19 December 2013

23 October 2013

MIDLAND VETS AGM AND PRIZE GIVING

The Midland Vets members gathered today at Blairgowrie Golf Club for their AGM and Prize Giving. Everyone was welcomed by Captain Winifred McCallum who then gave a report on the year's activities. This was followed by Sandy Bushby and Liz Jones who gave their reports. Liz Fertacz, the new Captain, thanked Winifred for all she had done and then announced that Bev Brown from St Rule was to be her Vice Captain. Jane Beaton stepped down from her three years on the committee and Liz Milligan of Dunblane New was proposed as a new committee member.

After the formal part of the meeting, the prize giving took place and the vote of thanks was then given by Linda Dyball, the reigning Midland Vets Champion. Finally everyone was able to enjoy their glass of wine and tasty buffet.

TROPHY WINNERS


COMMITTEE

New Captain Liz Fertacz with her new Vice Captain Bev Brown

Committee from left: Liz Milligan, Sandy Bushby, Bev Brown, Liz Fertacz,
 Liz Jones, Joan Ritchie and Linda McAinsh
ALL PRIZE WINNERS


SPRING MEETING
Allan Cup and Captain's Prize Margaret Ewen Craigie Hill
Scratch 1st Lorna Bennett Ladybank
2nd Margaret Tough Falkirk
Handicap: Div.1 1st Sandy Bushby Blairgowrie
0-12 2nd Linda Dyball Pitreavie
   3rd Winifred McCallum Falkirk
Handicap: Div 2 1st Margaret Ewen Craigie Hill
  13-20 2nd Hella Ballantine Auchterarder
3rd Susie Robertson Elie & Earlsferrie
Handicap:  Div 3 1st Clara Webb Pitlochry
21+ 2nd Doris Reid Tilicoultry
SUMMER MEETING
Donaldson Quaich Fiona de Vries St.Rule
Scratch 1st Margaret Tough Falkirk
2nd Linda Dyball Pitreavie
Handicap Div 1 1st Fiona de Vries St.Rule
2nd Sheila Hartley Braehead
3rd Fiona Farquharson King James VI
Handicap Div 2 1st Sheila Durward Dunblane New
2nd Hazel Gibson Murrayshall
3rd Susie Robertson Elie & Earlsferry
Handicap Div 3 1st Pat Cockshoot Stirling
CHAMPIONSHIP Winner Linda Dyball Pitreavie
Runner Up Lorna Bennett Ladybank
STABLEFORD GREENSOMES 1st Diane Davidson Stirling
Sheila Cooper Buchanan Castle
2nd Shelagh Quinn Stirling
Rose Graham Stirling
3rd Joan Ritchie Elie & Earlsferrie
Mary Malcolm Balbirnie
AUTUMN MEETING
Patrick Rosebowl (scratch) Margaret Tough Falkirk
Senior Trophy(65+) Helen Campbell Pitreavie
Owl Trophy(50-64) Aileen Lee Stirling
Scratch Margaret Tough Falkirk
Handicap Div 1 1st Emma Wilson Elie & Earlsferrie
2nd Christine Steedman Pitreavie
Handicap Div 2 1st Aileen Lee Stirling
2nd Helen Campbell Pitreavie
Handicap Div 3 1st Helen Lang Pitlochry














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20 October 2013

AGM WEDNESDAY 23RD OCTOBER 11:30 am

For those of you attending the AGM on Wednesday, and would like to read the minutes from last year, they are available by pressing the link on the right.

18 October 2013

MIDLAND VETS AGM BLAIRGOWRIE GOLF CLUB WEDNESDAY 23rd OCTOBER

The AGM for the Midland Vets will take place at Blairgowrie Golf Club this coming Wednesday October 23rd at 11:30 am. Afterwards lunch will be served. Please let us know through the link on the right hand side of this page if you are able to attend or not.

27 September 2013

SENIOR WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS

Scotland team for the senior women's home golf internationals at Llandudno Maesdu Golf Club, North Wales from October 1 to 3 will be:

Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch)
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank)
Fiona de Vries (St Rule)
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie)
May Hughes (Lanark)
Mary Smith (Tain)
Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies).

Reserves
1 Anne Ryan (Tain)
2 Elaine Allison (Stirling).

Good luck to all and especially Midland members Lorna Bennett, Fiona de Vries and Elaine Allison.

25 September 2013

SCOTTISH VETS CHAMPIONSHIP BLAIRGOWRIE

The inter-divisional playoff to decide the Scottish Vets Matchplay Champion for 2013 took place on Sunday 22 and Monday 23 September at Blairgowrie. Linda Dyball, the Midland Vets Champion first met Fiona Hunter of Galloway in the quarter finals whom she went on to beat. She then met  Alison Bartlett from Highland on Monday in the semi finals but unfortunately lost by just one hole. Alison then went on to beat Alex Glennie from West 5 and 4 to become The Scottish Vets Matchplay Champion. Well done to all the ladies who took part.

