Captain's Newsletter - 29 January 2022

Last newsletter of January!!! Dry January is almost finished. Well done to those who have persevered

Sunny days are getting closer Golf without 4 layers of clothes on are coming.

24th February - Megan Bonner Par 3 comp. Sign up sheet is in locker room. Be sure to say Y or N as to whether or not you are staying for soup afterwards

Tuesday results for Novelty Stableford 1st Margaret G 22 points 2nd Sarah F 20 points.

If you are withdrawing from a competition could you use the message service on ig and then we are not clogging up other WhatsApp groups. Also withdraw on Start sheet

Eco friendly If you have used batteries and/or corks please put them in a box in the ladies locker room ( from Tuesday). They will be recycled. Thank you Jackie Reid for this initiative

Mug Shots of the 2022 committee are in the ladies locker room along with their committee role

Shoe Cleaner This has been re-sited. Please don't use the nozzle to dig out mud from shoes. This is what is causing the airflow to decrease

De Paula Cup for players with handicaps between 12.4 and 20.4. This is a county scratch singles knock out comp. Details will be in the locker room from Tuesday but details are on the Herts Golf website

A completed score card will be put up in the locker room. Please mark your cards accordingly. It is getting increasingly difficult for Karen to understand the cards

We can now swop cards and upload our own onto ig if you are comfortable with this

Top Tip Mark your ball on the green if it is anywhere near the putting line of another player. Don't wait to be asked

John Dench Parking Space- last call for bids for this space for the whole of March. Top bid at the moment is £26

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Captain's Newsletter - 23 January 2022

MEMORY LANE Sometimes you wonder!!!!! Captions please. Will reveal the best next week

Results Tuesday 18th January Pairs Multiplier Winning Pair Hazel Brunnen and Margaret Fredjohn with an amazing 46 points

When messaging a playing partner could you please use ig messaging that way only your partner can see the messageThere is still time to put in a bid for John Dench's car park space for March. All money raised to go to Ladies Captain's Charity. Bids in to me by end of January please

Just giving page details at the end of this letter - apologies that I missed it out last week

Good news - Marica has found a room mate for weekend away!!! Thank you Sangeeta

Our next committee meeting is on Thursday 3 February. If there is anything you would like to raise please let Olive know by 27th January

Sign up list for Megan Bonner Par 3 competition will go up soon in locker room. This competition is twice around the Par 3 course

We have played in some Arctic weather this week.  Things can only get better.Spring is just around the corner. My daffodils are well up.

TOP TIP When picking up ball for winter rules make sure you mark the ball before lifting and replace after cleaning within 6" of the marker and no nearer the hole

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Captain's Newsletter - 16 January 2022

Not great weather again for golf this week but still the ladies showed their determination, others, like me, chose the coffee option

Tuesdays Results Double the Evens :1st Vicky Thompson 22 points 2nd Debbie Foley 22 Points. - on count back. Well Played ladies

Barry has asked again that if at all possible - please carry

John Dench car park space auction. Have had bids in - please get your bids in before 31 January if you would like a shorter walk to the club house during a wet and windy March.

Thank you to all those ladies who have donated their £10 Ladies subs 2022 to the charity. Much appreciated. Link at end of this letter.

£50 Deposit for weekend away at Belton Woods 26-28 June is now due. Please pay by 15 January.Please use reference AWAYWE22 Acc No81769642 sort code 40-28-14 or alternatively place a cheque in an envelope marked with your name and away weekend in the black box in the ladies locker room.

Marica is looking for a room mate for the away weekend as her partner has had to drop out

Thursday 24th February is the Megan Bonner Par 3 competition. This is held on the Par 3 course - twice around. Hopefully we will get a shotgun start. Afterwards soup and a roll in the clubhouse. If you are playing but not staying for refreshments please let me know. Quite a few portions of food/scones/soup etc were paid for and wasted last year. We pay for everyone signed up to play unless told otherwise.

Thursday 3 March will be first qualifier- EG/club medal

Porters Park Coffee morning is cancelled but if you bought a ticket you will be in the draw for a 4 ball at a Herts golf course

There will be 3 Divisions for medals, Stablefords, and other qualifiers . This will hopefully give all handicaps an equal chance of winning. We will start off the season with equal numbers but there may be movement as the season progresses

Tuesdays will have 2 Divisions

Memory Lane

Golf trip 2008. Golf obviously wasn't so good so we tried our hands at bowling! Kay Baker, Hilary, Angela Chatterton, Chris Bryce, Jean Ray

Be aware - Club Card

• Money added to your card at the bar goes to bar food
• Money added at reception goes on to the range

Top Tip

When teeing off please let the shorter hitters tee off first to speed up the game. Please complete your card while someone else is teeing off. This does not apply in match play

Kathy Carroll

Ladies' Captain

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Captain's Newsletter - 8 January 2022

The courageous ladies of Chesfield Downs braved the elements on Thursday to play Round 1 of the WINTER 12 hole eclectic. Turns out this competition is rightly named. Well done everyone

You will hopefully have realised that we can now sign up for Tuesdays and Thursdays 2 weeks ahead. It has now been decided that the competition will close 48 hours before the day and withdrawals after this will forfeit their entry fee. This will enable the organisers to better prepare for the prizes for the winners

Minutes from all ladies committee meetings and AGM will be posted both on line in the ladies section website https://www.chesfielddownsladies.co.uk and also on the notice board in the ladies locker room.

Some course information. Barry has asked that it would be very helpful if those people who can carry would do so as the green keepers are struggling to maintain the course

There is an issue with access to the 10th green. Jon-Jo is aware of this and is working out a new layout. Avoid walking through the ditch as it is perilously slippery

Also please do not clean your trolley wheels on the fairway as this merely exacerbates the muddy conditions

John Dench - Club Captain for 2022- has offered his car parking space for auction for a month. Each section can bid for a month. May and June have already been taken. I suggest that as a Ladies Section we hold a silent auction for the month of March. It will be cold enough to appreciate a space near the club house. If you would like to make a bid then please e mail me by 31 January. The money will go to Ladies Captain's Charity - this is the same as last year

£50 Deposit for weekend away at Belton Woods 26-28 June is now due. Please pay by 15 January.Please use reference AWAYWE22 Acc No81769642 sort code 40-28-14 or alternatively place a cheque in an envelope marked with your name and away weekend in the black box in the ladies locker room.

Thursday 24th February is the Megan Bonner Par 3 competition. This is held on the Par 3 course - twice around. Hopefully we will get a shotgun start. Afterwards soup and a roll in the clubhouse. If you are playing but not staying for refreshments please let me know. Quite a few portions of food/scones/soup etc were paid for and wasted last year. We pay for everyone signed up to play unless told otherwise.

Thursday 3 March will be first qualifier- EG/club medal

Top Tip

Please leave trolleys so that you are walking towards the next tee box and not walking back towards players behind you

Memory Lane

Who remembers this trip to Spain?

Apologies if this newsletter is rather bland and lacking in photos, logos etc but I am not a fast learner when it comes to computers!

Good luck to all those doing Dry January - I find the most difficult time is just before dinner, then I remember that my charity will benefit!!

Just giving page is www.justgiving.com/fundraising/KathyCarroll?
Kathy Carroll

Ladies' Captain

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