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Ladybank Golf Club - PGA Golf Professional


On-Line Entries to Competitions

Members on-line booking for casual play has been in place for a couple of years now using BRS Golf Booking software via the Club website. After considering requests from Members to allow them to enter competitions on-line it has been decided to set this up and following a re-assessment by M&H of the Club software systems available to support on-line competition entry, it has been agreed to use Handicap Master software - the existing Competition Results & Handicaps package seems by far the better system to achieve online competition entry compared to BRS which is an excellent members tee booking/visitor green fee system but would have lacked flexibility to handle the internal club complexity for online competition entry.

Password Required

Members (with a valid email address) may have received an email from the Club last week advising that they will have to set up a password to view Members "Competition Results & Handicaps" via the Club website.

The reason for this is that to allow online competition entry, where members can only book themselves into competitions, and because of Data Protection requirements, the system requires this security check.

Please note that a Password is now required to enter the Members section "Competition Results & Handicaps" on the Club website: please see notice boards for details. You will then be asked to set your own password for future use. On behalf of M&H apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

On line booking into competitions is very simple

At 9.00am 16 days prior to the competition date, online entries will be enabled via the Club website (Gents competitions only at present). For Balloted Competitions members will only be allowed to enter their own name. For Non-balloted Competitions, members may enter themselves and 2 playing partners in the same time slot (this will be reviewed and maybe removed if this is abused). Members may see already that there is a mock Trial Competition open for bookings so feel free to add or remove your name (open for Ladies and Gents to try). You will also see that the Gents Club Championship Qualifying rounds are posted already and members will be able to enter online via this web page from 9.00am on Thursday 28 May This will be a live trial of a Gents Competition and there will be no paper entries in the Clubhouse.

Members who do not have access to a computer can telephone the Pro Shop who will enter members in the nearest time slot available. Members are please requested not to phone the Pro Shop at 9.00am on the Thursday as this will tie-up the phones and staff in the Shop. Once again, this will be reviewed and removed if this is abused.

The Club are responding to the wishes of the members so please do not abuse the system and bear with M&H Committee until this trial is proved successful and we resolve any unforeseen system problems.

Morgan McDonald, Match & Handicap Convenor
Fraser McCluskey, Managing Secretary

Pro Shop Staff Changes

We have had some sad news in the shop recently with Jake and Scott deciding to move onto pastures new. Jake is leaving us for a full time position at Bishopbriggs Driving Range. Scott has decided that he doesn't want to turn pro at this stage in his career and that he will have another year at a University in Edinburgh where he can be closer to his family and friends in Gullane. Whilst this is sad news we wish them both well in their future careers and thank them for all their hard work at Ladybank GC.

We have had to move fast to replace the two boys and we feel we have found a very able deputy in Tim Poyser. Tim has previously worked at Renaissance GC near Gullane as a qualified golf professional. He has also had stints in the U.S at very established private members clubs. I've no doubt Tim will be a great asset to our team. He is with us until the end of October at which point he is heading back to the U.S and Old Collier GC in Florida.


Our Pro Fun Day this Sunday, 24 May is almost fully booked with seven more teams booked to play than last season. So a big thank you to our members for supporting our day. We feel it will be the best yet! Onto the format and 'What's on' for the day!

'What's On?'

  • Register in the Pro Shop on arrival where card and format will be handed out (see below for golf format)
  • Chipping competition prior to golf (2 x shots allowed)
  • Keepy uppy competition prior to golf
  • Play golf (15 hole course - Holes 1-3 then 7-18)
  • 'Beat the Pro' on the tenth with our usual voucher double up opportunity!!
  • Drinks at the tenth (pre shot!) Nearest the pins and long drives on course for ladies and gents
  • On finishing golf - BBQ / meal depending on the weather assessed on Friday...
  • Prize giving immediately post golf including:
  • yellow ball team winners
  • Nearest the pins/long drives
  • Team scores top five teams
  • Keepy uppy winner
  • our photo competition winner announced (late entries available)

Golf format:

  • Full handicap allowance
  • Gents blue tees/Ladies red tees
  • Yellow ball retains its own net score - Full handicap on allocated stroke index (starts with low handicap player moving to mid then higher ....)
  • Yellow ball score can count as team ball
  • Team score full handicap on allocated stroke index - ONE score to count per hole/ per team
  • Teams of four players will have three shots added to score at end of play - clearly added to total
  • Ladies only teams will receive two courtesy shots (taken off at end of play) clearly deducted from total.
  • Mixed teams will also receive one courtesy shot (taken off at end of play) clearly deducted from total.


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