2018 PRIZE WINNERS AND AGM

Just a  reminder that the Annual General Meeting and  Prize Giving takes place  at 11.30am on Wednesday 17th October at Ladybank. A list of the 2018 Prizewinners can be viewed by clicking on the  Link on the right hand side of the Blog.  The Draft Minutes of the 2017 AGM  Minutes can also by viewed by clicking on the Link.
You can pay for lunch by clicking on the  BOOK AGM Link, or arrange with the Treasurer to pay on the day.

ELAINE IS SVLGA CHAMPION

In her first year in seniors' golf, Midland Vets Champion, Elaine Moffat, today played scintillating golf over the Blairgowrie Lansdowne course to win the SVLGA Championship.

Photograph  courtesy of SVLGA

On a cold, frosty morning Elaine made no mistakes in her 4 & 3 semi-final win over fellow Senior Scottish Internationalist, Sheena Wood (North), and in glorious Autumnal weather in the afternoon final Elaine was in a class of her own playing sub-par golf and overwhelming her opponent, Jennifer Bryans ( East) by a 6 & 5 margin.

Mary and Janice with new SVLGA President Maureen McKerrow

Other success for Midland was Caroline Henderson's 3rd place for  the Wee Course Cup, played on Monday.  Janice Lang and Mary Miller (Blairgowrie) won the Beddows Quaich on Tuesday.  

SVLGA CHAMPIONSHIP DAY ONE

The Quarter Finals of the SVLGA Championship took place over Lansdowne today. Midland Champion Elaine Moffat  defeated Alison Bartlett (Highland) 5 & 4 and will meet Sheena Wood in the Semi Finals tomorrow at 9.05am

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The full  results were : 
QUARTER-FINALS: - 
E Moffat (Midland) bt A Bartlett (Highland) 5 and 4
S Wood (North) bt L Stewart (West) 5 and 4, 
C Purves (Borders) bt M McGregor (Dumfries-shire) 1 hole; 
J Bryans (East) bt S Downs (Galloway) 7 and 6.

SVLGA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The SVLGA Championships begin at Blairgowrie tomorrow  with the Quarter FInals  of the Championship on the Lansdowne course.  Midland Champion Elaine Moffat is first off at 1.30pm against Alison Bartlett of Highland.   We wish Elaine all the best.
Elaine was the leading Scot in last week's British Women's Senior Open at Crail, finishing in 21st place.

You can find the full draw for the Patrick Rosebowl on Monday (Rosemount)  and  the Beddows Quaich  on Tuesday (Landsowne) on the SVLGA web-site.

A PLEA FROM YOUR CAPTAIN

Ladies, like me as a member of Midland Vets, many of you will have enjoyed many years of friendly, pleasurable golf at lovely, varied venues all very well organised by our secretaries and committees. Everything is done for us and we just need to turn up and play. We are lucky to be members of such a thriving Association. For this to continue, however, we need those who are able to help to come forward.

Our secretary, Margaret Hunter, retires at our AGM on 17th October and we urgently need someone to replace her. Please do not be put off by Margaret's super-efficiency! All that is needed is a little organisational skill, a little time, and a wish to see our association continue to provide the benefits to its members it does today. Some knowledge of the workings of the website would be helpful but this is not difficult to learn or to do. If your current Captain was able to learn the basics, then anyone can!

Anyone taking on the role will be able to ease herself into it without worrying about next year's competitions. Margaret has done all that work and all venues for next year are booked.

The Divisional matches are the sole responsibility of the Captain and there is no work for the secretary involved in these.

This year, in anticipation of Margaret's retirement, a few changes were made to the way we work in an effort to lighten the secretary's workload and the committee will continue to look at further ways of achieving this. Now, each of the four competition meetings has a Convenor who is responsible for the competition from beginning to end - taking in the entries, liaising with the Treasurer, doing the draw and posting it on the website, running the competition on the day, and posting the scores and results.

Please be assured that the role of secretary is not as daunting as it might first appear and anyone offering to fill the post will have an excellent guide in Margaret Hunter who is happy to go over what is required.

Ladies, please think about it and if you wish to be our secretary please contact Margaret or me or, indeed, any committee member and we will take it from there.

By the way - a perk of the post is a guaranteed place in the SVLGA's  September meeting at Blairgowrie. There's an incentive!

Lorna Bennett (captain)

SVLGA MEETING :BLAIRGOWRIE 24TH & 25TH SEPTEMBER

The tee times for the SVLGA Meeting at Blairgowrie  on 24th and 25th September are shown below.  If you wish to  enter the Five Club Competition (Including Putter) on Monday 24th on the 9-hole course for the Wee Course Cup, please register at the SVLGA desk on the day and then book a tee time at the club reception desk. There is no entry fee this year

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MIDLAND VETS AGM AND PRIZE-GIVING 2018

The Midland Vets AGM and Prize Giving will take place at Ladybank Golf Club at 11:30am on Wednesday the 17th of October, followed by lunch.  To book your place and pay for your lunch  (£15.00) please click the link on the right hand side of the Blog. If preferred you can arrange to pay on the day.


Members may put forward  any motion or proposal relevant to the Midland Vets, in writing, to the Secretary by 26th September 2018. Please ensure any motion or proposal is proposed and seconded.

* Please advise the Secretary of any special dietary requirements. Thanks!

Autumn Meeting Results

RESULTS of AUTUMN MEETING AT FALKIRK TRYST

43 Midland Vets members participated in today's Autumn meeting at Falkirk Tryst. The weather was perhaps not the kindest and some found the conditions challenging.
Many thanks to Ben Craggs the Assistant Pro for his invaluable help.

CSS 72

PATRICK ROSEBOWL (best scratch)
Margaret Tough Falkirk   78

OWL TROPHY (best nett 50-64 yrs)
 Lyn Fleming   Glenbervie   80 - 9 = 71

SENIOR VETS TROPHY (65 yrs +)
Jean Hillis      Tulliallan      89 - 18= 71

DIVISION 1

1st   Lyn Fleming       Glenbervie     80 - 9 = 71
2nd  Cecilia Kenny    Dunblane        83 - 9 = 74

DIVISION 2

1st  Jean Hillis        Tulliallan        89 - 18 = 71 (bih)
2nd Liz Fertacz       Blairgowrie    84 - 13 = 71

DIVISION 3

1st  Elinor Arkley   Glenbervie  96 - 21 = 75

European Senior Team Championships 2018

Our Captain Lorna Bennett returns from the European Senior Team Championships 2018 tonight and we look forward to hearing about  the Team's performances at the Mont Garni Golf Club in  Belgium.

In brief, Germany won the  Senior Team Championships, with Scotland  finishing in 11th position. Our Team did finish on a high by beating the Czech Republic 4-1 in their last Flight B match.

SCOTLAND 4  CZECH REPUBLIC 1
 
Foursome (0.5-0.5)
Linda Allan and Frances Millar halved with B Dedeckova and I Novakova.

Singles (3.5-0.5)
Elaine Moffat bt M Placha 8 and 7.
Alison Davidson bt B Starkova 5 and 4.
Sheena Wood bt Z Trueckova 6 and 5.
Gillian Kyle halved with A Dzurenda.

Next challenge is the Senior Ladies Home International Matches at Burnham and Berrow G.C., Somerset, from 2-4 October.