ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

Captain, Sue Penman welcomed 28 ladies to the AGM & Prize-Giving which was held at Gullane GC on Sunday 7th November. 

Many thanks to Gullane GC who provided a lovely buffet lunch following the AGM.

The Fixture List for 2022 is available in the Fixtures Tab above.

The AGM minutes including the change of Office Bearers for 2022 is available here

The Captain's Report is available here

The List of Prize Winners is available here

                                  Prize Winners on the day

Sue visited Musselburgh Golf Club on Tuesday to present a surprised and delighted Elspeth Morrison with her vouchers for the 2nd Bronze score at the Autumn Meeting along with the Hasting Trophy for best overall nett score for age group. 

We all love Elspeth's motto - 

KEEP SMILING, KEEP SWINGING THE GOLF CLUBS AND MOST OF ALL KEEP SAFE!!

AGM & Prizegiving Lunch - Reminder

Our East Vets 2021 Annual General Meeting and Prizegiving Lunch is being held at Gullane Golf Club on Sunday 7th November starting at 11.15am. 

Winners of trophies and vouchers have already been notified by email. 

A good attendance of prize winners and non-prize winners would be appreciated.

See previous blog for details

 EAST VETS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021

The Agenda for the AGM can be viewed here

The Report for the AGM 2020 can be viewed here

ESVLGA FIXTURES 2022 can be viewed here

 

Our East Vets 2021 Annual General Meeting and Prizegiving Lunch is being held at Gullane Golf Club on Sunday 7th November starting at 11.15am. Winners of trophies and vouchers have already been notified by email. A good attendance of prize winners and non-prize winners would be appreciated.

Members wishing to come to the lunch, which will cost £17 inclusive of gratuity for a two-course buffet, with tea or coffee prior to the AGM and after the lunch, should make a bank transfer to the East Vets Account by 31^st October.

You may remember that last year we were unable to hold an AGM. The Committee completed a Report and engaged with a number of members to adopt the relevant reports including the appointment of the Office Bearers. A copy of this report will soon be available the blog.

Members not able to attend the AGM can simply send their apologies to esvlgasecretary@gmail.com.

The Committee look forward to welcoming you to Gullane GC for the AGM.

Kind regards

Susan Penman

The SVLGA championship was played at Blairgowrie GC, on the Lansdowne Course on Sunday, September 19th and Monday 20th. 

Representing East Vets was Karen Marshall who played herself through to the final against Elaine Moffat. Those watching were treated to an amazing display of golf. It is a pity someone had to lose but it went to the wire with Elaine winning on the 18th. 

Well done Karen.

The Patrick Rosebowl singles competition was played on the Rosemount course on Monday, September 20th and I am delighted to report that the East Division excelled themselves!

Scratch winner of the Lyon Picture - Jennifer Bryans Gross 77

2nd Handicap - Anne Brownie Nett 71

Over 65-69 Scratch - Anne Brownie Gross 80

Over 65-69 Best Nett - Anne Brownie - 71

And to top it all Isla McCrone nett 72 and Mairi Pollock nett 72 together with Anne Brownie's 71 won the Lyon Trophy with a team total of 215.

Well done Ladies. In fact Brilliant!

Full results for the Patrick Rosebowl can be viewed here

Full results for the Beddows Quaich can be viewed here

FINALISTS  - KAREN & ELAINE 

Anne, Jennifer & Sue with Mairi & Tricia looking on!

                                           

                                 PRIZE WINNERS 2021!

 Friday 16th September - East v Borders Vets at Musselburgh GC 

A super day was had by all today at Musselburgh GC for the East v Borders Greensomes annual event.

From the time we all arrived for the usual pre match rolls and coffee we were looked after by all MGC staff with such care and attention.

The course was fantastic as always, both teams played some lovely golf and all matches were close .

Shot of the day award most definitely goes to Katy Gillies, hole in 1 at the 11th hole.

Congratulations Katy!

We came in and had a lovely meal and good post-match chat. 

My thanks go to all players in both teams for a great match and especially to MGC for courtesy of the

course.

Result was a strong 4-2 home win for the East.

Anne Blundell & Pat Meikle v Alison Rutherford & Wendy Underhill  - Away win 3&2

Janet Fairweather & Katy Gillies v Gillian Lithgow  & Caroline Fairnie halved match

Frances McFadzean & Maureen Mackay v Venitia Scott & Fiona Melrose home win 3&1

Jane Browitt & Maureen Stewart v Mary Fallas & Sheila Horseburgh home win 3&1

Gilly Glen & Denise Mitchell v Marjorie Rae & June Allan home win 2&1

Anne Rorrison & Viv Mitchell v Janice Cambridge & Janice Whiteford halved match

 

Ramsden Cup Final

Gilly Glen met JingYun Little in the final of the Ramsden Cup at Craigmillar Park.

