Coronation Foursomes 2016

The County Coronation Foursomes was played today at Chilwell Manor Golf Club. It was the most beautiful day and the course was in great condition. Twenty nine teams played and everyone enjoyed the day.

Colette Newton
Competition Secretary

County Waltz 2016

The County Waltz this year was held at Beeston Fields Golf Club on Monday 11th April. This is the fifth successive year of the competition which has been a very successful fund raiser for the County first and second teams.
Getting to, financing the week and winning the national finals last September demonstrates the necessity to raise these funds.

A full field of 31 teams took part representing 18 clubs.
In first place with 70 points was the team of Glenys Priestley and Rita Munks from Notts Ladies and Chris Hargreaves from Coxmoor. In second place, on count back, with 67 points was the team of Eva Glasby, Kath Sharman and Jane Tucker from Newark. In third place with 67 points was the team of Helen Maber and Carol Bancroft from Beeston and Cathy Burnside from Stanton.

Thank you, to Beeston Fields for the courtesy of their course, to their Lady Captain, Carol Bancroft, who welcomed us and was present all day, to all of you who played and so generously supported the raffle and to all the County officials involved in organising and running the day.

Pam Loch (County Captain)

County Week 2016

The Midlands North Region Inter-County Matches 2016 were held this year at Holme Hall Golf Club, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, from June 6-10th. We arrived on the Sunday in glorious sunshine for a practice round on a long, 5867 yard, tight course with testing rough. The first evening followed the usual format of team photos, a welcome party and meal at the club.
Monday dawned and our first match against Derbyshire. It was so close, 2-1 up in the morning foursomes and just missing out 4-2 in the afternoon singles when Rachel Boulton lost to a birdie on 18.
Another hot sunny day on Tuesday against Leicestershire and Rutland, 2-1 down at lunch with Emily Cheshire and Emily Lyle playing par golf to win their match 4-2 and all to play for in the afternoon. The team fought hard and were rewarded with 3 wins and Emily Cheshire scrambled a valuable half on 18 which meant we finished Tuesday with the match halved. At this stage Esme Hamilton had to leave the team because of exams.

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County First Team Training

On Saturday 9th April we had a Zen Putting coaching session with Nick Middleton. It was an informative and interesting session, trying to understand both the mental and physical approach to putting. Putting being about belief and having confidence as well as competence. The girls were given various drills on how to make a more purposeful stroke and worked on distance control. There was a lot of putting practice and direction on reading the greens and finding the fall line.

I hope all the girls gained some useful tips to take away.

Thank you to Rufford Park who kindly gave us the use of their putting green for most of the day.

Pam Loch (County Captain)

Mr Andrew Tyler - Sponsorship

Mr Andrew Tyler, a member of Coxmoor golf club and managing director of Tyler Bros. (S-in-A) Ltd. has very kindly sponsored NCLGA. He has donated 12 dozen titleist golf balls for the fourth successive year.
We are very grateful for his continued generosity and support.

County Championships & Spring Meeting 2016

The Notts. County Ladies' Golf Association County Championship and Spring Meeting took place at Sherwood Forest Golf Club from the 13th – 15th May 2016. On a fine day with a cold northerly wind our defending champion, Rachel Boulton, was in the first pairing to tee off on Friday morning. Some 18 players took part in the Championship playing 36 holes with the top 8 going through to the knock out stages over Saturday and Sunday.

Esme Hamilton returned a score of 79 in the morning and an even better gross score of 73 in the afternoon. Unfortunately, due to exam commitments, she was not available to play in the knock out match play. Lauren Spray was runner up with scores of 76 and 79. 21 additional players took part in the 18 holes Spring Meeting medal played alongside the morning round of the Championship qualifying stage.

The course was presented beautifully and in excellent condition. Despite the wind and some tricky pin placements there were some very good scores. Kristina Lazarevic had the best nett score of the morning with a 71 playing off 9 handicap.

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Match v Sheffield Union 2016

The County opening fixture of the season is our annual fourball, scratch match against the Sheffield and District Union. This year we were the hosts and played at Notts Golf Club on Monday April 4th.

In mixed weather conditions, hailstones and all, we fought hard against a very competent opposition with two of their team, Becca Hembrough and Holly Morgan, playing off +1 handicaps. We witnessed some amazing golf on a course that was in excellent condition.

Sadly, we lost 4-1. Thank you to all my team, to Chris Hargreaves and Jane Fowler for winning their match and to Carol Houghton and Helen Maber, Cathy Burnside and Jan Hooley, Glenys Priestley and Vicki Forecast, Carol Wild and myself, who all battled hard and gave their best. As usual the team spirit was competitive but friendly.

Thank you to Notts Golf Club for looking after us so well and for their continuing support of the County Ladies.

Pam Loch (County Captain)

Midland North Foursomes 2016

Glenys Priestley from Notts Ladies and Vikki Forcast from Springwater were the winners of the Challenge Cups for the best net score in the 36 hole Foursomes Competition with a net score of 153. It was won on countback, going to the last 9 holes of the 2nd round.
The winners of the scratch salvers were Helen Lowe from Scraptoft and Lindsay Shaw from Chevin with a gross score of 158.
The event was for players with a combined handicap of 36 or less and was held at Radcliffe on Trent on the 25th April, on a day of April showers. Twenty six pairs took part from the Midlands North region. My thanks go to Radcliffe for allowing us to host the event, and to the staff and lady members there who helped to make the day run smoothly.

Sandra Beckett

Nottinghamshire Girls win Daily Mail Foursomes Final

Loraine Howd and Wendy Kerry, members of Ruddington Grange Golf Club in Nottinghamshire, won the Daily Mail Foursomes Final held at the Forest of Arden golf club in October. The pair have been playing foursomes together for 3 years. Loraine, who plays off a handicap of 12, and Wendy, who plays off 9, qualified by winning their club knockout foursomes competition last year.

There were 1625 ladies teams competing in this national competition, and the Ruddington Grange pair won all seven of their regional matches, highlighted by Wendy's first-ever hole in one at Chilwell Manor Golf Club, Nottinghamshire. In the final games they beat Dumbarton 5&4, Ellesborough 4&3 and in the semi final Leigh 3&2. This set up a local derby final against Mickleover, a Derbyshire team, which they won 4&3.

Loraine and Wendy paid tribute to the beautiful Forest of Arden course, and to the well organised and friendly competition. Well done ladies. Another tremendous win for lady golfers in Nottinghamshire in 2015.