Other News

The Appleby Bowl was won by Cassidy Hamilton from Bishop Auckland with a net 70.

The runner up was Millie Hixon from Rockcliffe with a net 71.

We are very excited to have our first County Junior Competition of the year on Saturday 15th August at Houghton le Spring Golf Club. The competition is the Appleby Bowl.

In my last message on the 22^nd May, 8 weeks ago, I said I had just played my first game of golf. Since then we have had a regular itinerary of competitions and medals and it doesn’t feel as though we’ve ever been away!

So far this season we have had to cancel 4 group coaching sessions.

As we get used to the new ‘norm’ further easing of restrictions happened yesterday our clubhouse opened and some people used it whilst others sat outside at the picnic tables.

It is with great sadness that we heard that Past President Mrs Florence Kinsella died of a stroke on Friday 26th June in St Andrews. Our thoughts are with her daughter Ann and the rest of her family at this time.

We all continue to wait patiently for our clubhouses to reopen but their closures has not hampered many clubs from hosting competitions to visitors and guests (with all necessary precautions in place!)

Now that we have been playing social golf for over a month and clubs are starting to run competitions again (or at least thinking about it), DCLGA Exec met via Zoom to discuss which, if any, of the County competitions we should try to run in 2020.

It is with great sadness that I announce the death of Frances Watson on June 18^th 2020 aged 97 years.  She had been in poor health for the last few months and wasn’t robust enough to fight her final infection.

I am delighted to announce that we have been able to resume coaching for the Junior Girls.