NEW YEAR WISHES

Captain Bev Brown and her committee would like to wish all Midland members all the very best for the New Year. May all our drives be straight and putts find the hole!!

 

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MIDLAND VETS AGM AND PRIZE GIVING

The Midland AGM and Prize Giving took place at Stirling Golf Club today. Fifty-four ladies turned up for the event and were graciously welcomed by Captain Liz Fertacz. After the election of office bearers, the new Captain, Bev Brown took over the proceedings. The out going Treasurer Liz Jones was commended for her many years hard work and was presented by Liz Fertacz with a beautiful bouquet of flowers as thanks and recognition for her work. Bev introduced Shelagh Quinn of Stirling Golf Club as her new Vice Captain and Meriel Walker from Blairgowrie Golf Club as the new Treasurer. Joan Ritchie from Elie stepped down as a committee member and Anne Wilson of Ladybank was elected to take over from her. The vote of thanks was given by Margaret Tough who filled in for Midland Champion Lorna Bennett who was away doing golf duties in Bulgaria. After the Prize Giving, everyone enjoyed a tasty lunch provided by Stirling Golf Club and the chance to catch up with fellow members.

Midland Committee: From Left to right, Linda McAinsh, 
Meriel Walker (Hon. Treasurer), Captain Bev Brown,Vice Captain Shelagh Quinn, Sandy Bushby(Honorary Secretary) and Liz Milligan.

Liz Fertacz presents Liz Jones with the bouquet of flowers.

Trophy winners from left to right: Irene Morrison, Emma Wilson, Margaret Hunter, Shelagh Travers and Elaine Allison.

Liz Fertacz presents Gillian Wallace with her trophy before she flew off to sunnier climes.

AGM ATTENDANCE/APOLOGIES

The AGM, Lunch and Prize Giving will be taking place at Stirling Golf Club on the 22nd October at 11:30 am. If you have not already advised us of your attendance, please do so by clicking on the link on the right hand side of this page. The cost of the lunch will be £12.00. We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.

CONGRATULATIONS TO LORNA BENNETT SVLGA CHAMPION

Congratulations to Lorna Bennett who won the SVLGA Championship at Strathmore Golf Club today. She met Mary Smith (Highland) in the final and managed to win on the 19th hole. Lorna was two up standing on the 17th tee and Mary birdied 17 and 18 which meant they had to carry on down the 19th. Well done Lorna!

SVLGA BLAIRGOWRIE EVENT

Congratulations to Midland member Janice Laing who won the Past President's Trophy at Blairgowrie yesterday. Muriel MacPherson was second.

The Tony Moffat Trophy for the best scratch score(Greensomes) was won my two more Midland members, Mary Hope and Gillian Wallace. They shot a gross 82, nett 73.4.









We are proud to announce that Emma Wilson was elected Vice President of the SVLGA. She was also our best scorer in the Patrick Rose Bowl coming 5th with a nett 75 having been beaten on the last six holes.

CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW AT STRATHMORE GOLF CLUB

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RESULTS AUTUMN MEETING

The sun was shining at Alyth today where 86 ladies gathered to play. Everyone had a very enjoyable time. The winner of the Owl Trophy was Irene Morrison with a nett 69. The winner of the Patrick Rose Bowl (Scratch) was Elaine Allison with a 74. The winner of the Senior Veteran's Trophy was Janice Lang with a nett 73. CSS was 72

Scratch
1st Elaine Allison(74) bih The Patrick Rose Bowl
2nd Heather Anderson (74)

Division 1
1st Irene Morrison Owl Trophy (69) bih
2nd Elaine Allison Patrick Rosebowl (69)
3rd Moira Lumby (70)

Division 2
1st Susan Ogg (71)
2nd Sheila Hartley (72)
3rd Jean Cosgrove (73)

Division 3
1st  Cynthia Reekie (74)
2nd Iris Robertson (75)
3rd Clara Webb (79)

AUTUMN MEETING 1ST SEPTEMBER

The last golfing event of the year for the Midland Vets is the Autumn Meeting at Alyth on Monday the 1st of September. Don't forget to enter. Just go to 'Enter Competitions' on the right of this page.

