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LANGLANDS GOLF CLUB Message from the Captain I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE ON BEHALF OF LANGLANDS GOLF CLUB. IT IS A GREAT HONOUR FOR ME TO SERVE AS YOUR CAPTAIN FOR 2017, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK STAN RODGERS FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY. STAN'S YEAR AS CAPTAIN IN 2016 WAS A GREAT SUCCESS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE HIM THIS YEAR IN HIS NEW ROLE AS IMMEDIATE PAST CAPTAIN. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK TOMMY MCDERMOTT FOR AGREEING TO BE MY VICE-CAPTAIN THIS YEAR. TOMMY IS WELL KNOWN TO EVERYONE AT THE CLUB AND I KNOW HE WILL MAKE A GREAT CAPTAIN IN 2018 - HE HAS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE ROLE! I INTEND TO PLAY GOLF WITH AS MANY MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE THIS YEAR. 2017 PROMISES TO BE GOOD GOLFING YEAR FOR LANGLANDS, HOWEVER IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT EVERY SINGLE MEMBER PLAYS THEIR PART IN SUPPORTING THE CLUB, NOT ONLY IN THE SCHEDULE OF COMPETITIONS BUT BY ATTENDING THE SOCIAL EVENTS THAT THE CLUB PUTS ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE HAVE SOME NEW EVENTS PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR, AND IT WOULD BE FANTASTIC TO SEE THE WHOLE MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT THEM IN NUMBERS. WITHOUT THIS SUPPORT THESE EVENTS LOSE MONEY, WHICH WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO DO. AT THIS TIME EVERY GOLF CLUB IN THE COUNTRY FACES FINANCIAL CHALLENGES AND LANGLANDS IS CERTAINLY NO DIFFERENT; FOR US TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND GROW AS A CLUB WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS, AND TO ENJOY THE FULL SUPPORT FROM OUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP AS WE TRY TO OFFER A FULL SOCIAL CALENDAR AS WELL AS A GOLFING ONE. I WISH EVERYONE A SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN 2017 - I HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE COURSE AND IN THE CLUBHOUSE OVER THE COMING MONTHS. Langlands Golf Club January-March 2017 Alan McTurk (leſt) alongside his Vice-Captain for 2017, Tommy McDermo. Tickets for our Race Night can be purchased from Andrew Orr or at the Clubhouse bar. We hope as many members as possible will support this event. On Saturday 3rd June we will play the first Stuart Smith Memorial Trophy. The Langlands Gents team this year will also wear tops bearing Stuart’s name, along with seven gold stars to commemorate his 7 club championship victories. Stuart tragically passed away last June, he is missed by everyone at Langlands.

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Page 1: New LANGLANDS GOLF CLUBlanglandsgolfclub.co.uk/resources/Newsletter January... · 2017. 2. 6. · langlands golf club message from the captain i would like to extend a warm wel ome

LANGLANDS GOLF CLUB

Message from the Captain

I W OULD L IKE T O E XTE ND A WAR M W ELCOM E TO EV ER YO N E O N B E HALF OF L AN GLA ND S GOLF

CLUB. IT IS A GRE AT HO N OUR FOR ME T O SERV E A S Y OUR CA PTA IN FOR 2017, A ND I W OULD

L IK E T O TH A NK ST A N R ODG ER S F O R G IVING M E TH IS OPP ORTU N IT Y . ST A N'S Y E AR A S C APT A IN

IN 2016 WA S A GR EA T SUCC E SS, A ND I L O OK F ORW ARD TO W ORK IN G AL O NG SID E HIM TH IS

YE AR IN H IS N EW R OL E A S I MM ED IA TE P AST C APT A IN . I W OULD AL SO L IK E T O THA NK TO MMY

MCDERM OTT F OR AGR E EIN G T O B E M Y V IC E -CAPT AIN TH IS Y E AR . T OMM Y IS W ELL KN OW N T O

EV ER Y ON E AT THE CLUB A ND I KN OW H E WILL M AKE A GR E AT C APT AIN IN 2018 - HE H AS

PRE V IO U S EXP ER IENC E IN THE R O LE!

