RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY GIRLS COACHING SESSION AT GOUROCK GOLF CLUB

Renfrewshire Juniors have fun at Gourock Golf Club

A wild wet and windy day saw the start of the RLCGA girls golfing meet ups, today which was hosted hosted by Gourock Golf Club.  

Everyone was very grateful to leave the waterproofs behind and make use of the fabulous new indoor facility.  

The session was led by club professional Derek Watters and we were very well supported with 15 young ladies attending spilt into two session times.  

Thanks to the girls who took time out of their study sessions and to all the parents for bringing the girls along.  The girls participated in making use of the technology at the facility and many enjoyed the excitement of the fun Zombie game at the end of the second session.  

It was a good opportunity for the girls to meet each other and hopefully in the coming sessions build on their friendships.

  

Grateful thanks to Honorary President, Pearl Orr, County Captain June Lockhart and Vice-Captain Sandra Littlejohn for coming along to meet the girls and supporting the session.  

Thanks to Gillian Kyle (Junior Secretary) for leading the meet ups and for steering us all in the right direction and thanks also to Lynda Bradley (Junior Convenor, Kilmacolm) for supporting the session also.

The next session is planned for Sunday 3^rd February at Cowglen, anyone who hasn’t already intimated they would like to come along please get in touch with Gillian at gilliank17@sky.com.

Thanks go to Claire Barclay for the news

THIS GIRLS GOLF EVENT AT GOUROCK GOLF CLUB

Come and join us at Gourock Golf Club for ‘This Girl Golfs’, the event will involve coaching and skills challenges with some fun and games along the way on 28 October 2018 from 09:30 – 16:00 

Come rain or shine coaching/games based activity will take place across Gourock GC’s training facilities, including, indoor studio, short game (putting and chipping) area and course.

There will be hot rolls and drinks on arrival and in addition lunch and goody bags will be provided on the day!

Ability Level – Open to all girls aged 7-14 who have been involved in a regular coaching programme or have 1-3 years of golfing experience.

You will be joined by a PGA Professional who will guide you along the way with some tips to improve your golf game.

Get your ticket

MAUREEN WOODHEAD BOWS OUT AFTER WINNING 25 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Golfer bows out after winning 25th championship

By Paul John Coulter  @paulcoulter89 (The Greenock Telegrapgh)

Maureen Woodhead (pictured above) is retiring with a record haul of ladies' titles at her home town club.

The 60-year-old won her maiden championship in 1993 and has dominated almost ever since, notching title number 25 at the recent 2018 tournament.

Maureen is now leaving on a high to spend more time with her husband Neil at the couple's new base in the Lake District.

She told the Tele: "I've won it now for 25 years so there's a pressure that comes with that.

"I wanted to finish sort of unbeaten, if you like.

"Neil doesn't play golf, he enjoys walking and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2010 for Quarriers so I can see myself walking a lot more now."

Maureen started out playing hockey before her late first husband, Nicol Skinner, encouraged her to take up golf.

The sport runs in the family, with her father Dan Hendry, who passed away two years ago, a past captain at Gourock and former Greenock Golf Club champion.

Maureen was persuaded by Nicol to join the Cowal View course in '79.

Nicol, who was himself a multiple championship winner, died in 2001 and the flag pole stands in his memory outside the clubhouse.

Maureen said: "I think he was fed up picking me up from accident and emergency with broken ankles because of hockey and encouraged me to take up golf.

"I won my first championship in '93 and won it every year apart from 2008 when I was beaten in the semi-final.

"Until I recently changed my car and sold the house, I lived in Golf Road, played golf and drove a Golf."

During her competitive career, Maureen also won British and Scottish Civil Service Ladies' titles.

She was Inverclyde's 'champion of champions' five times, enjoyed success with Gourock in the Greenlees Trophy and served as vice-captain of the Renfrewshire team in 2009 before helping them to claim their first national crown the following year - the first in over two decades.

MAUREEN WOODHEAD WINS GOUROCK LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE 25th TIME AND RETIRES

Maureen with some of the Gourock Ladies - Celebrating

Maureen Woodhead won the Gourock Golf Club Championship for a record 25th time.

She thanked all for their best wishes and congratulations on her achievement.

She said “Those of you who attended the Prizegiving will already know that I have decided to retire from playing in the Championship.  It has been a fantastic time for me but things move on and Neil and I are looking forward to our new life (at least on a part time basis) in England.”

“I will still be around the club - there's no getting rid of me yet - it's been a huge part of my life.  Good luck to all the champions in the future. xx

JAN MACNAB FROM RANFURLY CASTLE LEADS THE RENFREWSHIRE MY GOLFING RANKING

mygolfranking.net RENFREWSHIRE LADIES GOLFER ofWEEK 18/24 is JAN MACNAB (Ranfurly Castle) who sits proudly at NUMBER ONE on Renfrewshire Ladies MGRanking.