RESULTS STABLEFORD GREENSOMES

We had a super day at Muckhart Golf Club today. The weather was great and the course was enjoyed by all. Below are the results. If you want to see full results go to The Master Scoreboard link on the right.

1	McDonald, L  Wilson, E	40 pts (07)	Overall Winner
2	Fertacz, L  Harvey., I	39 pts (12)	Overall Runner-Up
3	Cockshoot, P  Davidson, D	37 pts (21)	Overall Third

SLGA SCOTTISH SENIOR LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP

Well done to Linda Dyball, Fiona de Vries and Elaine Allison who made it through to the knockout rounds of the Scottish Senior Championships. Despite high winds, Linda managed to card a par round!

Congratulations also go to Emma Wilson, Gillian Wallace and Moira Begbie who qualified for the handicap section of the competition. Good luck to all.

STABLEFORD GREENSOMES MONDAY 28TH JULY

Don't forget to enter:

STABLEFORD GREENSOMES

Muckhart Golf Club Monday 28th July
Closing date 21st July

Just click on the entry on the right.

MASTER SCOREBOARD

The Midland Vets is now linked to the Master Scoreboard which is provided by the Handicap Master software. Once a competition is completed, you will be able to see the full results which are similar to How-Did-I-Do. Just click on the link on the right hand side and the rest is easy. You will also be able to click the mobile app button and that allows you to view all the information on your mobile phone.
To set up your account, you will need an access password. To obtain this password just email: svlga.midland@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

RESULTS MIDLAND CHAMPIONSHIP

Captain Liz Fertacz presents the Championship Trophy to the
 winner Lorna Bennett. Runner up was Margaret Tough.

Pictured above from left,  semi finalist Heather Anderson, Captain Liz Fertacz,
winner Lorna Bennett, Runner up Margaret Tough, Vice Captain Beverley Brown,
semi finalist Fiona de Vries and Treasurer Liz Jones

RESULTS SUMMER MEETING TULLIALLAN

CSS : 74 Reduction Only

Best Nett: Margaret Hunter 86-14=72

Scratch: Fiona de Vries  77

Poppy Paperweight Winner: Sheila Travers

Division 1

1st Karen Burns 78-5=73

2nd Isobel Harvey 84-10=74 bIh

3rd Winifred McCallum 84-10

Division 2

1st Margaret Hunter 86-14=72

2nd Jean Hillis 93-19=74

3rd Sheila Travers 88-13= 75

Division 3

1st Gourlay Jenkins 103-24=79

Championship Quarter Finalists:

Fiona de Vries

Heather Anderson

Linda Dyball

Margaret Tough

Gillian Wallace

Lorna Bennett

Isobel Harvey

Winifred MacCallum

Semi Finalists

Fiona deVries

Heather Anderson 

Lorna Bennett

Margaret Tough

SUMMER MEETING TULLIALLAN THURSDAY 19TH JUNE 2014

Just a reminder that the Summer Meeting and Championship will be taking place next Thursday 19th June at Tulliallan. The draw will be done this Friday, so please make sure you sign up if you wish to play. As this is the Championship, the draw will be done in handicap order. The eight best scratch scores will qualify for the Championship knock out. The quarter finals will be played on the afternoon of the 19th June. The semi finals and finals will take place on the following day. Here's to a good day and let's hope the weather is kind to us.

MIDLAND VS WEST MATCH

Midland Team

Midland travelled to Ralston Golf Club near Paisley to play the annual match against the West. The weather was challenging, but everyone persevered. The matches were very competitive and four of them went to the 18th. The West team managed a very good win and came out on top six to one.

Midland and West Teams

Midland Captain Liz Fertacz presents the MidWest trophy
to the West's Captain Anna Telfer

SUMMER MEETING

Just a reminder that the Summer Meeting and Championship takes place on the 19th June at Tulliallan. Don't forget to enter. The draw will be done in handicap order as it is a championship meeting.

MIDLAND VS EAST MATCH RESULT

Midland played their match against the East at Mortonhall Golf Club. A good day was had by all and the result was close, but the East managed a 4/3 victory.

The Midland Team

Midland and East teams together

Midland Captain Liz Fertacz presenting the Liz Miskimmin 

Friendship Quaich to East Vice Captain Ann Brownie.

