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| August 2008 | |
| Vets 3rd Round Round 3 of the Vets Competition was due to be played on Thursday 7 August but unfortunately because of the bad weather nobody played. Round 3 will now be rescheduled for Thursday 25 September 2008 (own times only) and a new entry sheet will be put on the board. | |
| Kingsbarns Quaich 2008 The annual team competition at Kingsbarns has been rescheduled for Saturday 25 October. We’ll put up an entry sheet to check how many of the original players are still able to come and whether there are any places available. | |
| Glenmuir Evening We are planning another Glenmuir evening on Tuesday 9 September at 6.30 in the club. This will be an opportunity to see the new autumn and winter range of clothes. If you are willing to model the clothes for us then please let Irene know. | |
| Trophies Thanks to everyone who has already returned their trophies. For insurance purposes we need to have all the trophies back in the club by 31 August 2008. Will those of you who still have trophies to return please get in touch with Irene to arrange when it would be convenient for you to do this. | |
| Changes to Fixture Card The Marie Nicoll Trophy will be played on The Eden on Thursday 28 August and the Vets Hidden Hole will be played on The Strathtyrum on Thursday 4 September. Both these competitions are Own Times. We have swapped the dates over to help people who wish to play in the Marie Nicoll and need to play later in the day. | |
| Castle Course We have not yet finalised the competition arrangements but we are considering a team event (or some other format) that will help people familiarise themselves with the course while not affecting handicaps. | |
| Centenary Committee For those of you not already aware, St Regulus Ladies Golf Club celebrates an important anniversary in 2013. The Centenary Committee is now up and running. Valerie Johnston (Chair), Sylvia Dunne, Dorothy Scott and Mary Clark held the first meeting recently. There will be another meeting in October. Members will have the first report at the AGM in December. | |
| Howdidido There is an all new website for viewing your results and scores. You are invited to register but it is free. After a few weeks you will be asked if you would like to become a gold member for a fee. This is not compulsory. You will be able to use Firefox or Safari to view it - Internet Explorer also works but is no longer essential. It can be found at http://www.howdidido.co.uk/ By registering you will be opening up your own home page each time you login. | |
| Lost Property Have you been looking for something recently and not able to find it? We have a few things that have been left in the club. Please get in touch if you would like to reclaim: A Jaeger jumper cream with pink, blue and yellow stripes. Set of house keys with club key fob and Tesco Clubcard. TaylorMade head cover for a Rescue Mid 5 wood | |
| 200 Club Winners The July winners were: 1st prize Lorraine Meldrum 2nd prize Dorothy Johnston | |
| July 2008 | |
| Office Administrator Leigh-Anne Birrell joined us recently as our Office Administrator but unfortunately she has had to leave us as returning to work has not worked out as she had hoped. We wish her well for the future. Irene Morrison has volunteered to help with the Office Administrator’s role and she will provide cover in the office for the next few months. Irene will aim to be in the office on Monday mornings and will be in at other times during the week to deal with post, emails and other messages. Irene will be combining this with other things she is involved in and there will be some flexibility in the times that she will be in the office. To help you get in touch we will be installing an answer machine so that you can leave a voice message for Irene. | |
| Rutherford Eclectic Round 1 Round 1 of the Rutherford Eclectic was due to be played on Thursday 10 July but unfortunately it was cancelled because of bad weather. Round 1 will now be rescheduled for Wednesday 20 August 2008 and a new entry sheet will be put on the board. | |
| Play-Away Outing 2008 The annual play-away will this year be at Glenisla Golf Club on Saturday 16 August. This is always a good day out and as the main purpose is to have fun it will be a 13 club event not counting for handicap. There are only six places still available so if you fancy being driven to and from Glenisla, a bacon roll on arrival, a game of golf and a two course meal afterwards, all for £50 (inclusive of all costs and gratuities) then check your diary and sign up. There is a sheet in the clubhouse for adding your name but if you can not make it into the clubhouse then send an email and we will add you name to the list. This will be a great day out. | |
| Putters Putting season is now well under way. Any new members are always welcome. The only qualifying condition is that you must be over 55 years old. | |
| Dinner & Prizegiving Another date for the diary. Our annual dinner and prizegiving has now been booked for Friday 7th November 2008 at the Links Clubhouse. | |
| New Members Evening We will be holding a second new members evening in the club on Thursday 7 August at 7.30. All new members and anyone else who may want a refresher about entering competitions, handicaps etc. will be very welcome. | |
| Glenmuir Evening We are planning another Glenmuir evening so we can all have a bit of retail therapy. Watch this space for dates and details. | |
| Trophies It’s that time of year again when we need to ask you to return the trophies to the club. Will you please get in touch with Irene to arrange when it would be convenient for you to do this. | |
