April Medal - Windyhill Golf Club

April Medal, Played 7th April, 2007, Par 72, CSS 75, 20 Competitors
Silver: Elaine Mathie 88 (15) 73, 2nd Caroline King 90 (12) 78
Bronze : Mary McWilliam 106 (32) 74, Moira Taylor 97 (21) 76
Scratch: Carol Whyte 84

Marie Curie Stableford - Ranfurly Castle

Played 11th April 2007 SSS 73 CSS 74
Silver L Brown (12) 42 pts, E Williamson (16) 38 pts
Bronze E Jessop (32) 40 pts, J Cairns (29) 37 pts

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

Erskine progress to 4th Round in the Mail on Sunday

2nd Round Tie 11th March Erskine v Helensburgh Home win 3.5 - 1.5
3rd Round Tie 9th April Erskine v Dumbarton Away win 3.5 -1.5

Milngavie v Clober -- Centenary Trophy Match

The annual match for the Centenary Trophy between Milngavie Golf Club and Clober Golf Club was held on Sunday April 8th. Clober was the venue for the Junior Teams and the Thomson McCrone teams, while the Donald Cameron teams and Ladies teams played at Milngavie.
Results (Milngavie 1st)
Juniors 1.5 - 2.5
Thomson McCrone 2.5 - 1.5
Donald Cameron 1 - 3
Ladies 4 - 0
Final Result: - Milngavie 9 Clober 7

Photo shows Anna Telfer, Captain of Milngavie GC receiving the trophy from Jimmy Graham, Captain of Clober GC.
Anna said " I am absolutely thrilled to have won the Centenary Trophy. This competition has been running for over 35 years and as Milngavie have only lost the trophy 3 times in all that time, the pressure was really on ! The matches are always played in a very competitive but also friendly manner as befits a contest between local rivals. The difference this year was a resounding victory by the Ladies team and I hope we carry this form on for the rest of the season."

Rhona and Ronnie's new baby --Hazel

Ronnie Murison and Rhona Wilkie (Douglas Park) are delighted with their new arrival Hazel who was born on the 4th March 2007.
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April Medal - Ranfurly Castle

April Medal: Played April 1st /4th, 31 Entries, SSS 73,CSS 76RO/73
Scratch: A Judge 80
Silver: R Ogilvie(18) 72, M Craig (10) 73
Bronze: H Abram (26) 72, M Mirner (33) 73

At last!!!!

I am now able to post on this blog - three cheers!!!
Jean
Well done Jean -- D&A Webmaster --- Welcome to the world of Ladies Golf News in the West of Scotland
Cheers Carol

Farland Quaich - West Kilbride

Farland Quaich April 1, SSS 73, CSS 76, Entries 23.
Silver: J Neilson (8) 77, D Green (15) 80 bih.
Bronze: J Gallagher (26) 74, A Thomson (23) 78.
Trophy Winner J Gallagher

Stableford - Cathcart Castle

Stableford March 25 and 28. SSS 69 css 72 Entries 29.
Silver : A Ford (20) 34pts. B Connor (15) 33 P Connell (19) 28.
Bronze : J Thomson (29) 34, J Henderson (25) 32 bih, O Leach (31) 32.

Spring Foursomes --- Bothwell Castle

Played March 31st Entries 14.
M Robertson and D Warnock (26.5) 59.5, I Boyd and J McEwan (25) 65 bih, H Cuthbert and M Shillitto (22) 65.

Spring Meeting - Lochwinnoch Golf Club

Spring Meeting, March 25th, SSS 73, CSS 72 -- One Class
J MacNab (15) 66, L Dolan (9) 72

March Medal - Buchanan Castle

Played March 21st 2007: CSS 73 Entries 2
Silver: Alison Miller (15) 74, Jean Henderson (19) 75.
Bronze: Shuna Walker (24) 76, Elizabeth Fyfe (26) 79

March Medal - Cochrane Castle

Played March 31st 2007 SSS 72, CSS 75,19 entries.
Silver: D Jackson (2) 74, A McGinnigle (6) 76.
Bronze: C Smith (26) 76, M Morrison (26) 79.

Husband and Wife Golfing Joke

Out on the golf course with his wife, the husband says, "Twenty years ago I had a brief affair. It meant nothing. I hope you can forgive me."
His wife was hurt but said, "Dearest, those days are long gone. What we have now is far more valuable. I forgive you." They embraced and kissed.
On the seventeenth tee, the husband was starting his back swing when the wife blurted out, "I'm sorry darling, I've been so conscience-stricken since you told me, but since we're being honest with each other, I have something to tell you also. Fifty-two years ago I had a sex change operation, I was a man before I met you. I hope you can forgive me."
The husband, froze at the top of his back swing, then threw a fit! He slammed the driver into the ground, kicked the ball into the woods, stormed off the tee, pushed the golf cart over on its side, broke the rest of his clubs one by one, then started on hers.
He screamed and ranted, "You liar! You cheat! You despicable deceiver! How could you? I trusted you with all my heart and soul... And all these years you've been playing off the ladies tees?!"

Thanks go to Jean Campbell (D&A Webmaster)for that one

Globespan holiday golf club booking disaster

Chris Kelly and the The Windyhill Belles, 8 "girls" from Windyhill Golf Club are flying out to Portugal on 30th April for 1 week. They booked their flights ages ago but have only now tried to book 4 Golf bags and clubs this weekend to be told that they are fully booked re golf equipment and we cannot get our clubs on holiday with us. Chris says - " We have been looking forward to this holiday for over a year now and have 3 rounds booked at various courses." "What do we do now? "
She is presently getting in touch with the Company who booked their golf and perhaps they could hire us some clubs, here's hoping. They will certainly be looking at other Airlines when arranging any more trips.

