North Hants Golf Club Women’s County England South Region
It was certainly lovely to see Elizabeth Thomas there and thank you for caddying for Gemma Alman on the last day. Also lovely to see Di Rowland Jenny Winn, Angela Templeman and our President, Tom Powell, supporting and starting the teams and our photographer Des and the County Secretary Lee Patterson. One other supporter was Pat Hone who was wearing pink to the delight of Surrey who said she was incognito which made everyone laugh. Please forgive me if I have missed someone as it was a bit busy.
The names of the squad representing Middlesex 2024
Gemma Allman Stanmore
Lucy Labdon Enfield
Issie Brunskill Enfield
Saskia Owen Wyke Green
Oliva Nick Highgate
Ivy Neary Muswell Hill
Laura Bonar Muswell Hill
Emily Pearson Ealing
Everyone played to their best ability in dreadful weather conditions each day. Rain Lightning Thunder and extremely windy weather.
After losing to Sussex on the first morning of went on to beat Kent in the afternoon.
We lost to Surrey 3-2 and again to Hampshire 3-2 the matches were very close.
Surrey went on to win overall and Middlesex wishes their squad good luck playing in the National finals in the county of Devon later in the season.
Middlesex will be having Winter coaching later this year with the County Coach Emily Perry and if there is anyone who feels she would like to play for Middlesex please get in touch and let Middlesex know.
The County will also be coaching boys and girls and again let us know.
Contact us through the website www.middlesexgolf.co.uk
A huge thanks go to all the women and girls for doing us proud and we put on a good show and all the other Counties are realising we a force to be reckoned with.
We hope to see you all again soon supporting Junior Girls County Week at Crews Hill Golf Club August 12th – 13th 14th 2024
Play well and may the sunshine on us all.
Diana Williams.
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team match results
Latest Results
| wdt_ID | Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 09/07/2024 | Women's County Week | 1-4 | Surrey | North Hants GC |
| 3 | 10/07/2024 | Women's County Week | 2-3 | Hampshire | North Hants GC |
| 4 | 06/08/2024 | Challenge Team - Stovold Trophy | Canterbury GC | ||
| 5 | 12/08/2024 | Girl's County Week | 1-6 | Surrey | Crews Hill GC |
| 6 | 13/08/2024 | Girl's County Week | 0-7 | Hampshire | Crews Hill GC |
| 7 | 14/08/2024 | Girl's County Week | 4-3 | Sussex | Crews Hill GC |
| 10 | 08/07/2024 | Women's County Week | ½-4½ | Sussex | North Hants GC |
| 13 | 08/07/2024 | Women's County Week | 3-2 | Kent | North Hants GC |
| 14 | 13/08/2024 | Middlesex | 1-6 | Kent | Crews Hill |
Scoring
One Game Point shall be scored for each individual win or walkover whether in foursomes or singles. Individual games all square after 18 holes shall score half a Game Point.
Each county shall score two Match Points for a win and one Match Point for a match halved with another county.
The winning county shall be the county with the highest number of “Match Points‟. In the event of a tie on “Match Points‟, the result will be determined by the total “Game Points‟ won. If still tied, the result will be determined by the result of the match between the tied counties. If still tied, the results of individual matches between the two counties will be used in the following order until one county is ahead: 1st singles match; 2nd singles match; 3rd singles match; 1st foursomes match; 2nd foursomes match. Should there still not be a clear winner the result shall be decided by lot.
STOVOLD TROPHY
The 2nd team represent Middlesex in the Stovold Trophy, played between the Counties of Kent, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire.
Six players are selected for each team, to play three foursomes games in the morning followed by six singles matches in the afternoon.
Each year a different County has responsibility for managing the Trophy and in 2024 it’s Middlesex’s turn. Below you can view all matches and the current league status.
Email a copy of your Stovold Cup result sheet to results@middlesexgolf.co.uk after each match.
MATCH UPDATES
Middx vs Sussex
Middlesex 2nd team started off their season with a super 6:3 win over Sussex at Sudbury. Apart from Lulu Housman, each Sussex player had a lower handicaps that their Middlesex opponent, making this win even more significant.
