Ladies Section

LADIES SECTION

We welcome all standards of players to join our Ladies’ Section whether you are a beginner or a more experienced player.

Contacts

· If you would like to join our Ladies’ Section or would like any further information about us then please contact one of the following people:

Lady Captain: Annie Hooper – anniehooper@hotmail.co.uk

Vice-Captain: Gillian Keenan – gilliankeenan@btinternet.com

Secretary: Sonja Castle – sonja.castle@ridgeway.nhs.uk

Competition Days

· The Ladies’ Section meet on Tuesdays and Sundays for competitions as well as social golf.
· On Tuesdays the Ladies meet at 8.45 am with the first tee at 9.10 am.
· On Sundays the Ladies have a flexible arrangement for tee times according to the numbers and time preference of those playing.

Other Competitions

· Other competitions during the year include the Club Championship, Lady Captain’s Day, Lady Vice-Captain’s Day, Invitation Day, Memorial Day, Lady Captain’s Charity Competition, Senior Ladies Challenge Trophy, Mixed Betterball Trophy, Order of Merit, and Winter and Summer Eclectics.
· The ladies run a 9 hole matchplay competition and a mixed 9 hole matchplay competiton during the summer. There is also an 18 hole knock-out matchplay competition at this time.
· Some ladies meet informally on other days to play social golf.

Mixed Competitions

· The ladies may also join in other mixed competitions during the year such as Men’s Captain’s Day, Men’s Vice-Captain’s Day, Early Birds, BBQ Bowl, Men’s Captain’s Charity Day, Memorial Day, and Inauguration Day.

External Competitions

· There are Ladies’ Friendly matches and Mixed Friendly matches against other clubs throughout the Spring and Summer months.
· Next year, Cherwell Edge will be re-entering the Cecil Leitch competition, which is a singles matchplay county competition.

This involves playing against 4 or 5 other clubs both home and away.

Other Golf Events

· November Fayre – This is a charity event to raise money for Katharine House Hospice, Near Banbury. It involves a 9 hole golf competition plus a variety of stalls such as cakes, plants, bric-a-brac, tombola and a large raffle. It is always well supported by about 100 ladies from surrounding clubs and last year we raised in the region of £2,700.
· Ladies’ Open – This is held during August and is a popular event, last year being supported by 70 – 80 ladies.

Ladies’ Coaching

· The ladies organise coaching during the spring and summer months, which is run by our Professional, Jason Roberts Newman.
· We normally have one morning, one evening and one weekend session every month between April and September. Each session lasts an hour.
· This is followed by coffee in the morning or a glass of wine in the evening so that everyone can socialise.