Autumn Meeting 2022 and Updated Fixture Card

 We are delighted to advise that the Autumn Meeting has now been confirmed as follows :

Milngavie Golf Club

Monday 5th September 2022

The full fixture card for 2022  is now available by CLICKING HERE

Funeral Arrangements for Heather Anderson - Amendment to previous statements

There has been a change of plan for Heather's Funeral due to Covid. 

The hearse will leave from Heather's home in Uplawmoor at 9.50am on Friday 26th November. 

It will travel down the village main street towards Cadwell GC -- (some of you may wish to pay your respects by standing at the roadside) The cortege will go slowly past the Golf Club going towards Irvine.

There will be a service at  10.30am at Holmbridge Crematorium, Irvine ( KA11 4EF) to which all are invited. The service will also be streamed and the code will be listed on the Crematorium website.

For clarification, there will not be a service at Caldwell Parish Church.

After the service at  the crematorium,  Lesley has  invited  all to meet up at  the Uplawmoor Hotel from 11.45am onwards.

WEST VETS HONORARY MEMBER HEATHER ANDERSON HAS DIED

Winning the Jamboree at West Kilbride

Heather and Ann Prentice

It is with much sadness that I have to announce the death of Honorary Member Heather Anderson (Caldwell GC and Troon Ladies)  on the 8th November 2021 a month short of her 91st birthday.

She was West Vets Champion - 18 years ago !

HEATHER STILL BLOOMING AT 73 - Article from by Colin Farquharson

Heather Anderson notched up yet another title in her extraordinarly long and successful golfing career when she won the Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association's West Division title at Renfrew yesterday (Wed) at the age of 73.

Mrs Anderson won the Scottish women's amateur championship in 1969 when she beat Kathleen Lackie in the final at West Kilbride. She played for Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe that year, having appeared for Scotland in the women's home internationals of 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971.

At Renfrew, Heather beat Ann Prentice (Bothwell Castle) by 3 and 2 in the final after winning the second and third to go two up and never falling behind after that.

She was three up at the turn.

WEST DIVISION VETERAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP --

Renfrew

Quarter-finals _ P Hutton (Lanark) beat P Richmond (Douglas Park) 3 and 2; A Prentice (Bothwell Castle) beat F Roger (Ranfurly Castle) 2 holes; J Mack (Haggs Castle) beat H Faulds (Douglas Park) 2 holes; H Anderson (Troon Ladies) beat A Telfer (Milngavie) 2 holes.

Semi-finals_ Prentice beat Hutton 6 and 5, Anderson beat Mack 4 and 3.

Final _ Anderson beat Prentice 3 and 2.

Down memory lane

Scottish Seniors Championship - Southerness 2004
Fiona Roger, Aileen Wilson, Heather Anderson
Carol Fell and Jennifer Mack

And finally Captain May Hughes said -- I had the privilege of playing with Heather in a Vets meeting at West Kilbride. She recalled the days of her victory in the Scottish in 1969. And she also asked the caterer if he had any of those donoughts she so enjoyed at that time. Sadly he didn’t have any ! 

Heather’s funeral  will be on Friday 26th November. -- See Details 

To read the full obituary go to CaroFellGolf 

MAY HUGHES IS THE NEW WEST VETS CAPTAIN AND LESLEY LLOYD VICE CAPTAIN

Past, Present and Future Captains
Chris, May and Lesley

The West Vet's AGM and prizegiving took place on Thursday 4th November at Cowglen Golf Club - CLICK HERE FOR THE MINUTES OF THE 52ND AGM 

May Hughes (Lanark) took over the roll of Captain from Chris Fowler (Cowglen) with her Vice Captain Lesley Lloyd (Troon Ladies). 

This is an excellent partnership as Lesley was May's Vice Captain in 2009  when it was  Lanarkshire's County Centenary Year. The West Division of the Scottish Veterans' Association is in good hands. 

Janette McCartney (Erskine) takes over from Sandra MacDougall (Kilmacolm) as Secretary and Jan Macnab (Ranfurly Castle) as Treasurer taking over from Mo Neilson (Greenock)

Committee members are Gillian McGinlay (Troon Ladies) and Fiona Cameron (Cowglen)

The Main Prize-winners
Jennifer Mack, Gillian Kyle, Jennifer Monaghan
Lesley Lloyd and Rena Simpson 

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOGRAPHS -- (Courtesy of Fiona Armour)