Ladies Captain for 2024
Helen Lake
Ladies Vice Captain for 2024
Sarah Jolly
Amazing Grace gets her first Hole in 1
Grace's Hole in 1
After her Father Ben hit a shot to a very respectable 5ft Grace stepped up with a Pitching Wedge and showed them how to do it.
However they did not know until they walked up to the green and there was a ball resting in the hole.
This caps off a great year for Grace who has come down from 54 Handicap to 31 this year and what a way to finish with the perfect golf shot.
Congratulations from everyone at Donnington Grove, what a great year!!!
Ladies Captain for 2023
Toni Prince
Ladies Vice Captain for 2023
Helen Lake
Mixed Match report against Sandford Springs
The mixed match season got off to a fantastic start yesterday when the following members played in a friendly against Sandford Springs.
Ali & Steve Lillywhite, Gill & Tom Lane, Ann & Brian Maisey, Maria & Roger Tillet, Rob Hinson, Jan Williams, Sarah Fowler & Ted Shaw.
The weather was kind and the matches well fought & it was a very close call
with the final result being all square.
Thank you to all that played.
Many Thanks
Ali
Ladies Christmas 9 hole fun comp
Please the results from Thursday below
The weather was without a doubt the best of the week, with blue skies and the sun shining, the rain stayed away all day.
The festive spirit was abundant if the number of Christmas Jumpers that were being worn, were anything to go by, along with flashing lights and jingling bells a Mrs Claus and a Jolly Elf. Well done to Kim for keeping those white leggings white all the way round, my trousers were muddier, and I didn’t even play.
Thank you all for your generosity to the charity, just on the 1st tee we raised £81.75 and I know that many of you donated at the refreshment stop too, unfortunately this box already had some donations in it so we cannot say exactly how much was raised.
I would like to say thank you to Tom for providing some lovely goodies that went down extremely well and to my hubby for serving you all with mulled wine and doing his usual David Bailey impersonation.
Now to the game, I will blame the anticipation of mulled wine and treats for a few of you forgetting that both scores counted on the par 3’s, but this really did make an interesting result.
With one outright winner and 3 groups tied for 2nd it went to countback and more countback and was finally decided that whoever scored the most on the par 3’s would take 2nd.
Well done all of you and here are the results
Nearest the Pin on 5th goes to Jan King
Nearest the Pin on 7th goes to Fay Unsworth
Best Dressed goes to our Jolly Elf Jules Culley
1st Place winning a bottle of Lanson Blush Champagne goes to Sarah Fowler & Ella Bailey
2nd Place winning a bottle of Monopole Heidsieck Champagne goes to Julie Myall & Sarah Deal
3rd Place winning a bottle of Freixenet Rose Fizz goes to Lorraine Storey & Dorothy Hawker
I will leave your prizes in the pro shop for you to collect.
Thank you all again for joining in the fun, it was so nice to be able to finally have a Ladies event, not quite how it is normally done but then this year really has been far from normal.
Merry Christmas to you, your families and loved ones, enjoy the festivities and most of all stay safe.
With Love
Ali xx
Ladies xmas lunch 2019
The Ladies Section enjoyed their Christmas get together on
Monday. Dressed in their Christmas jumpers, 36 members came together to play in a 9 hole Christmas “Waltz” Competition, followed by lunch in the Cloudy room.
My thanks to Kat, Simon and Jo for all their organisation; the tables were beautifully decorated and the food was delicious.
This year, the “Secret Santa” gift was a voluntary cash contribution to the charity. The Ladies were very generous and £325 was raised for the Rosemary Appeal.
My thanks to Santa, the Elf, Rudolph and the Christmas Fairy who took time out of their official duties to dispense mulled wine and mince pies to the players on the course.
Prize winners
Nearest the Pin
Holes 5 and 6 Kim Richardson
Hole 7 Jan Williams
3rd Team Place - Sandy MacDougall, Julie Myall, Anne Macdonald
2nd Team Place - Sue Hill, Kim Richardson, Deb Weddell
1st Team Place - Anne-Marie Gane, Maria Tillett, Angela Hay
High Silver League Winners 2019
This was a truly fantastic team effort showing off the depth of talent at the club. Led by Captain Fay Unsworth, the team did not lose a match in the keenly contested annual competition which is played over the Spring and Autumn months against teams from Newbury and Crookham, Donnington Valley, Basingstoke, Sandford Springs, Marlborough and Mapeldurham golf clubs.
The nature of the competition meant that the team could not relax until the final putt in the final match was holed, so concentration and nerves of steel were the order of the day to ensure DG came top of the leader board.
Team:- Fay Unsworth (Captain), Kim Richardson, Gill Lane, Julie Myall, Katherine Hartwell, Jan King, Shey Walder, Maria Tillett, Jules Culley, Lorraine Storey, Anne-Marie Gane
Ladies Match V Drayton Park Thursday 12 September
We welcomed the friendly ladies from Drayton Park to play us on Thursday in our last match of the season.
It was a beautiful day and the matches were close. So close in fact, that one match was just lost on the last putt on the 18th green.
Congratulations and thanks to Drayton for a great day and on winning 2 ½ - 1 ½. We look forward to next year!
My thanks, as always, to the DG team who always play with great spirit and enthusiasm - Fay, Gill, Kim, Ann L, Deb, Sue F, Julie and Shelagh.
Updates for the Ladies
Ladies v Sandford Springs Monday 19th August
Thank you to all those who played away @ Sandford Springs on Monday . Although the score was 3-1 against us, the matches were closely fought, and the team were entertained to great hospitality and a delicious meal which went in part, to making up for the awful weather which soaked everyone to the skin.
