Our first match of the season was against HERTS on Thursday 28^th April at Mill Green. The course was in great condition, and our hosts looked after us very well.

We played seven singles and lost Lost 4½ / 2½.  Pattie Barratt and Irene Riley were our two winners, with one of our newer players, Linda Wray, managing a half.   This was not a bad result as, again, we found ourselves playing against lower handicappers. 

Next, we played against BUCKS on Wednesday 15^th June at Grim’s Dyke. The format was 7 Greensomes (14 players!) and we lost 5-2.   We had to field a team of much higher handicappers than usual.  Also, one of our players was a “no-show”, so we didn’t do too badly in the circumstances. The Bucks organiser was very complimentary about the course and catering. She suggested that we play 4x4BBB in future as, like ourselves, she found that it is much too hard to get firm commitment from 14 players.  This we have agreed, and next year’s fixture will be that format (requiring only 8 players), and is arranged for 25^th June 2012 at Burnham Beeches.

Our away match against ESSEX was played on Wednesday 13th July at West Essex. The format was 4 x 4BBB and we won 4-0!! This was our strongest team fielded so far, and it showed in the result. Many thanks to Pattie Barratt who again captained the team. Sadly, this will be our last match against Essex, as they have indicated that they will be dropping this fixture from their calendar in future.  Along with Surrey Seniors, we tried unsuccessfully to get them to change their minds.  However, they are adamant that they will only play counties in the EAST Region in future, so that’s that! 

Finally, we played against SURREY seven singles on Friday 22nd July at Highgate, and again won, this time by 4-3 – 3 winners and 2 halved matches!!  This was another very strong team for us, and it was good to see Pat Hone back and fighting fit again.  It was also Mary Wilson’s swansong as she is off to live in Norfolk. She went out in style with a great victory (5 and 4) against one of her old friends and opponents. 

We held the Seniors Summer Meeting on Thursday 18^th August at Northwood Golf Club, and although the club did everything to make the day, it was somewhat spoiled by terrible weather, almost non-stop rain, and eventually, flooded greens!  What a pity, as we had a good entry number, 60, and the catering was superb. The ladies of Northwood went out of their way in welcoming us and supporting us throughout the day.  Thanks to the generosity of Northwood in donating balls for the ball sweep, and the high entry number, we made a profit of approx £112, and still managed to give out 14 prizes, and two extra ones (a 4 ball at each of Northwood and Hendon Golf Courses).  The Hume Goblets were won by two Northwood Ladies, Liz Foster and Rosemary Rawlinson, with 35 points.

The Inter County Seniors Team Championship was held on Monday 26th September at Frilford Heath Golf Club and we were represented by a very strong team of Lulu Housman, Rita Davidson, Anne Koychev and Christine Phillips, with Sandie Meacher standing by as our reserve.  Our County President, Margaret Monaghan, was our non playing Captain.  The winners were Oxfordshire with an excellent score of 237. They did have two ladies from Frilford Heath playing for them, but it was still a very good score.  Middlesex came 7^th out of the ten counties.

Next year the event will be held at Worthing Golf Club, on Monday 24^th September 2012.

 Irene Lee Donohoe – Seniors Organiser

This also covers the Seniors Summer Meeting and the Inter-county Championship.

Seniors Report – October 2010

Preparations are well underway for our three matches in July, on the 5th, 12th and 21st versus Essex, Surrey (away) and Bucks (away), respectively.

Irene Lee Donohoe - Seniors Organiser

The first was 7 singles matchplay at Redbourne v Herts, which resulted in a draw.

Then we played Greensomes v Buckinghamshire at Pinner Hill which resulted in a 4-3 win for the opposition.

Next came a 4BBB v Essex at Chelmsford. This resulted in a draw.

Finally there was a 7 singles match v Surrey at Sudbury which gave a 5-2 win to Middx.

All in all a satisfying year for the seniors.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all those who participated. We have a successful squad of players.

Liz Scott, Seniors Organiser

This was played at Sudbury, and it was a very unsettled day.

The result was 3½-3½.

Team players were:   Anne Koychev, Mary Wilson, Pat Hone, Christine Phillips, Irene Lee-Donohoe, Gerry Archer, Pattie Barratt.

1st        Ewha Lambert & Bunny Kennedy (Sudbury)                    45 pts

2nd       Pauline Dallman & Maureen Campbell (Muswell Hill)        44 pts

3rd        Irene Lee & Clare Connolly (Hendon)                              42 pts

F9        Anne Futerman & Penny Blower (Hendon)                       26 pts

B9        Joan Lewis & Andrea Shearman (Pinner Hill)                   22 pts

Nearest the Pin – Hole in One – Anne Futerman (Hendon)

Liz Scott, Competition Organiser, thanks all her team – Mary Wilson, Mary Baker, Anne Koychev, Jackie Richards, Christine Phillips, Zofia Poplawaska, Irene Lee, Clare Connolly, Margaret Barkwith, Lin Lee, Liz Scott, Heather Anderson, Rita Davidson, Noreen Barnes-Hoggett.