The Ladies of Yelverton Golf Club are now in the middle of the really busy golfing season.

Laura Eastwood and Gilly Jarvis both played in the English Amateur Ladies' Close Championships at St Enodoc at the end of May. The competition was cancelled on the second day because of appalling weather. This was a great disappointment but especially for Laura who was playing particularly well. This week Laura is competing in the British Ladies' Amateur Open Competition, which is being held at Ashburnham Golf Club, South Wales.

The Ladies' Silver Open Competition was held at Yelverton on May 23. Joy Johnson (Teignmouth) won the first gross prize with a score of 83. First net and winner of the Hall Cup was Mary Hall (Exeter) with 74, second was Gill Down (Holsworthy) also with a net 74, third was Thelma Holliday (Staddon Heights) with a net 76 and fourth also with a net 76 was Caroline Theyer (Yelverton).

On May 30th the Yelverton Ladies' celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee with a three ball better ball competition (with two teams of four balls, to accommodate everyone) followed by a 'Street Tea Party'. The competition was won by June Smalley, Di Friend and Evelyn Dyche's team, and second was the team of Marie Deeny, Penny Hunter, Julie Percy and Anne Medhurst. The prizes were presented by the Queen (alias Pat Gove, The Ladies' Captain) and her Lady-in-Waiting (alias Jean James, the Vice Captain)!

The club organised a Jubilee Stableford competition on June 3. In the Ladies' section, Jean James was first (33 pts) and Annette Sweeney second (31 pts).

On June 6 the Yelverton Ladies' played the June medal competition and the Devon County Ladies' Golf Association's Jubilee 2002 Competition. In the Silver Division Bunty Salz was the winner with a net 71, she also qualified to represent Yelverton at Tavistock in the finals of the Jubilee Competition on July 25th. Second was Joan Voisin with a net 73 and third was Maggie Flanagan also with a net 73. In the Bronze Division the winner was Helen Harris with a net 73 and she will also represent Yelverton in the Jubilee Competition, second was Penny Hunter with a net 78 and third was Rae Boringdon with a net 78. Margaret Flanagan and Marie Watson each played one hole in two shots.

A Devon League match was played against Dartmouth at home on June 5. Yelverton won 8 points to 6, with wins by Maggie Flanagan, Di Friend, Joan Voisin and Annette Sweeney; Shirley Trevena and Maud Toy both fought well against players that were at the top of their form.

Annette Sweeney has won the Astor Trophy a knock-out competition, winning against Julie Percy in the finals.