East Lothian Ladies' County Golf Association

Pre-season lunch at Gullane Golf Club on Saturday 5th March 2016 12.30pm for 1pm

Pre-season lunch at Gullane Golf Club on Saturday 5^th March 2016  - Drinks from 12.30pm for 1pm lunch.

Now we are in to January our thoughts turn to the new Season and hopefully some better weather. 

We decided to keep rotating the venue for the Pre-Season Lunch and this year it will be held at Gullane Golf Club on Saturday 5^th March 2016.  The cost of a ticket which includes a welcome drink, 2 course meal, coffee and mints is £21. 

For many of our members it will be the first time they will have attended a lunch or perhaps even visited the refurbished clubhouse. We have been offered a great menu as you will see from the attached menu. There is a choice of four main courses including a vegetarian option and four desserts this year but I would ask you to indicate your choice of main course and dessert on the order form.  

It is a great chance to meet up with fellow County players before the season has started.

We hope you will be able to come and if you wish to sit with friends please let us know on your lunch order form and we will try to accommodate everyone.

We look forward to seeing you at the lunch.

Download Pre-season Lunch order form

Menu

A. Baked Sea Bass Fillets set on Dauphinoise Potatoes Topped with a Garlic & Herb Butter

B. Beef & Wild Mushroom Stroganoff & Crisp Salad Bowl

C. Creamy Penne Pasta of Chicken, Chorizo & Sunblushed Tomatoes with Parmesan Shaving & Garlic Bread

D. Mediterranean Vegetable & Mozzarella Wellington with Roast Red Pepper Sauce, Potatoes & Vegetables

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A. Fresh Fruit Salad

B. Lemon Tart with Berries & Chantilly Cream

C. Banoffee Pie

D. Cheese & Biscuits

 

 

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ELLCGA Presentation of Honorary Membership to Clara Young

On Friday 8^th January 2016 at North Berwick Golf Club, East Lothian Ladies County Golf Association (ELLCGA) presented honorary membership to Clara Young in recognition of her winning the Scottish Ladies Amateur Championship 2015.

ELLCGA was represented by members of the present committee and past committee members, past captains, past presidents and team members who had all been involved since Clara started her golfing career. ELLCGA also welcomed the Lady Captain of North Berwick Golf Club and friends and family of Clara Young. We were also delighted that Catriona Mathew (also an honorary member of ELLCGA) took time out from her busy schedule as a Lady Professional to attend the presentation.

Mary Lou Watkins past captain of ELLCGA and a fellow team member gave a potted history of Clara’s achievements so far along with funny anecdotes of shared experiences along the way:

 

2009

• Youngest ever player to win the North Berwick Ladies Championship at the age of 12

2010

• Runner up in the Scottish Girls’ U14 (Open) Amateur Championship with a level par 70
• Scored the ladies course record at Whitekirk Golf and Country Club with a 72
• Defended her title as North Berwick Ladies Champion
• North Berwick Junior Girls Champion

2011

• Represented Great Britain and Ireland at U16 level in the Inaugural Junior Vagliano Trophy at Royal Porthcawl
• Top 5 at Scottish Girls U16 Open Stroke Play
• Youngest ever winner at 14 of the East Lothian Ladies County Championship
• East Lothian Junior League Strokeplay Champion with a 69

2012

• Winner of the Scottish Junior Champion of Champions with a 3 under par, 68 at the Dukes Course at St. Andrews

2013

• Youngest ever finalist at the Scottish Ladies Amateur Championship at Longniddry GC

• East Lothian Ladies County Champion
• Named as East Lothian Young Sportsperson of the Year

2014

• Runner up Irish Girls Stroke Play Championship

 

2015

• Scottish Ladies Amateur Champion
• Best finish of T2nd in collegiate event at 9 under par 54 hole total

Representative Honours:

• East Lothian Ladies County Golf Association at Inter County Matches 4 times
• Represented Scotland in various European and Domestic Championships:
• 5 times at U16 level
• 2 times at school level
• 8 times at U18 level
• Once at Ladies level
• GB&I once at U16 level
• Member of National Training Squad 2011-Present

 

ELLCGA Captain, Dr. Barbara Biggart commented: “Everyone present enjoyed hearing of Clara’s achievements and ELLCGA was delighted to confer this honour on Clara for a tremendous record of success to date. And also what an honour it was to have Catriona Matthew present to share in Clara’s success”

Clara had also brought the Scottish Ladies Amateur Championship Trophy, which she had won at Monifieth in 2015.

