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

Bridge Evening - It is that time of year !!!

BRIDGE EVENING –
WEDNESDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2012
7.30 p.m. Cost £24 per table

The notice is on the Main Notice Board in the Entrance Hall should you wish to add your name to it.

Burns Supper -- Helen Crichton will reply on behalf of the Lassies

Ladies and Gents Burns Supper - Friday 3rd of February, 7 for 7.30pm.
Black tie or Lounge suit for gents. Price £22.50 p.p.
Come along for a convivial evening and support your fellow club members.
Ronald Aitchison - Toast to the Haggis and Holy Willie's Prayer
Bob Buntin - Immortal Memory
Iain Findlay - Tam O'Shanter and Musical items
Steve Williamson - Toast to the Lassies
Helen Critchon - Reply

Special musical guest appearance - John Armit (Paisley Burns Club)

PLEASE MAKE YOUR BOOKING BEHIND THE BAR.

Happy New Year to all our Readers

CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE TO SEE YOUR CARD -- WITH BEST WISHES TO YOU ALL FROM YOUR WEBMASTER CAROL

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR READERS

The Ladies Committee wish all our Readers a very Merry Christmas

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Ranfurly Castle Member Survey - RESULTS

Membership Categories (not sure about the 34 Junior Members that are 80 + !!

The Club's Member Survey is now complete and the results are now posted.
You will find the details on the Main Club Website Page.

Alternatively Click on the following link to see The Survey Report

Ladies Christmas Lunch Success and Helen is the Christmas Star

Thanks to the 34 ladies who were at our Christmas lunch today.


The winner of the Christmas outfit competition was Helen Crichton --  Well done !


On behalf of the Ladies committee I would like to wish all the ladies at Ranfurly Castle a very Merry Christmas and good wishes for 2012.

Thanks go to Marion Munro and Carol Fell for the photos taken at today's event

Christmas 9 hole Stableford Competition

The Christmas 9 Hole Competition has been cancelled. The Stableford was due to be played on Wednesday, 14th December. Because of extremely poor weather forecasted for this week we thought it would be better to cancel the golf.
Lunch is still on and will be served from 1pm onwards. If you have not yet added your name to the lunch menu please add to the list in the ladies locker room .
Remember that there will be a prize for the most entertaining festive outfit.

Christmas 9 hole Stableford & Lunch

Wednesday, 14th December 2011, Christmas 9 Hole Stableford.

The ballot will be drawn at 10.00am followed by lunch at 1.00pm.

Lunch will cost £5.00. This includes a choice of either Lentil soup or turkey & cranberry sandwich on brown or white bread, mince pie and tea and coffee.

Please add your name to the list in the ladies locker room indicating your choice of food.
Festive dress a must.

Direct Link to the Ladies Blog

As requested by many of the ladies --- who have been looking for a DIRECT LINK to the LADIES BLOG then CLICK HERE.
You can print out this notice and follow the instructions.The notice will also be placed in the Ladies Locker Room.
Hope this is of some help
Your Webmaster Carol Fell

Autumn Mailing --- FROM THE SLGA

The SLGA Autumn Mailing to clubs was posted on 16 November 2011.
It contains a letter from the Chairman, Shona Malcolm, a conditions of competition checklist, the mailing update form and the 2012 subscription form.

Seminars on handicapping and the Rules of Golf will be held between 6 December 2011 and 19 January 2012 at locations round the country. An invitation and booking form, for a maximum of 4 attendees per club (ladies and Men), are also in the pack.

SGU/SLGA Seminar

John King, Blair Anderson, Jack Snell and Vivien Howe attended the seminar at Haggs Castle yesterday. The speakers were very informative and have given us plenty to think about!

Armistice Day - November 11th 2011

'They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn,
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.'

Thanks go to Jean Irvine for the wonderful poppy and lily display (click on photo to enlarge)

Ranfurly Castle win the West Renfrewshire League

Sue Lyon receives the Division 1 Winners Trophy

The West Renfrewshire League AGM was held at Ranfurly Castle Golf Club this evening Wednesday 9 November at 7.30pm.
18 ladies attended with tea being provided at the beginning of the evening. The business was completed promptly which included an agreement to allow the use of Sky Caddies in matches. This allowed the representatives a chance to mix and also to put some provisional dates in the 2012.
The Divisional Trophies were presented to the winning Clubs by Ranfurly Castle's Lady Captain Karin Mackenzie. Sue Lyon,  team captain for Ranfurly Castle, collected the Division 1 Trophy

Final Results:
Division 1: Ranfurly Castle and Gleddoch were level on points and games won. Ranfurly Castle were confirmed as the winners after a count back of "holes up".
Division 2: Winners: Renfrew, Runners up: Caldwell.
Division 3: Kilmacolm and Gourock were joint leaders with Kilmacolm the winners as they had won the most games.

To see the other Divisional Winners Photographs (Courtesy  of Agnes Williamson ) go to the West of Scotland Website

Renfrewshire Ladies County and West Vets AGM'S

Some of the prizewinners at the RLCGA AGM - Click to enlarge

Renfrewshire Ladies County Golf Association held their Annual General Meeting and Prizegiving last Wednesday - 2nd November at Haggs Castle Golf Club.
Denise Cowan, Maureen Cook, Carol Fell, Anne Judge, Mary Hardie, Jean Irvine, Jan Macnab, Marion Munro, Alexandra Qayum and Agnes Williamson all featured in the Prizewinners List.

We all know that GB&I men hold the Walker Cup, European Professionals hold both the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup and all that remains is the Curtis Cup, the amateur ladies trophy. This match will be held in Scotland at Nairn 8-10 June 2012 and the SLGA are hoping that Scotland can be the scene of the clean sweep of all the Team Championships. At a meeting in Strathmore in September each Scottish County was asked to put forward an ‘Ambassador’. 
Carol Fell was announced as being appointed as this County Ambassador post to liaise with the SLGA to help get support for the GB&I team.

To read the full AGM report, see photographs and the full prizewinners list --- GO TO THE RLCGA WEBSITE   --   then click on Home and the bottom of that post to get all there posts

The following day - Thursday 3rd November the West Vets AGM was held at Cowglen Golf Club. West Vets Captain Fiona Roger chaired the meeting and gave an excellent report on a very successful 2011 season.
The prize giving took place at the end of the meeting and Mary Irvine received the Bronze Championship runners up prize. To read the full report go to the West Vets Website