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2nd August	To mark the 40th Anniversary of Woodham Ladies Section both past and current members were invited to attend Captain's Day. Some ladies just came for the afternoon tea wilst others played a game of Jeopardy - a form for singles stableford with a bit of a twist. Most people wore something red/ruby (or, as in my case, the nearest colour I had). Anne Lovelass and Carol Bradley created a ruby themed balloon decoation which was wonderful and made a lovely backdrop to the prize table. We also had a slide show of photographs taken over the last 40 years - some people have changed more than others! My thanks to Janet and Pat who managed to check all the cards and ensure that the results were all correct. Many thanks from both Pat and I for the gifts that were given to us - it was very thoughtful and kind of you all. It was lovely to see so many people there, many thanks to everyone who made it such a special occasion. All the photographs taken on the day can be found here
29th July	Well done everyone on a very successful Ladies Open. Many thanks to everyone who helped on the desk and raffle and made our guests feel so welcome. Special thanks to Barbara and Margaret Russell who were on the desk all day and worked really hard doing the addy-ups that the computer seemed incapable of calculating. Also congratulations to Linda Knight who managed to muster up a huge field and to Tony for seeing everyone off - you efforts are very much appreciated. Well done to all the Woodham winners too!
23rd July	A gentle reminder that we are nearing the end of the month and the cut off date for the first round of the knock-out. If you haven't already played/arranged your match please do so as soon as possible.
22nd July	2026 has been a successful year for our Sivewright team! We've proudly introduced several of our new lady golfers to matchplay, taking on the ladies' sections from Billingham, Darlington, Ingleby Barwick and Wynyard. Our team represented themselves brilliantly - full of enthusiasm, fantastic team spirit, and a camaraderie that made a truly positive impression wherever we played.
21st July	Many thanks to Julie Young and Ali who organised a fantastic Woodham Waywards trip to Hollins Hall. The weather was perfect, the company great and thanks to Karen there was plenty of wine flowing too! The evidence can be seen by clicking here.
17th July	I have sent an email to everyone regarding the arragemets for Lady Captain's Day and signing up for competitons. From Sunday 26th July we will be using BRS, so please sign up using that and not HowDidIDo. If you have already signed up using HowDidIDo you will need to re-enter the competitiond using BRS as there is no way to tranfer the entries across. If anyone has any problems please let Linda, Pat or myself know and we'll try to help. Please don't forget to sign up for Lady Captain's Day.
6th July	A reminder that the balance for the Woodham Waywards trip to Hollins Hall is due now. The cost is £165 less the deposit leaving £140 to pay. The first tee time on Monday will be 11:30 and on Tuesday 11:45. The draw will be posted on WhatsApp soon.
1st July	Tracey H, Maggie, Pat and I played in the DCLGA Charity Competition at Barnard Castle today - we managed to win the best gross prize going round in 71 shots. Another piece of good news is that some of the new ladies tee markers have been put out at Woodham with the new Stroke Indexes on them.
27th June	Congratulations to Ali and Nige who came 3rd in the Wearside Mixed Open with 40 points - great score.
26th June	A huge thank you to Julie Young who organised our trip to Headlam Hall today. As usual the golf course was in lovely condition and the food was great. Many congratulations to all the winners. We managed to get home and got the car unpacked just before it started to rain - happy days!
20th June	A massive thank you to everyone who made today's Mixed Open such a success. Everyone who played, all those that helped in the clubhouse or those who just brought raffle prizes, it couldn't happen without everyone pulling together to make it work. Many thanks to Pat and Margaret R who were in the clubhouse from start to finish and the biggest thank you and pat on the back needs to go to Barbara who was still up after midnight yesterday getting revised start sheets printed off after some very late tee changes. Thank you for taking all the entries Barbara. I know that the raffle alone raised over £ 200, so all today's work will boost section funds. Great work everyone.
12th June	Our last Sivewright match of the season was at home against Billingham. I'm afraid that Woodham were beaten 5-0 but the scoreline did not reflect how close some of the games were - it just wasn't our day.
6th June	Many congratulations to Janice, Tracey and Linda Knight who got 1st place at the Whitburn gold club Team Waltz.
4th June	Woodham lost a very close game 3-2 at home to Wynyard today in their latest Sivewright league match.
1st June	The Woodham Team of Linda Luke, Pat Usher and Anita Maxwell came third in the Vine Trophy today. They were leading for much of the day but were pipped by some of the final groups playing,
29th May	We've played our second Sivewright match in two days away at Billingham. Everyone did very well but unfortunately we lost 4-1.
28th May	Our first home win of the season 4-1 against Darlington - well done everyone.
21st May	I would like to ask you all if you could provide a raffle prize for our Opens please. Normally we ask people to bring a bottle in lieue of entry for Lady Captain's Day. However, this year it is scheduled after both Opens and currently the raffle cupboard is bare. Therefore, I'd be very grateful if you could bring a raffle prize this weekend so we can replenish our stocks prior to the Mixed Open - Many Thanks.
19th May	The Sivewright Team lost their match away at Wynyard today 3.5 - 1.5. At least the rain was not as bad as forecast and hopefully we'll be able to beat them when they come to Woodham.
15th May	The new 18 hole scorecards have now been printed with the new Stroke Indexes on them. All the IT system have also been updated so the new SI's will come into effect from Sunday. We still have a lot of 9 hole cards with the old SI's on them that we really don't want to waste. Therefore, if you are playing 9 holes please alter your scorecard before you go out to play. The new ones are displayed on a laminated sheet in the locker room.
12th May	The Sivewright Team lost their first home match of this season 3.5 - 1.5. Many thanks to everyone who took part.
7th May	Well done to the Sivewright Team who won their match away against Darlington.
24th April	The Sivewright Team took part in the first match of the season away at Ingleby Barwick. Unfortunately they lost a very close match 3-2. The team looked fab in their new shirts and played their hearts out.
2nd April	After much discussion at committee, the team shirts have been decided upon, They can be purchased from Ernie at the reduced cost of £10 and the remainder of the cost will be paid by the ladies section.
1st April	Many thanks to Chris and Janet who represented Woodham in teh Daily Mail Foursomes competiton today at Blackwell. Unfortunately they lost a closely fought game.
30th March	Anyone wanting to go on the Headlam Hall trip should please let Julie Young know. The date is Friday 26th June. The cost is £50 per person and includes bacon roll, coffee, golf and lunch.
25th March	Many thanks to everyone who attended the Pre-Season Get Together. I hope you all enjoyed the meal and found the information about the rules interesting and will be able to use this knowledge out on the golf course when the season starts.
19th March	The club are currently implementing the BRS system for tee bookings. At the moment casual bookings should be made through the BRS app, but Ladies Section competiton entries should continue to be made thrugh HowDidiIDountil further notice.