Easter Yellow Ball Stableford - Wed 12th April

 The draw for the Easter Yellow ball 

09.10    Maureen Cook          Gillian Donaghy          Alison Templeton

09.20    Marion Munro           Nancy MacGadie        Karin MacKenzie

09.30    Anne Judge                Lilias Snodgrass          Rosemary Ogilvie

09.40    Sheila Biggart            Karen Binning             Morven MacLeod

09.50    Jan Macnab                Helen Abram               Carol Barnes

10.00    Louise Cooper           Vivien Howe                Morag Cunningham

10.10    Anne Robinson          Joy MacLoed               Chris Minto

10.20    Denise Cowan            Pamela MacKenzie      Anne Gordon

Reserve - 

The draw can also be seen on the SG App and I have printed a copy for the locker room.

I will leave cards and instructions for scoring etc on the table in the locker room - enjoy !

KNOCKOUT DRAWS

 The draws for the Knockout Competitions have been done and they are now on the Locker room notice board.  Please ensure that you have paid your £2.00 entry for each competition before playing your 1st round.  Check when your games should be completed by, to allow time to arrange suitable dates.

The entries for the Fun Yellow Ball on Wed 12th April close on Tuesday 4th April.  If you still wish to play please text or email Karen by the end of the 4th April to ensure you are included in the draw.  You can pay your £2.00 before play by putting your money in an envelope and putting it in the metal box.

Heather Davidson

 It is with regret that I inform you that Heather Davidson, a past Lady Captain,and known to many of our current lady members sadly passed away at the weekend. I did not know Heather personally, but listened to many kind words said about her this morning in the golf club.

Our thoughts are with the family at this time.

Funeral arrangements to follow. 

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