9th.

APRIL MEDALS/COMPETITION ENTRY

Scottish Golf has formally confirmed that their new system CANNOT collect advance entries for competitions. It is driven by the tee sheet and you must have a tee time booked to enter a competition. (It is therefore not fit for purpose to use as the main management system for any golf club that runs member competitions, but that's just my humble opinion!)

We will therefore proceed as follows:

The April Medal on Wed 5 April will not have a ballot and we will use this as an opportunity to learn how to use the phone card/scoring system.

1) Tee sheet booking for Wed 5 April will open this Wed 29 March. Those wishing to enter the medal should book a time - just add yourself in to a time and others will join you or arrange a group if you wish (Max 3 players). 

2) After booking a time, go into the Events tab on your App (bottom right) and select Ladies April Medal. You will be prompted to confirm (click "basket") and then have to "Check out" to pay the entry fee. This will only work if your account has sufficient funds. For info on how to Top Up, see email sent previously by the club or ask for advice from Club or Pro Shop.

3) On the day of the medal ARRIVE EXTRA EARLY. Everyone will individually have to create a Competition Score Card on their phone app. You don't HAVE to score on your phone on the way round the course, you can use the Club iPad when you finish your round, but you have to create the score card before you start. Everyone should visit the Pro Shop when they arrive so Stuart can show you how to do this.

4) All scores must be entered (on phone or iPad), checked as correct and signed off BEFORE you leave the club. There is a geographical restriction on where scores can be entered and this must be close to the club, cannot be done from home or "sorted" later.

The above instructions also apply for the Saturday Medal on 8 April, with booking open on Saturday 1 April.

As previously advised, sign-ups for the Yellow Ball Tri-Am on Wed 12 April should be done on the sheet on the Ladies Locker Room Notice board. Make sure you sign up and pay your £2 by Monday 3 April to be included in the draw.

Late Update: We have just been advised that the Club is insisting on fairway mat use for a further 2 weeks and therefore the April medals will be non-counting for handicap purposes.

5 CLUB 12 HOLE STABLEFORD (22/03/23)

 The results of the above competition were as follows

1st          Sheila Biggart         28 points

2nd         Karin Mackenzie    25 points

Excellent scores. Well done to all who played in the very testing conditions !

COMPETITION ENTRIES

A sheet has been posted on the ladies locker room notice board to sign up for the Yellow Ball Tri-Am on Wednesday 12 April. Please put your £2 entry money in an envelope in the box when you enter.

The draw will be done on Tuesday 4 April.

A notice has also been posted on the hallway notice board for the 2023 Worpleston Mixed Foursomes. £5 entry fee per couple should be paid in the Pro Shop. Entries close Friday 7 April.

We are still working on online advance entry for balloted handicap-counting competitions. Interim measures may be needed for the April medals and information will be posted on this by the start of next week (Monday 27 March).

5 CLUB 12 HOLE STABLEFORD - WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH

Tee sheet bookings for 22 March will open tomorrow, Wed 15 March, 7 days before our competition.

As previously advised, ladies wishing to play in the competition should book a time (arrange your own group or add yourself to another group)

NOTE: Do NOT book to play in 4s - play in groups of 2 or 3 max for scoring competitions.

On the day, simply take a normal card from the locker room and fill this in. Take your green course handicap strokes where you would normally get them and complete holes 1-12 only (put down gross score and stableford points for each hole). Leave cards in the box when finished.

No entry fees will be collected.

HANDICAPS - 9 HOLE SCORES

Ladies who have 9 hole score cards in their handicap record may notice a change in their Handicap Index processed today.

Our "composite" 9 hole green course (holes 4-12) was not set up on the new system and therefore all 9 hole scores were wrong (assumed the scores were for the Front 9, ie holes 1-9 not 4-12)

I have now had the correct course set up by Scottish Golf and amended all the ladies 9 hole cards I could find. If you have a 9 hole score in your record and this is not now described as Green Composite 9, please let me know as I might have missed a couple!

Jan

2023 COMPETITIONS

New System

Karen and I are working hard to see how we can run competitions the way the ladies want and are used to (balloted playing partners, phone scoring etc) but it is taking time to see how this can be managed with the new system/software.

We hope to have a system worked out and communicated for the first handicap-counting competition, which is the April medal on Wednesday 5 April.

March Competitions

For the two March competitions in the Fixture List: 

1) 5-club 12-hole Stableford on Wed 22 March

2) Winter Greensomes on Wed 29 March 

ladies will need to arrange their own playing groups and book into the tee sheet in the same way we have been doing for bounce games. Scoring should be done on cards, and put in the box on completion.  There will be no entry fees for these two competitions for simplicity.

Handicaps

In the meantime, if any lady has a query about their handicap index which is now showing on the new system, please contact Karen or me as soon as possible with the details of your concern, so we can look  into it before the start of April.

Jan

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

 After all the sad events of the last week it was nice to have a happy celebration for a change.

