The May medals can be played from either the Red or Green tees (course configuration on the system has now been completed).
A reminder to those wishing to qualify for the Ladies Club Championship that qualifying scores MUST be played form the Red Tees.
Bronze Championship qualifying scores CAN be played from the Green Tees (Players with a Handicap Index of 20.5 and above are eligible to play in this championship).
Played Wednesday 26 April 2023. 16 entries.
Winner: Sheila Biggart 87 (14) 73
Runner-Up: Morag Cunningham 105 (31) 74
The Dorie Hunter trophy on Wednesday 26 April will be the first handicap-counting competition of the season.
Everyone will have to play from the Green Tees as, when last checked, the Red Course has not yet been correctly configured on the system by Scottish Golf.
Ladies, this trophy will be played for on the Bank Holiday Monday 8th May to commemorate the coronation of King Charles lll.
The competition will be open to both gents and ladies. You can play with anyone at anytime of the day!
There will be a gents winner and a ladies winner and both names will be engraved on the trophy .
The ladies competition will be set up and you can enter and book your tee time, 7 days in advance in the usual way.
Lets hope for a 😎 day !
SILVER (0.0 - 21.5)
Winner Marion Munro 33 points
Runner-up Lilias Snodgrass 33 points
BRONZE (21.6 - 45.0)
Winner Gillian Donaghy 36 points
Runner - up Kate Scott 31 points
Ladies, I send my apologies for not being present yesterday to help with cards. I also believe top dressing had been applied to the greens. I was not told this was happening. I will ask Brian and Craig for prior warning in the future.
The Coronation Foursomes takes place on Wed 10th May and the entry sheet is now on the notice board. Please sign up with a partner and a draw will be done nearer the time, with further information being given then. The cost is £4.00 per couple and should be paid before play by putting in an envelope in the tin box.
The draw for the Mixed Knockout has been done and will be posted on the hallway noticeboard early next week.
For info, here are the first round ties, to be played by 21 May 2023. (Any couple not in this picture has a bye to the 2nd round)
Thankfully the weather turned out to be better than forecast and we managed to play the Yellow Ball today - although hail in mid April is not great 😒
RESULTS :
Winners Anne Judge Lilias Snodgrass Rosemary Ogilvie 134 points
Runners-Up Denise Cowan Anne Gordon Pamela MacKenzie 126 points
Best Yellow Ball Score ( on count back ) - Anne, Lilias, and Rosemary
Ladies Fashion Event - Wednesday 19th April
Only valid on Glenmuir and Swing Out Sister SS23 Ladies Fashion Event items purchased or ordered on the day of the event.
Make sure to bring this voucher along or show this email in the shop on the day to redeem your 20% off!
** Only valid on Glenmuir SS23 Fashion Event items purchased on the day (Wednesday 19th April 2023)**
Please be kind enough to contact the Professional Shop to confirm your attendance, so that we can gauge numbers for the event.
Best wishes,
Stuart Smith
PGA Head Professional
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 !
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 !
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).
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.
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
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