***  Congratulations to our 2026 Champion of Champions ***

Jill Lough Eyemouth GC

 Commonwealth Spoons - Bookings now Open! ⛳

Entries for our next competition the Commonwealth Spoons are now being taken.

Why not find yourself a partner and enter our foursomes :

    * Sunday 24th May

    * Tee times 9:30 - 11:00 & 13:00 - 14:00

    * £20 per couple (includes 2's pot which is a double rollover of £164)

    * Melrose Golf Club

Please e-mail your entries to borderladiesgolf21@gmail.com stating your preferred tee time and we will do our best to accommodate everyone.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

 ⛳ Jenny Cleghorn Greensomes - Results ⛳

Winners of the Silver Division

M Waddell & I Sterricks (Peebles) 77

 Winners of the Bronze Division

 D Pringle & M Patterson (Kelso) 71

 ⛳ Jenny Cleghorn Greensomes - Draw ⛳

We have a space available at 11:44, if you would like to play and have a partner please e-mail borderladiesgolf21@gmail.com

⛳ Junior Girls Coaching Opportunity ⛳

Jenny Cleghorn Greensomes - Bookings now Open! ⛳

The golf season is almost upon us and we can't wait to get back into the swing of competitions.

There is no better way to start the season than the Jenny Cleghorn Greensomes.

    * Sunday 12th April

    * Tee times 9:28 - 13:28

    * £20 per couple (includes 2's pot)

    * Kelso Golf Club

We will also be collecting donations for the Margaret Kerr Unit at the BGH, a great cause, we hope we can count on your support.

Please e-mail your entries to borderladiesgolf21@gmail.com stating your preferred tee time and we will do our best to accommodate everyone.

We look forward to seeing you at Kelso soon. Happy Golfing!

Message from Pam our new Captain

I can't quite believe how quickly this past year has gone, and I hope you have had a very enjoyable golfing season.

I would like to, once again, take the time to pass on my sincere thanks to Sharon for her hard work and dedication to the Border Ladies during her Captain's term and I congratulate her on a very successful year. As a Vice Captain, I don't think I could have learned from a better person, Sharon's commitment this year has been exceptional and I have very much enjoyed my year working alongside her, I will do my utmost to continue her high standards, thank you Sharon.

Unfortunately at the moment, I don't have a Vice Captain, however I have the support of a very willing and able committee and I know they will make my year much easier. We still have two vacancies on the committee and if anyone would like to know more about what this would entail, please get in touch. Of course, you don't need to be on the committee to help out, and I'm sure I can call on everyone for assistance if required.

The list of fixtures for 2026 is below and I hope you will agree we have a good mix of venues this coming year. I am very grateful to each club for their support in allowing us courtesy of their course and I am looking forward to the year ahead and enjoying our golf together.

If you have any questions or queries, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Enjoy your winter golf, and I look forward to seeing you in the Spring.

Best Wishes

Pam Cessford

Captain 

Message from Sharon our outgoing Captain

 We held our AGM last night at Melrose GC. Many thanks to Melrose for allowing us to host it there and Janice for opening up, as well as all the ladies that attended.

I'm delighted to say that the new Border Ladies Captain is Pam Cessford. Pam has been my Vice-Captain over the last year and I can honestly say I couldn't have picked a better V-C. Pam has been by my side offering help and assistance throughout the year and I know I'm passing on the Captaincy to very capable hands.

I'd like to thank my Committee for all their hard work and support, everyone mucked in and made my role easier. To the Team, caddies and supporters, thank you for all the effort and commitment at the Jamboree. The conditions tested us to the limits, but we still came out smiling with our team spirit shining through.

To all the members who have supported our competitions and the clubs that have kindly given us courtesy of your courses, thank you.

I've thoroughly enjoyed my term as Captain and look forward to seeing everyone out on the course next season.

Best wishes
Sharon

Claire MacTaggart

 The Border Ladies were deeply saddened to hear of the death of past captain Claire Mactaggart, who sadly lost her battle with MND.

