Saturday 9th March - Squids Day Out

An Away Day for the Squids at the Belfy and playing on the PGA course around 10am on a cold but bearable Saturday morning.


Great company, 16 in total and good to catch up with everyone at long last.

First group already off and struggling to get down the first fairway so time for a picture with the remaining Squids

Great picture in the bar area -So this is how to get those greens in immaculate condition!!!!!!

Ladies Farewell Dinner, Feb 22nd

What a way to go, a great night with over 50 Ladies attending and many thanks to everyone who made the evening a great success. The High Flyers brought a new saying to the Club and the FROGS were on fine form with 2 songs, somehow I knew that there would be an umbrella involved.
Many thanks also for the duet by Ann and Charlie, grandmother and grandaughter singing to Lady Gaga and also to Gill for her impression of Julie Andrews.......(but not quite to squeaky clean)
A great evening for me and some beautiful gifts. My thanks to the FROGS for their contribution to the Club Charity and for my pamper gift, so kind of you all.

Bec, the picture was amazing, not just I have the blog but also a fabulous framed picture with some great memories.

Plus I have my Pandora Bracelet with my first charm, a little Duck, so fitting.
So many thanks to Lady Captain Bec Smith for organising and making the evening so successful and for all the Ladies attended.

A great way to end my year
Happy Golfing

My Challenge...........

Charlotte, Glen, Lynne, Me, Helen, Jane, Brian

So I finally got to play my long awaited Lady Captains Challenge and it was truly a day to remember. Bright sunshine all day and not a drop of rain and apart from not being able to complete this at Branston, I couldn't have wished for a better day.

Team Tierney were ready to go no matter what happened and I am indebted to everyone who gave up their time to come along to help out. 

Whittington Lady Vice Captain and Lady President

  

            In addition, I cannot thank Whittington Golf Club enough for their kindness and support to ensure that we completed the Challenge within my year as Lady Captain. 

A warm welcome from Mr Captain and Lady Captain greeted us as soon as we arrived, we were then joined by Lady Vice Captain and Lady President who both came back to the club later in the day to congratulate us all.

This was my 3rd team that had been assembled, my original teams in place in the preceding weeks, were unable to help out due to work commitments once the dates changed. 

So a massive thanks to the following club members:

Helen Hall - for driving me safely around the course, an unexpected bonus at being given a buggy to use and also for being my guide

Lynne Clay - for keeping ahead of us for each shot taken, to spot the ball

Jane Winn - for recording the finer details of every hole including time and shots taken

Glen Walker - for relaying information back to the club house and for making us smile (roar with laughter is more appropriate)

Charlotte Barker / Trudie Hanson - for updating the Blog and Facebook hole by hole.

Mr Captain Colin Shaw - for being there

Finally, last but not least, wonderful, patient, long suffering hubby Brian who basically masterminded the whole thing - I couldn't have done this without him

The story that unfolded as the Challenge took place was a joy to read when I returned home and a great memory of a great day.

Last minute preparations, checking for the lippy

Time to go, no turning back now

 

 

A few seconds on the camera phone, my last chip near the bunker on the approach to the 18th and below, my penultimate putt. (Click on the arrow in the bottom left hand corner)

Lady Captains Challenge - Final Update

The end of a lovely day. So sad this was not possible at Branston...but the weather did it's best to scupper all attempts at Lady Captain's Challenge.

Fortunately Whittington have enabled us to honour Lady C's fundraising commitment and it is expected that Kim will have raised over £1000 for British Heart Foundation by her efforts today

Total time 3:56:27 with 165 shots (141 nett) - the most amazing effort by Lady C ...and rightly the sun shines on the righteous

Thanks to Lynn for spotting, Glenn for keeping Charlotte and Trudie up to date with on-course evens, Helen for guiding, Brain for lining up (sort of), Jane for scoring, |Mr Captain for offering support, and Burt for use of blindfold (for which Brian has further uses at the end of Valentine's Day.....)

To everyone who has supported the day..and pledged your funds.... time to honour (or double) your commitment.

http://www.justgiving.com/user/32297716  for direct donations, or cheques to Branston Golf and Country Club Charity Account  PLEASE

Lady Captains Challenge - 18th hole

The 18th 414 yards par 5 ...16 shots after a bit of an excursion into the "scrubby stuff". Mr Captain here to support and offer advice on the final green.

14.07 - 14.24............

The final putt shown above

Lady Captains Challenge - 17th hole

Penultimate hole (that's the 17th to you) par 4,  334 yards 13.54-14.03 so nearly at the 4 hour mark.

7 shots . A fantastic score...but Glen still thinks we should sack the liner-upperer (that'll be Brian then!!)

Lady Captains Challenge - 16th hole

16th hole. par 4 13.40 - 13.51 and 13 shots.

Got a bit "stuck" in the gorse (must be fun wading through that blindfolded!!) but a creditable 13 shots considering

Lynn pictured below trying to "wave" the ball into the hole.................................

Lining up for 16th drive !