Congratulations to Gilly on her win. 

Commiserations to JingYun and well done on reaching the final.

 

Our Autumn Meeting was held today at Liberton Golf Course. 

We were made very welcome by both Iain, the Pro, and the catering staff who apart from providing a great service offered the Committee, who were sitting outside, a hot water bottle as the temperature started to drop.  

The scores were good due not only to the quality of play but to the fact that the course was in fantastic condition. 

Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to Liberton Golf Club.

 For Full Nett results click here   

 For Full Gross results click here

 Ramsden Cup Final

Gilly Glen and Jun Yun Little have won their way through to the final of the Ramsden Cup.

Well done and good luck in the final!

AUTUMN MEETING 
AT LIBERTON 2ND SEPTEMBER 2021

Arrival.

Please ensure you have read the latest Scottish Golf Covid-19 Guidance.

Please collect a blank score card from the Pro Shop.. Knowing your Handicap index check your Course Handicap on the charts at the Pro Shop. For the purpose of this competition the handicap allowance is 95% (Don’t worry too much about this – the software has your details.)

The Pro has the latest copy of the start sheet.

Please wear a face mask whilst in the shop.

Scorecards

Write your name on the card and record your score on that card. Record the name and score of one other member of your group. Confirm scores on completion of each hole. On completion of the round, verbally agree scores and complete and sign your own card.

Put your scorecard into the RED BOX in the pro shop.

Play

Bunkers: the local rule is still in place. You may/may not (it is your choice)  use the rakes in the bunker. If you prefer not to use the rake you may drop the ball within 6 inches, not nearer the hole.

You may remove the flagstick if you wish.

Catering.

Catering is available in the clubhouse. Please wear a face covering when moving about the clubhouse.

 

In the case of an emergency:

Please send a message to the East Vets mobile number 0746 879772.

This mobile will be available from 8am until 8.45am.

 

Enjoy your day & play well!

 The Autumn Meeting Start Sheet is now available and can be viewed in the DRAWS tab.

 

East Vets v West Vets Match at Turnhouse GC August 12^th 2021  - Match Report.

Playing for the the East v West in Friendship Foursomes salver, 20 ladies assembled at Turnhouse GC where we found the course in great condition for which we were all grateful.

We had a lovely day with a wee bit breeze to make it all the more interesting. 

Many thanks to the club for hosting this event and for see to all our catering needs.

For the first time since 2014 East Vets got the win and claimed the ASP Salver 4-1.

 

Thanks to all who were able to play for the East team and to all the West team for a great day's golf.

 

Results as follows

Anne Blundell & Anne Rorrison 1 up v Chris Fowler & Liz Hale

Mairi Pollock & Louise Campbell 5n4 v Anne Judge & Sandra Littlejohn

Fiona Ford & Val Hallam 5n4 v Fiona Armour & Brenda Conway

Norma Richmond & Caroline Kinnaird 3n2 v Marian Stewart & Rona Agnew

Diane Moncrieff & Sal Shepherd v Fiona Cameron & May Hughes 5n4

 Please note: the 2021 AGM/Prize Giving and Lunch will now take place on Sunday November 7th at 11.15am at Gullane Main Clubhouse 

The Autumn Meeting, Covid restrictions allowing, will be held at Liberton on Thursday 2nd September.

The tee is booked from 9.00 am onwards depending on numbers.

Members who wish to enter the Autumn Meeting should send an email by 10th August to eastvetscomp@gmail.com.

The draw will be made on 11th August and emailed to all the participants.

Entries close on the 10th August but if spaces allow late entries will be accepted.

Please use this template to send your details: 

AUTUMN MEETING ENTRY

NAME: 

HANDICAP INDEX: 

ENTRY FEE £17 - PAID DIRECT TO EAST VETS BANK ACCOUNT : YES

The fee of £17 (£15 green fee plus £2.00 entry fee) should be paid direct into the East Vets bank account by 10th August.

Players should now have received an email providing the details on making the payment.

Can all trophy winners from 2019 please return their trophies to an ESVLGA Committee member at Liberton.

Happy golfing,

The Committee

 

Congratulations to Karen Ferguson-Snedden and Karen Marshall on being selected to represent Scotland in the Women's Senior Home Internationals 4-6 August at Woodhall Spa. This is an annual event over 3 days featuring teams from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.

        Anne Hanson and Caroline Steedman 

        to represent Scotland!

The  VLGA Jamboree will be held at Glenbervie Golf Club from Tues 3rd to Thurs 5th August 2021. 

The teams participating in the Jamboree are Scotland and three teams from England - South, North and Midland.  Two members of SVLGA (East division) have been selected for the Scotland Team - Anne Hanson and Caroline Steedman. Jennifer Bryans is first reserve. Congratulations to all three.The team will be captained by Karen Ballantyne.

