The ladies section of Douglas Park Golf Club held their Annual General Meeting and Prize Giving on Saturday 27th January 2007. Past Captain Mrs. Alison Nicolson presented the incoming Lady Captain, Mrs. Janet Dow with the Lady Captain's Badge. The 2006 prize winners gathered on the steps of the Club House (with trophies in hand) for a group photo. The Club Championship was won by Mrs. Helen Faulds, with runner up, Mrs. Lindsay MacLean.
Monday 29 January 2007
Douglas Park AGM
The ladies section of Douglas Park Golf Club held their Annual General Meeting and Prize Giving on Saturday 27th January 2007. Past Captain Mrs. Alison Nicolson presented the incoming Lady Captain, Mrs. Janet Dow with the Lady Captain's Badge. The 2006 prize winners gathered on the steps of the Club House (with trophies in hand) for a group photo. The Club Championship was won by Mrs. Helen Faulds, with runner up, Mrs. Lindsay MacLean.
Monday 22 January 2007
Mary Craig is the new Captain of Ranfurly Castle
![Click to enlarge --- Mary Hardie, Mary Craig and Rosemary Reedie](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XdicNiXaypk/RbU_bqWX3LI/AAAAAAAAAE0/8sW6fHnzH2s/s320/agm_photo.jpg)
Over 50 ladies attended the Ranfurly Castle AGM this evening. Mary Craig is now the new Captain, Rosemary Reedie, the past captain and Mary Hardie is the vice captain.
Nancy MacGadie, the 2006 Club Champion gave a vote of thanks after the prizegiving which followed the AGM
To see an enlargement of the photo, click on the picture and then use the back bar on your toolbar to come back to this page
Saturday 20 January 2007
Belle Robertson is Honorary Vice President of the SLGA
Thursday 18 January 2007
The Ranfurly Castle AGM
The Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Prizes has been postponed today (Thursday 18th) and will now take place on Monday 22nd January 2007 at 7:45pm. It is hoped that all members will be present and new members will be especially welcome.
Wednesday 10 January 2007
January 12 Club Stableford Result- Ranfurly Castle
Played January 3rd 2007:
Winner Silver: N Qayum 26 points
Winner Bronze: R Cunningham 25 points
Winner Silver: N Qayum 26 points
Winner Bronze: R Cunningham 25 points
Monday 8 January 2007
2007 Greenlees Fixture Dates for Ranfurly Castle
Tuesday 22nd May Hilton Park (H)
Friday 8th June Cochrane Castle (H)
Thursday 14th June Cardross (H))*Please note the date change
Thursday 21st June Cathkin Braes (H)
Tuesday 3rd July Kilmacolm (A)
Monday 16th July Lanark (A)*Please note the date change
Tuesday 24th July Prestwick St. Nicholas(A)
Monday 17th September Kilmarnock Barassie(A)
Anne Robinson is the Ranfurly Castle Greenlees Secretary
Friday 8th June Cochrane Castle (H)
Thursday 14th June Cardross (H))*Please note the date change
Thursday 21st June Cathkin Braes (H)
Tuesday 3rd July Kilmacolm (A)
Monday 16th July Lanark (A)*Please note the date change
Tuesday 24th July Prestwick St. Nicholas(A)
Monday 17th September Kilmarnock Barassie(A)
Anne Robinson is the Ranfurly Castle Greenlees Secretary
Friday 15 December 2006
Carol and Gladys eat too much turkey
Thursday 14 December 2006
Gillian McRae has a Hole in One
Congratulations go to Renfrewshire's Gillian McRae who had a hole in one at Troon Portland last week
Wednesday 13 December 2006
Junior Coaching at Erskine
Dean Robertson, the reigning Scottish PGA champion and Italian Open winner in 1999, took time out of his schedule this weekend to encourage a new generation of local golfers.
On Saturday, the Paisley 36 year old gave a clinic to a group of children who are being coached by Erskine Golf Club volunteer coaches, through the national junior golf strategy, clubgolf.
“This group of children had an Easter starter session, then a summer school, and now we are giving them a six week winter slot,” said Erskine Golf Club’s Junior Development Co-ordinator, Janette McCartney.
“We wanted to keep their enthusiasm going so we are very grateful that Dean could spare time this weekend. The children loved the experience and we hope that the word will spread and we will attract more juniors next year.”
Launched by Colin Montgomerie and First Minister, Jack McConnell in 2003, clubgolf aims to create the opportunity for every nine year old in Scotland to experience the game from 2009. Six Erskine GC members have since become qualified to coach the programme’s Level 1 course. This winter a further three will become trained to join them as volunteer coaches.
“We did have a big junior section before but we realised that they weren’t going to be around for ever unless we did something about it,” admits Janette
“After six of us became qualified to coach last year, we advertised in local papers, spread the word amongst our members, I approached the Active Schools Co-ordinator and got permission to send flyers around local schools.
“We attracted over 50 children, most of whom hadn’t played golf before. One of my main reasons for doing clubgolf was we had no girl players but now we have five as a result of this programme.”
In addition to creating this Christmas treat for the current children on the programme, the Club hopes that Dean Robertson’s clinic this weekend will generate further interest from other local children.
“The children on our programme have varying levels of ability but they are all enjoying it and improving,” said Janette. “Some of them are only just learning to hold the club whilst others are already at the stage where they are ready to move on to being coached by our local Pro, Peter Thomson, who can take them to the next stage.
“We start the coaching again at Easter time and now that we have a larger group of coaches, I’m hoping we will get a similar number of children from the local community signing up for the course.”
