The Ladies Section plays a friendly match against Mitcham Golf Club every year consisting of separate home and away legs.

For further information, contact the Lady Captain.

Home Leg
Report by Susan Smith

Result: 4-0
Overall result: 6-2

We played the second leg of the annual friendly match against Mitcham Ladies at home and had a great result - 4-0.

As always it was a really enjoyable day and there were some tight matches. Richmond Park therefore retain the trophy for 2011.

This year marked a special milestone in the history of the event as it was the 50th year. Results now stand at 23 wins to Richmond Park, 22 to Mitcham and 5 draws.

Away Leg
Report by Sheena Harrington

Result: 2-2

The result of this year's friendly is set to be a close run thing compared to last year's 8-0 win. At the end of the first leg we are tied on 2-2.

The match was played on Saturday 4th June on what turned out to be the warmest day of the year so far and for once we appreciated the wind to help keep us cool. The driest spring on record accentuated the effects of the 'Mitcham bounce'. The ball not only ran for a long way, it also bounced in any number of directions. The greens at Mitcham are always a challenge to us, used as we are to the slow greens in the Park, but they were so fast that the Mitcham ladies too had their problems with them.

The team for the day was:
Jini Beacham & Julie Smyth
Doreen Dolby & Val Riziotis
Sheena Harrington & Nina Humphreys
Veronica Mitchell & Anne Holding-Parsons

All the matches were very close and it was good to have a number of new faces in the team. The matches are always very friendly occasions and this was no exception. The day finished with an excellent meal of a large chicken salad and fruit and meringue for desert.

Richmond need to draw the return leg on the 13th August to retain the trophy, but we'll be going for the outright win.