LADIES PANMURE BARRY HONOUR MRS SHEENA HAY

 

FROM AGNES FREEMAN

Hon. Sec, LPGC

 

Colin,

You will know Mrs  Sheena Hay from your days supporting the County golf scene. Today we had a presentation for her and made her an Honorary Member of Ladies Panmure Barry. 

The tribute which was paid to her by our Lady Captain, Mrs Wilma Donnelly, is printed below and above is a picture of Sheena with her engraved glass bowl and Mrs Donnelly (on right)

I would be very pleased if you could report it on Kirkwoodgolf.

Agnes Freeman

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TRIBUTE TO MRS SHEENA HAY FROM
MRS WILMA DONNELLY

 LADIES,

I WANT TO OULINE FOR YOU THE GOLFING CAREER OF ONE OF OUR MOST ESTEEMED MEMBERS.

MRS SHEENA HAY

SHEENA TOOK UP GOLF IN 1962 AND JOINED LADIES PANMURE BARRY.

SHE HONED HER SKILLS SO WELL, THAT SHE WON THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 12 TIMES IN ALL

HER NAME APPEARS ON ALMOST  ALL THE CLUB TROPHIES

ON THE HONOR BOARDS FOR THE SPRING AND AUTUMN MEETINGS HER NAME APPEARS 35 TIMES

 SHEENA HAS ALSO GIVEN LOYAL SERVICE TO THE LADIES CLUB, ACTING AS SECRETARY FOR SIX YEARS FROM 1975 -1981   AND IN 1987 SHEENA WAS ELECTED CLUB CAPTAIN

OUTWITH THE CLUB, SHEENA JOINED THE ANGUS LADIES COUNTY GOLF ASSOSCIATION AND WAS A STALWART OF THE COUNTY TEAM FOR THE INTER-DIVISIONAL MATCHES FOR 13 YEARS FROM 1968 TO 1981

SHEENA SERVED AS CAPTAIN OF THE COUNTY FROM 1986-1987, AND PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTY 2009-2012

ON HER RETIREMENT FROM THE PRESIDENCY SHE WAS MADE AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE COUNTY ASSOSCIATION

AT THE MATURE AGE OF 50 YEARS, SHEENA JOINED THE SCOTTISH VETERANS LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION, NORTHERN DIVISION.

SHEENA WON THE NORTHERN DIVISION VETS CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1993 (JUST 20 YEARS BEFORE HER DAUGHTER SUSAN ARBUCKLE  )

SELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE SCOTTISH VETS TEAM, SHEENA PLAYED AGAINST THE ENGLISH VETS AT ROYAL CINQUE PORTS IN 1989 AND AGAIN IN THE TEAM IN 1991 FOR THE MATCH AT SHERWOOD FOREST GOLF CLUB

SHEENA THEN CAPTAINED THE SCOTTISH VETS TEAM IN THEIR ANNUAL MATCHES AGAINST THE ENGLISH AND THE IRISH IN 1997

IN 2007 SHEENA WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE SCOTTISH LADIES VETERANS GOLFING ASSOCIATION

IT IS AN ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER, WITH GREAT GOLFING MOMENTS AND GREAT SERVICE TO LADIES GOLF.

IT GIVES ME ENORMOUS PLEASURE ON YOUR BEHALF AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF PANMURE GOLF CLUB TO EXTEND TO SHEENA, HONORARY MEMBERSHIP OF LADIES PANMURE BARRY, AND PRESENT YOU, SHEENA, WITH THIS MEMENTO ON OUR BEHALF.