Janette Buchanan (president ELLCGA) presented Clara with honorary membership and a limited edition print of North Berwick West Links by William Grandison. It was a very happy and pleasant evening enjoyed by all.

Janette Buchanan(President ELLCGA) presenting Clara Young with her honorary membership

Winter Foursomes

Round 3 of the winter foursomes is now complete and the results are attached.Thanks to all for keeping me updated.

Download Winter Hole & Hole 2015 v2

The next round is to be played by the end of January.

Dunbar Double

A probably unique event occurred in this year's New Year's Honours List. 

Congratulations go to Lynda Jeffrey the new Lady Captain at Dunbar GC picked up a BEM for services to music and charity work and her new Vice Captain, Diane Watt received a MBE for her work with the Children's Hearing System in Mid and East Lothian.

Lynda has been a member of ELLCGA for many years and a past committee member and Diane is one of our new members for 2016.

Well done ladies.

Membership Application Forms

Download Full-membership-application-form - 2016

Download Junior-membership-application-1

Winter Foursomes

The second round is now complete and the updated results sheet is attached. 

Third round ties are to be played by 3rd January.  Let's hope the mild weather continues and we get some decent days to play the next round.

Download Winter Hole & Hole 2015 v2

 

 

Winter Foursomes 2015/6

Ladies,

We are already nearing the end of November and the majority of round 2 ties have now been played.  I attach the updated results sheet. For those of you who have not yet played, just a gentle reminder that round 2 has to be played by 29th November.  If I have missed any of your messages please let me know.

Download Winter Hole & Hole 2015 v2

Best wishes

Janet

ELLCGA Match against Lanarkshire Sunday 15th November 2015

This Sunday we welcomed Lanarkshire Ladies County team to Archerfield Links to play a friendly match against members of ELLCGA Squad for the County Team.After high winds and rain on the Saturday we were very fortunate that the day was dry until the last few holes and the wind was not strong. Our visitors and team members had enjoyable matches played in good spirit and the match was a draw. We all enjoyed our warming soup and sandwiches afterwards and very grateful to Archerfield Links for giving us courtesy of the course. The results of the matches were as follows:-

Joanne Free and Lauren Lee lost to Lesley Lloyd and Alyson Hendry 3 and 2

Stacey Cameron and Keren Ward lost to Susan Wood and Susan MCGrenaghan 5 and 4 

Liz Dunn Butler and Jane herd beat Kirsten Brown and Katie Scott 6 and 5

Cynthia Guthrie and Susan Penman beat Fiona Scott and Eva O'Connor 3 and 1 

 

Thank you to everyone who took part. 

 

The full list of 2015 Prize winners

 

ELLCGA PRIZE WINNERS 2015
Spring Meeting	At Longniddry GC
Silver Scratch	Sue Penman	GLGC
3rd Handicap	Jane Herd	The Musselburgh
2nd Handicap	Carol Murray	NBGC
1st Handicap	Marie Young	NBGC
Bronze Scratch	Janette Buchanan	The Musselburgh
3rd Handicap	June Elliot	NBGC
2nd Handicap	Linda Gray	Royal Musselburgh
1st Handicap	Lesley Ross	NBGC
Commonwealth Spoons	At Kilspindie
3rd	Dorothy Thomson and Joanne Watt	GLGC
2nd	Mhairi Tufail and Lynda Jeffrey	Musselburgh Links and Dunbar
1st	Lindsay Garden and Frances Hall	GLGC
Summer Meeting	At Craigielaw
Silver Scratch	Liz Dunn-Butler	GLGC
3rd Handicap	Elaine Wolstencroft	Kilspindie
2nd Handicap	Janet Fairweather	The Musselburgh
1st Handicap	Janice Reid	NBGC
Bronze Scratch	Jeanie Cole	Gifford
3rd Handicap	Isabel Smith	NBGC
2nd Handicap	Ann Pyrkosz	GLGC
1st Handicap	Seline Stewart	The Musselburgh
Autumn Meeting - Stableford	At Winterfield
Silver
3rd	Wendy Thummanond	GLGC
2nd	Jenni Ray	NBGC
1st	Linda Henderson	Renaissaince
Bronze
3rd	Georgene Parsons	Gifford
2nd	Sue Murray	NBGC
1st	Jeanie Cole	Gifford

