Captain's Newsletter - 28 May 2016

Ladies Captain’s Charity Day (16th June)   
URGENT. Only two weeks to go. We need your help with:

• Items for the Hamper raffle – we hope to have a Pamper Hamper / Chocolate Hamper / Golf Hamper /Food Hamper 
• Any type of bottle for the Bottle Tombola
• Sign up and bring your friends – Tee times to be notified soon

COMING SOON – Look out for our Charity Auction. Place your bids to win a 4-ball at Welwyn Garden City, Mill Green, Bishops Stortford and Mid Herts

Yvonne Wood was presented with a huge orchid to remind her of her beloved Thailand and all of us at Chesfield. She scored 20 stableford points in her final 9-hole competition! We will see Yvonne at the Registration desk at our Charity Day and hopefully for all our lunches.

Ladies Away Weekend at the Forest of Arden (5-7 June)

27 excited ladies are looking forward to a fabulous weekend of golf and fun organised by Jackie Reid and Sarah Faircliff. Bring your best game and your swimsuits for the spa! See you all there for Afternoon Tea on Sunday.

Keep the Date – Anniversary Gala Evening (Friday 15th July). More details soon. Let me know if you are planning to attend so that I can give approx. numbers to Chesfield.

Good Luck to Virginia Chan who is playing in the extremely prestigious Hertfordshire Ladies Champion of Champions event at Hadley Wood golf club on Sunday 29th May. As our Club Champion, Virginia is representing Chesfield Downs in this competition. Our fingers and toes are all crossed for her.

Anniversary Golf Day – Friday 27th May

25th Anniversary Golf Day Winners

A really excellent day to celebrate 25 years at Chesfield Downs Golf Club. Followed by an amazing display of golf prowess by Trick Shot golfer, Kevin Carpenter.

Many ex Captains, staff and all our golf pros were there to celebrate and to take part in the fabulous farewell to our Course Manager, Ed O’Hanlan.

First place went to the Ladies Captain and Vice Captain with husbands – Kathy & John Dale and Jackie & Richard Reid with 79 points. Very closely followed with 78 points by another Ladies Section team Amanda Macknight, Marica Kelland, Julie Price and Angela Hamilton. Plus Nearest the Pin on the 3rd was won by Jean Ray. We scooped the prizes today!!

GOLF RESULTS
7-Day

Round 2 of the weekend Eclectic took place. Updated results can be seen on the HowDidIDo website. Pat Ward is currently ahead with a gross 82. With the rest of the field chasing her lead.

Tuesday

Double points if you tee off the Yellows. A tactical game. Angela Chatterton obviously had a good strategy as she scored an enormous 58 stableford points to take 1st place. Congratulations Angela and a brilliant par from the yellows on the 18th!

More good scores for 2nd place. With 54 points, Hazel Brunnen came in 2nd just beating Brigid Kerr into 3rd place on countback.

Thursday

The Ping Pairs qualifying round was played at Chesfield this week. The winners are entered into the National Final events on either 5th or 6th September. Top 50 scores nationally will enter the Ping Grand Final on 6th September and the next 50 top scores will play in the Ping Plate Final on 5th September. Our excellent winners with an incredible 44 points are Rogie Taylor and Kathy Morris. Just beaten into 2nd place on countback, also with 44 points, are Margaret Fredjohn and Barbara Baldwin.

Kathy Dale, Ladies’ Captain