Claire, despite not being a golfer herself, took on the role of Captain during season 2019/20 at a time when we were struggling to find a Captain.  This speaks volumes of Claire as a person, with her totally embracing the role and always with a smile on her face.
We will forever be grateful to Claire for all the support she gave the Border Ladies over the years along with her husband Stuart.

Our heartfelt condolences go to Stuart, Tara, Gina and all the family 

Sharon
Captain

BLCGA Championship - Kelso 16/17th August

 This weekend sees our Championship taking place at Kelso GC on Sat 16th and Sun 17th Aug.

The first round kicks off at 08.40am on Saturday with the qualifiers all vying for a place in the quarter finals at 1pm.
Sunday is the Semi Finals at 9am with the winners competing in the Final at 1pm.
Can anyone stop Leanne Wilson winning her 3rd Championship on the trot on home soil?

The Bronze Championship also takes place on Sunday with the ladies teeing off from 9.30 and playing a Stableford. Defending Champion Fiona Melrose is in the draw looking to take the silverware home again.

Light snacks will be available on the day in the clubhouse.

It would be great to see people out to support the players over the course of the 2 days, with a high standard of golf sure to be on display.

Leanne and Fiona please remember and bring the trophies back at the weekend.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the weekend, battling it out to become the respective Champions. Good luck to all competitiors.

Sharon
Captain

Helen Cuthbertson

 We are deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of past Captain Helen Cuthbertson. Helen was very passionate about her golf which showed in the positions she held.

Helen's positions included:
Border Ladies Captain 1996/97
Border Ladies President 2004-06
SLGA board 2007-11

Our thoughts are with Joyce and Helen's family at this difficult time.

Sharon
Captain

Jenny Cleghorn results 13th April

 Many thanks to everyone that played in our opening competition of the season. It was great to see so many couples out playing with some excellent scores coming in.

A big thank you to Catherine Renton and Linda Ovens for manning the bar and providing the cakes and tray bakes, both put in a very long shift which was greatly appreciated. Thanks to St Boswells for hosting this again, it's always good to start the season down by the river. The course was looking good for this time of the year but like all our courses the greens were crying out for rain.

Thanks also to my Committee for assisting with desk duty and providing the rolls, all money taken for the rolls has been added to the donation box, £131.78 will be going to the Margaret Kerr Unit at the BGH.

Silver

1st A Vine & R Wigmore 69

Bronze 

1st L Ker & J Allan 65 (BIH from 3 couples)

There was only 5 2's with Julie Birdsall and Kirsty Baird having 2!! Each couple will receive £30 with Julie and Kirsty getting £60.

Full results have been attached, with the top 5 in both divisions in the prize money. Well done everybody.

Our next event is the Joint TexMex with the Border Seniors at Kelso on Sunday 27th April.

Great to see everybody today, hopefully see you again in a couple of weeks.

Sharon
Captain

Message from 2025 Captain, Sharon Paterson

 First, I would like to thank Kirsty for giving me this opportunity to be Border Ladies Captain. I have been involved with the County team for many years, made many friends and had a lot of enjoyment. I am both honoured and privileged to be leading this talented group of ladies along with my Vice-Captain Pam Cessford. Pam and I have known each other for many years, and I am delighted that she will be by my side.

Kirsty is going to be a very tough act to follow. The enthusiasm, dedication and commitment she has shown over the last 2 years has been immense. Kirsty, you should be super proud of your achievements these last 2 years, you have been a great Captain, I only hope I can uphold your high standards.

Next season we have a couple of additional competitions in the calander, the joint Tex-Mex with the Border Seniors which we hold every 2 years. The aim of this competition was to get as many ladies as possible from both groups together, meet new people and hopefully encourage both to enter each other's respective competitions. We are also running a "Champion of Champions" which will be played for the Lady Henderson Cup. This in the past was a stroke play cup with the winner having the lowest scratch score. The Committee decided we would now hold this competition with each clubs 2024 Champions being invited to play. I am delighted that for the first year we have managed to get The Roxburghe as the venue. I have attached a list of the Club Champions that we currently know of and would ask if someone from the other clubs would contact us with their respective Champions from 2024.

