Northern Vets
Incorporates the counties of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland.
Please download information about the Northern Counties Vets Championship at Ringway Golf Club here,
The Poster information and the Application Form details.
Northern Vets Website
The 2011 Veteran Ladies' Jamboree was held at Wellingborough Golf Club on the 10th - 12th August.
Julia Smith was the only Yorkshire Player on the Northern team.
Back Row: Elaine Elliot, Barbara Laird, Ally Hanson, Karen Lee, Chris Stokes, Julia Smith, Anne Lowe
Front Row: Caroline Marron, Vice Captain Di Spence, Captain Marie Miller, President Carol Atack
Jamboree 2011 Wellingborough Golf Club.
What a wonderful club house and course. Grade 1 listed house and a walled garden and also a beautiful drive of trees which was the carriageway entrance to the house with the original gates either end. One of which became a hazard on the 1st with a small Georgian circular summer house as another. Quite a start to the course.
The weather was fine for most of the 3 days so we were very lucky as the forecast was not good. We watched a lot of very good golf especially on the 2nd and 3rd days when players had sorted out a very tricky course.
Foursomes in the morning and singles in the afternoon provided a varied challenge to our team. We unfortunately lost the 1st day am foursomes 2 ½ to ½ to the South and this made singles that much harder from a losing start. The South won 3 ½ -5 ½ overall. Every player was rested for at least 1 match although nearly all pairings were the same on each morning.
We made a much better fight on the second day against Scotland and were delighted to be level pegging at the end of the day. Julia Smith from Yorkshire acquitted herself so well and halved her match in the afternoon with a steely determination from 2 down. We were so pleased to have her represent us at the Jamboree and it made the matches especially exciting with one of us playing.
The Midlands just beat the South on day 2 so on the final day all was to play for as was the case last year.
Day 3 matches against the Midlands proved to be as difficult as the South’s on day 1 and we finished losing 3 ½ to 5 ½ .
The South was this year’s winner beating Scotland by 8 ½ to ½ on the 3rd day as well as the North on day 1. The course was surprisingly hilly with raised sloping greens which provided a lot of problems to nearly all players. Caddies were worn out by the end of the week and I expect the players were as well. It was hard enough spectating over such a large course but we managed to find some special spots where we all congregated to see several holes at once. It provided challenges over water as well a hole where players took risks by driving high over an enormous oak tree onto a severely sloping fairway. It all added to the excitement of the week. I can recommend a trip to the Jamboree for anyone who has not been.
Full results and all players can be found on the Midlands website, http://www.mvlga.org/.
Rosie Hickie
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2011 Championship was at West Lancashire Golf Club
Tuesday - Thursday 17th - 19th May 2011
The Championship was a superbly run event . Congratulations to our qualifiers: Julia Smith, Sandra Paul, Helen Duckett and Carolyn Kirk
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Yorkshire qualifiers at the Northern Counties Veteran Ladies' Golf Association with President Carol Atack in the centre
Helen Duckett, Julia Smith, Carol Atack, Sandra Paul & Carolyn Kirk
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NCVLGA Northern Championships
Held this year at West Lancs Golf Club, a wonderful links course founded in 1873.
32 Yorkshire ladies took part in the qualifying round on a blustery day.
Ann Lowe (Lancs) had the best gross -74
Cicelia Lyon (Cheshire) Best nett -71
Lynn Truelove (Lancs) 2nd nett -71
Marie Miller (Lancs) 3rd nett -72
The 16 best scores qualified for the match play and Yorkshire were fortunate to have four ladies in this group.
Sandra Paul (Huddersfield), Carolyn Kirk (Ganton), Julia Smith (Rotherham) and Helen Duckett (Sand Moor) represented the White Rose.
Two Yorkshire players were drawn to play one another Carolyn and Helen and Helen won 2/1 in a closely contested match. Sandra Paul just lost to Ruth Lindley (Durham).
In the other qualifying match, Julia Smith had a good win beating the Northern Captain, Marie Miller (Lancs) 4/2.
Julia and Helen reached the quarter finals, Julia lost to Barbara Laird (Cheshire)who was on sparkling form and Helen, who had played so well throughout the week lost to Alison Grant (Cheshire).
Semi finals were played in the afternoon when Karen Lee beat Alison Grant and Caroline Marron, after a tight match, beat Barbara Laird.
Caroline Marron became the Northern Champion winning 4/3.
A stableford Competition was held on the Wednesday.
