Welcome to my first Captain’s Blog and the last of 2023. Well, that year flew by! Not sure if Lynda shares that sentiment.

Since the last Blog, we have had our Ladies Annual Meeting and Presentations, our Annual Christmas Lunch and have switched to Summer Golf.

Ladies Annual Meeting (LAM)

Congratulations to all the season winners at the 2023 annual presentation which preceded the LAM. Thank you to the generous prize donors.

The new committee was elected and is as follows: –

  • Anne Ward – Lady Captain
  • Anne Hitchen – Lady Vice Captain
  • Janice Bonser – Lady Secretary
  • Julie Davies – Lady Treasurer

Ongoing members

  • Sue Quinones – Director of Lady Members
  • Adele Smith – Elected Member

There were no nominations for the 4 General Committee positions at the LAM. At the December meeting the following 3 members volunteered were confirmed as General Committee member.

  • Rosemary Burd
  • Andrea Hird
  • Ellen Oliver

We all look forward to guiding you through the rich offering of golfing events in 2024.

Summer Golf

The summer season has started and will continue until the Ladies Season Opener on Thursday March 7th 2024.

An eclectic competition will run through this period and for the first time will include all competition rounds the women play in. The Eclectic Leaderboard can be accessed on the Club website at Member Home -> Leaderboards -> Eclectic (a link at the bottom of the Leaderboard list). This is a great way of seeing your best score for each hole throughout this period.

Tuesday competitions will be a one tee start during summer, except where there is an event in the afternoon. The first eight timeslots are reserved for the 18 hole competition players so they can avoid the heat in the latter part of their round. All other timeslots are for 9 hole or 18 hole groups. When booking into these timeslots ALWAYS nominate if you are playing in the 9 hole or 18 hole competition. This allows the timeslot to be treated as a 9 hole competition group or an 18 hole group, based on the first booking. Please do not mix up these groups with 9 and 18 hole competition players. This is detrimental to the flow of the field.

Thursday competitions will start off both the 1st and 10th tees. We are trialling a new timesheet template to cater for all our members time preferences.  Please be patient while we see how this pans out.

Over summer we often see people pull out of the competition due to the hotter weather. Please remember that it is good etiquette to contact your playing partners to inform them.  Can I also ask that you check the timesheets the night before to see how many are in your timeslot and adjust your booking if necessary. Groups of 4 or 3 are preferred to keep the field flowing smoothly.

New Members

Please join me in welcoming the following new members to the club. Make sure you say hello and book yourself in a game with them.

  • Jinmi Paek
  • Clare Griffiths
  • Karen Fullard (welcome back)
  • Lyn Buswell

Finally, I wish you all a peaceful, joyous and safe festive season, celebrating with those near and dear to you. May 2024 bring us all good golf and most importantly, good health and happiness.

Take care and be kind.

Anne Ward 
Ladies Captain