NEWROSSLADIES

The year is slipping away fast! Last week we played the first of our Christmas competitions in some lovely sunshine after the very cold start.

These 14-hole events will continue until December, so get your name on the timesheet for next week.

November 8, 14-hole stableford: 1, Geraldine Mackey (12), 30 points; 2, Cathy Casey (29), 28 points; 3, Denise Bolger (16), 26 points.

The ladies’ section had its A.G.M. on Thursday, November 9. The meeting was opened by lady President Anne Curtis. Lady Captain Marie Therese Wall, after a very successful year at the helm, handed the mantle over to Maeve Wilson and her committee for 2018.

Marie Therese said great credit was due to the hard-working members who volunteered for the committee in 2017. The officers came in for special mention as well as the secretaries for competition and for handicap.

The sub-committee for handicaps was recognised for its contribution. The lady Captain conveyed her thanks to the ladies who were involved in representing the club as well as those who managed teams during the season for their generosity and dedication.

She went on to express her gratitude to sponsors who continue to support the club, thus ensuring its survival. She concluded by thanking the staff in the clubhouse and on the course for their unstinting efforts during their working hours.

The committee elected for 2018 included: Liz Roberts (lady President), Maeve Wilson (lady Captain), Marguerite Sutton (Vice-Captain), Mary Rose Ryan (Treasurer), Liz Bennett (Competition Secretary), Maria Burford (Handicap Secretary), Pat Purcell, Ellen Howlett, Teenie Murphy, Margaret Rossiter, Marie Therese Wall (ex-officio).

The winter league draw has been made and teams are posted in the locker room. There you will find your name and the dates for the first round.

This league will keep us focused on our golf for the winter months of November, December and January.