A Brief History

Nottinghamshire County Ladies Golf Association was formed at a meeting held on December 5th 1908.  The main reason for this formation was to produce a County Team.  By 1913 the County consisted of 9 Clubs,  Notts Ladies, Bulwell Forest, Newark, Radcliffe, Stanton, Bulwell Hall, Rushcliffe Sherwood Forest, and Chilwell.  By 1959 the number had risen to 15, by 1994 to 24 and  at the present time there are 29 Affiliated Clubs.

Since the formation of the County we have had 18 Presidents and 9 Secretaries!  The longest serving Presidents were Mrs John Player and the Duchess of Portland who both served consecutively for 21 years. (This position is now held for a maximum of 3 years). The longest serving Secretary/Treasurer was Miss J A Bright from 1912-1950, followed by Mrs J H Payne from 1951-1986.

The County presently run the County Championship and 3 further competitions during the summer.  We also have Inter-Club matches and Inter League matches, and up until 2007 County Matches against Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire.  In 2008 with the formation of EWGA, our region changed to become the Midlands North consisting of Notts, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire & Staffordshire. Our County Week changed to 5 days of competition with the winners going forward to the County Finals. In 2019, as a trial, the County Matches were played over 3 days (2 matches on each of days 1 and 2 and the final match on day 3) and this format is to be continued going forward.

Honorary Members of the NCLGA

Year	Honorary Members
1972	The Duchess of Portland
1972	Mrs J H Payne
1972	Mrs C H V Elliott
1978	Mrs B B Brewer
1986	Mrs E A Anderson
1990	Mrs E Shanks & Mrs B Jackson
1994	Mrs M Pretty
1997	Mrs W Nicholl
2001	Mrs B Patrick
2005	Mrs C Nelson
2006	Mrs D White
2008	Mrs M Clarke
2010	Mrs B Johnson
2013	Mrs A G Morley & Mrs J Underwood