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.

The Fashion Show recently held by Lady Captain was a great success. An enjoyable night was had by all the ladies. It was nice to welcome so many visitors to the club.

The event was supported by approximately 80 ladies. The majority of the models were volunteers from Leek Golf Club. Very glamorous and professional they were too. The total raised on the evening for Dougie Mac was a healthy £583.

I would like to thank the models and all the ladies who helped on the evening also a big thank you to all who attended.

Your support is very much appreciated. I could not do it without you.

Lady Captain

Maria Wootton

Sherry, mince pies, tea and coffee provided by our Lady Captain Maria Wootton were enjoyed by the ladies of Leek Golf Club. Our thanks to Lady Captain, also to Tracie and the bar team for their welcome support. It was lovely to see everyone enjoying themselves and even better to see Frances Lilley back to visit us.

The Christmas Competition was well attended, and the weather held fine despite being a little chilly. Lady Captain had provided some lovely Christmas themed prizes in the form of Snowmen bottle jackets, they looked very festive. Winners were as follows; Christine Birch in first place scoring an admirable 21 points, second place went to Janet Hardern scoring 20 points, and Jenny Cordon in third Place with 19 points (winning on countback from the Christmas fairy). Well done ladies.

Lady Captain also drew the raffle for the Christmas Hamper, helped by Frances. This was won by Pip Nadin. The Christmas Hamper raffle raised a fantastic £180 for Douglas MacMillan, the Lady Captain’s Charity. Thanks to all who contributed, it’s an excellent start for a very worthy cause.

There was a tricky Christmas quiz which was won by Karen Griffiths and her team, also improving the score with a bonus 5 points by singing. The session thus concluded with a fine rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas lead by several ladies (including Karen), and praise must go to Jenny Cordon for her supporting miming act to keep us going.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The Christmas Fairy (Lady Vice-Captain)

Tuesday 7th December saw 2022 Lady Captain, Maria Wootton, host both the LGC Ladies’ Section Christmas meal and 2021 Trophy Presentation. 36 ladies sat down to a delicious Christmas dinner followed by mince pies and coffee, all prepared and served by the very capable team in the kitchen, lead by our House Chair, Nick Wittich. Tracey along with husband Chris, Harrison, Charlie, Robbie and Simon were all congratulated on a successful meal which ended with Myra Williams making the toast to Lady Captain and wishing her a successful season in 2022.

Lady Captain then announced the following results, and the relevant trophies or vouchers were presented by Nora \Boulton (Past Captain 2020/21).

NON-TROPHY COMPETITION WINNERS

Division 1 Birdies Winner (24) - Joanne Peacock

Division 2 Birdies Winner (3) - Hazel McCrady + Janet Hardern

9Hole Gross Eclectic (25) - Wendy Geston

18Hole Gross Eclectic (57) - Joanne Peacock

LGC LADIES’ COMPETITION BOARD ONLY WINNERS (Acknowledgement of success)

Captain’s Day for Ladies - Lynne Ball

President’s Day for Ladies - Wendy Thornhill

LGC LADIES’ COMPETITION TROPHY WINNERS

Lady Captain’s Day - Gill Damjanovic

Past Captains’ Trophy - Jayne Baxter

Centenary Trophy - Natalie White

Kath Dean Trophy - Georgina Taylor

Bayley Trophy - Lesley Powell

Medal Final Trophy - Jayne Baxter

Nancy Close Trophy - Harriet Davies

Bess Richardson Stableford Trophy - Pat Beeson

Mary Freeman Senior’s Trophy - Hazel McCrady

2010 Trophy - Jayne Baxter

Kath Balay Trophy - Natalie White + Janet Hardern

Nicholson Trophy - Lynne Ball + Joy Briggs

Miller Trophy (Best Nett score 45) - Harriet Davies

Haybowl Plate - Jayne Baxter

Haybowl Trophy - Jen Cordon

Rushton Trophy (Best 4 Gross Medal scores 70, 73, 68, 73) - Joanne Peacock

April committee meeting is cancelled and we will all communicate by e mail. The meeting in May will be decided later.

Friendly matches, county matches, ladies alliance and all ladies competitions on Tuesdays and some Thursdays are all cancelled in April and May. Friendly social games are allowed and should now be booked online. Shoes can be changed on the car park. I will also postpone my fashion show in May.

Finally it is with sadness I have to tell you that Margaret Yeomans has resigned from our committee by email.

Lady Captain