I INT END T O PL AY G OLF W ITH A S MA NY ME MBER S A S P OSSIBL E TH IS Y EAR . 2017 PRO MISE S T O

BE GO OD G OLFING Y E AR F OR L A N GLA NDS, H OW E VER IT IS S O IM PO RTA NT TH AT E V ERY SINGL E

MEMB ER PLA Y S TH E IR PART IN SU PPOR TING TH E CL UB, N OT O NLY IN TH E SCH ED ULE OF

COMP ET IT ION S BUT B Y ATT E NDIN G TH E SOC IAL E V EN TS TH AT TH E C LUB PUT S O N

THROU GHO UT THE Y E AR . WE H A V E SOM E NE W EV E NT S PLA NN ED FO R TH IS Y E AR, A ND IT

WOULD BE FA NT A STIC T O SE E TH E WHOL E ME MBER SH IP SUPP ORT T HEM IN NU MBER S.

WITH OUT TH IS SUP PO RT TH E SE E VE NT S LO SE M O NE Y, WH ICH W E S IMPL Y C A NN OT AFF ORD TO

DO .

AT TH IS T IME E V ER Y G OLF CLUB IN TH E CO UNT RY FAC E S F INA NC IAL CHALL EN G ES A ND

LAN GLA ND S IS C ERT A INL Y N O D IF FER ENT ; F OR U S T O C O NT IN UE T O THR IV E A ND GROW AS A

CLUB W E NE ED TO C ON TINU E TO ATTR ACT N EW M EMB ER S, A ND TO E NJ O Y TH E F ULL SU PP ORT

FROM O UR C URRE NT M EMB ERSH IP A S WE TR Y T O OFF ER A F ULL SO CIAL C ALE ND AR A S W ELL AS

A G OLF ING O N E.

I W ISH E V ERY O NE A SUCC E SSFUL YE AR IN 2017 - I H OP E T O SE E YO U O N THE C OUR SE AND IN

THE CL UBHO U SE O V ER THE C OM IN G M ON THS.

Langlands Golf Club January-March 2017

Alan McTurk (left) alongside his

Vice-Captain for 2017, Tommy

McDermott.

Tickets for our Race Night can be

purchased from Andrew Orr or at the

Clubhouse bar. We hope as many

members as possible will support this

event.

On Saturday 3rd June we will play

the first Stuart Smith Memorial

Trophy. The Langlands Gents team

this year will also wear tops bearing

Stuart’s name, along with seven

gold stars to commemorate his 7

club championship victories.

Stuart tragically passed away last

June, he is missed by everyone at

Langlands.

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Langlands Golf Club

Auldhouse Road

East Kilbride

G75 9DW

01355 248173

Archie and Greg enjoy a wee dance on Hogmanay. What a lovely couple!

Club ties are now on sale

behind the bar—£7.50

each

OUR NEW TOUCH-SCREEN MATCH COMPUTER

SYSTEM HAS INCREASED FUNCTIONALITY,

WHICH WILL ALLOW MEMBERS TO BOOK A

TIME SLOT ONLINE FOR THOSE SATURDAY

MEDALS WHERE THE CLUB HAS THE TEE

RESERVED (ALL NON-BYOT COMPETITIONS).

FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE INTERNET

ACCESS, YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO BOOK A

SLOT IN THESE COMPETITIONS BY USING THE

TOUCH-SCREEN SYSTEM IN THE CLUBHOUSE

LOUNGE. COMPETITION SLOTS CAN BOOKED IN

ADVANCE OF EACH MEDAL, FROM 5PM ON THE

FRIDAY TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE EVENT.

FOR THE ONLINE BOOKING TO WORK, THE CLUB

MUST HAVE A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ALL

MEMBERS - IF YOU HAVE NOT SUPPLIED THIS

TO THE CLUB YOU CAN DO SO BY CONTACTING

THE MATCH SECRETARY VIA

[email protected].

Application forms for the Gents

Open, Senior Gents Open and

Ladies Greensome Open can be

downloaded from the club

website.

If you are interested in discussing

sponsorship opportunities for any

of these events then please make

contact with any member of the

Match Committee.