LADY CAPTAIN’S DINNER

 Lady Captain’s Dinner

The clubhouse was full of festive cheer for Captain Anne’s dinner on Friday 8th December. The ladies were warmly welcomed by Anne and Chris with a glass of Prosecco or a G&T to start the evening.

Prior to taking their seats for the meal, Daniel invited everyone to wish Vivienne a very happy birthday.

Following a delicious meal, Anne gave a short speech thanking all members for their support of her charity during the year. She made special mention to the competition committee and the league captains for encouraging ladies to take their game to a higher level.

Anne closed her speech by complimenting and thanking Karen for being an amazing vice captain who had given her great support throughout her year.

 

Anne then went on to present Karen with the lady captain brooch, dottys potty, and a team shirt for 2024.

Karen then gave a speech thanking Anne for her year as Captain and announced her charity for 2024 - Friends of Stamford Hospital.

Once the formalities had been completed, CJ took over the entertainment for the evening with a fun game and a bit of festive music.

CAPTAINS VS VICE CAPTAINS

Annual Captain v Vice Captain Match 

Seven teams lead by Captain, Anne and Vice Captain, Karen braved the freezing conditions to compete in the Annual Captain v Vice Captain match on Sunday 26th November.

First up on the tee were Anne and Karen playing a singles match. Then followed six teams, randomly drawn by the Men’s Captain, Trevor Smith and Vice Captain, Steve Coultas, playing a Greensomesformat.

It was a closely contested competition and went down to the final group on the 18th before the Captain’s team narrowly took the title. 

The match was played with good humour and a great sporting atmosphere with the Captain’s teams waving The Saltire in support of Anne’s Scottish theme for 2023.

The ladies enjoyed a well-earned, and much welcomed, warming mug of mulled wine and mince pies served by Chris and Pete in the clubhouse after their rounds.

Anne, delighted with her win in one of her final events for the 2023 season, thanked everyone for taking part and Chris and Pete for their help on the day.

 

LADIES CHRISTMAS TEXAS SCRAMBLE

Ladies Christmas Competition

Despite sub-zero temperatures and foggy conditions, the ladies donned their Christmas jumpers, woolly hats and festive attire to compete in the Annual Christmas Competition. 

42 ladies took to the course in an attempt to swing their clubs with no feel in their fingers and wearing too many layers to hit the ball with any accuracy but with much hilarity and joviality. The competition, a Texas Scramble, saw the first group out make it as far as the 14th before the klaxon was sounded and the course closed for the rest of the day. 

The majority of players made it to the halfway house and remained there enjoying mugs of mulled wine and coffee with Baileys along with mince pies, brandy truffles (hand made by Helen H) and other festive goodies served by Anne, Sara and Chris.

The ladies returned to the clubhouse to continue the festivities and the competition organisers decided to draw the winners from submitted cards.

All in all a jolly fun day!

 

Message from Anne: 

A huge thank you to Burghley ladies, my last competition as Ladies Captain and you didn’t disappoint me.

 I look forward to celebrating my year in style at my dinner on Friday 8th December.  So get your best outfit  on and let’s have a party.