One success of the day was getting Izzy in a

Collared shirt!

MIDLAND VS NORTH MATCH AT BLAIRGOWRIE

The match against the Northern Division took place on the Rosemount Course at Blairgowrie today after many years at Glenisla. Weatherwise, it turned out to be a perfect day and Captain Liz Fertacz is pleased to report that Midland managed to win 5 games to 2. Thanks go to team members: Fiona de Vries, Kathleen Webster, Heather Anderson, Elaine Allison Lorna Bennett, Margaret Tough,  and Linda Dyball.

More pictures about the day in the slideshow below

SVLGA OPEN MEETING BLAIRGOWRIE: 15-17 SEPTEMBER BALLOT RESULTS

The  ballot was drawn yesterday at the Spring Meeting for places at the SVLGA Open Meeting at Blairgowrie. The seven confirmed places are listed below. Those who are reserves should not worry as all the reserves last year got in. So keep the date in your diary.

1) Cathy Irving
2) Winifred MacCallum
3) Heather Dawson & Meriel Walker
4) Kay Jarvie
5) Liz Jones
6) Bev Brown
7) Janice Lang & Gladys Pennycook

Reserves

8) Lizzee McGraw & Sheila Durwood
9) Fiona Johnston & Millie Douglas
10) Linda Dyball
11) Mary Hope

RESULTS SPRING MEETING ELIE AND EARLSFERRY

Today 93 ladies played in the Spring Meeting at Elie and Earlsfery. The weather was beautiful with plenty of blue skies and sunshine. The winner of the of the Allan Cup (Best Nett) was Gillian Wallace  who had a nett 71. To see all the results Click Here.

The CSS for the day was 75.

Many thanks go to Ian MacPherson who diligently posted all the scores into the computer.

SPRING MEETING ELIE and EARLSFERRY

We are pleased to say that we have had a very good response to our Spring Meeting and unfortunately, we have had to bring the closing date forward. If you wish to go on our waiting list, please contact : The Secretary at the following link: svlga.midland@gmail.com.

IRISH MATCH

The Scottish and Irish teams will play in the Mary McKenna Perpetual Trophy at the Donabate Golf Club, on Sunday 13th and Monday 14th April 2014. The Team Captain is Noreen Fenton and the Vice Captain is Kathleen Sutherland. The Scottish Team is as follows: 

Alison Bartlett (Highland)

Lorna Bennett (Midland)

Fiona de Vries (Midland)

Alex Glennie (West)

May Hughes

Anne Ryan (Highlands)

Mary Smith (Highland)

Sheena Wood (North)

Reserves

Margaret Tough (M), and Linda Dyball (M)

The Committee would like to wish their Midland members on the team good luck.

WELCOME TO THE NEW SEASON

Our first competition is the Spring Meeting at Elie and Earlsferry Thursday 24th April. We will be playing for : Captain's Prize and Allan Cup (Nett) Get your entry in if you haven't already.

We look forward to seeing you there.

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND ANNUAL SUBS

The Midland Committee would like to wish you a very Happy New Year and let's hope we will all have a brilliant golfing season. The Midland Division has some super venues to look forward to with the Spring Meeting at Elie and Earlsferry, The Summer Meeting at Tulliallan, The Stableford Greensomes at Muckhart and the Autumn Meeting at Alyth. The Matches will be taking place at Blairgowrie-Midland v North, Mortonhall-   Midland V East and Ralston-Midland v West. Then let's not forget the SVLGA Open Meeting at Blairgowrie in September.

It is very pleasing to see that ladies have already been paying their Annual Subs online. Thank you as that really helps the work of the committee. If you are not planning to rejoin, please let us know as soon as possible. The Midland Division has the longest waiting list of any division in the SVLGA and there are some ladies who are really looking forward to the opportunity of joining us. Please remember, if you do resign, you will still have Associate Membership where you will receive a fixture card and you are still entitled to attend the AGM and lunch. 

In order to pay your sub online, just click the link here, PAY SUB 2014, or on the right hand side of this web page and the rest is easy.

The Sub has not gone up and is still just £12.00.