The morning sessions were all won by Middlesex; Lulu and Elaine led us out and returned a 4&3 victory. Mandy and Liz were 2up winners and Anne and Marie 1up winners. Each pair dovetailed nicely and everyone had a great platform for the singles.
After a very nice lunch during which there had been a bit of rain, the singles battles commenced.
Lulu and Marie won their matches, Elaine and Anne halved. Mandy battled but succumbed 4&3 to her opponent and Captain Liz’s match was conceded due to illness.
With a date already pencilled in for next years fixture in Sussex, the squad are very much looking forward to more success against the other counties.
Middx vs Surrey
Middlesex 2nd Teams Stovold match v Surrey on Monday 29th of July was played in sweltering heat at Finchley. The morning foursomes saw Nicola Foster and Anne Koychev gain a point with a 1U win against opponents with a combined handicap of 3.9! Sadly that was our only point of the day with all other matches a win for Surrey.
Each match was however keenly fought and no one gave their opponents an easy time.
Liz Kynoch
Hampshire 7 Middlesex 2
Our match against Hampshire was played at Army Golf Club in Farnborough. The weather was favourable, warm and sunny but not too hot. Ines and Liz played a practice round late on Sunday afternoon which proved helpful for all the Middlesex team; Nicola Foster, Mandy Miller, Ines Hellmayr, Elaine Cole, Lorely Paine and Liz Kynoch.
The morning session saw Nicola and Mandy gain a point with a 3 and 2 win against Lily Walker and Georgia Richardson off 1.3 and 2.1 – a super result. Ines and Elaine were 1 down to Georgina Carter and Abby Dymott off 3.2 and 7.9. Lorely Paine and Liz Kynoch lost 3 and 5 to Becky Scott and Tia Brammer off 3.5 and 5.1.
The afternoon singles saw Middlesex gain a single point from Mandys win against Georgina Carter. Another great result against a player with a much lower handicap.
It was a pleasure to play against some very good golfers, even if it’s a bit traumatising to know their 13 year old 2 handicapper could easily be the Middlesex Captains granddaughter!
Hampshire were welcoming hosts with Eilean Cunningham the Hampshire Captain ensuring the day went smoothly.
We will soon agree a date for next years fixture in Middlesex.
Kent 5½ Middlesex 3½
After playing Hampshire on Monday 5th of August Middlesex drive from Farnborough down to Canterbury to face Kent. One change to the team from the Hampshire match with Anne Koychev replacing Lorely Paine.
Unlike Army, Canterbury was familiar to most of the Middlesex team.
The morning singles saw each match keenly contended but each pair loosing out Nicola Foster and Mandy Miller lost 2 and 3 to Ali Ord and Skye Fontanelli (1.9 and 2.7) Elaine Cole and Ines Hellymar also lost 2 and 3 to Ellen Wilson and Tyra Skinner (4.6 and 8.8) and the final pairing of Anne Koychev and Liz Kynoch lost 1 and 2 to Anne Marie Forrester and Caroline Collins (7.8 and 6.8)
A slightly warmer day that the one played in Hampshire the day before. Saw the temperature increase for the afternoon singles. Nicola one the first match 1 up, Mandy halved her match and both Elaine and Anne won their matches.
Next years home match date will be announced shortly, hopefully with more a more substantial gap than the 11 hours ‘rest’ from the match before!
Liz Kynoch
Team Contacts
Women's 1st Team
The Women’s 1st Team provides the highest level of competitive County Golf for women in Middlesex.
With the focus being on “5 County Days”, played in mid summer – all the hard work hopefully culminates in a successful event – WIN or Lose there is great competition and camaraderie.
Women's 2nd Team
The Women’s 2nd Team plays a very important part in Middlesex. The team provides a route through which talented players can progress to represent the County at 1st Team level, whilst providing a fun and competitive outlet for women.
The Focus each year is towards Stovold Trophy
Results will be posted here once available
Philosophy
The Middlesex Teams & Coaching Committee created the following philosophy to ensure a supportive and outstanding service is consistently delivered to the County’s elite players.
“ Middlesex Golf Teams & Coaching pledge to accommodate all interested golfers and of the ability to represent the County, according to the standards set out by the committee.