| St Andrews Ladies Open This year’s open was played on the Jubilee Course and there were some notable successes for our members. Nicky Wilson won the Jubilee Trophy with 38pts. Bev Brown won the Christie Jessiman Cup which is for the best scratch score from a local golfer. Fay Ronaldson won the Scratch to 12 category. Jackie Trangmar came second in the 13 to 20 handicap category. Isabel Eccleston came second in the 21 to 30 handicap category. Isabel lost on the better inward half. | |
| 200 Club Winners The last draw (a big one) was held at the reception after the Club Championships and our new champions Alison McDonald, Ann Gray and Janet Thompson pulled out the following names for the prizes: 1st prize Ann Morrison £60.00, 2nd prize Isabel Eccleston £40.00, 3rd prize Frances Robertson £20.00 | |
| June 2008 | |
| Fife Scratch Fives - 21st June St Regulus Scratch 5s team won 5 - 0 on the New Course. Well done Krystle, Fiona, Elaine, Alison and Dorothy! | |
| May 2008 | |
| Curtis Cup Congratulations
to Club members, Krystle Caithness and Sally Watson for their splendid
showing in the Curtis Cup. Well done girls!! Thanks to all members who helped in any way with the organisation (photo). |
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| Mixed Foursomes Mixed Foursomes went well. The raffle at the event raised approximately £113.00 which will be put into our recently opened Centenary account. (St Regulus celebrates its Centenary in 2013.) | |
| “Bobby Robert Tyre Jones Jnr and St Andrews” This book has now been ordered and we await delivery. | |
| Play-Away Outing 2008 There are still four places available so please check your diary and sign up. This will be a great day out. | |
| Putters The outdoor season is now underway - new members, aged 55 plus, are very welcome. | |
| Office Administrator Our new Administrator, Leigh-Anne Birrell, is in the office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9am and 12noon - pop in and say hello! | |
| Dinner & Prizegiving This has been provisionally booked for Friday 7th November 2008. Further details will follow in due course. | |
| 200 Club Winners May winners were First: Margaret Gallacher, Second: Sylvia Dunne. The next draw (a big one) will be after the final round of the Club Championship. Members are invited to support the finalists out on the courses then to come to the club afterwards to toast the winners. (Friday 27th June) | |
| April 2008 | |
| Fiona is Fife County Champion for the third time in four years Fiona Hastie (Lockhart) beat Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) at the 23rd(!!) to become this year's Fife County Champion. Fiona, Elaine Moffat, Alison McDonald and Lynn Tait all qualified for the knockout rounds. Alison made it to the quarter finals and Elaine made it to the semis. Well done all! For full results see the Fife County website. | |
| Fixture Card Collection In order to keep postage costs to a minimum, issued fixture cards for members who live within St Andrews can be collected from the box next to the Golfer’s notice board. If there is any reason why you cannot manage into the Club to collect your card, please contact the Club Office. | |
| “Bobby Robert Tyre Jones Jnr and St Andrews” Pupils of Waid Academy, Anstruther, have contacted the Club offering members the chance to purchase a copy of this book, put together to mark the 50th anniversary of Bobby Jones being granted Freedom of St Andrews. The book may be of particular interest to St Regulus members as it contains the memories of the late Jessie Robertson. A sample of the book is held on the Club Noticeboard if you wish to purchase a copy (£2 each), please add your name to the list. Proceeds will go to the Scottish Motor Neurone Disease Foundation. | |
| Play-Away Outing 2008 An entry sheet is now on the board for the Annual Play-Away, which this year will be at Glenisla Golf Club, by Alyth on Saturday, August 16th. Cost will be £50 (inclusive of gratuities), which includes coach travel, coffee and bacon rolls on arrival at Glenisla, a round of golf and a two-course meal afterwards. Please add your name to the list if you would like to come along. Places for this outing are limited to 24 a non-refundable deposit of £10 must be paid to the Treasurer when adding your name. | |
| Annual Dinner Photography/Wee Yellow Book If you ordered a copy of the Wee Yellow Book, or photographs taken at the 2007 Annual Dinner and Prize giving, please make arrangements to collect these as soon as possible. The Club office is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9am and 12 noon. To make arrangements for collection at other times, please contact the Club Office on 01334 477797 or at admin@st-regulus-lgc.co.uk | |
| Drivers Do your driver and putter comply with the new Royal and Ancient regulations, which came into effect on January 1st, 2008? If you are unsure, please check on the R. and A. website at www.randa.org or ask Susan in the office to check the website for you. It is every golfer’s personal responsibility to ensure that they are using clubs that comply with regulations. | |
| Herkless Trophy Entry sheets are now on the board for the Herkless Trophy on May 6th and 7th 2008. Please add your name if you wish to play. | |
| Putters The outdoor season is now underway - new members, aged 55 plus, are very welcome. | |
| Office Administrator Our administrator, Susan Blake, is moving on to pastures new and will finish on Friday, April 18th. We wish her all the very best for the future. | |
| March 2008 | |
| Krystle selected for Curtis Cup team! Congratulations to Krystle Caithness who has been selected for the 2008 GB & I Curtis Cup team. The competition will be played on the Old Course from 30th May to 1st June. details on LGU site and for comment search on Gillian Kirkwood's site. Krystle is a Life Member of our Club. | |
