WHAT an amazing start to the new season of golf at Orchardleigh, with the course looking so good - and it's dry!
The Ladies section on 11th March had a fun competition involving a yellow ball which was won by the team consisting of Rachel Priddle, Sue Sweet, Mary Ford and Sheila Goodbody with 42 points. In second place were Anne Regler, Susan Marshall and Diana Bullock with 39 points.
The first main competition of the year was the Captains' Drive which took place on Wednesday, 26th March. Eleven seniors and ten ladies took part in the mixed Bowmaker with two scores to count over 9 holes. Chips and chat were had afterwards in the clubhouse, where the prizes were awarded to Mike Passingham and Susan Marshall for Nearest the Pin. Guess the drives was won by Sue Sweet. For the team prizes 1st – Susan Marshall, Mike Passingham and Simon House; 2nd – Richard Fry, Keith Broughton and Pat Jones; 3rd – Sue Sweet, Craig Bowden and Steve James. A raffle raised over £100 for the RBL Poppy Appeal.
The next club competition was the Captain v Vice Captain Challenge which took place on Tuesday 1st April. Fifteen ladies took part in the Stableford competition with all the individually scored points being totted up on each team. The Lady Captain's team were victorious beating the Vice-Captain's team 258 points to 233.
On 7th April the ladies played their first match of the season in the Bristol & District Alliance league. It was an away match at Long Ashton playing the B team, but sadly they lost 12/2.
The Lady Captain Susan Marshall is planning a VE80 tea party on Thursday 8th May at the clubhouse to help raise more funds for her captain's charity, the RBL Poppy Appeal. She is hoping as many ladies and seniors as possible will join in the celebrations.