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RENFREWSHIRE LADIES

1 Jan Macnab (Ranfurly Castle) 1115 points

2 Linda Ellery (East Renfrewshire) 1069 

3 Linda McDougall (Greenock) 1058 

4 Jane Ross (Elderslie) 1029 

5 Maureen Kemp (Gourock) 977 

6 Linda Honeyman (Erskine) 957 

7 Shirley Bell (Old Course Ranfurly) 938 

8 Janette McCartney (Erskine) 929 

9 Paula Adam (Old Course Ranfurly) 920 

10 Julie Nicol (Elderslie) 915 

RENFREWSHIRE LADIES - CLUBS

1 Erskine 872 points

2 Greenock 834

3 Old Course Ranfurly 806 

4 Elderslie 799 

5 Renfrew 794

The MyGolfRanking service is free and anyone can register on www.mygolfranking.net .  For current club MGRankinglists, the full regional, national and international MGRankings and How it Works, sign in at www.mygolfranking.net.

LOCAL PLAYER MAUREEN WOODHEAD WINS RENFREWSHIRE JUNE MEDAL AT GOUROCK AND EMMA KENNEDY WINS THE SCRATCH

A smaller field than normal played in today's June Medal at Gourock GC, partly due to it's location and partly due to the West Vets match at Kilmacolm, which tied up some of the RLCGA players 
Sadly, the weather forecast didn't get it right today.... dry in the morning and showers in the afternoon and evening it said. So we had showers and a fair breeze in the morning, drier in the afternoon and torrential rain at night time when the pesky midges came out to play ! 

Maureen Woodhead - Winner of June Medal and Division 1

The difficult conditions were reflected in the scores, however local player Maureen Woodhead returned an impressive gross 84, nett 75 to win Division 1 and the Medal with Emma Kennedy (Paisley) - pictured below winning the Scratch with an 83.

Emma Kennedy - Scratch Winner

Maureen Neilson - Winner of Division 2

Maureen Neilson, from nearby Greenock Golf Club, was the winner of division 2 handicap section with a gross 93, net 79. It must be 'Mo's' new cataract free eyes that made all the difference.

Even though we didn't enjoy the best of weather, the views when the sky did clear a bit were amazing and the view from the 18th tee is fantastic....playing it is another matter !

Liz Hale about to drive off at the 18th

SUMMARY OF SCORES

SSS 73, CSS 76 (reduction only)

Scratch :
Emma Kennedy (Paisley) 83

H'Cap 0 - 12
1st: Maureen Woodhead (Gourock) 84 (9) 75
2nd: Emma Kennedy (Paisley) 83 (5) 78
3rd: Anabel Kane (Kilmacolm) 90 (9) 81

H'Cap 13+
1st: Maureen Neilson (Greenock) 93 (14) 79
2nd: Linda Anderson (Erskine) 104 (22) 82
3rd: Michelle Anderson (Hilton Park) 97 (15) 82

Click Here to go to the RLCGA results page

Report and photos from Fiona Armour (Results Secretary RLCGA)

COUNTY AGM'S --- NEW CAPTAINS TAKE OVER

Back Row: Sylvia Muir, Eleanor Watson, Ann Grant, Margaret McGregor, Jenny McGee, Kath McKellar Front Row: Liz Keohone, Connie Jaffrey (County Champion), Sheila Adam 

Ayrshire Ladies County Golf Association leading prizewinners during the 2013 season pictured at the annual general meeting and prizegiving held at West Kilbride Golf Club yesterday. 

Sheila Adam has taken up office as County Captain and Liz Keohone is her Vice-Captain.

D&A   AGM and Prizegiving was held on Wednesday 30th October at Douglas Park Golf Club. There was a good turnout of members inspite of the weather conditions in the early evening. President, Lana Macdonald, presented the prizes to the successful winners this year. Carol Sim (Balmore) took over as County Captain from Alisoun Fairbairn. 

Karen Maxwell (Milngavie) was appointed as the new Vice Captain

The RLCGA AGM was held on Wednesday 6th November at Haggs Castle Golf Club.
Gillian McGinlay (Cochrane Castle) is the new Captain of Renfrewshire taking over from Maureen Woodhead (Gourock). Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) is the new Vice Captain.

The 2013 Scottish Champion Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) was awarded Honorary Membership

GO TO THE RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY WEBSITE FOR FULL DETAILS

 Lanarkshire is still to hold their AGM

Ranfurly Castle Golf Club win the West Renfrewshire League

The West Renfrewshire League AGM will be held at Ranfurly Castle Golf Club on Wednesday 9 November at 7.30pm.
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.

Thanks go to Agnes Williamson for the report

Some 2009 Club Champions - Helen Faulds is one of our Stars

Triple Club Champion - Helen Faulds

Helen Faulds achieved a long time ambition this year when she won the Club championships of all three golf clubs of which she is a member - Bearsden, Douglas Park and Elie & Earlsferry.
She has now won the Bearsden championship 14 times, the Douglas Park championship seven times and the Elie & Earlsferry Championship four times, which adds up to a glorious total of 25 club titles.
A Scottish Senior Internationalist, Helen is also presently the champion of the West of Scotland Veteran Ladies Association as well as being their Captain.
Just recently Helen and her partner Helen Robertson from Douglas Park were runners-up in the Scottish Ladies Foursomes, to Scottish Champion Megan and younger sister Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) with a scratch score of 74, played at Forfar Golf Club.

