In between all the days no one really wants even to be on a golf course - the weather is so dreadful - there is a gem and it was Thursday, the day the East Vets Ladies played their annual match against the British Senior Golfing Society at Elie. This is a longstanding fixture and one always much enjoyed. Teams of twelve ladies, smart in their green jerseys against twelve senior gentlemen - clearly no one had insisted on a uniformed approach to appearance - but uniformly charming and equally smart.
Before the delicious but informal lunch, when the gentlemen were, as per custom, assiduous in their efforts to ensure no lady was thirsty, each ladies' couple met their opposite numbers and many old acquaintances re-established. Possibly as much focus and energy was employed in preventing glasses being refilled as was needed later in the sociable but very serious business of the day - the golf.
This is a foursomes competition where strokes are given as per handicap difference. The ladies are then given an extra six strokes but forced to play of the men's tees. (This can make quite a difference)
The sun shone incessantly, the wind possibly a trifle difficult particularly down the 17th, when three woods did not seem out of the ordinary but the golf was terrific. The ladies won by 3 1/2 to 2 1/2, three of the games being drawn which seemed a very fair result. There was general agreement that the gentlemen had been very generous around the greens and had indeed been very gracious hosts throughout the afternoon. A wonderful day.
Results:
Carol McLeod and Katherine Thomson halved with Peter Bucher and Dick Mackie.
Noreen Fenton and Jean Dawson beat Alastair Brown and John Stevenson.
Asp Robertson and Isabel MacDonald halved with Paul Laidlaw and Jimmy Lumsden.
Anne Chainey and Carole Ross halved with Alec Mudie and Ken Smith
Clare Bowe and Anne Mckenzie beat Alastair Kerr and Douglas Mack
Barbara Russell and Elise Guy (captain) lost to Lawrie Hall and Julian James
Well done the ladies.
Before the delicious but informal lunch, when the gentlemen were, as per custom, assiduous in their efforts to ensure no lady was thirsty, each ladies' couple met their opposite numbers and many old acquaintances re-established. Possibly as much focus and energy was employed in preventing glasses being refilled as was needed later in the sociable but very serious business of the day - the golf.
This is a foursomes competition where strokes are given as per handicap difference. The ladies are then given an extra six strokes but forced to play of the men's tees. (This can make quite a difference)
The sun shone incessantly, the wind possibly a trifle difficult particularly down the 17th, when three woods did not seem out of the ordinary but the golf was terrific. The ladies won by 3 1/2 to 2 1/2, three of the games being drawn which seemed a very fair result. There was general agreement that the gentlemen had been very generous around the greens and had indeed been very gracious hosts throughout the afternoon. A wonderful day.
Results:
Carol McLeod and Katherine Thomson halved with Peter Bucher and Dick Mackie.
Noreen Fenton and Jean Dawson beat Alastair Brown and John Stevenson.
Asp Robertson and Isabel MacDonald halved with Paul Laidlaw and Jimmy Lumsden.
Anne Chainey and Carole Ross halved with Alec Mudie and Ken Smith
Clare Bowe and Anne Mckenzie beat Alastair Kerr and Douglas Mack
Barbara Russell and Elise Guy (captain) lost to Lawrie Hall and Julian James
Well done the ladies.
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