18 September 2013

AGM & LUNCH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23rd 2013 at 11:30 am

The SVLGA Midland Division AGM will take place at Blairgowrie Golf Club on Wednesday October 23rd 2013 at 11:30am. If you wish to attend or give your apologies please go to the "AGM Blairgowrie October 23rd 2013"  button under HOME on the right hand side of this page where you can fill in a form. There is also a PayPal Button should you wish to pay. An up to date list of attendees and apologies is under LINKS on the right hand side.

17 September 2013

MORE SUCCESS FOR MIDLAND DIVISION AT BLAIRGOWRIE


THE SCOTTISH VETERANS’ GREENSOMES 


Today the SVLGA Stroke Play Greensomes Competition was played on the Lansdowne Course at Blairgowrie. Midland Members Margaret Hunter and Sandy Bushby came second in the Beddows Quaich. They scored a nett 73.2. 

16 September 2013

MIDLAND DIVISION DOES WELL AT BLAIRGOWRIE


Midland member Cathy Irving shot a gross 80-nett 68 on the Rosemount Course today in the annual SVLGA Golf Event at Blairgowrie.  She won the Patrick Rose Bowl,  which is awarded to the competitor returning the lowest nett score. She also won the Lyon Picture which is awarded to the competitor returning the lowest gross score. And to top it all off, she won the Allan Plate, which is awarded to the competitor returning the lowest gross score by a player of a certain senior age. 

Cathy's score along with Liz Fertacz and Sheila Durward's scores meant that the Midland Division won the Lyon Trophy, which is awarded to the Divisional Team returning the lowest aggregate of three nett scores. Well done ladies.

3 September 2013

RESULTS FOR AUTUMN MEETING 3rd SEPTEMBER AT DUNFERMLINE

The CSS today was 72.

Owl Trophy Winner:
Aileen Lee 84 - 14 = 70

Patrick Rose Bowl Winner: M Tough 73 Lowest Gross Score
Senior Trophy Winner H Campbell. 86 - 14 = 72


Scratch
1 M Tough 73 Patrick Rose Bowl
2 L Dyball 76

Division 1
1 E Wilson 82 - 09 = 73 BIH
2 C Steedman 83 - 10 = 73 BIH
3 F Johnston 82 - 09 = 73

Division 2
1 Aileen Lee 84 - 14 = 70 Owl Trophy
2
H Campbell. 86 - 14 = 72 Senior Trophy
3 R Graham 87 - 15 = 72

Division 3
1 Helen Lang 97 - 24 = 73 BIH
2 K McAlpine 95 - 22 = 73
3 Gourlay Jenkins 100 - 26 = 74





15 August 2013

CDH NUMBER

A wee reminder-if you are playing in the Autumn Meeting, please let us have your CDH number as soon as possible. All you have to do is click on the link on the top right of this page and fill in the form.

13 August 2013

AUTUMN MEETING 3rd SEPTEMBER

Just to remind members that the Autumn Meeting will be taking place on Tuesday September 3rd at Dunfermline Golf Club, Pitfirraine.  Closing date: 25th August. Don't forget to sign up.

Special Request: Could last year trophy winners please bring your trophies so that they can be prepared for the AGM in October.


ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013 & PRIZE GIVING
To be followed by a Buffet Lunch
Venue: Blairgowrie Golf Club
Date: Wednesday 23rd October 




3 August 2013

CDH NUMBER

Just a wee reminder: So that we can link our competitions to the CDH, we need to have all members' CDH Number. On the right hand side, under the heading PAGES, there is a link to a form you can fill in to provide us with this information. Please fill it in and submit the form as soon as you can so that we can be up and running for the Autumn Meeting.

29 July 2013

STABLEFORD GREENSOMES RESULTS


74 ladies played the Stableford Greensomes competition at St Michaels near Leuchars. The weather was kind to us as threatening thunderstorms passed us by.  Well done to our winners Diane and Sheila who scored an excellent 43 points.

1st Diane Davidson, Stirling and Sheila Cooper, Buchanan Castle-43 points

2nd Shelagh Quinn, Stirling and Rose Graham, Stirling – 40 points

3rd Joan Ritchie, Elie&Earlsferry and Mary Malcolm, Balbirnie- 37 points (BIH)

A pink Cutter and Buck slipover was left behind at St Michaels. It is being looked after by Vice Captain Liz Fertacz.

23 July 2013

CDH NUMBER

So that we can link our competitions to the CDH, we need to have all members' CDH Number. On the right hand side, under the heading PAGES, there is a link to a form you can fill in to provide us with this information. Please fill it in and submit the form as soon as you can so that we can be up and running for the Autumn Meeting.

9 July 2013

REMINDER FOR STABLEFORD GREENSOMES at ST MICHAELS

Just a reminder to those who have not put in their applications in for the Stableford Greensomes at St Michaels on Monday the 29th July. We are looking forward to a good turn out.

