AUTUMN MEETING : 22nd SEPTEMBER 2025
1st place: Barbara Cooke, Cath Scorey, Gerry Grant, Marian Addison
2nd place: Carol Barbour, Barbara Watkins, Marilyn Campbell, Chris O'Grady
3rd place: Di Tass, Sue Roberts, Val Harrison, Sarah Brookes
4th place: Caren Wilson, Dee Martin, Janet Akers, Anita Marques
Best F9; Jackie Lagergren, Sheila Bowden, Ann Spencer, Katherine Edwards
Best B9: Brenda Smith, Emma Duckworth, Deirdre Wisdom, Gill Spragg
NP (8th): Caren Wilson NP in 2 (16th): Vanessa Dekker
Di-No-Tass: Debbie Osman & Sue Gray
SUMMER MEETING : 7th JULY 2025
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The Summer Meeting at East Herts went extremely well with a bigger than average
field of enthusiastic golfers! The weather was dry, the course played well given the
difficult weather conditions we have experienced this summer. The East Herts
chef turned out a fabulous buffet which was very well received. Overall, it was a
resounding success with the winners as follows:
1st place: Doreen Allart, Joyce Bloom, Pauline Maile, Billie Kerr (OCB)
2nd place: Ali Horne, Laura Blight, Alison Ellis, Shelagh Wilson
3rd place: Debbie Osman, Theresa Perks, Frances Kipping, Sue Brown (OCB)
4th place: Simmi Ciccone, Ann Kapoor, Katherine Edwards, Gill Loftus
5th place: Carol Barbour, Marilyn Campbell, Barbara Watkins, Chris O'Grady
Best F9: Di Tass, Mary Dearing, Sarah Brookes, Geraldine Gilham
Best B9: Janet Rutter, Val Morrison, Rita Hyde, Vanessa Dekker
NP (2nd): Jan Olson-Williams NP(15th): June Harper Di-No-Tass: Janet Akers
SPRING MEETING : HARPENDEN COMMON - 28th APRIL 2025
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88 members enjoyed a warm welcome at Harpenden Common for the first meeting of the year. Together with another 23 ladies who attended the President's Lunch (see under News). Thankfully
the weather was kind which made for a pleasant change after the very wet weeks beforehand.
The HLGCS flag flew proudly as teams battled for the coveted Spring Meeting trophy.
The newly minted Society ball markers were well received and are a special memento for Society members.
Our new recruit - Dino (Tass) - made his/her/its first appearance in one of Harpenden's Bunkers and
not surprisingly was a great hit with all who either aimed for, mis-hit or simply were unlucky to land
in the sand alongside him/her/it. There were so many candidates for the Dino prize that Captain Di had to do a draw for the winner! We're sure that Dino-Tass will be appearing again on a golf course near you over the coming months! Thank you to all who played and lunched on the day and to the staff at
Harpenden Common for making us so welcome.
Winners of the Brookmans Bowl were:
Laura Blight (Brickendon), Deb Newton (Hanbury Manor),
Ali Horne (Brickendon), Clare Mallins (Essendon)
Well done ladies!
SUMMER MEETING : Enfield 8th July
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64 HLGCS members (from 12 clubs) turned out to play at Enfield for the Summer Meeting hoping for some long-awaited warmth and sunshine. Thankfully, there were some sunny intervals punctuated only by periods of light drizzle rather than the torrential downpours of the previous few days. It was fairly warm early on but the weather turned rather humid which inevitably meant various wardrobe changes throughout the day to add to the usual challenge of playing golf!
The course was interesting especially for those first timers who may have found parts of it challenging in terms of long carries, tricky par 3’s and a rather irritating cross stream/ditch that appeared at regular intervals throughout the round. Friendly foxes followed golfers around the course obviously on the lookout for random titbits from Captain Sue’s ‘goody bags’ of crisps and chocolate bars. Hopefully nobody was tempted to feed them Bacon Rashers or Onion Rings! The charity raffle raised just under £200 for Herts Vision Loss. Thank you to all who supported.