On 8th Feb. Maureen Cook celebrated her 80th Birthday, which just happened to be on a Wednesday. Some of the golfing ladies were lucky enough to enjoy a delicious carrot cake to mark the occasion.

ISOBEL MCCALLUM FUNERAL DETAILS

 Dear ladies

The funeral of past lady captain Isobel McCallum is being held at Woodside Crematorium at 1.30pm on Thursday 2nd February.

Our thoughts are with the family at this sad time.

Dorothy Simpson Funeral Arrangements

The family have informed us of the following arrangements for Dorothy's funeral.

Tuesday 7th February - 10.30 at Woodside Crematorium.

                                       11.45 at St.Machar's Ranfurly

Jane Biggart

It is with regret that we have been informed of the passing of Jane Biggart. Jane was a past captain of Ranfurly Castle Golf Club (1973 -74). Jane passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon. Condolences to all family and friends at this time.

Funeral arrangements to follow.

Karen

AGM

 Yesterday 36 ladies attended the 93rd AGM, held in the Ranfurly Room at the Club.  It was a very icy morning so it is good to report that no broken bones happened as a result of venturing out.  Morag welcomed Karen as our new Captain for 2023 and the Silver Trophies from 2022 were presented.  I am sure  we all wish Karen all the very best for a successful year ahead.

ISOBEL McCALLUM DEATH

 

Isobel McCallum, a past lady captain of Ranfurly Castle Golf Club, and known to many of our current lady members, sadly died recently at the age of 100. Isobel celebrated this landmark birthday in June 2022.

Isobel lead a full and varied life, but most recently was living in a care home in the Borders closer to her family. We send condolences to her family.

Morag Cunningham

AGM

 Just another quick reminder that the AGM is being held in the Ranfurly Room on Saturday 21st Jan., 10.30 for 11.00am.  If you would like a coffee before the meeting, please arrive in good time to order and allow the staff to time to serve everyone.

CAPTAINS DRIVE IN

 Our new Captain drove off from the first tee at 10.00am on Sunday 8th January 2023.  Quite a crowd had turned up to support both Karen and Alistair Howe, the new Club Captain.  It was a cool but dry morning and the Captains' Quaich Stableford competition followed, over 12 holes.  Well done to the other 2 ladies who actually played and very many congratulations to Vivien who was the overall winner with 24 points.

SAD NEWS - DOROTHY SIMPSON

 I am very saddened to tell you that Dorothy Simpson died suddenly and unexpectedly this afternoon.

Dorothy was a well known and well liked member of the golf club and had led a full and active life outside golf. We will all miss her.

Funeral details will be communicated when known.

Morag Cunningham

HAPPY NEW GOLFING YEAR!

 Happy New Year to you all and I hope you all had fun times over Christmas with family and friends.

Some upcoming events:

• Shotgun Trophy scheduled for Tues 3rd Jan has been rescheduled to Sat 7th Jan due to current weather conditions.
  Pairs format of 4 ball betterball. Cost £15 to include breakfast roll/hot drink and lunch.
  If wishing to play on this new date, please contact the Pro shop.
• New Captains Drive-In will be on Sun 8th Jan. Meet for coffee 9.30am. Drive In 10am.
  A competition runs alongside the Drive In. Watch out for notices with details.
  Please come to support your new Lady Captain. Karen Binning, and Vice Captain, Kate Scott.
• Ladies AGM is at 11am on Sat 21st Jan with presentation of trophies.
  Please come and support your committee and incoming Captain and Vice Captain.
• Pamela will continue to arrange a draw for Wed bounce games. Please email her on pamjohn2004@hotmail.com by 17th Jan if you wish to be included for Feb games.

Lets hope 2023 is a good golfing year for us all!

Best wishes

Morag

XMAS WALTZ

 21 Ladies played in the fun Xmas Waltz on Wed 7th December.  It was a lovely crisp day with very heavy frost, so the ball was bouncing, and we had temporary greens.  Xmas outfits were worn by some and Santa hats seemed to be the most popular!  Some good scores came in but the winning team with 56 points were Anne Judge, Morag Cunningham and Sheila Swinnerton.  A fair number of  non playing members joined in for the festive lunch and Xmas jumpers were in full view.  The prize for the best dressed went to Janice Naismith who looked amazing in her Elf outfit- she even wore it to play golf- well done Janice!

FESTIVE TRI-AM INFORMATION

 The cards for Wednesday's Waltz should be collected from the locker room before going to your allocated tee.  Your handicap has been put on the card, as well as a quick guide to instructions, so no one needs to worry!

Please bring CASH with you to buy a square on the Red Cross sheet - £2.00 per square.  You will also be asked to provide a gratuity for the catering.  All lunches should have been paid in advance.

For those who are not golfing we ask that you arrive about 12.00 mid day and lunch should be served shortly after that.  Remember - Christmas outfits are expected.