This was played on Saturday and the weather was windy and sometimes wet but also blue skies at times.

1^st   Jo Danks  88-21-67

2^nd  Barbara Smith 104-34-70

3^rd   Lorraine Bourne  91-18-73.

A glorious summer day at last. 38 Ladies took part. 

1^st Roma Watkins  37 points

2^nd  Sue Purslow  37 points

3^rd  Carolyn Jones  35 points

Ladies’ Coffee Morning – Tuesday, 23 April 2013

At last a great day weather wise and Kington Golf Course  looked its best.  50 Ladies took part in the Competition and the whole day was wonderfully organized by Sue Patterson.  Elaine Allen was in charge of the coffee, biscuits and cake stall with help from Audrey Fox,  Gill Lloyd , Betty Ashworth and others.  The Competition was over 9 holes Stableford. 

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED AS THE DAY WAS TREMENDOUS.-  ESPECIALLY SUE PATTERSON WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY BEFOREHAND AND DURING THE DAY TO MAKE IT ALL WORK.

The Co-op in Kington had donated biscuits and anything else we needed and Candy in the Fruit and Veg shop in Presteigne had prepared and donated a lovely basket of fruit.  I have written thank you letters to both shops.

Winners

Bronze

Barbara Smith  21 pointts
Wendy Douglas 18 points
Gill Wictome  18 points

Silver

Jenny Kelly  20 points
Teresa Godbert 20 points
Claire Burton  20 points

Visitor’s Prize

Pat Owen – Hereford 20 points

Team Prize - Pauline Betteridge, Jenny Kelly and Kate Block

Longest Drive  - Teresa Godbert
Nearest Pin  - Anne Lloyd  (Builth)
Cake Raffle  - Audrey Philpott
Golf Tees in a Jar  -  Carolyn Jones

Kay Taylor
Lady Captain

The scheduled Easter lunch was postponed because of the snow but we did enjoy the rescheduled day on the 16^th April. The weather was kind to us – fair and dry and Steffan and Agi provided a very good meal which was enjoyed by all.

46 Ladies came to the day and it was great to see some coming back to enjoy the food and company after their illnesses. The Competition was played in 3’s over 9 holes with Angela Wilkes, Hermoine Evans and Audrey Fox winning the day.

After the meal the prizes were presented for the competitions played since Christmas – normally this would have been the Accumulator but this had been cancelled due to the weather.

Kay Taylor
Lady Captain

Ladies please note that the Easter Lunch has been moved from Tuesday, 26 March to Tuesday, 16 April. 

The attached photo which I took of the car park below the Pro Shop on Sunday, 24 March explains why!! 

Let us hope that by16 April the snow will have melted!

Kay Taylor

Our Lady Captain, keen as mustard, was at the Club for the start of the Ladies' Easter Accumulator.  As you can see from the photo not a lot of golf was played!!

Audrey Philpott, Ladies' Captain for 2012 presented the MacMillan Cancer Trust with a huge cheque for £2,750 from Kington Golf Club.  The MacMillan Cancer Trust had been Audrey's chosen charity for 2012.

The Ladies section started 2013 with a "New Years Bash"

This involved a Waltzing Stableford Competition over 12 holes. The weather was dry although some of the Course was quite wet and the weather was a little windy. No worse than we are all used to though!!!! This was followed by coffee and mince pies. 12 Ladies took part with enthusiasm and had brought unusual headgear as we had a prize awarded to the best/funniest hat. This had to be judged in the Clubhouse after the Competition as most hats would not stay on in the wind!  Thanks to Agi who acted as Judge on this occasion.

The competition was won by the trio of Sue Patterson, Claire Burton and Audrey Philpott with 49 points  The best hat winner was Joan Morgan.

Ladies’  Christmas Lunch and Prize Giving

On Tuesday 11th December, 31 ladies played in a Christmas Cracker 9 hole fun competition, in which each hole was played differently.  The weather was cold, with a hard frost, but the sun shone and the day was clear. Afterwards, 47 ladies sat down to a delicious Christmas Lunch of either roast urkey or baked salmon, followed by Christmas pudding or fresh fruit salad, coffee or tea.  Everyone at the lunch received a bag of Lindor Truffles.  Wine was very kindly provided by Jill Wictome, and each lady was offered a glass of red or white when they came into the dining room.

The winner of the brooch for the September Medal was Sue Purslow 69 nett.
The winner of the brooch for the 4 Best Medal Cards was Lorraine Bourne 70, 73, 66 and 70 nett.