5 July 2013

SCOTTISH SENIOR STROKEPLAY AND MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Midland member Heather Anderson just missed out on  the Scottish Senior Ladies Stroke Play Championship  at West Linton on Wednesday by one stroke to Anna Telfer of Milngavie. Heather shot 78 in both rounds. Nine Midland members managed to qualify for the Scratch and Nett Matchplay Championships. For the Scratch were: Heather Anderson (Defending Champion), Elaine Allison, Kathleen Webster, Fiona de Vries, Margaret Tough, Lorna Bennett and Karen Burns. Well done to Lorna and Kathleen who both won their first round matches. Sadly only Lorna made it to the semi final which will be played Friday morning. In the Nett Championship, Sandy Bushby and Gillian Wallace qualified. Sandy lost her first round but Gillian managed to make it through to the semi final.

Well done to all Midland members who took part and good luck to Lorna and Gillian.

Update: Sadly both Lorna and Gillian lost their semi finals. Well done for getting that far.

21 June 2013

RESULTS OF MIDLAND VETS CHAMPIONSHIP

Today the semi finals and finals of the Midland Vets Championship were played at Blairgowrie Golf Club. The semi finalists were Gillian Wallace & Linda Dyball and Fiona De Vries & Lorna Bennett.  Linda Dyball and Lorna Bennett won their matches and played the final in the afternoon. Linda Dyball eventually triumphed as the Midland Vets Champion. Well done to all who took part in the Championship knockout. Check out the video below to see some more pictures taken on the day.

20 June 2013

RESULTS SUMMER MEETING AND CHAMPIONSHIP AT BLAIRGOWRIE


Midland Division Summer Meeting
June 20th 2013
Results:
CSS 75
The Midland Vets Summer Meeting was played in beautiful summer sunshine. The Rosemount Course at Blairgowrie was in excellent condition and proved to be a bit of a challenge for some. Congratulations to Fiona De Vries who won the Donaldson Quaich with the best nett score. Very impressive off of a 2 handicap.

Pictured below are the 8 quarter finalists who played in the first round of the Championship in the afternoon. Coming back to play the semi finals tomorrow morning are Fiona De Vries, Lorna Bennett, Linda Dyball and Gillian Wallace. 

Donaldson Quaich:  Fiona De Vries Best Nett 74-2=72
Scratch
1st Margaret Tough  79 BIH
2nd Linda Dyball 79

Handicap Div 1 (0-12)
1st Sheila Hartley  86-12=74 BIH
2nd Fiona Farquharson 85-11= 74 BIH
3rd Sandy Bushby 84-10=74

Handicap Div 2 (13-20)
1st Sheila Durward 92-18=74
2nd  Hazel Gibson 88-13=75
3rd Susie Robertson 92-15=77

Handicap Div 3 (21+)
1st Pat Cockshoot 104-27=77 BIH
2nd Kay Jarvie 99-22=77
3rd Jackie Nisbet 103-22=81 BIH



6 June 2013

BLAIRGOWRIE SUMMER MEETING

It looks like we are going to have a great turn out for our Summer Meeting and Championship at Blairgowrie on the 20th of June. We would like to remind you that as this is the championship, the draw will take place in handicap order. We will try to accommodate very special requests, but we will be sticking, in the main, to strict handicap order. Let's hope the weather is kind to us and we look forward to seeing you all there.

3 June 2013

MIDLAND VETS VS WEST VETS MATCH AT DUNBLANE

Captain Winifred McCallum is pleased to report another win for the Midland Vets. Today Midland Vets played their annual match against the West Vets at Dunblane. They were very fortunate with the weather and the team was very pleased to come away with a win of four and a half to two and a half. A lovely time was had by all.  Thanks go to our Midlands team: Sandy Bushby, Sheila Travers, Miriam Wilson, Elma Leisk, Liz Fertacz, Helen Campbell and Joyce Mulgrew.

9 May 2013

MIDLAND V NORTHERN AT GLENISLA

Captain Winifred MacCallum is pleased to report that Midland managed to squeeze a win (4/3) today in their match against Northern Division at Glenisla. Thanks go to team members: Kathleen Webster,
Heather Anderson, Lorna Bennett, Fiona de Vries, Margaret Tough, Elaine Allison and Linda Dyball.

25 April 2013

RESULTS SPRING MEETING STIRLING GOLF CLUB


Results
CSS 76 Reduction Only

Allan Cup and Captain’s Prize      
Best Nett: Margaret Ewen  75

Scratch
1st: Lorna Bennett  80
2nd: Margaret Tough  82     

Handicap Div.1     
1st  Sandy Bushby-86-10-76
2nd  Linda Dyball – 84-6-78
3rd  Winifred MacCallum- 88-10-78

Handicap:Div.2   
1st  Margaret Ewen-92-17-75
2nd Hella Ballantine -101-18-83 bih
3rd Susie Robertson -97-14-83

Handicap: Div.3   
1st Clara Webb-102-23-79
2nd Doris Reid -103-22-81
3rd  Helen Lang-113-28-85