On Friday 5^th April I hosted my first Lady Captain’s Quiz Night.  It was a fantastic evening with 10 Teams taking part, many choosing to have a meal beforehand.

1^st place went to The Laners with an amazing 224.5 points. They were presented with 6 bottles of wine. 2^nd place went to Allsorts with 218.5 points for which they each received a box of chocolates.  The booby prize was awarded to The Googlers with a score of 168 points. They received a refund in the form of chocolate coins!! 

I must thank Andrew Baxter and Jayne for organising and running the quiz, they do an amazing job! and Gavin and Maisie for all their hard work.

My raffle was drawn at the end of the evening and my sincere thanks go to Lynne Ball and Karen Griffiths for their brilliant effort in selling tickets raising £200 to add to the £100 entrants team fees making a total of £300 for my chosen charity Dougie Mac.

Thank you to everyone who came along and supported my charity quiz, not only was it a great fun evening but a lovely sum was raised for such a worthwhile cause.

Janet Hardern - Lady Captain 2024

Here are the results from the Ladies Halloween Howler which took place on Tuesday 31st October 2023: 

1st

Lynne ball (Leek), Janet Hardern (Leek), and Carol Sargeant (Westwood) with 66pts.

2nd

Angela Broadhurst (Leek), Clare Furnival (Denstone) and Amanda Cowie (Denstone) with 65pts.

3rd

Karen Griffiths (Leek), Maggie Freeman (Newcastle), and Sarah Bannigan (Westwood) with 60pts.

Congratulations to all winners and thank you to everyone who took part.

Pat Beeson - Event Organiser

The Past Captains’ Trophy Competition went well on the day. I introduced the evening by welcoming and thanking all the Past Captains attending and read the apologies from those who could not attend.

Chris Birch kindly said the grace. I refrained from telling too many bad jokes but couldn’t resist one or two. Everyone enjoyed the meal.

There was plenty of good-hearted banter around the table and later we discussed the decline in Ladies membership and possible ways to move forward. All those dining have a wealth of experience and ideas. It was good to hear everyone’s thoughts and opinions.

The highlight of the evening had to be the prize presentation. I was delighted to present the prize of a sleeve of balls to Jennie Flower who had come in with a fabulous score of nett 63. Jennie will receive the Trophy on the presentation evening.

All the Past Captains present wanted me to convey their best wishes to ALL Leek Golf Clubs Lady Past Captains.

Lesley Powell - Lady Captain 2023

On Tuesday 9^th August Leek ladies took to the course to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee with a waltz competition. The competition was followed by an afternoon tea. Thanks to Nick Wittich and staff who pulled out all the stops for an excellent spread. The day was organised by Lynne Ball with her usual attention to detail. Thank you Lynne for giving us a day to remember.

The winners of the competition with 80 pts on countback were Hazel McCrady and Christine Edwards supported by Chris Birch as a wild card.

Lynne Ball, Ann Cockersole and Sheila Hollins also came in with 80 pts.

The winners of the day were presented with Jubilee commemorative glasses.

Well done ladies.

Lady Captain - Maria Wootton

Fourteen Leek Golf Club Past Captains sat down to dinner on 14th June. A lot of friendly banter and camaraderie was had by all. It was a pleasure to present the Past Captain’s trophy to Chris Birch. Congratulations Chris.

I also wish to thank everyone who supported me on my Lady Captain’s Day (21st June). I certainly had a great day thanks to all the ladies for their good wishes, cards and presents. Thank you to Mr President and Gill for joining me for the meal afterward. There were some great scores on the day which was achieved under some extremely warm conditions. I really don’t know how you all completed the round. The winners for the day were:

Marion Lilley (Lady Captain’s Prize) 42pts.

1st Division 

1st Jenny Flower 39pts (on countback) 

2nd Georgie Taylor 39pts 

3rd Jayne Baxter 36pts 

2nd Division

1st Lesley Powell 38pts

2nd Margaret Bray 34pts

3rd Janet Wood 34pts

9 hole competition goes to Pam Glaves with 18 pts.

Nearest the pin Pip Nadin.

Well played ladies.