As the new season opens this week with our first qualifying competition, it seems appropriate to reflect a little on some of the highlights of last year.
The Save the Children Tournament Qualifier is always a popular event. It was an excellent evening, again helped by the weather. It was great to see some of our newer members getting involved. Our Qualifiers Clare and Robert went on to Turnhouse and achieved an impressive second place. We received a letter from Save the Children thanking the Club for the money raised – which was, once again, the largest sum donated by any Golf Club in Scotland.
The Welbeck Ladies Annual Open Day Tri-Am continues to be a great success. The weather was kind to us and we raised the bulk of the £3873 raised over the year for Revive MS. The cheque was presented to the charity at our Prizegiving in December.
This year saw the 50th Anniversary of Troon Welbeck and it was great to see Ladies and Gents playing together in the Anniversary open. The event was also marked by the evening event in the clubhouse with a live band.
This year saw the inclusion of Lady members in the Ayrshire Golf Association. We have enjoyed participating in the Handicap league and look forward to doing so again this year.
I am pleased to see that we continue to gain a steady flow of new members and hope that this continues.
Best wishes to all lady members for a great golfing season.
As the new season opens this week with our first qualifying competition, it seems appropriate to reflect a little on some of the highlights of last year.