THERE was a great turnout on Wednesday 26 February for the Beginners Day for the Gloucester Golf Ladies, with a nine-hole Three Person Ambrose.

Some of the beginners had just finished their lessons and were keen to put what they learned into practice. Each team had a beginner, playing with two of the Gloucester Golf Ladies who were happy to explain how they were also once beginners and how golf is this compelling game that keeps you coming back. Golf stories were already being created about the shot that hit the sweet spot, the shot that didn’t quite go in the direction it was supposed to, and the putt that just missed and there will be plenty more of those.

The winners were the team of Chere Franks, Elaine Murray and Carolyn Davies with a net score of 31. Not far behind were the ball winners; Susan Fryer, Gai Falla, and Cheryl Goodrich, 33½; Liz Casey, Myrelle Fraser and Dorothea Betts, 34, and Diane Anscombe, Anne Wand and Susie Higgins, 35.

The team of Susan Fryer, Gai Falla and Cheryl Goodrich combined well to get the Nearest-to-the-Pin-in-Two prize on the 4th hole. Meanwhile on the 6th hole, veteran player Anne Wand won the Division 1 NTP, while beginner Diane Anscombe showed she has promise by taking out the NTP in Division 2.

On Wednesday 5 March, the Gloucester Golf Ladies began their formal golf for the year with their Opening Day for 2025, playing an Individual Stableford event over 18 holes.

The following Wednesday they will be playing a Four Ball Aggregate Stableford sponsored by Pat Burrows and Margaret Dunn.

By Carolyn DAVIES