Ladies Interclub Final 2018
The Ladies Interclub Final was held at Stanton On The Wolds Golf Club on Monday 10th September between Rudd ington and Mapperley. The final started in overcast and fairly blustery conditions, however this didn’t deter the determination of both teams who fought well throughout the matches.The greens as usual were in excellent condition and proved to be quite tricky in the wind, thank you to Stanton Golf Club and their members for their hospitality and for giving us courtesy of the course. Thank you also to Lindsay Carruthers and Val Peet who refereed the matches. Both teams were very well supported by members from their clubs.
The first match was between Karen Ward and Katie White from Mapperley playing against Wendy Kerry and Jane Smeeton from Ruddington. Wendy and Jane, who fought their way back from 3 down after 11 holes, made birdie at the 15th which took the match back to all square and this was how the match ended. The second match was Jane Baxter and Maggie Burrows from Mapperley against Carol Bowles and Sheila Drummond from Ruddington. We again saw some very good golf with Carol and Sheila winning a hard fought match 3up.
The England Golf 'Women & Girls' Golf Week' started on 30th July and their website features various articles and interviews with women and girls who have made an impact, past, present and future, on the game both in England and futher afield. You can read all of the intervies via the 
On Wednesday 25th July we played Lincolnshire at Ashby Decoy Golf Club, near Scunthorpe. A very tricky course with accuracy off the tee required. We were down in the morning foursomes 2-1 with Louise Wilding and Lou Beaumont continuing their good partnership and getting a point. Emma Anderson and Louise Wilding gained wins in the afternoon, but a solid performance from an experienced Lincolnshire team resulted in a 6-3 away loss. 
On Monday 30th July, Radcliffe-on-Trent Golf Club played host for our last match this season, against Leicestershire. Unfortunately we were down 2-1 in the morning foursomes, with a point for Caron Harrison and Carol Houghton. There were some tough matches in the afternoon and some great golf. However, Leicestershire were the better team on the day and gained a 6½-2½ win. 
As ever, the second team county matches come round in a hurry after County Week.
Two days later The Nottinghamshire played host for the match against Lincolnshire. Thankfully it was a slightly cooler day. We even needed our new summer sweaters, sponsored by Acorn Windows.