Each match consists of 3 foursomes in the morning (08:30 start) and 6 singles in the afternoon (from 12:45).  Scotland has been drawn to play against North on Tues 3rd, South on Wed 4th and Midland on Thurs 5th. 

Spectators are welcome so please come along and support the Scottish Team if you can.

We are also looking for trolley pullers.  Anyone who is available and willing to trolley pull (for any of the teams) should contact Linda Allan ( Midland, who are organising it) with their own name and contact details (email & mobile phone number too if possible) and also which day(s) they are available and whether for morning, or afternoon, or both.  Linda's contact details are: E-mail: allanlinda@icloud.com, Tel: 07949-502984. 

Good Luck to the Scotland Team 

                         

2021 Championship 5-10th July at Haddington Golf Course

    Quarter final results: 

            Caroline Steedman bt Jenni Ray

            Sal Shepherd lost to Dawn Young

            Barbara Biggart lost to Karen Marshall

            Jennifer Bryans lost to Ann Sewell

Saturday 10th July took us to the semifinals on (after all the rain) a lovely sunny day with very little wind. The golf course was in beautiful condition.

The results of the semifinals were:

Caroline bt Dawn

  Karen bt Ann

Both matches were keenly fought.

And so we come to the final between Caroline and Karen.

Caroline was quick off the mark and was 3 up by the 5th tee but a visit to the pond reduced this to 2 by the 6th. With interesting shots from the thick rough by Caroline and trees by Karen we get to the turn with Caroline 1 up but par for Karen to bogey for Caroline on the 10th took us to all square. Fast forward to the 15th tee and we are still A/S. Another woody visit by Caroline on the 15th and a brilliant curvy birdie putt by Karen on the 16th took her to 2 up on the 17th tee. (Here our glorious day ended with rain. 4 spectators with one brolly between them! )

A wayward OB tee shot from Caroline gave Karen a win on the 17th green. This was a very enjoyable match to watch, of the highest standard, and, as is often said, it is a pity there has to be a loser. 

  

Well done Karen Marshall – our 2021 East Vets Champion.

East Vets Championship Finals

Finalists results here

Meet our finalists - Caroline Steedman & Karen Marshall

Karen won 3/1 and is our 2021 East Vets champion.

Full report and photographs to follow

ESVLGA Terms of Competition Update

The Conditions of Competition has been updated and aligned with the SVLGA Terms of Competition.

The new ESVLGA Terms of Competition document can be viewed under the FORMS tab. 

 

Report on Elise Duncan Trophy East v West Match 1^st June 2021

At long last the sun was shining for everyone and summer had arrived.

Our scratch team travelled to Douglas Park for our annual match v West Vets on Tuesday 1^st June. Douglas Park is a lovely parkland course with some very interesting holes. Playing conditions were perfect with very little wind.

Looking back towards the 18^th tee from the Clubhouse was stunning with the rhododendrons and azaleas in full bloom.

The result was a 5:4 win for East. Well done ladies.

Thanks must go to Chris Fowler and the West team for making us very welcome and providing a lovely meal afterwards. Chris, who lives in Glasgow which was in tier 3 (Douglas Park was in tier 2)  was only able to walk round the course – as part of her daily exercise within 5 miles of the boundary. Thanks, Chris, for your company on the course. Vice-Captain May Hughes stepped in for Chris in the Clubhouse.

All in all, a great day was had by all.

Summer Meeting at Haddington GC Tuesday 25th May 2021

 The Summer Meeting was held today at Haddington GC.

The rain finally stopped about 11am and thankfully was fair for the rest of the day!

Thanks to Scott, Calum and the bar staff at Haddington GC for their support.

Handicap Full Results  here

Scratch Results here

Championship Draw here

(Please note the new changes to the Championship Draw)

Ramsden Cup Update

 The Ramsden Cup draw has been updated with the latest results.  

Select the DRAW Tab above to view the latest results and next round information.

Match v Midland 15th May 2021

 

At last! We had a match to play. Or almost not!

Having checked with Mortonhall that all was well for our visit (with Covid restrictions in place) and, on the morning, that there was no rain due and that the wind was moderate, things were looking good. That was until I received a txt to say the course was closed due to FOG. Not on my check list!

However, the fog lifted and the course was reopened.

7 team players from each Division met up at Mortonhall to play for the Liz Miskimmin Friendship Trophy. It was good to meet up with old and new faces. The course may not have been at its best due to the severe weather conditions over the winter but we were made very welcome and everyone enjoyed their games. The result was a halved match which meant that Midland, who won last time, retained the trophy. 

Summer Meeting at Haddington on 25th May 2021

 

The draw for the Summer Meeting at Haddington Golf Club is now available to view on the DRAWS tab above.

