Membership Enquiries - Club Competitions

The Ladies Section at Chippenham is a very vibrant and social group of ladies. The membership is 56 with about 48 ladies who play golf regularly. We also have 5 junior girls. 3 of our ladies and two of our girls played for the County last year. We are looking forward to more County places being filled by Chippenham members this year!

We start the season off in March with a 12 hole Bring and Win quickly followed by our first medal. Medals take place on a Wednesday and Saturday or Sunday each month. In addition we play for several cups and have both 18 and 9 hole stableford competitions. Our most prestigious cup is the Premier Cup which is a 36 hole stroke play competition off of scratch, played alongside the Tregarthan Trophy which is handicapped.

We run two league teams and enter both the County Scratch and Handicap knock outs. Our ‘A’ team won the 1st division in 2012 and the ‘B’ team came 2nd in division 4. There is great competition for both teams with several members vying for a place. We also take part in the Mail on Sunday National Golf Club Classic knockout competition.

Our non-league players take part in the Ladies Friendly matches, we have 12 this year. We also have 4 mixed friendlies that are open to all members.

To keep our ‘swings’ going during the winter months we have a roll up at 9.15 for 9.30 am on Wednesdays and at 10.15 for 10.30 am on Saturdays. During December we have a 9 hole Texas Scramble followed by a Christmas lunch which is thoroughly enjoyed by all.

In April we usually have 3 days away as a group, with about 24 ladies going. This year we are going to Tewkesbury Hotel & County Club. It’s a very enjoyable social event and the golf’s not bad either!

If you are interested in joining us please contact me for further information.

Erica Russell
Ladies Captain

Premier Cup*
36 holes strokeplay competition off scratch to be played for on Ladies Club Championship Day.

Tregarthen Cup*
36 holes strokeplay competition off full handicap to be played for on Ladies Club Championship Day.

Lady Cooper Bowl*
18 hole singles matchplay knockout competition off full handicap difference.

Allington Cup*
18 hole strokeplay competition off full handicap.

Taylor Cup*
18 hole stableford competition off full handicap.

Lynch Par Cup*
18 hole par competition off full handicap.

Willoughby Cup*
18 hole strokeplay competition off full handicap for ladies with 25 36 handicaps.

* entry in these cups requires 4 qualifying cards which must include 2 EWGA medals played at Chippenham Golf Club after 1st March of the previous year.

America Trophy
18 hole strokeplay competition off full handicap for ladies who have won a medal competition the previous year.

Argentum Trophy
18 hole singles matchplay knockout off full handicap difference for ladies who lose in their first round of the Lady Cooper Bowl.

Betty Broadbent Cup
18 hole stableford competition off full handicap.

Betty Edwards Foursome Trophies
18 hole foursomes competition off ½ combined handicaps. Draw for partners, 1 high & 1 low.

Bush and SnelgroveTrophies
18 hole greensome matchplay knockout off full difference of greensome handicap. Draw for partners, 1 high & 1 low.

Centenary Salver
Awarded to lady with most points in nominated cup competitions and medals.

Chippenham Ladies Past Captains' Trophy
18 hole stableford competition off full handicap for Ladies Past Captains, played with a nominated stableford.

EWGA Monthly Medals
18 hole strokeplay competitions off full handicap.

Golden Jubilee Trophy
Best gross score returned by a lady with handicap of 21 or more at time of playing in a qualifying strokeplay competition at Chippenham Golf Club.

Margaret Edwards Cup
Flag competition, the distance you can get around the course with your stroke allowance (par + handicap). Played with a nominated medal.

Mary Phillips Cup
Best net score returned by a lady in a qualifying strokeplay competition at Chippenham Golf Club.

Millennium Cup
For the lady returning the best 6 aggregate nett scores in medals.

Most Improved Player Trophy
Awarded to the lady who has reduced her exact handicap the most between the start and end of the current playing season. Open to all Adult/Full members of the Ladies Section.

Peggy Griffin Rosebowl
18 hole strokeplay competition off full handicap, played with nominated medal, for Grandmothers.

Statuette
For the player returning the best 3 aggregate stableford scores over past year.