Winter Newsletter 2022 FINAL for WEB
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trophy. We didn’t do quite so well at Reay in the<br />
Caithness Sutherland where, despite some<br />
individually brilliant scores neither of our teams<br />
were in the prizes. However, on both occasions it<br />
was good to meet up with friends from the<br />
competing clubs and to play at different courses.<br />
It was notable that the scratch team from Reay GC<br />
won the scratch trophy over their home course,<br />
and Eleanor Tunn broke her own course record<br />
on the day.<br />
We also enjoyed a full programme of ladies friendly<br />
matches with neighbouring clubs with mixed<br />
results, but of more importance is the fellowship<br />
and fun that these matches provide. I would<br />
encourage all ladies to consider putting themselves<br />
<strong>for</strong>ward <strong>for</strong> friendly matches in <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
The Ladies Annual Dinner in November celebrated<br />
70 years of the Ladies Section at Royal Dornoch<br />
Golf Club and thanks go to Eileen Macrae and<br />
Christine Callingham, the club’s archivists, <strong>for</strong><br />
putting together a fascinating presentation on the<br />
history of Ladies golf over our Links.<br />
In conclusion, I think it is safe to say that the ladies<br />
section at Royal Dornoch continues to flourish<br />
with new members joining the Struie and several<br />
ladies moving up to Full Championship Course<br />
membership. Participation numbers in all our<br />
events was really high all year and I would<br />
encourage everyone to keep that up next year. If<br />
any visiting members would like to join us in social<br />
or competitive golf when they are in Dornoch in<br />
<strong>2022</strong> please let the office know and we will make<br />
sure you are warmly welcomed. The restrictions<br />
imposed in so many areas of life in 2021 made us<br />
appreciate all the more how lucky we are to enjoy<br />
this wonderful, if frustrating, game and in<br />
particular to play at Royal Dornoch and enjoy the<br />
companionship and friendship of fellow members<br />
and visitors. Long may that continue.<br />
Alison Bartlett<br />
Lady Captain<br />
We have successfully coped with the transition to<br />
the World Handicap System, and honourable<br />
mention must go to Andrew Skinner who was<br />
instrumental in helping ladies get the Scottish Golf<br />
App working, demonstrating seemingly endless<br />
patience with some of our less technologically<br />
gifted lady members!<br />
There are so many staff members we have to thank<br />
<strong>for</strong> all they have done <strong>for</strong> us through what has been<br />
a difficult year. To Neil and Claire and the office<br />
staff, to Eoin and the greens staff and to Sue and<br />
Brian and all those in the Clubhouse – thank you<br />
<strong>for</strong> all you do <strong>for</strong> us as members so that we can just<br />
come and enjoy our golf.<br />
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