Summer & Veterans Meeting 2015

The County Summer and Veterans Meeting took place on Monday 13th July at Sherwood Forest Golf Club. It was rather disappointing weather with spells of rain throughout the day. However, the players enjoyed the excellent condition of the course and were refreshed by the bar and catering staff after their round. 59 competitors took part representing 14 clubs.

The best gross score of the day was a 79 recorded by Emma Howie of Stanton on the Wolds. The highlights of her round were birdies at the 1st and 10th holes and she completed the back 9 with a creditable 37 strokes. The best nett score of the day was a 71 by Wendy Kerry of Ruddington Grange playing off 11 handicap who is aiming to reach a single figure handicap. Best gross score amongst the veterans was 80 by Sue Penfold of Sherwood Forest and the best nett was a 74 by Jan Hooley of Stanton on the Wolds playing off 10 handicap. Maureen Clarke of Sherwood Forest produced the best nett score of the senior veterans with a 75 playing off 16 handicap. The difficult rain conditions resulted in the standard scratch score for the course being increased from 73 to 75.

The trophies will be presented at the AGM at Beeston Fields Golf Club on 23rd November. Vouchers will be sent out to the winners shortly. A raffle was held in aid of the Cancer Research charity and raised a creditable £153. Thank you ladies for supporting the raffle and for donating the raffle prizes.

Many thanks to Sherwood Forest Golf Club for hosting the event and thank you to our committee especially Jane Fowler and Joan Underwood for manning the desk all day, Colette Newton and Helen Maber for accepting the entries beforehand and adding the scores to the computer on the day, and to Lynn Buttery who acted as starter in the bleak weather. Finally thank you to everyone who supported the event by taking part.

We hope to see you at the Autumn Meeting which is being held at Norwood Park on September 10th. The scores at this Summer meeting are combined with those of the Autumn meeting for additional prizes on the day and there is also a trophy for the club with the lowest aggregate of 4 nett scores.