March Medal - Old Ranfurly Golf Club

LGU Medal – 31st March 2007 Entries 19
Silver Winner: S McKnight (15) 71 Runner/up M Taggart (14) 74
Bronze Winner: A Lavety (22) 75 Runner/up F MacPhee (22) 77
Scratch: S McKnight 86

Medal 1 --- Douglas Park Golf Club

Played: 1st April 2007, SSS 72, CSS 73, Entries 21.
Silver: 1st A Miller (15) 71 2nd J Gemmell (7) 76 3rd C Fell (10) 78
Bronze: 1st A White (26) 71 2nd M Brodie (27) 81 3rd S Dorward (30) 82
Scratch: J Gemmell 83

Ranfurly Castle Social Evening

Ranfurly Castle's Ladies Captain Mary Craig had her Social Evening on Thursday 29th March 2007 . Approx 50 Ladies attended a superb evening with some wine tasting from Jason Harvey from T M ROBERTSON (Wine Sellers) --- from Edinburgh and a Fashion Show organized by Sarah Kirby of GLENMUIR
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Ranfurly Castle - Social Evening

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The Winter Foursomes - Douglas Park

Congratulations go to Joan Gemmell and Alison Miller who beat Jan Patrick and Jinty Halley in the final of the Winter Foursomes

The Winter Greensomes - Ranfurly Castle

Congratulations go to Mary Craig and Evy MacGregor who won the Winter Greensomes today by beating Mary Hardie and Helen Abram in the Final

Handicap Changes 2007

A mailing to Handicap Secretaries was sent out by the SLGA in January and included the following items which can be read here.

1. Memo re Handicap Changes 2007 Click here
2. The procedures for lapsing of handicaps Click here
3. A memo regarding Open Competitions Click here
4. The list of qualifying competitions for 2007 Click here
5. A memo regarding Supplementary Scores 2007 Click here

Also go to the SLGA Website for all other information

The SLGA have some Jewellery for sale

The SLGA have a range of SLGA Jewellery for sale
Click on the link above and see whats on offer

The Garten Girls at Milngavie

The 2007 Spring Meeting of the Garten Girls took place at Milngavie Golf Course today. Anna Telfer (Captain of Milngavie) hosted this 6 monthly event today. Helen Faulds, Janice Paterson, Noreen Fenton and Fiona Roger were in Team 1. Emma Wilson, Carol Fell and Anna Telfer were in Team 2. Unfortunately Jennifer Mack was unable to be there --- away on holiday. Emma's team were the winners after the average Stableford points of the teams were calculated. It was a glorious day and everyone had a terrific day.
For those who do not know who the Garton Girls are --- they are the players who entered the Scottish Seniors in 2005 and stayed with Fiona in Boat of Garton
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The Garten Girls

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Anna Telfer is the Captain of Milngavie Golf Club

Congratulations go to Past Captain of D & A Anna Telfer who is the 2006 - 2007 Club Captain of Milngavie Golf Club. There is no Ladies Captain anymore with 2 convenors from the Ladies section on the main committee. We all wish Anna every success in her new appointment.
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Be careful when flying with Globespan !

Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) and Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle) went to Portugal for a golfing holiday on Sunday 18th March. They flew with Globespan who left their golf clubs in Glasgow because of overloading. This is happening more frequently ---- SO ALL GOLFERS BEWARE !!! --- 25 sets were left in Glasgow

Helen got her clubs 48 hours later on the Tuesday and the Fells got their clubs on Wednesday afternoon on their return from the golf --- 72 hours later.

On the Homeward journey to Glasgow today everyone on the flight had there golf clubs left at Faro !! --- Approx 50 sets of Clubs ---

So PLEASE BE AWARE of the problem and make sure you are covered in your travel insurance for the extra cost of hiring clubs etc

I THINK WE MUST LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT ALTHOUGH YOU PAY £30 TO BOOK YOUR CLUBS ON A FLIGHT (which we did in October 2006) ---

--- THIS IS WHAT GLOBESPAN SAY :May we refer you to our Terms and Conditions which clearly states:

'Sporting Equipment
Sporting equipment is carried on a limited release basis, i.e. entirely at
your own risk for loss, damage or delay.
IMPORTANT
Sporting equipment will be carried subject to load and as such we cannot guarantee space on the flight on which you are booked for such items. In the unlikely event that space is not available, the equipment will be sent on the next flight with available space.'

SO ALL GOLFERS BE AWARE
However, I strongly feel that perhaps we should let more people know of the problem so please email me at webmaster@rlcga.com and perhaps I can let the newspapers know of the problem

Greensomes Competition - Douglas Park

Greensomes Competition incorporating Moroccan Salver

23rd & 25th March CSS 72 Entries 10 couples

1st H Mac Naughton & M Brodie 42pts 2nd M. Bell & A.Settle 36 pts bih 3rd O. Mackay & H. Divers 36pts

Lamlash Golf Club -March Medal and Medal Finals

Wed 14th March - Medal
Winner Kate McAdam 91-21=70
Runner up Ellie Jones

Wed 21st March - Medal Finals- McGill Cup
Winner Kate McAdam 87-21=66
Runner up Elizabeth Ross 85-17=68
Scratch Brenda Livingstone 77

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

March Stableford - Douglas Park

Stableford Competition.11th&16th March Entries 20 CSS 72 (Non Qualifier)
One division: 1st J.Gemmell (7) 33pts 2nd D.MacNaughton (34) 31pts (bih) 3rd J.Pattison (19) 31 (bih)