| Fees Reminder Members are reminded that Subscription Fees for 2008 should be paid to Club Treasurer, Fiona McEwan, no later than March 31st. Fees for this year are £105 for Golfing Members, £75 for Putters, and £38 for Juniors. Members who have not paid their Annual Subscription are not eligible to enter club competitions. Please also indicate whether you wish to continue to use your Car Park Swipe Card if payment of £5 is not received with your annual subscription, your swipe card will be cancelled immediately as there is now a waiting list. | |
| Fixture Card Collection In order to keep postage costs to a minimum, issued fixture cards for members who live within St Andrews can be collected from the box next to the Golfer’s notice board. If there is any reason why you cannot manage into the Club to collect your card, please contact Susan in the office. | |
| Putters' outdoor season begins on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 at the Ladies’ Putting Club (at the Himalayas) at 9.45am. New members, aged 55 plus, are very welcome. | |
| Bridge Evening Due to lack of interest, the Bridge Evening planned for February 13th was cancelled. Hopefully this can be rescheduled for later in the year. | |
| Kingsbarns Quaich As usual, there has been a lot of interest in the Kingsbarns Quaich, which will be played on Sunday, April 6th (10am to 1.10pm) - all of the 80 spaces available have been filled. A reserve list will now be taken. Please note that all players must have a valid handicap to play in this competition. Away players may be asked to provide an up-to-date handicap certificate. | |
| Curtis Cup 2008 The 12 places allocated to St Regulus LGC for volunteer marshals were filled very quickly. These names, plus a reserve list, have now been passed to the St Andrews Links Trust who will contact volunteers directly. | |
| Trophies for Collection There are still a number of trophies being held in the Club office that have yet to be collected by prizewinners. If you were unable to attend the Annual Dinner but still have a trophy to collect, please contact Susan as soon as possible to arrange for uplift. | |
| Annual Dinner Photography/Wee Yellow Book If you ordered a copy of the Wee Yellow Book, or photographs taken at the 2007 Annual Dinner and Prize giving, please make arrangements to collect these as soon as possible. The Club office is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9am and 12 noon. To make arrangements for collection at other times, please contact Susan on 01334 477797 or at admin@st-regulus-lgc.co.uk | |
| Drivers and Putters Do your driver and putter comply with the new Royal and Ancient regulations, which came into effect on January 1st, 2008? If you are unsure, please check on the R. and A. website at www.randa.org, or ask Susan in the office to check the website for you. It is every golfer’s personal responsibility to ensure that they are using clubs that comply with regulations. | |
| February 2008 | |
| Bridge Evening A Bridge Evening will be held in the Clubrooms on Wednesday, February 13th, at 7pm. Cost is £3 per player. A raffle will be held and donations of prizes would be much appreciated. There are still spaces for tables of four – anyone interested in joining in should add their name to the list on the Club Notice Board. | |
| Kingsbarns Quaich The Entry Sheet for this year’s Kingsbarns Quaich, which will be played on Sunday, April 6th (10am to 1.10pm), is now on the Golfer’s notice board. Spaces for this competition are limited -the first 80 names on the list will be successful, and then a reserve list will be taken. Please note that all players must have a valid handicap to secure a place in this competition. Away players may be asked to provide an up-to-date handicap certificate. |
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| Fees Reminder Members are reminded that Subscription Fees for 2008 should be paid to Club Treasurer, Fiona McEwan, no later than March 31st . Fees for this year are £105 for Golfing Members, £75 for Putters, and £38 for Juniors. Please also indicate whether you wish to continue to use your Car Park Swipe Card – if payment of £5 is not received with your annual subscription, your swipe card will be cancelled immediately as there is now a waiting list. |
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| Curtis Cup 2008 The 12 places allocated to St Regulus LGC for volunteer marshals have been filled, and a reserve list will now be taken. Further information can be found on the Club notice board - please add your name to the list no later than Friday, February 28th, 2008 if you would like to volunteer. |
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| Trophies for Collection There are still a number of trophies being held in the Club office that have yet to be collected by prizewinners. If you were unable to attend the Annual Dinner but still have a trophy to collect, please contact Susan as soon as possible to arrange for uplift. |
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| Annual Dinner Photograph/Wee
Yellow Book If you ordered a copy of the Wee Yellow Book, or photographs taken at the 2007 Annual Dinner and Prize giving, please make arrangements to collect these as soon as possible. The Club office is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9am and 12 noon. To make arrangements for collection at other times, please contact Susan on 01334 477797 or at admin@st-regulus-lgc.co.uk |
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| Drivers and Putters Do your driver and putter comply with the new Royal and Ancient regulations, which came into effect on January 1st, 2008? If you are unsure, please check on the R. and A. website at www.randa.org, or ask Susan in the office (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9am and 12 noon) to check the website for you. It is every golfer’s personal responsibility to ensure that they are using clubs that comply with regulations. |