Winners with 76 points were ;
Hilary Smyth (Yorks) Ali Hansen (Northumb.) Elaine Elliot (Northumb.)
The Northern Captain next year will be Di Spence (Durham) and the Vice Captain elect will be Elaine Elliot(Northumberland0.
Next year, 2012 the Northern Championship will be held at Ringway Cheshire 22-25 May, handicap limit 18. We do hope that as many Yorkshire players will join us, it really is a wonderful way to enjoy golf and meet friends old and new.
Rosie Hickie
Lynn Aspland
Match Play Results
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Alison Grant 3/1 Ch. |
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| 16 Alison Grant Ch |
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Alison Grant 2/1 Ches |
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| 8 Carolyn Kirk Yorks |
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Helen Duckett 2/1 Yorks |
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| 9 Helen Duckett Yorks |
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Karen Lee 5/3 Dur. |
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| 4 Sandra Paul Yorks |
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Ruth Lindley 2/1 Durham |
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| 13 Ruth Lindley Durham |
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Karen Lee 4/3 Dur. |
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| 5 Cicelia Lyon Cheshire |
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Karen Lee 6/4 Durham |
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| 12 Karen Lee Durham |
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Caroline Marron 4/3 Cheshire |
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| 2 Caroline Marron Ches |
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Caroline Marron 3/2 Ches |
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| 15 Pat McKintosh Durh |
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Caroline Marron 5/4 Ch. |
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| 7 Lynn Truelove Lancs |
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Jeanette Williams 4/3 Lan |
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| 10 Jeanette Williams L |
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Caroline Marron 2/1 Ches |
| 3 Barbara Laird Ches |
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Barbara Laird 2/1 Ches |
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| 14 Christine Stokes Lan |
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Barbara Laird 4/3 Ches |
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| 6 Marie Miller Lancs |
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Julia Smith 4/2 Yorks |
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| 11 Julia Smith Yorks |
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Helen and Julia won their first rounds in the morning but sadly both lost in the afternoon
Julia & Helen
NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP – WEST LANCASHIRE GOLF CLUB 2011
FINAL RESULTS
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CHAMPION |
CAROLINE MARRON |
CHESHIRE |
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RUNNER UP |
KAREN LEE |
DURHAM |
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SEMI FINALIST |
ALISON GRANT |
CHESHIRE |
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SEMI FINALIST |
BARBARA LAIRD |
CHESHIRE |
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County |
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BEST GROSS |
ANN LOWE |
LANCASHIRE 74 GROSS |
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1st NETT |
CECILIA LYON |
CHESHIRE |
71 |
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2nd NETT |
LYNN TRUELOVE |
LANCASHIRE |
72 |
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3rd NETT |
MARIE MILLER |
LANCASHIRE |
72 |
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TEAM GROSS – WINNERS - CHESHIRE |
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Score - 229 |
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BARBARA LAIRD |
75 |
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CAROLINE MARRON |
75 |
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CECILIA LYON |
79 |
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TEAM NETT – WINNERS - LANCASHIRE |
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Score - 216 |
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MARIE MILLER |
72 |
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LYNN TRUELOVE |
72 |
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ANN LOWE |
72 |
PRIZE WINNERS DAY 1
BEST GROSS: ANN LOWE - LANCASHIRE GROSS 74
1ST NETT: CECILIA LYON - CHESHIRE NETT 71
2ND NETT: LYNN TRUELOVE - LANCASHIRE NETT 72
3RD NETT: MARIE MILLER - LANCASHIRE NETT 72
GROSS TEAM PRIZE: CHESHIRE
Player 1- BARBARA LAIRD 75
Player 2- CAROLINE MARRON 75
Player 3- CECILIA LYON 79
Total 229
NETT TEAM PRIZE: LANCASHIRE
Player 1- MARIE MILLER 72
Player 2- LYNN TRUELOVE 72
Player 3- ANN LOWE 72
Total 216
DAY 2
TEAM STABLEFORD
1st PRIZE Player 1: A Hanson – Northumberland
Player 2: E Elliott – Northumberland
Player 3: H Smythe – Yorkshire
With 76pts
2nd PRIZE Player 1: L Barnes – Northumberland
Player 2: S Kennedy – Northumberland
Player 3: C Hall – Northumberland
With 73 pts
NCVLGA Captain Marie Miller ( Lancashire) and President Carol Atack ( Yorkshire)
Congratulations to Carol Atack from Yorkshire who is now President of the Northern Vets - for more photographs please go to the news page.