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We have a small but very active ladies section at Donnington Grove, whose handicaps range from 12-36

We are kept very busy throughout the week and throughout the golfing calendar year. On Monday at 1.30pm there is a 9 hole roll up, & on Wednesdays from 11am an 18^th hole roll up, open to all lady members. As we have such a small ladies section we integrate with the men for our monthly medals.

During the height of the golfing season (April –September) We are extremely busy as we play in Ladies interclub matches, visiting many courses & meeting some lovely ladies on our way, where friendships are formed and phone numbers exchanged for the future

We play our Mixed Interclub matches on a Sunday on a home & away basic, again visiting more courses & meeting some lovely peoples on our way. Our Mixed matches are usually followed by dinner in the evening which is a really friendly & social occasion.

As well as doing all the above the ladies play in all the board competitions, with many a lady’s name engraved on the boards. We have our club championship match & various other matches within our club. As if this isn’t enough our ladies play in lots of Ladies & Mixed Opens during the summer & have got a very good winners record.

Once a month we have what we call a Ladies Social Evening which includes dinner at the club, open to all ladies members & guests. This has turned into a wonderful event as it is a way of catching up with golf news & committee information, plus for us ladies to catch up with ‘girlie’ matters.

Our Ladies have a reputation of been a very warm, welcoming, & friendly group.

Ladies are kept informed of all events through editgrid, an on line spreadsheet, & through our web site & events calendar

CAPTAIN: Ann MacDonald
VICE CAPTAIN: Sylvia Davies
CHOSEN CHARITY FOR 2010: Duchess of Kent Hospice (Reading)

Member's News

Hole in One for Marjorie Follows!

Published Yesterday

Marjorie Follows had a hole-in-one today at the 7th. Well done to Marjorie, who was clearly on a high in the bar afterwards on the experience!

Three Champagne Winners today!

Published Yesterday

A big turnout this afternoon in the weekly Champagne Roll-up, with three bottles won. Sean Sargeant took first place with 23 points followed by second placed Mark Brown (22 points) and Darren Boyce with 21 points after count back.
Geoff Kells', who had a mediocre score of 13 points by his normal standards, was still smiling in the bar afterwards having eagled the 9th.
Dympna Batley's name was drawn in the weekly cash draw but as she was not present the money rolls over to next week.

Seniors bounce back at Caversham Heath

Published Yesterday

Beware the wounded Senior!!! After suffering a defeat to The Springs on Tuesday, the Seniors took it out on Caversham Heath today and came back 5-1 winners! Past CH member Ian Gaskell was one half of the only DG pairing to lose and there were suspicions that he had been bought over by his CH friends during the pre-match coffee and bacon rolls!
However, the home team made us all very welcome, and the meal afterwards was one of the best so far this season with a lamb shank main course followed by bread & butter pudding and ice cream. Who wouldn't wish to be a Senior with days like today!

Seniors not quite up to the mark at The Springs

Published 27/07/2010

Home advantage clearly helped The Springs to a home win (3.5 to 2.5) over the DG Senior team today. The matches were all very close on a course which most of the DG team had not played before. So, next year will, we are sure, be very different!
The Springs is now on our reciprocal list of courses which DG members can play for free. So, if you haven't yet played the course, book a tee time through our Pro Shop and you will be sure of a good day out.

Phil Lewis takes home the champagne!

Published 26/07/2010

A "stonking" round of 24 points by Phil Lewis easily secured him a bottle of bubbly last Friday in the champagne roll-up. Well done Phil.
Mick Clifford would have won £250 in the weekly cash draw had he been in the bar but, as he wasn't, the money rolls over to next Friday.

Mixed Results for the Mixed Team v The Springs.

Published 26/07/2010

Sylvia Davies, Lady Vice Captain reports as follows on yesterday's mixed match:
This year we seem to have been blessed with having lovely sunny weather for all our mixed matches and Sunday 25th July was no exception. DG were host to The Springs in a tightly fought match, which although unfortunately ended in a 2.5/3.5 loss for DG, was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Andy Ward, Jan King and Cliff Waller, Lesley Dixon won their matches and John Tonner, Sylvia Davis halved their match. We learned after the match that four of The Springs ladies are through to the Oxfordshire County Semi finals, so we thought we had done quite well.

Captain's Pick wins the Bonus Ball Sweepstake!

Published 26/07/2010

Richard's lucky number 27 has been drawn for the second time this year and therefore the entire pot of £39 goes to the Help for Heroes charity. A new sheet is on the bar for the next draw on Saturday 31st July.

Summer Disco Party Definitely On!

Published 26/07/2010

We now have enough tickets sold to go ahead with the Summer Party. There are still tickets left and if you haven't yet bought your ticket please contact Sylvia Davies, Lady Vice Captain on 07770 684688. The date is Friday 6th August.

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