Bearsden - Helen Faulds
Cochrane Castle - Alyson McGinnigle
Cowglen - Lesley Cosh
Douglas Park - Helen Faulds
East Renfrewshire - Gillian Kyle
Elie - Helen Faulds
Gourock - Maureen Woodhead
Haggs Castle - Jennifer Mack
Kilmacolm - Megan Briggs
Ranfurly Castle - Natasha Qayum

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MULTI-YEAR CLUB CHAMPIONS

On the Gillian Kirkwood Website there was an article on Multi - Year Champions
West of Scotland player -- Maureen Woodhead (Skinner) was reading their article about multi-year champions.

Until 2008, when she was defeated in the semi-final, she was Lady Champion at Gourock Golf Club for 15 years consecutively.
"This could be a starting figure for our investigations!!" --- Any advance on 15 years, then?

MAUREEN WOODHEAD (formerly Skinner) -- pictured left ----
Further to this post here is an update ------
Pat Shepherd from Turriff

Renfrewshire are Winners in the Inter County Foursomes Finals at East Kilbride

The Inter County Foursomes Finals took place at East Kilbride Golf Club yesterday. The Renfrewshire partnership of Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart --- pictured above had a terrific round of 74 to win the scratch award

Renfrewshire's Mary Hardie and Sheila Gray (pictured above) from Ranfurly Castle won the Handicap Award with a net 68.5

Results:
1st Scratch: Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart (Cochrane Castle/ Greenburn)- Renfrewshire 74
2nd Scratch: Lesley Lloyd and Fiona Scott (Hayston / Bothwell Castle) - Lanarkshire 79
3rd Scratch: Gillian McGinlay and Maureen Woodhead (Cochrane Castle / Gourock) - Renfrewshire 80 BIH

1st Handicap: Mary Hardie and Sheila Gray ( Ranfurly Castle) - Renfrewshire 88 (19.5) Net 68.5 2nd Handicap: Irene Nisbet and Caroline Smith (Strathaven) - Lanarkshire 92 (19) Net 73
3rd Handicap : Moira Aitken and Rosemary Macnee (Kilmarnock Barassie) - Ayrshire 93 (18) Net 75

Scratch Prizewinners: Lesley Lloyd, Liz Stewart, Gillian McGinlay, Maureen Woodhead and Lanarkshire Captain May Hughes (Fiona Scott missing) - click to enlarge

Handicap Winners: Lanarkshire Captain May Hughes with all the Handicap Prizewinners - click to enlarge

Thanks go to Jean Macintyre (Lanarkshire's Secretary) for all the results and photographs

Maureen Skinner and Neil Woodhead get Married in St Lucia

Just a note to let you and my friends at Gourock and the West of Scotland know that Neil and I got married in St Lucia on 11 July 2007. It was just what we wanted - no fuss. We were on holiday with 11 year old Scott who took his duties as 'Best Boy' and 'Ring Bearer' very seriously. --- click on the photo above to see an enlargement

Spring Meeting / Medal - Gourock Golf Club

Past RLCGA County Captain Elspeth Hanlon had a gross 76 net 70. The CSS was 73 so Elspeth drops her handicap to 5 again. Very Well Done and congratulations!!
Thanks to Maureen Skinner for the news

LGU Area Finals at Haggs Castle- Eilidh Briggs is a winner

Eilidh Briggs, 14-year-old Kilmacolm Golf Club junior member, led the Silver Division section with a net 71 off six in the West Division final of the Ladies Golf Union Medal at Haggs Castle Golf Club today. The CSS was 74 (+1).
The eight qualifiers for the Grand Final at Crieff Golf Club on Sunday, June 3 were:
Silver Division – Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) (6) 71; Christine Whitelaw (Largs) (11) 72; Elaine Whyte (Windyhill) (12) 73; Pat McWhirter (Westerwood) (15) 75 (bih).
Bronze Division – Susan Campbell (Whitecraigs) (24) 63; Vivien Howe (Ranfurly Castle) (20) 69; Margaret McDevitt (Gourock) (22) (bih), Patricia Brown (Ralston) (21) 73 (bih).

RLCGA - April Medal- Gourock Golf Club

April Medal (Gourock) 33 entrants : SSS 73 CSS 75
Scratch: Sarah Kirby (Ranfurly Castle)
Scratch - 12 H'Cap:
1st Sarah Kirby Ranfurly Castle 79 10 69
2nd Cathy Morton Eastwood 84 9 75
3rd Maureen Skinner Gourock 81 5 7

Handicap 13 and above:
1st Liz Williamson Ranfurly Castle 88 17 71
2nd Lindsay Mathie Cochrane Castle 91 16 75
3rd Lynn Forsyth Paisley 90 14 76

Draw for the RLCGA April County Medal

The draw for the RLCGA County Medal in April at Gourock can be found in the Hot News Page in the Renfrewshire Website