DUNMURRY GOLF CLUB

LADIES OUTING TO GALGORM CASTLE GOLF CLUB : 1st MAY 2013

After some weeks of atrocious weather, the outing to Galgorm Castle was played in dry if slightly chilly conditions.

Galgorm Castle is a course of outstanding natural beauty and is ranked in the top thirty finest golf courses in Ireland.  The course will host the N.I. Open Challenge competition from 28th August – 1st August – an indication that it is a challenging but stimulating course.

Twenty nine ladies departed from Dunmurry for the short journey to Ballymena.  Tea/coffee and biscuits were welcome before the first group began play at 11.00am.and there was a welcome break between the 9th and 10th holes (Fort Hole) where tea, coffee, hot dogs and warm port were all available.Fortified by the wine/port the ladies continued. 

The final result was very close.  Margaret Kennedy returned the winning card with 36 points,

Ann McCullough was second with 35 points and Norine Smyth was third with 34 points.

The three top placed ladies received their prizes from Lady Captain and all the ladies who played received a prize.

As a new member and her first outing Ros Farr was presented with the perpetual golfing figurine. In presenting Norine with a lovely bouquet of flowers, Lady Captain, on behalf of all the ladies thanked Norine for her meticulous planning of the day and her good road sense as she was able to redirect the driver from Galgorm Castle into the correct parking area at the Golf Course. 

After a satisfactory meal the bus returned the tired but happy ladies to Dunmurry

LADY CAPTAIN'S SHOTGUN, BUFFET AND RULES OF GOLF.

Thirty six very brave ladies braved the elements of strong winds and driving showers to compete in the annual Lady Captain's Shotgun competition on Friday 26th April. 

Despite the adverse weather conditions the winning team of Joyce Hughes, Ellen Bennett and Carol Redpath came home with a nice card and 69 points, followed by Julia Trinder, Norine Smyth and Jane Fleming with 64 points. 

After a hot tasty buffet selection, members who played began slowly to warm up.  The prizes were then presented by last year's winners.  Cathy McKay, a rules official from ILGU then gave an informative, and at times a humorous talk on the rules of golf. She was very willing to take questions from the floor and so cleared up some points which members had had some queries with when playing.  She highlighted some problem areas, such as ball in bunkers, dropping areas and the differences between match play rules and normal competitions.  She emphasised the importance of following the rules until a ball is finally lifted out of the hole.   A very helpful talk.

In finishing off the evening the Lady Captain thanked Cathy for her attention to detail in preparing the talk and again commended the ladies who persevered and played the 18 holes, with the hope that the weather could only improve for the remainder of the season.  

Ria – diance presented by Rea McMillan on Thursday 11th April

Almost 90 ladies and friends attended the health and beauty evening on Thursday 11th April. The evening started off with the Lady Captain welcoming members and visitors to the demonstration.

She had visited the N.I. Leukaemia Research Unit in the City Hospital and was impressed by the level of research taking place there and the donations the unit was receiving to further research.

The evening continued with Rea demonstrating the benefits of using the beauty products by Lisearle, available on the internet with some alternatives available from Boots.

One willing volunteer had a personal facial, making some of us quite envious. The amount of beauty products available was a revelation.

Rea went on with some homely advice on overall body care and stressed the importance of good posture as a starting point.  The audience was amazed at her energy as she went through her daily exercise routine.

The ballot followed and raised a very generous total of £442 which will be donated to Lady Captain’s chosen charity this year, the N.I. Leukaemia Research Unit.

Tea/coffee and a lovely selection of sandwiches, prepared by the restaurant staff ended off the evening.

WINTER LEAGUE (TEAMS) DINNER AND PRIZEGIVING

Almost 50 ladies attended the annual dinner and prizegiving on 28/3/2013 to mark the finish of the Winter (Teams) League. 

After a tasty buffet meal the winning team (which had been kept a closely guarded secret) Jean's Jays  was announced the successful team this year in a very closely contested  finish from two other teams.

The Winter League champion, with good cards returned over the winter was Hilary Brady much to her delight and generous applause.

The evening continued with a table quiz and each of the five teams singing a song loosely connected to their team name.