Sharon

County Finals 2024- Eyemouth

 

South Jamboree - Hirsel 2024

WE DID IT

What a weekend I am very proud to tell you the Border Ladies Team are now the South of Scotland Champions. Our first match was on Saturday against last years winners Dumfriesshire Borders managed 8 1/2 points to Dumfriesshire 1/2 point. On Sunday Borders won 7 points and Galloway 2 points.

The golf on display at the weekend was to a high standard some of the men watching couldn't believe how far these ladies could hit the ball.

As a Team we have worked incredibly hard for this years jamboree and it has paid off. We would like to thank our caddies and all the people that came down to support us at the Hirsel & the Hirsel Ladies Captain Karen Hume who was amazing.

We would love if you could come to Eyemouth for the finals to support us they start on the 30th August - 1st September 2024.

Kirsty

Jenny Cleghorn 28th April St Boswells

 First of all thank you very much for playing today I am sure you will agree the green staff had the course in excellent condition. A big thank you to the greenstaff , Linda & Colin Ovens and Fiona Melrose along with the St Boswells Ladies for their lovely scones, cakes and traybakes it was much appreciated.

We were also very lucky with the weather as I believe it was raining in most places today apart from St Boswells.

We raised £123 for The Border Cancer Unit which was great.

Our silver winners were Fiona Ker (who forgot half her clubs) and Kirsty Campbell with a great score of 69 Nett. Our Bronze winner who only met for the first time today I think should definitely play together again was Judith Dixon and Melanie Patterson with a great score of 66 Nett so congratulations to all of you and of course all the prize winners.
First of all thank you very much for playing today I am sure you will agree the green staff had the course in excellent condition. A big thank you to the greenstaff , Linda & Colin Ovens and Fiona Melrose along with the St Boswells Ladies for their lovely scones, cakes and traybakes it was much appreciated.

We were also very lucky with the weather as I believe it was raining in most places today apart from St Boswells.

We raised £123 for The Border Cancer Unit which was great.

Our silver winners were Fiona Ker (who forgot half her clubs) and Kirsty Campbell with a great score of 69 Nett. Our Bronze winners who only met for the first time today I think should definitely play together again was Judith Dixon and Melanie Patterson with a great score of 66 Nett so congratulations to all of you and of course all the prize winners.

Our next competition is on Sunday 19th May at Innerleithen Golf Club it is the Commonwealth Spoons - Format Foursomes the entries are now open for anyone wishing to enter please email Borderladiesgolf21@gmail.com £15 per couple, £2 per couple for 2's.

Once again thank you for your support it was great catching up with everyone . See you at Innerleithen

2024 Diary - Border Ladies

 Friendly matches

17/03/24            Match vs Midlothian               Course tbc

24/03/24            Match vs East Lothian             Luffness 


County Competitions

14/04/24            Jenny Cleghorn                       St Boswells

19/05/24            Commonwealth Spoons           Innerleithen

09/06/24            Team Tournament                     Kelso

15-17/06/24       Jamboree                                   Hirsel

14/07/24            Championship Qualifier            Torwoodlee

10-11/08/24       Championship A&B                  Duns

06/09/24            Silver Jubilee Quaich                 Jedburgh

29/09/24            Lawrie Quaich (4 team) Texas   Eyemouth

Please send all competition entries to borderladiesgolf21@gmail.com 

Commonwealth Spoons Lauder 21st May - results

Thank you to everyone that played in the Commonwealth Spoons on Sunday we had 31 couples which was great.

A big thank you to Lauder Golf Club for their warm welcome and all the lovely food they provided for the ladies. Thank you to their greenstaff the course was in great condition.

Congratulations to our winners C Dorwood & M Maeso who won with a great score Net 66. They will go to Kings Acre on 4th September along with 2nd Place A Wood & J Hodge and 3rd Place M Fallas & L Gillie. 

All the best Ladies I am sure you will do the Borders proud.