Dean Robertson said, “Erskine Golf Club is helping the development of golf in Scotland by giving these local children the opportunity to play golf at an early age in a fun environment.
“The volunteers are doing a fantastic job in teaching these children the fundamental skills. Golf programmes like this one will provide the required platform from which these kids can follow their dreams and aspire to one day play like their golfing heroes.”
NOTES FOR EDITORS:
- clubgolf is a partnership between the Scottish Golf Union, the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association, the Professional Golfers' Association, the Golf Foundation and sportscotland. The strategy has been developed as a direct result of the Scottish Executive's commitment to introduce every nine-year-old child in Scotland to the game by 2009.
- clubgolf is funded by the Scottish Executive which has committed £500,000 per year to the scheme through sportscotland until 2009.
- As Scotland's national junior golf strategy, clubgolf is backed by Scotland's most famous golfers, Paul Lawrie, Sandy Lyle, Catriona Matthew, Colin Montgomerie, and Scotland's First Minister, Jack McConnell, MSP and Sports Minister, Patricia Ferguson, MSP. It aims to provide new opportunities in the game for every child in the country and to increase participation in the sport by adopting a totally new approach to the development of junior golf.
- clubgolf has been introduced at a point where, of the 260,000 members in the 580 clubs north of the border, the average age is between 42 and 44 years old. This figure is likely to rise in line with the demographic trend of an ageing Scottish population. Although memberships have grown at a rate of just under five percent during the past decade, there has been an increase of almost 20 percent in the number of courses built over the same period.
- clubgolf aims to build on existing traditions and club infrastructures to develop a new and innovative approach that will introduce new participants to the game and secure the sport’s future.
- Clubs across Scotland are playing a vital role in the clubgolf strategy. Following clubgolf’s six-week firstclubgolf course, children have the opportunity to progress to the second phase of clubgolf's Player Pathway, Stage 1. Hosted by their local clubs, Stage 1 is a 23-hour course, covering the fundamentals of putting, chipping, full swing, rules and etiquette, taught by the club's fully trained volunteer coaches. After Stage 1 there are a further four stages on the Player Pathway.
clubgolf's targets for 2009 are:
- 50,000 9 year olds introduced to clubgolf every year through firstclubgolf
- 50,000 9-14 year olds retained in the clubgolf programme at any one time
- 20,000 9-14 year olds experiencing golf in a community golf programme setting
- 200 clubgolf centres (golf clubs and community linked centres delivering some of the above)
- 20 junior clubgolf facilities (new clubgolf facilities)
- 40 affiliated junior golf facilities (driving ranges/practice facilities utilising the clubgolf brand)
For further information please contact:
Rob Eyton-Jones, clubgolf Press Officer on 07775 746981
Want a new idea for Christmas
Alison Finlay Whitecraigs Vice Captain does Kinesiology and if you feel you could with a little help over winter Why not visit her 2 websites and see if she could help you.
For further information on Kinesiology or Aura - visit Alison Finlay
Looking for a present the try some Aura-Soma, GNLD and Flower Essence purchases at Completely
Natural Website
For further information on Kinesiology or Aura - visit Alison Finlay
Looking for a present the try some Aura-Soma, GNLD and Flower Essence purchases at Completely
Natural Website
Friday 8 December 2006
Can you spot the people
Sunday 3 December 2006
Cochrane Castle is well represented in the County Team
Cochrane Castle was well represented at the West Division women’s inter-county team golf championship at East Renfrewshire Golf Club. Gillian McGinlay, Donna Jackson and Kate O'Sullivan helped Renfrewshire Ladies to a clean sweep by defeating Lanarkshire, Dunbartonshire and Argyll. Renfrewshire Ladies thenadvanced to the Scottish Finals at The Hirsel Golf Club, Coldstream on September 22 to 24 where Kate who went back to the States was unavailable. However Donna and Gillian helped Renfrewshire be runners up to Fife who were the eventual winners
Friday 24 November 2006
Carol wins the Turkey Competition
Carol Fell won the Turkey Competition over Douglas Park Golf Course today. Itwas played over 13 holes and she won a lovely bottle of wine for her efforts
Monday 16 October 2006
Erskine Pair are Winners
![lORRAIN AND tRISH](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XdicNiXaypk/RXNDvJ2BlNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/i_sybjJ6m6I/s320/alg-prswnnrs.jpg)
On Monday 16th October, RLCGA's Trish Davidson and Lorraine Morrow (Erskine) played at the Grand Final of the Amateur Lady Golfer Summer Knock Out Pairs competition at the Belfry. Throughout the summer they played 4 rounds against pairs from clubs around the West of Scotland (Vale of Leven, Troon Welbeck, Bearsden and Southerness), after 4 victories they were the regional winners! This resulted in a trip to the Grand final at the Belfry played over the Derby course.On the Sunday they played a practice round and on Monday the main competition. They were competing against 12 other pairs and they knew that they needed to play their best to be in with a chance. The format was betterball stableford (same as the knockout rounds) with full handicap (3/4 previously) and it suited their game perfectly – scoring 45 points! Lorraine also won a prize for being nearest the pin at the 3rdThere are more pictures and details of the event in the Amateur Lady Golfer Website
Monday 9 October 2006
Rosemary's Team are Winners
RLCGA member Rosemary Reedie who is Captain of Ranfurly Castle with her team consisting of RLCGA members Mary Craig, Anne Robinson, and Sarah Kirby are the very first Scottish winners of the National finals of the Captains Team Trophy at the De Vere Carden Park Golf resort near Chester today with a grand stableford total of 79 points --- 7 points ahead of their nearest rivals (2 scores out of the 4 to count) The Mens Captains Team winners had a 77 points
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)