Annual General Meeting 2023
The Annual General Meeting of NCLGA was held at Beeston Fields Golf Club on Monday 13th November commencing at 10.30am. 58 Members attended the meeting. I wish to thank Beeston Fields for allowing us the room and, as always, making us feel most welcome.
Our congratulations to Kathryn Horberry who was awarded honorary life membership of the NGLGA in recognition of her service and dedication to the county, including being County Champion no fewer than 8 times and, in 2015, captaining the Nottinghamshire team to victory in the England County Finals. Well deserved Kathryn!
Thank you to retiring County Captain, Caron Harrison for a great year and best wishes to Julie Revill who becomes our 2024 County Captain: Clare Jones, Vice-Captain and Di Payne, Assistant Vice-Captain. I welcome officially to the Committee Helen Haycox as Competition Secretary and Anne Woolley as Senior Organiser. We still have a vacancy for an Assistant Junior Organiser if anyone feels they could help, please contact Suzi Anderson.
Here's hoping for a great golfing year in 2024!
Gillian Stump, President
Summer Round Up
A round up of some of the achievements by Notts players and Clubs over the summer.
Recently Notts Ladies represented by Lauren Spray, Laura Morris and Carol Wild claimed very creditable 4th place in the inaugural England Women’s Champion Club Competition. The standard was extremely high with the course record being broken 3 times by the winning Club Walton Heath. Qualification for this competition is the Club with the best 3 gross scores from the morning round of the Championships and Spring Meetings held in May.
Jorja Newbold from Oakmere Admirals was the 36 hole Gross champion in the MNR Girls Championship at Erewash with a two over par total over the 2 rounds. Amelia Hogg claimed 4th prize in the net competition.
Further junior success from Jorja and Elizabeth Wilson from Norwood Park when after success in the Notts Schools and English Schools Championships they were selected to represent English Schools. Elizabeth was given the honour of captaining the side to a crushing win over Wales. Elizabeth was also selected for England U16 against Switzerland at Pannal Golf Club.
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Maureen Clarke wins Unsung Hero Award
Sherwood Forest Golf Club’s Maureen Clarke has been awarded the Unsung Hero award sponsored by England Golf at the Women in Golf Awards. Maureen was presented with the prize at Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey on Tuesday, ahead of the start of the AIG Women’s Open, which kicks off on Thursday.
Maureen has made an outstanding contribution to women’s and girls’ golf for over 40 years. She joined a beginner’s golf course in 1968 and in 2023 her enthusiasm for golf is undiminished. To be dedicated to one volunteer role for over 40 years is praiseworthy and deserving of recognition but in Maureen's case, she has given exceptional service at national, county and club level. Underpinning this is her commitment to the future of golf, whether this is through developing junior golfers, training and encouraging future rules officials or offering prompt support to club handicap officials.
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County Championship & Spring Meeting 2023
On Friday 12th May at Coxmoor Golf club we held the 36 hole stroke play stage of the County Championships and also the 18 hole Spring Meeting. Playing in cold conditions we would be more accustomed to in January or February, scoring was extremely difficult.
In the 36 holes, Maddie Smith (Norwood) won the scratch prize with 150 and Amelia Hogg (Sherwood Forest) won the net with 148 - both for the second year running. Norwood Park were the winners of the Spencer Watson Shield for the third year in a row with the team of Maddie Smith, Elizabeth Wilson and Charlie Inger (Score 481). The Spring Meeting scratch prize was won by Caron Harrison (Sherwood Forest) with 79 and the net by Jane Morton (Coxmoor) with 74.
Notts Ladies were the team with the three lowest individual gross scores from both the Championship morning round and the Spring Meeting and will go on to represent Nottinghamshire in the English Women’s Champion Club in September.
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