No one had 2's yesterday so we will be carrying over the £62 to the Team Tournament .

Remember entries are now open for our next competition Team Tournament on the 11th June at Torwoodlee Golf Club to enter a 4 man Team please email Borderladiesgolf21@gmail.com.

Once again thank you all for your support

Kirsty
Captain

Commonwealth Spoons Lauder Golf Club Sunday 21st May

Please see below the draw for the Commonwealth Spoons being held at Lauder Golf Club on Sunday 21st May. Entry is £6 per person. Please can you bring the correct change it really helps us out on the day. We will also be having a 2’s sweep to add a little bit more fun to the day it will be £2 per couple.

9.30   A Paterson/M Bland        M Rennie/C Campbell

9.40   G Lithgow/D Small          J Lough/L Wilkinson

9.50   K Chapman/G Hall          C Dorwood/M Maeso

10.00 M Walker/A Thomson     E Bain/V Scott

10.10 A Holton/V Hogg            C Fairnie/S McCall

10.20 R Wigmore/A Fleming     P Hogg/H Hughes

10.30 J Beattie/A Allan              J Allan/D Tomlinson

10.40 A Ker/L Flannigan            M Fallas/L Gillie

10.50 S Paterson/L Wilson        I Craigie/N Nightingale

11.00 M Rae/M Wilson             M Waddell/K Brackenridge

13.00 M Patterson/D Pringle    L Spalding/S Coltman

 13.10 M Towers/L Towers        S Lees/ A Prendergast 

13.20 A Wood/ J Hodge           W Craigie/ C Howden

13.30 D Richards/S Welsh        M Morrison/E Millar

13.40 K Inkpen/F Ker                D Cassidy/A Rutherford

The weather forecast looks good fingers crossed it stays like that.

The Ladies from Lauder have kindly said they will provide us with:
Bacon rolls in morning
Filled rolls
Pies
Tray bakes & maybe some scones.
Tea/coffee
We won’t go hungry so please bring plenty change.

We will be having a 2’s sweep £2 per couple just to add a little more excitement .

Thank you for entering it is much appreciated I hope you enjoy your day.

Results Jenny Cleghorn - St Boswells 16th April '23

 

See below for the results of yesterdays Jenny Cleghorn Greensomes we increased our prizes to 5th place as we had such a good entry. I would like to thank all 94 Ladies that took part in the competition yesterday at St Boswells Golf Club it was a fantastic turn out and I hope you all enjoyed the golf and especially your day. We were very lucky with the weather even though it was looking rather cloudy at the start of the day.
 I am delighted to say we raised £96.15 to go to the Borders Cancer Unit.

 A big thank you to St Boswells Golf Club for being wonderful hosts again this year the cakes & scones were lovely. I am sure you will agree the course was in great condition. I would also like to thank my committee who are a great group of Ladies who work very hard to help keep the competitions running smoothly.

 The Silver Trophy Winners were G Lithgow / C Howden with a 66 nett
2nd A Wood /J Hodge    69 nett
3rd S Cuthbertson / S Horsburgh   69 nett
4th A Melvin / R Wigmore   70 nett
5th L Wilson/ S Lees     70 nett
 
The Bronze Trophy Winners were L Peebles / A Harvie with a 69 Nett
2nd M Bland / A Paterson  71
3rd J Michie / M Adams    71
4th D Pringle / M Patterson 73
5th C Fairnie / F Melrose 75

Twos
L Wilson/S Lees,  D Tomlinson/M Wilkinson, K Inkpen/P Cessford, M Pow/C Purves, 
J Lough/L Wilkinson, F Ker/J Swan

 Lastly if you have not already put in your entry for the Border Ladies & Border Vets friendly Tex Mex at Kelso on Sunday 30th April please could you send your entries into Borderladiesgolf21@gmail.com before Wednesday as the Draw is being made on Thursday 20th April. I would also Like to wish Dawn Tomlinson all the very best for her season ahead as the Border Vets Captain.
See you all at Kelso on the 30th hopefully the sun will be shining.
 
Kirsty
Captain