Welcome to NVLGS
The Norfolk Veteran Ladies' Golf Society welcomes you. The Society, formed in 1960/1961, is open to lady golfers aged 55 and over who are playing members of Norfolk clubs affiliated to England Golf.
Recent Competitions
A few call offs' through illness, injury and circumstances, saw just 24 ladies taking part, twelve in the Medal and twelve in the Stableford. Although the weather did threaten with possible rain/thundery showers this thankfully did not materialise. Everyone enjoyed the day, though there were a few moans about the lush grass seen as a bit of a challenge as some hadn't seen grass all summer and many were excited to play the new layout. Thanks to Jane Sheppard Lady Captain who acted as starter for the day and Debbie who co-ordinated the day. Thanks too, to the Catering staff who kept us feed and watered. Results. Division 1 1st and winner of the Championship Cup Sue Saunders (Thetford) with 84 Gross Runner Up and winner of the Joy Boult Salver Dawn Futter (Royal Norwich) with 92 Gross Nett and winner of the Doreen Pallister Liz Wallace (Royal Norwich) with 79 nett Golden Girl player over 70 and winner of the Gwen Watts Salver Pat Webb ( Middleton Hall) Division 2 1st and winner of the Curtis Cup Jane Gomm (Links) with 42 points 2nd and winner of the Committee Salver Pat Hoban (Middleton Hall) with 29 points 3rd Angie Ellis (Mundesley) 28 points Golden Girl player over 70 and winner of the Bessie Turnbull Salver Sheila Glenn Jill Bullimore - Competition Secretary
Friday 17th July saw Norfolk Ladies Vets welcomed at Bawburgh Golf Club for the Greensomes Competition. A great field of 88 ladies took part from a two tee start and the weather for once was kind. Players came from 18 different clubs which is fantastic. The players certainly took advantage of the amount of run and lots of really good scores were recorded, in total 15 teams scored 40 points or more, what a great result. Many thanks go to Bawburgh Rep Ros Foster who arranged starters for me, Chris Ingram the pro who very kindly produced the cards and lastly Lynda love our President who did the raffle for me. I am very grateful as with enough help events go smoothly. Results are as follows: 1st Deborah Bleasby and Elaine Carter from Royal Cromer with 47 points (ocb) 2nd Janet Goode and Anne Ellis from Hunstanton with 47 points 3rd Mary Tuddenham and Fran Johnson from Bawburgh with 46 points 4th Chris Rayfield from Mundesley and Susan Tuck from Bawburgh with 45 points 5th Maureen McRae and Gill Hodgson from Royal Cromer with 43 points Nearest the Pin under 22 WHI - 16th- Chris Rayfield Mundesley Nearest the Pin over 22.1 WHI - Deborah Bleasby Royal Cromer Commiserations but also congratulations to the pair who scored 42, the two pairs scoring 41 and the seven pairs scoring 40 so near yet so far. A lovely day was had by all whatever the scores. Hope to see you all in competitions later in the year. Jill Bullimore - Competition Secretary
Recent Matches
This is a relatively new fixture for our Norfolk Veteran Ladies second team against Lincolnshire. Last year the match had to be cancelled due to excessive heat on the day, so it was lovely to finally play the match in great weather conditions. As the team were disappointed with not being able to play last year, the majority of our players were picked from that squad, along with a few new additions. Unfortunately one of the Lincolnshire ladies made an error in the date, which meant one of their players had to play on their own. The match was played in great spirits and despite the dry conditions, the course was presented well, but Lincolnshire were too strong on the day and Norfolk lost the match 5/1. Unfortunately, no team photo was taken. Anne Sibley Match Captain
Our second match of the season was played at Rookery Park Golf Club against Suffolk Seniors. Despite the amber warning for heat, there was a welcome cool breeze at Rookery Park. The course was presented in good condition with lots of grass on the fairways but the bounces were interesting and the greens tricky. The matches were close but Suffolk were too strong for us on the day and we lost the match 4/0. We thanked Suffolk for their hospitality and the light salad after the match. Badges were presented to Sarah Watts and Kym Lofthouse. Anne Sibley Match Captain
This was our first match of 2026 and my first as match captain. After the recent spell of hot weather, the fairways had inevitably suffered from lack of rain so we were grateful to be on preferred lies. Matches are played off scratch and we played three matches of 4bbb and one match where Cambs & Hunt’s match captain played a betterball against one of our pairs, as unfortunately they could only field 7 players on the day. The catering staff were congratulated for a superb summer buffet and thanks sent to the Administration staff for ensuring that everything ran smoothly. We won the match 2.5 to 1.5 - a great start to our 2026 season and huge thanks go to all the players who all appeared to thoroughly enjoy the day. Anne Sibley Match Captain