 

TROPHIES   2015
5-A-SIDES
DIVISION 1	Gullane Ladies GC
DIVISION 2	The Musselburgh
HOLE N HOLE
Runner-up	Gill Ellis Pow	GLGC
Winner	Susan Penman	GLGC
WINTER FOURSOMES
Runners-up	Anne Smith and Claire Miller	GLGC
Winners	Gail McKill and Mary Lou Watkins	GLGC
CONNIE LUGTON PRIZE FOR BEST SCRATCH AT SPRING MEETING
Winner (no voucher)	Sue Penman	GLGC
SCRATCH AGGREGATE ON THE THREE MEETINGS
Winner	Liz Dunn Butler	GLGC
SILVER AGGREGATE FOR BEST NET SCORE OVER THE 3 MEETINGS
Winner	Janet Fairweather	The Musselburgh
BRONZE AGGREGATE
Winner	Linda Gray	Royal Musselburgh On a countback from Seline Stewart
CHAMPIONSHIP HANDICAP QUAICH
Runner-up	Lesley Ross	NBGC
Winner	Sue Murray	NBGC
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Semi-finalists	Sue Penman Jane Herd	GLGC The Musselburgh
Runner-up	Mary Lou Watkins	GLGC
Winner	Liz Dunn Butler	GLGC

 

 

JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING

 

ELLCGA PRIZE WINNERS 2015
SPRING MEETING	At Musselburgh
Scratch AND WINNER OF MARJORIE DRAPER TROPHY FOR JUNIOR CHAMPION	Charlotte Munro	GLGC
Handicap
2nd	Catherine Milne	NBGC
1st AND WINNER OF MORRISON QUAICH	Lauren Lee	The Musselburgh
SUMMER MEETING	At Gifford
Scratch	Catherine Milne	NBGC
Handicap	Ruth Kowbel
AUTUMN MEETING	At Haddington
Scratch	Joanne Free	GLGC
Handicap	Catherine Milne	NBGC
JUNIOR TROPHIES
CONNACHAN QUAICH (KNOCK-OUT)
Runner up	Shannon Young	Dunbar
Winner	Sophie Bain	The Musselburgh
JEAN DRYDEN TROPHY – TWO BEST NET SCORES
Winner (no voucher)	Catherine Milne	NBGC

 

CUTHBERTSON CUP WINNERS 2015

 

Joanne Free

Lauren Lee

Sophie Bain

Catherine Milne

 

 

AGM at North Berwick Golf Club on Thursday 5th November

Thank you to all the members who attended the ELLCGA AGM on Thursday on a miserable dark night.It was lovely to see all of those present. The meeting went smoothly and everyone enjoyed the junior report and news of our juniors from Wendy Thummamond. Elaine Dick gave the treasurer's report as Gwen was on holiday. She explained that the 100 club had been very useful although not as well supported as we had hoped. My report ran through the year's events detailing our junior success at the Cuthbertson Cup and also about our team's efforts at the Jamboree at Scotscraig. Thank yous were given to our outgoing committee members Marion Currie and Janice Reid for all their hard work. A big thank you to Liz McLelland our secretary for all her hard work over the past 3 years and a bouquet and heartfelt thanks to Carol McLeod our outgoing President.

The new committee members were voted in and delighted to welcome Eleanor Black, Linda Henderson, Francis Hall and Dorothy Thomson on to the committee. Janette Buchanan proposed Joanne Watt as her Vice president and she was also welcomed onto the committee.

 

The Committee had also suggested that Clara Young be proposed as an Honorary Member of East Lothian for all her representaions for County and Country and winning the Scottish Ladies Championship last year. Her mother Dawn brought the trophy and some of her medals and it was lovely to see such a beautiful trophy. Needless to say the motion was carried unanimously. A picture of the trophy is below

 

The Meeting then came to a close and we carried on with our prize giving. Congratulations to all our prizewinners and a photo of them is shown below. The meeting finished with Liz Dunn Butler giving a lovely vote of thanks.