Christmas Accumulator – best 3 cards

Silver                                              Bronze 1

1^st Angela Wilkes 94 pts,                1^st Barbara Passey 93 pts,
2^nd Barbara Radbourne 93 pts,       2^nd Sue Purslow 88 pts
3^rd Pip Frost 88 pts,                        3^rd Sue Patterson 87 pts,
4^th Carolyn Jones 87 pts.                 4^th Gill Lloyd 87 pts                                                                               

Bronze 2

1^st Jo Burton 105 pts,
2^nd Gerry Cox 100 pts,
3^rd Gill Wictome 99 pts,
4^th Janet Vaughan 86 pts.

The Helen Gray Trophy  

This trophy is presented each year to the most improved player during the year.  This year the winner was Ruth Alexander, who had reduced her handicap from 28  to 24.6.  Ruth was unable to be present and the trophy will be presented at the Drive In on 6^th January 2013.

We only  had a shower of rain at the very start of the day and from then on it remained dry thank goodness.  We did however, have to play in a howling gale - we should have felt really at home! The website described the competition the following day as “played over the testing Kartner Course in windy and cold conditions” quite an understatement we thought.!

We finished 32nd out of 60 with 31 points, not too bad on 3/4 handicap on a difficult course. The course would have been challenging on a still day as it was very long with lots of water and sand and with the wind it was difficult to choose the right club. The ladies playing with us had taken the opportunity to have a practice round the day before but we didn't and as it took us close on 6 hours to play I am very glad we didn't.  We were exhausted by the end of the day and so glad to have our husbands supporting us,

It was certainly a day to remember and we were thrilled to be representing Kington Golf Club.  The only other local clubs were The Shropshire and Worcestershire and we just pipped them on the leader board!

We had a wonderful day, each receiving a lovely Ping golf bag, a pair of Echo golf shoes and a voucher for £50 to spend on Ping on line – not to mention a Ping golf umbrella each.  

Jenny Kelly & Carolyn Jones

The Seniors and the Ladies teamed up to play a friendly match on 11 September, followed by one of Agi's special meals.  The Ladies all agreed that the Seniors were not only true gentemen but also a delight to play with!  They eagerly agwait the next match!

1st  David Mains                     Audrey Philpoot             76
      Joe James                        Norman Smith

2nd Dave Haley                       Mike Harley                  75
      Sue Davies                       Mary Hill                      

3rd  Terry Weight                    John H Williams             74
       Gill Lloyd                         Betty Ashworth

We all wish Jenny Kelly and Carolyn Jones the best on Tuesday.  They are in the Grand Final of the Ping Women's 4 Ball Better-Ball England 2012 to be held at Gainsborough Golf Club in Lincolnshire.

On Tuesday, 21st August, 2012, fourteen ladies played in the Club Championship on a reasonable day, warm and almost still, but with a couple of showers. 

Best Gross and Club Champion

1^st Pip Frost 87 and 88 = 175

2^nd Angela Wilkes 89 and 90 = 179

3^rd Lorraine Bourne 87 and 92 = 179

Best Nett and Iris Paget Trophy

1^st Lorraine Bourne 68 and 73 = 141

2^nd Ruth Alexander 73 and 74 = 147

3^rd Pip Frost 73 and 74 = 147

Best morning round – Kay Taylor

Best afternoon round – Ruth Alexander

On the same day, between the morning and afternoon rounds, a qualifying diddle was played by those not entering the Club Championship.

Results

1^st Audrey Philpott 34 pts

2^nd Janet Pennell 34 pts

3^rd Gill Lloyd 32 pts

4^th Jane Burgoyne 30 pts

Ladies, just a gentle reminder that the Entertainments Committee are having a Supper Dance on 5 October to be held at Hopelands Village Hall.  We have been asked to provide puddings!  A list has been put up in the Ladies' changing room.  All puddings gratefully received!

Entertainments Committee

On a sorchingly hot day 24 pairs of ladies played in the Ladies' Invitation Day, followed by a delicious cold buffet.  The prizes were National Garden Centre vouchers and the winners were:

1st     Kay Taylor and Fran Lewis - 45 points (countback on the back 9)

2nd    Jane Burgoyne and Jo Ellun - 45 points

3rd     Mary Hill and Hildergarde Cutler - 44 points

Nearest the Pin - on the 5th Claire Burton

                                on the 9th Fran Lewis

                                on the 12th Jane Luffman

Longest Drive - Angela Wilkes