The Ramsden Cup Draw for 2021

 

The Draw and the competition information for the Ramsden Cup is available in the DRAWS tab.

Good Luck everyone!

 

Summer Meeting to be held at Haddington

 

The Summer Meeting, Covid restrictions allowing, will be held at Haddington on Tuesday 25^th May. There will be a manual draw as we have been unable to obtain an online booking system.

Members who wish to enter the Summer Meeting should send an email by Friday 7^th May to eastvetscomp@gmail.com

The draw will be made available on 11th May and emailed to all the participants.

Please note that no refunds can be made once the draw has been circulated.

Please use this template to send your details:

SUMMER MEETING ENTRY

 NAME :

HANDICAP :

ENTRY FEE £20/ £5  PAID Yes/No

The fee of £20 (£18 green fee plus £2.00 entry fee) or £5.00 (£18-£15 plus £2.00) for those who paid to enter the Spring Meeting last year and did not play in the Autumn Meeting should be paid direct into the East Vets bank account by 7th May.

Players should now have received an email providing the details on making the payment.

 

Happy golfing,

The Committee

SVLGA Blairgowrie September 2021

 

The SVLGA annual competitions will be held again at Blairgowrie GC in September this year.

The Patrick Rosebowl (played on Rosemount) - Singles - Monday 20th September 2021

The Beddows Quaich (played on Lansdowne) - Greensomes - Tuesday 21st September 2021

East Vets has been allocated 8 spaces for Blairgowrie 2021 so a ballot will take place if applications exceed our allocated spaces. The number of entries/spaces are for a partnership, so 8 spaces means 8 couples or 16 ladies.  (Note: We have been lucky enough to acquire more places in previous years where other divisions have not used their whole allocation but that is not guaranteed).

Those interested in applying should download an application form which can be found on the FORMS Tab above no later than Friday 17th April. 

The cost of the entry is £124 per couple for the full event.  The SVLGA are not asking for payment of entry fees at this time. When the time comes we will ask you to pay by bank transfer to the East Vets account.

Tee times - 

SVLGA has asked that those applying to please vary their choice of tee times as they do receive numerous requests for a start time of between 10 - 12.

Ramsden Cup Hole in Hole Competition

In the hope that as of the 26^th April covid restrictions will be lifted, allowing movement 

within Scotland, we are now taking entries for the Ramsden Cup Hole & Hole Competition. 

Due to the current pandemic, and that tee times will be at a premium once restrictions are lifted, we are restricting the draw to 32 players.

The competiton will start on the issue of draw.

Entries to this competition will close on Monday 19^th April

If you wish to enter please email your name and telephone number to:

 eastvetscomp@gmail.com

The Draw and the Conditions of the Competition will be published once the entries have been processed on 26^th April along with the list of competing members for contact purposes.

All members should have now received this email. If you did not receive this email, please check your Spam box in the first instance or send a message to 'esvlgasecretary@gmail.com'

 

Best wishes

The Committee

 Coronavirus Update

Following the latest announcement from the Scottish Government the Committee has decided to cancel the Spring Meeting at Winterfield.

At the moment we are very hopeful that the Summer Meeting and Championship Qualifier at Haddington in June will go ahead.

With regard to the knock-out competitions we have decided not to run the Friendship Trophy (foursomes). 

We intend waiting until it is clearer how the restrictions will be eased before we make a decision on the Ramsden Cup (singles).

The Committee

 

Happy New Year and welcome to the Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association East Division website.

It is hoped that all fixtures for 2021 will take place. Until restrictions tell us otherwise, we are going ahead with planning the events.

For those who paid an annual subscription last year there is no fee for 2021

If you have changed any of your contact details please email esvlgasecretary@gmail.com

The dates for the 2021 Meetings:

Spring Meeting - Winterfield GC       Thursday 15^th  April 2021
Summer Meeting -Haddington GC    Tues 25th May 2021
Autumn Meeting - Liberton GC         Thurs 2nd Sept 2021

The Summer Meeting is our Championship Qualifying competition. The 8 best scratch scores qualify to play in the match play. 

In addition to our meetings there is a singles knockout and a summer foursome's knockout.

Several matches also take place between May and September against other Vets' Divisions (singles and foursomes/greensomes).

Details of all our events and other Scottish events can be found on the Fixtures tab.

If you are interested in joining the SVLGA East Vets Division please complete a copy of the application form which can be found on the Forms tab at the top of the page. The completed form can be sent to esvlgasecretary@gmail.com.

You will be sent details of where to send your joining fee and subscription payment when your application is processed.

Eligibility to join        - 50 years of age and over

Joining Fee                 - £10 one off payment

Annual Subscription - £20

Looking forward to a better season ahead for 2021

Sue Penman, Captain ESVLGA