Bucks County Ladies Golf Association

SENIORS' MATCHES & EVENTS

Seniors' matches are for ladies aged over 50 on the 1st January. The League matches feature seven singles played off scratch. The team is selected based on the players with the lowest handicap index available for the day.

The Friendly matches are normally four ball better ball and we typically play a team of WHI 13.5 and below.

There is an annual Inter-County Seniors Team Championship, in which four Seniors are invited to represent the County. East Sussex is hosting the event in 2023.

There are two Seniors/Vets meetings a year (Spring and Autumn), details of which are available on the Competitions Tab. The Dates are 27th April and 1st September 2023 respectively.

Our BCLGA Seniors County Championship will be hosted by Harleyford on 6th July 2023.

There is also the Midlands South Seniors Championship which started in 2019, this is hosted by Oxfordshire in 2023. It is open to WHI up to 19.4.

If you would like to be considered to play for the County Seniors please contact the Seniors' Captain, Lois Shoosmith (seniorscaptain@bclga.org.uk)

Entry forms for all other Championships and Seniors meetings are located in the Competitions Tab on this website.

Matches & Events 2023

Seniors Matches & Events 2023 BCLGA & County

Date	Activity	Venue / Timing
Monday 17th April 2023	Seniors League v Berks	Gerrards Cross Golf Club
Thursday 20th April 2023	Seniors League v Oxon	Ellesborough Golf Club
Thursday 27th April 2023	BCLGA Senior/Vets Spring Meeting	Buckingham Golf Club
Monday 22nd May 2023	Seniors League v Hants	Romsey Golf Club
Monday 5th June 2023	Seniors League v Herts	Welwyn Garden City Golf Club
Monday 3rd July 2023	Seniors Friendly v Middx	Ellesborough Golf Club
Thursday 6th July 2023	BCLGA Seniors County Championship	Harleyford Golf Club
Thursday 10th August 2023	Seniors Friendly v Bed	Pavenham Park Golf Club
Friday 1st September 2023	BCLGA Senior / Vets Autumn Meeting	South Bucks Golf Center. Farnham
Monday 18th September 2023	Inter County Team Championship	Bexhill on Sea Golf Club. East Sussex

Seniors Captain Match Reports 2023

Results of Seniors League Matches

The first match was played in glorious spring weather at Gerrards Cross. Berkshire won 5 -2 Results

The match V Oxfordshire was played at Ellesborough. The weather was very windy and cold. The match was drawn but the weather nearly beat the players.

Match v Hampshire County

The team made the journey down to Romsey Golf club to play Hampshire Senior Ladies. The day was much warmer and a lovely day was had. Local knowledge of the course definitely helped. The result was a creditable draw.

Match vs Hertfordshire

The last league match of the season was played on another cold day at Welwyn Garden City Golf Club against Hertfordshire. Again local knowledge was an advantage on this tight course. The result was a win for Hertfordshire 4 ½ to 2 1/2 .

Seniors Friendly V Middlesex

The seniors’ friendly match against Middlesex was played on Monday 3rd July at Ellesborough Golf Club. The weather was again challenging with balls moving on the green and heavy showers. Thank you for Kadda Mohamed who challenged 2 players from the opposition due to a late withdraw of a Bucks player. The match was halved.

Seniors Friendly V Bedfordshire

The final friendly match of the season was played against Bedfordshire at Pavenham Park Golf Club. The weather was kind, and warm. The course is young with tricky greens.

Thank you to Fiona Moore who played with me, Liz Keens and Jean Garret, Michelle and Jackie Maher, Judy Fitch and Gill Warner who made the long journey. The result was a loss of 3 - 1.

Inter County Team Championships

The Inter County Team Championship was held at Highwoods Golf Club, Bexhill on Sea on 18th September 2023. 10 counties from South East England took part.

The team of Carole Weir, Sue Adams, Susanna Mitterer and Denise Goodacre represented Bucks.

The weather was challenging, but the old course stood up well to the autumnal weather.

Sussex the host county won with Berkshire runners up 1 shot behind. The Buckinghamshire team finished 7th.

Lois Shoosmith
Seniors’ County Captain