Whatever your reason for playing the game, we will foster that passion and encourage you to play and love the game in your own unique way. If you aspire to be one of the greatest that has ever played the game, we want to facilitate your path to the top. If playing County golf is your goal, we want to help you taste success along the way. Regardless of what your goals in the game are, we want every golfer that has been selected by the County to be able to say that they have learned lessons that are not only applicable to golf but also life.”
We commit to offering all County Players something at the County level that players cannot obtain at the club level.
Teams and Coaching Committee
- Lee Patterson – Director
- Alan Megson – Men’s 1st Team Manager
- Bill Carey – Men’s Senior Team Manager
- Jon Hodder – Boy’s U18 Team Manager
- Matt Jakobsson – Boy’s U16 Team Manager
- Cairbre Smith – Boy’s U14 Team Manager
- Women’s County Team Manager – Michael Bryant
- Ines Hellmayr & Corine Moy – Women’s Senior Team
- Senior Women’s Friendly Team – Carolyn Matthews
- Liz Kynoch – Women’s 2nd Team Manager
- Di Williams – Girls’ U18 Team Manager
- Emily Perry – County Coach
Winter Training
After the playing season has ended, players have the opportunity to be selected for Women’s Winter Training. Potential Women’s 1st Team players will combine with potential Women’s 2nd team players and they will all benefit from ‘away days’ together during the winter and other experiences that the County will provide. As well as providing a fun social atmosphere, this gives the Team Managers the opportunity to monitor all potential players and see who is performing well and improving before a decision is made about which players should go into the 1st and 2nd Team Squad in spring. The criteria for selection for Winter Training are:
- The player must have their Home Club in Middlesex
- The player’s WAGR Ranking
- The player’s performances in National events (English Women’s Amateur Championship, etc.)
- The player’s performances in County events (Women’s County Championship, etc)
- Typically, a Handicap Index of 9.4 or better
A more detailed Selection Criteria Document can be viewed HERE.
The overall aim of Winter Training is to improve upon the already considerable abilities of the high-performance players and assist them towards excelling in national amateur golf while representing Middlesex. Players who are selected will be invited to join the squad in late 2020. They will be provided with a schedule of events for the next 12 months, a Welcome Pack and some information about what will be expected of them.
Summer Squad & Inter-County Golf
A squad of 10-12 players that will make up the Women’s 1st Team will be selected after Winter Training has finished and before the playing season begins. Generally, the criteria for selection are:
Players’ commitment to and performance in tournaments, in particular, the Women’s County Championship
Players’ commitment to and performance in Winter Training
Players’ commitment to and performance in County matches
Additionally, at the manager’s discretion, a player may be considered for selection to the squad if they possess the following abilities:
- A single-figure handicap golfer who is performing and playing to their handicap or near to it.
- A player who has a Handicap Index of 9, 10, and even 11 handicap but who are improving and on the way down in their handicap.
- Juniors who are improving and have potential.
Teams that play matches and County Week will be selected on the basis of Manager’s knowledge of who the strongest players available are for the event.
Usually, two friendly practice matches are arranged earlier in the season to prepare for County Week.
THE MULLIGAN LARSEN TROPHY .
The Senior Women’s Inter-County Scratch League for the South Region plays for the Mulligan Larsen trophy which is presented at the end of season jamboree event in October.
Matches take place from May to September and every county plays each other county, the fixture alternating between home and away every year. Currently the competing counties are Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex, with Hampshire joining us in 2024.
Responsibility for collecting the results and running the end of season jamboree and trophy presentation rotates around the counties and it is Middlesex’s turn in 2024.
LEAGUE TABLE
Middlesex Women's Senior friendly team vs Surrey
On Tuesday 17th September, the Middx Senior Friendly Team went South to the vast open fairways of Farleigh Golf Club just below Croydon. Quite a trip if you live in North London. We were received by a very friendly and hospitable Surrey team, the weather was beautiful and it was an enjoyable day for everyone. After some very competitive matches, the day resulted in a draw.
The Middx team was comprised of: Ruth Holmes, Heather Graydon, Veronica Bane, Jane Lees, Magdalena Donovan (first time in the team), Lucy Bidmead, Alice Arnold and Carolyn Matthews