Ladies v Studley Wood Thursday 29th August
Donnington Grove travelled to Studley Wood on a beautiful sunny day and saw the course at its best. Despite some close games, we were pleased to win the match by 2 ½ - 1 ½ .
We were entertained to a delicious post-match tea and we look forward to welcoming Studley Wood to DG next summer.
Thank you to all those who represented the club today.
Ladies v Hennerton Thursday 5th September
We welcomed the Ladies from Hennerton to play us at home. The day was breezy with trolleys getting blown over; the course was in excellent condition and the match was played in good spirit and was great fun.
The result of a 2-2 draw demonstrates the even and close standard of play. Well done and thank you to Kim, Fay , Gill, Sue F, Deb, Maggie, Sally and Sandy for representing DG.
Congratulations to the following over the last few weeks
Sarah Jolley who paired up with Tom Fleming to play at Calcot GC in the Professional & Ladies Foursomes. This competition has been running for 74 years and is the second oldest competition of its kind in Great Britain. Sarah and Tom were placed 2nd by only 1 shot. An excellent outcome.
Kim Richardson and Sian Soanes (West Berks) were the worthy winners of the West Berkshire Ladies Open winning with a magnificent 44 points.
Gill Lane and Jan King who came in as winners with 40 points in the Studley Wood Ladies Open – for the second year running! Gill was also the winner of the Nearest the Pin prize.
Also to Congratulations to Sue Foote who won the Professional Trophy Ladies today with 34 points. She achieved 1 birdie and 2 pars beating Ann Macdonald by 3 points.
Mixed Match 4th August 2019
Hennerton Away
A lovely day on a very pretty golf course saw the following DG players
Ali Lillywhite Steve Lillywhite
Fay Unsworth Paul Seymour
Maria Tillett Roger Tillett
Ann Lawson Dave Lawson
Shelagh Lancaster Barry Lancaster
Maggie Smith Mike Smith
With a very nice meal afterwards and some good company DG came out victors 3.5 - 2.5
Well done Alison for winning your first team match away and leading the team to victory as captain.
Mixed Match v The Springs
3rd Mixed Match of 2019 at home against The Springs
The springs can to visit us on Sunday 16th June
4 teams from each side resulting in a 3-1 win for DG
Breakfast was as always very good.
DG players were :
A-M Gane / S. Byfield
M. Tillett / R. Tillett
K. Mohindra / S. Mohindra
A. Lillywhite / S. Lillywhite
Thank you all for today and well played.
Ladies Invitation Day 13th June.
The winners were Fay Unsworth ( DG) and Alison Blackmore ( Newbury and Crookham GC) with 35 points.
Runner's up were Sandy MacDougall (DG) and Louisa Wills ( Walton Heath GC) with 34 points.
Nearest the Pin on 7th hole Louisa Wills and on the 15th Gill Lane ( DG).
Ladies Match v The Springs
Monday 20th May Ladies Match v The Springs
The company was delightful with many ladies reconnecting with old friends.
The course was quite busy but moved along at a reasonable pace which clearly suited us, as all four DG pairs won their matches.
DG won 4-0. Well done to the team!
Mixed Match v Studley Wood.
2nd Mixed Match of 2019 away at Studley
Mixed Match v Studley Wood.
Despite their best efforts in brilliant sunshine on Sunday afternoon, the Mixed Team were beaten into second place by Studley Wood playing at home on their own course. It was a delightful day with good company, exciting golf and a well-deserved, delicious roast dinner after play.
Thank you to Rob Carvill, Anne-Marie Gane, Fay Unsworth, Alan Weddell, Gill and Tom Lane, Maria and Roger Tillett, Maggie and Mike Smith, Ali and Steve Lillywhite for playing.
We’ll get them next time!
Result DG Lost 1 ½ - 4 1/2
Mixed Match V Sandford Springs
1st Mixed Match of 2019
The first Mixed Match of the season was played on Bank Holiday Sunday against Sandford Springs GC - DG won by 4 ½ - 1 ½ . Congratulations to Dave Warwick, Anne-Marie Gane, Fay Unsworth, Sandy Byfield, Maggie and Mike Smith, Deb and Alan Weddell, Kim Richardson, Roger Rapley, Sue Foote and Andrew Woodley. All the couples found their games to be very close and enjoyed a friendly but competitive match followed by a delicious meal in Beau’s Restaurant.
Well done everyone on the win
Hopefully the first of many!
Annodata Ladies 2nd round match at Calcot
The following team of Ladies went to Calcot
Kim Richardson
Fay Unsworth
Gill Lane
Anne-Marie Gane
Sarah Jolly
Finishing up winners with a great win 3:2
Well played everyone and on to the next round
Ladies Away Match v West Berkshire GC
News
Ladies Away Match v West Berkshire GC on Monday 1st April.
Our Ladies Team had a closely fought match against West Berkshire GC in their first game of the summer season. The course was in splendid condition and the weather sunny and hot. It was lovely to meet friends old and new from West Berks and a good day was had by all. Donnington Grove won 2 ½ - 1 ½.
Lady Captain’s Drive Out
Lady Captain’s Drive Out. Saturday 30th March.
The Ladies section enjoyed a fun filled day dressed as characters from “A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” whilst honouring Captain Kim Richardson’s last day in office.
A 9 hole Competition was played in beautiful weather followed by a meal and presentation of a card and gifts to Kim from the Ladies Section.