We have a few new women members at Bowral and they are all keen as mustard. I took three of them out to do 4 holes on Wednesday afternoon which was just lovely - welcome Fiona MacLeod, Deborah Blanckenberg and Robyn Foster. Robyn is keen to play in the field on Tuesdays - so please introduce yourself if you see any of them around.
CSGA OPENING DAY
Well Canberra really put on the works today! Beautiful sunshine and a nice cool breeze were the perfect conditions for some of our girls who travelled down for the Opening Day. I believe there were approximately 125 girls playing today, and it all ran very smoothly. Great effort!
5 girls from Bowral competed, and Suzanne Ayre and I were caddies. Virginia Wozniak was competing in the Champion of Champions, Leonie Poulton was competing in the Diabetes Trophy, Barb Clayton, Pam Barker and Ellen Goodwin were playing in the field.
Ginny played her little (BIG) heart out today. Having never played the course before, she did find a few trees!! HOWEVER - she recovered brilliantly. Her opposition were young guns from Canberra, but Ginny was not fazed. A few pars, a birdie and she was on her way to seriously competing for the title. Young gun Taylor Ellems played a sensational round and posted a score of 84 Gross. Not far behind was "OLD GUN" Ginny posting a fabulous 89 Gross. Taylor won the Champion of Champions, but "OUR GINNY" was R/U!! Ginny also was Nett winner in Division 1. WELL DONE GINNY!!!
Our very own Jane Kilmister - another "Young Gun" won the All Divisions NTP on 17th Hole. This is a fantastic effort by one of our up and coming stars! Jane had never played at RCGC, but after the match, she said to me that she loved it. It was quite a nostalgic trip for Jane, as her grandparents lived next to the course until a few years ago. When she was young Jane used to walk on the course, and think - wouldn't it be lovely if I could play here one day! Well she has, and she played beautifully. WELL DONE JANE!!!
One other winner on the day was Leonie Poulton, who won a major raffle prize.
GREAT WORK EVERYONE!
Saturday 6th February - only 2 women braved the nasty wet conditions. Pam Barker was the winner and Helen Chadwick was the R/U. Good on ya girls!
Tuesday 9th Feb 40 women played in the fun game of Canadian Foursomes. There were some fantastic scores on the day, with Marg Horwitz and Leonie Poulton combining beautifully to score 72 Nett. Close on their heels were Virginia Wozniak and Suzanne Ayre with 73 Nett.
Barb Mead and Clare Stanham won the D&P on 4th - good job!
Today - Thursday 11th Feb - Well done Judy Windybank winning the day with a whopping 38 pts! R/U was Robbie McGinnes posting a terrific 36pts! Clare Stanham and Chris Levy also score well.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
A few big weeks coming up - so please make sure your names are down on the sheets in the locker room for the various events. I will be doing the draw for the Interclub Day on 23rd February next week.
Tuesday 16th - Stableford on White Course
Thursday 18th - Medal Round #1 plus Presentation. Do hope a lot of you stay for the first presentation in over a year.
Tuesday 23rd Feb - Interclub Event
Thursday 25th Feb - Jubilee Foursomes - such a fun event.
Don't forget to book in for the Summer Meeting at the beginning of March - all info on the Noticeboard.
WHITTAKER'S WINNERS!!! - a new inclusion!! Thanks Jane - a bit of fun!!
- Don’t miss the Aldi Asian Fried Onions this week. They have so many uses but especially great sprinkled on or in soups and stir fries.
- An Aldi regular item I just love, is the ‘Indulge’ Belgium chocolate ice-cream. It is often out of stock and I know why, it’s to die for!
- Just one more winner…the Persian style Feta Dip is perfect for tiny pastry shells topped with a little smoked salmon …delicious!
Enjoy! - Jane x
Well that's about it for me - pretty proud of all the girls today. Looking forward to some great golf results again next week.
Annie Geddes
Women's Captain