A VERY HAPPY FESTIVE SEASON TO ALL

 

 

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Your East Vets Committee (Marjory, Anne, Katherine and Dulcie) wish all readers  a wonderful time this festive season and a Happy New Year (especially on the golf course!).                                 

We look forward to seeing many of you on 19th February at our coffee morning at Craigielaw more details available early in 2014). 

PRIZES & FRIENDSHIP AT AGM/LUNCH

 

THE PRIZETABLE AND SOME OF THE MAIN PRIZEWINNERS  IN 2013

 



The 2013 East Vets Prizegiving and AGM were held at Murrayfield GC on 18th November, followed by a lovely buffet lunch.  The trophies ready for presentation and some of the main prizewinners are pictured above.  Anne Hanson, East Vets Champion is in the centre with Dulcie Barnes, winner of the Ramsden Cup for the Hole and Hole, to the right of Anne (as we look) and Christine Reid, winner of the Beddows Trophy to her left. The inaugural winners of the summer knockout foursomes, Helen Holton and Jean Bryden, are also pictured. Trophy winners who had made their apologies were Christine Clarke (Rosebowl Winner), Maureen Sharpe ( Senior Salver) and Elinor Blair (Wallace Williamson Trophy).
 

 

The ASP salver

Other trophies on display included the Liz Miskimmin Friendship Trophy which was won by the East in our match vs Midland Vets and the Asp Trophy (pictured to the left) which the East regained in the annual foursomes match against the West.  Presented by Asp Robertson, the Amiticia Semper Palma (ASP) inscription means "friendship always the prize" which aptly describes the spirit in which the match is played. Asp was delighted to present her Trophy to Anne Brownie who had captained the victorious East Team at Troon.  This photo is included in the picture gallery  which can be seen by clicking  here for more photos



The business proceedings of the 40th AGM, held at Murrayfield GC, went very smoothly and a full report of the AGM will be minuted and circulated in due course.

 Two matters arising from the 2012 AGM were dealt with: these were the suggestions of holding a winter social and introducing  a knockout foursomes. The Committee propose a coffee morning with short talk (10-15 minutes)  and golf quiz in February 2014 and this was approved by the meeting. This will be at Craigielaw GC on 19th  February; further details to be confirmed on this Website and by email.  The inaugural foursomes knockout was held in 2013 and proved very popular with 25 pairs participating; as a result of its success, this competition will become an annual event.

Finally, remember to look at your East Vets website closer to Christmas for information on events in 2014.







AGM 18TH NOVEMBER 2013

Notices of the 2013 AGM/Prizegiving Lunch at Murrayfield Golf Club have been sent to members (electronically where email addresses are known and by post if not).  A copy of the Agenda/reply slip re attendance  and 2012 Minutes may  be viewed using the following links:  Agenda and Minutes.

Your Committee look forward to welcoming you at Murrayfield Golf Club for the AGM starting at 11.15am and hope as many members as possible will attend.

SCOTTISH VETS CHAMPIONSHIP

The inter-divisional playoff to decide the Scottish Vets Matchplay Champion for 2013 took place on Sunday 22/Monday 23 September at Blairgowrie. East Vets were represented by Anne Hanson   for the first time after her win at The Glen  GC last month  (pictured below at North Berwick) .

 Anne was up against Alison Bartlett, Highland Vets Champion, in her quarter-final tie -  a tough match as Alison is a Scottish Senior Internationalist.  After a shaky start which saw her 5 down after 7 holes played, Anne staged a dogged fightback which culminated in winning the 18th to square the match and force extra holes. Unfortunately, Anne lost at the first extra hole but it was a very creditable performance against the eventual winner as Alison Bartlett went on to become the 2013 Scottish Vets Champion.  Well done Anne  as you took Alison further than her subsequent opponents, and congratulations to Alison on becoming Champion.
 (See  http://ercn86.gilliankirkwood.co.uk/  for reports of the semifinals and final)

UPDATE FROM BLAIRGOWRIE

Fortunately for the 20 East Vets ladies who went up to Blairgowrie for the annual two days of SVLGA competition over Rosemount and Lansdowne courses on 16th and 17th September........ the weather forecast turned out to be  VERY WRONG! Yes it was pretty chilly  on Monday (to the extent that overnight frost meant the greens could not be cut!) but we were not blown away by gales nor were our waterproofs put to the test.  That's not to say that the conditions were easy for golf-  as the scores for many showed. However, it is not all about the golf but also about socialising with Vets from other Divisions so even if not as many putts dropped as hoped for there was always the 19th hole!! 

Highlights from East Vets  were Alice Archbold who won the Senior Scratch Trophy (see picture); Barbara Biggart who won the Small Cup (so called as it is played for over the 9 hole course) and Sue Penman/Ros Thoresen who tied the winning score in the Greensomes.  Congratulations to our East Vets prizewinners. Results are listed below the following photo of Alice Archbold with the Allen Plate ; for more photos/reports see the West Vets Blog at http://westvets.blogspot.co.uk/

Results Round Up

Patrick Rosebowl Medal Round - Monday 16th September 2013

 (Played over Rosemount Course SSS 74, CSS 76 (130 Competitors))

Winner	Rosebowl	Cathy Irving	Midland	80 - 12 = 68
Second	Smith Medal	Sheila Durward	Midland	89 - 17 = 72
Third		Carol Fell	West	83 -10 = 73 bih
Fourth		Stella Bain	Northern	89 - 16 = 73 bih
Fifth		Alice Archbold	East	83 - 10 = 73
Scratch	Lyon Picture	Cathy Irving	Midland	80
Bronze Nett	C.C. Salver	Myra McLachlan	Highland	106 - 28 = 78

 

Winners of Prizes for Senior Ladies   on Monday, 16th September 2013

Scratch***	Allen Plate	Alice Archbold	East	83
Winner (H'Cap)	Buchanan Cup	Sheila Arnold	Midland	89 - 17= 72
Runner-Up		Stella Bain	Northern	89 -16 =73 bih
5 Club Competition	Small Cup	Barbara Biggart	East	36-4=32 bl6
Runner Up		Esme Hill	Dumfries	41-9 =32
Third Prize		Liz McGraw	Midland	38-5.5=32.5
Div.with the best 3 net Scores	Lyon Trophy		Midland from North	221

Tuesday 17^th Sept (Lansdowne Course): Greensomes -Beddows Quaichs

Congratulations to Sue Penman and Ros Thoresen of East Vets who had a gross 81, net 72.2 which tied the leading scores scratch and net but narrowly missed out on the Beddows Quaichs Trophies on the better inward half. Sue and Ros did win the vouchers for leading scratch but Jen Petrie and Jean Clark of Northern Division picked up both the scratch and net trophies.            Belated happy birthday to Sue who was celebrating a significant birthday milestone!!!!

 

SVLGA AGM

 

At the AGM Noreen Fenton (above with her shiny new badge) took over as Vets Captain from Helen Faulds whilst another East Vet, Gillian Kirkwood serves as Vice President. It was announced that the annual Blairgowrie Vets competition days would be 15th and 16th September in 2014 but the Championship matchplay in 2014   between Divisional Champions would need to be on different dates and a separate venue due to the British Seniors being at  Royal Dornoch and the Junior Ryder Cup being at Blairgowrie in mid-September 2014.