Winners of the Queen Elizabeth II Salver: Anne Kapoor, Simmi Ciccone, Sue Sumners & Gill Loftus (Hadley Wood)
Spring Meeting & President’s Lunch 22nd April 2024 : Brickendon Golf Club
The President’s lunch was hosted by Barbara Cooke for 15 ladies, some of whom had driven many miles and all had an enjoyable, chatty lunch.
The Spring Meeting saw a field of 64 golfers face quite a challenge; it was a chilly day, the greens were running fast and the scores reflected the difficulty of the course set up.
Captain Sue organised a putting competition aimed at raising awareness of the difficulties caused by various eyesight disorders and to raise funds for the charity Herts Vision Loss. The raffle and competition raised over £300 due to the fine generosity of our ladies. After play we all enjoyed a very welcome and tasty dinner with lots of conversation.
The prize giving ended the event with the following results :
1st PLACE: Sue Roberts Knebworth GC
Brenda Smith
Jane Ritchie
Deirdre Wisdom
2nd PLACE: Georgina Horey Essendon GC
Jane Simpson
Suzanne Carey The Hertfordshire GC
Linda Wilebore
3rd PLACE: Christine Hutchings. Harpenden Common GC
Ann Warner. Knebworth GC
Sandra Moses
Beryl Warman
FRONT 9: Jackie Lagergren Hadley Wood GC
Sheila Bowden
Jan Burrows
Ann Spencer
BACK 9: Val Morrison. Brickendon GC
Sue Brown
Caren Wilson
Dee Martin
Nearest the pin 7th hole: Geraldine Gillam. East Herts GC
Nearest the pin 13th hole : Deirdre Wisdom Knebworth GC
Our thanks go to all Brickendon staff for providing a fine venue for our Spring Meeting, and to Sue and her committee for their organisation of the day.
We look forward to our next get together at Staverton Park in early June.
Di Tass Vice Captain
Captain's Away Break at Greetham Valley 2023
41 ladies drove to Greetham Valley for our annual away break, some arriving the night before to check out the greens!
Monday 5th June was President’s Day. Judith had organised the cards. It was a team game, one scoring on the par 5's, two on the 4's and three on the 3's. We had lots of prizes, two NP which were both won by Liz Sargent!
Tuesday 6th was Captain’s day. Again team games; two scores on par4's and 5's, and all scores on the par 3's. The first day we played the Lakes Course, the second day the Valley and we all decided that they should be renamed as the Valley has more water!
The weather was chilly, but the atmosphere was warm. There were lots of smiling faces and it was lovely to see people mixing and making new friends.
On the Wednesday some ladies played nine holes before setting off home. Those who left would have been disappointed as the weather got slowly warmer!
I had lots of help from Judith and Geraldine our local expert, and Sue Burbidge made sure we stayed within our allocation of wine.
Thank you ladies for being so positive and generous with your comments and for the gift !
Some of the ladies at Greetham Valley
unfortunately some ladies had gone home before I got the photo
Winners Presidents Day
President Judith Elborn
and
Captain Jackie Lagergren
Liz Sargent with Judith
Winner of Both Nearest the Pin prizes
Winners Captain's Day
Spring Meeting 22nd May 2023, held at The Club at Mill Green
(Presidents Lunch report under News)
The Spring meeting was attended by 72 ladies from 15 different clubs
It was a glorious Spring day and the course was in beautiful condition
RESULTS
Winners of the Brookmans Bowl with 116 points
Anne Westcough, Debbie Barnes, Debbie McLoughlin and Genny Hill from Mill Green
2nd Place 110 points
Jackie Lagergren, Sheila Bowden, Ann Spencer and Jan Burrows from Hadley Wood
3rd Place 109 points
Janet Rutter, Sue Devine, Val Morrison and Sue Brown from Brickendon Grange
Best Front 9 with 56 points
Sue Roberts, Carol Goldie, Deirdre Wisdom and Jane Ritchie from Knebworth
Best Back 9 with 56 points
Simmi Ciccone, Anne Kapoorl, Gill Loftus and Sue Barnes from Hadley Wood
Nearest the pin 6th Anne Westcough from Mill Green
Nearest the pin 14th Simmi Ciccone from Hadley Wood
Winners of the Brookmans Bowl Nearest the Pin 14th Nearest the Pin 6th
