Many thanks to Sue Lowe for organising a great Turkey Trot. Despite the fact that there was no golf it did not stop the enjoyment of the day with plenty of festive fun and laughter.

The AGM and Prizegiving is taking place at Harwick Hall Sedgefield on Friday 13th November. When arriving at the venue, please take the right hand fork as you turn into the hotel which takes you to the large car park. The event is being held in the Floral Chapel.

Congratulations to Tracey Hahn on winning the Senior Club Championship and to Maggie for winniong the net prize.

Many thanks to Pat for organising a great trip to Headlam Hall at (I believe) the third time of asking due to COVID cancellations. The weather was really great (better than my golf!). It was such a surprise that so many golf balls were lost by us all - One day I will get a point on the 4th (rather than losing a ball in the water on the right)!.

Information Re Men's Captain's Day on Sunday 29th August

The competition is a 4BBB and we will be linking this with the playing of the Millennium Fourball. Please write two cards (one with Men's Captain's Day as the competition name and one with Millennium Fourball as the competition name). There will be no entry fee for the ladies competition but there is a £10 entry fee for Men's Captain's Day. Signing-in and paying for Men's Captain's Day will either be via Ernie or in the Committee room (to be confirmed on Sunday). Please ensure that the Millennium Fourball card is left in the ladies locker room for us to pick up. I suspect that the Captain's Day cards will need to be posted through the letterbox in the committee room but again this will be confirmed on Sunday.

• Refreshments and drinks will be available at the halfway house.

• Putting competition on the putting green - £1 for 3 attempts

• Longest drive on the 16th

• Nearest the pin on the 8th

• Prize giving, auction and raffle from 19:00 in the clubhouse.

All proceeds to the Captain's Charity - Prostrate Cancer UK and Butterwick Hospice

Tracey and I played in the second round of the Thomlinson's today at Blackwell Grange golf club against Durham City. We managed to win this match 5&3 and so had to go out again in the afternoon against South Moor. Their pair included Pauline Dobson who Liz and Steph were up against in the Daily Mail foursomes. We peaked too soon winning the first hole, and despite some good golf (as well as the "not so good golf") we were beaten 4&3.

Many thanks to Tracey for putting up with playing with me, our caddies Janice and Pat and Margaret Russell who kept us going throughout the day.

Many thanks to Vikki and Janice who represented the club in the Thomlinson's Division 2 (Bronze) at Dinsdale. Unfortunately they didn't win, but they were up against some tough opponents. I hope they enjoyed their day at a different course.

The Division 1 (Silver) team ended up with a bye into the second round as their opponents (Hartlepool) withdrew from the competition.

Despite losing our last team match it looks like Woodham will be promoted to division 1 of the Anderson League as no-one can catch us to take second place in the league. To think that we thought it would be an achievement to even stay up in division 2. Well done to all the players who have taken part this season - what a great (although scary) result!

A very busy week with both the Mixed and Ladies Opens being played. Many thanks to Sue Lowe and Margaret Russell for organising the events and all the helpers who ensure that the days were a success.

Many congratulations to Pat Usher who is our Club Champion for 2021. She had a magnificent gross score of 82 which no doubt will reduce her handicap. She also had the best net score of the day, but as the Club Champion is not allowed to win both prizes, the Trophy goes to the second placed player Janet McRae, which was quite fitting as it was her birthday. To top it off she brought cakes for everyone which were delicious (despite her telling us she couldn't bake!).

Pat is thrilled with her win as at one point during lockdown she thought she would never get back on the golf course because of her foot - you know what they say - "beware the injured golfer"!

What a glorious day on the golf course. The weather was really kind and the company was great. Of course I am biased about the format of the today's scramble competition and I hope everyone else enjoyed their game as much as I did.

To top it off we were able to celebrate Linda Knight's birthday with cake - what more could we ask for!

At the committee meeting today it was agreed that the cost of club polo shirts for members would be £7.50. Please make your cheques payable to Woodham Golf Club (Ladies Section) and give them to LIz (or post them in the box in the locker room).

The balance for the Woodham Waywards trip must be paid by Sunday 23rd May. If you are not sure what you owe then please speak to Liz Nelson who will be able to help you.
 

The season has really started now with our first qualifying competition being held today. Please make sure that you keep an eye on your handicap index as this may change overnight. I would suggest that the easiest way of keeping up to date is to download and install the MyEG app.
 

For those of you who have been members prior to February 2020, you will be aware that we had a day out booked at Headlam Hall for golf and lunch which due to the national lockdown, we have moved twice.  For those of you who have joined the Section since, or perhaps could not go previously, this is your opportunity now to join in as it has been rearranged again.

Owing to our golf commitments and trying to accommodate all those who have already paid for the trip, the new date is now booked for WEDNESDAY 18TH AUGUST 2021.

The cost per person inclusive will be £30.00 if you would like to play 18 holes, or £25.00 if you would like to play 9 holes. A £10.00 deposit per person will be required please payable as soon as possible and the full balance due no later than Sunday 4th July. Please make any cheques payable to Woodham Golf Club Ladies Section and these can be posted in the post-box in the locker-room marked for Liz Nelson's attention writing clearly on the envelope what the money is for.

The day consists of a round of golf either over 18 holes or 9 holes and will include coffee and bacon sandwiches before play as well as a two course lunch in the hotel. The menu (with choices) will be made available in advance. Obviously all dietary requirements can be catered for and the food is all hotel standard. The course is a shortish 9 hole course and is suitable for all playing abilities and there are some tricky Par 3's, so it will keep everyone entertained.

Now that Boris has published his roadmap out of lockdown and England Golf have confirmed that competitions are allowed from 29^th March, the ladies committee met virtually to discuss our fixture list for 2021. We agreed that nobody would want to jump straight in and play qualifying competitions and that we should hold a few pairs/team events first. We also agreed that we would allow the option of playing just 9 holes on Sunday during the month of April so that people have the opportunity to build up their stamina after being in lockdown for so long.

My thanks to Linda Luke who has re-gigged the fixture list which has been updated on the website. You will see that the season will start with a Greensome Stableford and then there are 3 team event (all in teams of 3).

We will keep the method of signing up and payment as we adopted last year. So if you wish to play on a Sunday please let Linda Luke know (indicating for April whether you want to play 9 or 18 holes). If you wish to play on a Wednesday please let Pat know. The draw will be done a week in advance as normal.

At the meeting, committee also agreed that as it would not be possible to hold a presentation evening for 2019/2020 until 21^st June at the earliest that we will combine the two events and hold a joint Presentation Evening for the two years in November (COVID rules permitting!).

Pat is still trying to re-organise the date for the Headlam Hall trip so that it suits everyone who has paid their deposit. The current date she is looking at is Wednesday 18^th August so please keep that date free and she will email to confirm once Headlam Hall have got back to her.

DCLGA agreed that all the league matches for March and April should be rescheduled from May onwards and extended the date by which all games have to be played until the middle of September. We had an away match with Eaglescliffe due to be played on the 21^st April and this has now been moved to 21^st June. The full list of team games can be found here. Without the use of the locker room it's not possible for Linda to put up a list for everyone to sign their availability, therefore I'd be very grateful if everyone with a handicap index of less than 30 can let Linda Knight know whether they can play in each of the matches. Our first game is on 6^th May and it will be here before we know it!