Buckinghamshire County Ladies Golf Association
Winter League
The Winter Scratch League was first instigated at a County Committee Meeting on 13 October 1976 when Mrs Jean Taylor of Ellesborough GC proposed that the County might introduce a Winter League inviting Clubs to field a team of five players. The Committee agreed the proposal and Mrs Taylor was appointed as the Organiser. On 20 July 1977, at a County Committee Meeting, the format of the Competition was agreed: it would be Greensomes Foursomes with three pairs representing each Club. Mrs Meurice Peaker of Burnham Beeches GC was appointed to organise the League. At the next Committee Meeting on 16 November 1977, enthusiasm for a Winter League and its future led to a proposal that a trophy, ‘a lady golfer’ presented by Miss Judy Cousins be played for and be named the Jubilee Winter League Trophy; thus the inauguration of the Winter Scratch League.
| YEAR | WINNERS |
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| 1978 | Denham |
| 1979 | Beaconsfield |
| 1980 | Beaconsfield |
| 1981 | Denham |
| 1982 | Ellesborough |
| 1983 | Denham |
| 1984 | Denham |
| 1985 | Ellesborough |
| 1986 | Denham |
| 1987 | Harewood Downs |
| 1988 | Ellesborough |
| 1989 | Ellesborough |
At a Committee Meeting on 22 March 1989, the Meeting agreed that Buckingham GC and Hazlemere GC would join the Winter League making a total of 12 clubs. It was also decided to make two divisions to reduce the number of matches to 5 for each participating Club and it was agreed that each division should, as far as possible, be of equal strength. The winner of the Winter League would be decided by a play-off between the winners of the two divisions.
| Year | winner | runner-up | final played at |
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| 1990 | Denham | Harewood Downs | Ellesborough |
| 1991 | Denham | Woburn | Stoke Poges |
| 1992 | Ellesborough | Denham | Burnham Beeches |
| 1993 | Burnham Beeches | Ellesborough | Flackwell Heath |
| 1994 | Burnham Beeches | Denham | Stoke Poges |
| 1995 | Woburn | Ellesborough | Gerrards Cross |
| 1996 | Beaconsfield | Woburn | The Lambourne |
Premier Division Trophy
Presented by Sally Greasley (Second Team Captain 1998-2000)
Division 1 Trophy
Presented by Wendy Saunders (County President 1993-96) in 1997
Division 2 Trophy
Division 3 Trophy
NEW FORMAT: DIVISION WINNERS
| year | premier division | division 1 | division 2 | division 3 |
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| 1996/1997 | Burnham Beeches | Harewood Downs | The Lambourne |
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| 1997/1998 | Woburn | The Lambourne | Gerrards Cros |
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| 1998/1999 | Ellesborough | Buckingham | Stoke Poges |
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| 1999/2000 | Ellesborough | The Lambourne | Harewood Downs |
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| 2000/2001 | Ellesborough | Harewood Downs | Richings Park |
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| 2001/2002 | Beaconsfield | Buckingham | Flackwell Heath |
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| 2002/2003 | Beaconsfield | Hazlemere | Princes Risborough |
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| 2003/2004 | Ellesborough | Burnham Beeches | Gerrards Cross | Magnolia Park |
| 2004/2005 | Beaconsfield | Mentmore | Harleyford | Datchet |
| 2005/2006 | Ellesborough | The Lambourne | ? Composite |
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| 2006/2007 | Beaconsfield | Harleyford | Flackwell Heath |
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| 2007/2008 | Ellesborough | Mentmore | Weston Turville |
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| 2008/2009 |
Ellesborough (play off from Beaconsfield) |
Denham | Flackwell | Wavendon |
| 2009/2010 | Woburn | Buckingham | Harewood Downs | Oakland Park |
| 2010/2011 | Buckingham | Denham | Wavendon | The Lambourne |
| 2011/2012 | Woburn | Ellesborough | The Lambourne | Chartridge Park |
| 2012/2013 | Woburn | Mentmore | Flackwell Heath |
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| 2013/2014 | Woburn | Gerrards Cross | Magnolia Park |
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| 2014/2015 | Woburn | Buckingham | Hazlemere |
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| 2015/2016 | Woburn | The Lambourne | Chartridge Park |
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| 2016/2017 | Ellesborough | Denham | Harewood Downs |
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| 2017/2018 | Beaconsfield | Harleyford | Burnham Beeches |
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| 2018/2019 | Woburn | Gerrards Cross | Hazlemere |
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| 2019/2020 | Denham | Harleyford | Oakland Park |
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| 2020/2021 | Cancelled due to Covid |
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| 2021/2022 | Woburn | Harewood Downs |
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| 2022/2023 | Woburn | Burnham Beeches |
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| 2023/2024 | Denham (play off from Woburn) | Beaconsfield |
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| 2024/2025 | Woburn (play off from Denham) | Buckingham |
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1982 - Ellesborough Back Row – Sheila Tunstall, Jean Crisp, Monica Green, Margaret Maisey, Marian Purdy, June Moore, June Swash Front Row – Mavis Bond-Smith, Betty Newman, Hilda Kaye (Captain), Jean Bradbury, Dorothy Lee 1985 - Ellesborough Back Row – Francesca Ralph, Sheila Tunstall, Margaret Maisey, Marian Purdy Front Row – June Moore, Mary Robertson, Monica Green, Jean Crisp 1987/88 - Ellesborough Back Row – Marian Purdy, Sheila Tunstall Middle Row – Wendy Watkins, Margaret Maisey, Jean Crisp, Phyllis MacLachlan Front Row – Francesca Ralph, June Moore 1988/89 - Ellesborough Back Row – Jean Crisp, Phyllis MacLachlan, Chris Maylor, June Moore Front Row – Fran Turner, Margaret Maisey, Val Childs, Lady Captain Francesca Ralph, Sheila Tunstall 1991/92 - Ellesborough Back Row – Fran Turner, Gill Warner, Chris Maylor, Wendy Smith, June Moore, Shelia Tunstall Front Row – Ruth Croxford, Jean Crisp, Jean Marsden (Captain), Marian Purdy, Francesca Ralph 1992/93 - Burnham Beeches Back Row – Yvonne Gray, Bente Gregory, Henriette Watkins, Carmel Connors, Ann Harman (m Curling), Jean Baldwin, Pauline Olliver, Lesley Ford Front Row – Liz Weavers, Captain – Liz Hatcher, Sue McEntee 1992/93 - Burnham Beeches Lady Captain Mary Newcomb receives trophy from County Captain Jean Bryden 1993/94 - Burnham Beeches Standing – Ann Harman (m Curling), Pam Williamson Sitting – Liz Weaver, Lesley Ford, Mary Newcomb (Lady Captain), Pauline Olliver, Sue McEntee 1993/94 - Runners Up - Ellesborough Back Row – Jane Moore, Chris Maylor, Marian Purdy Middle Row – Francesca Ralph, Marian Stanworth, Margaret Maisey Front Row – Sheila Tunstall, Mary Leggart 2003/04 - Ellesborough Jackie Barcilon, Jackie Burn, Gill Bostel, Chris Maylor, Fran Turner, Rene Purdy, Wendy Smith (Lady Captain), Kate Simpson, Rita Bell, Cathy Armstrong, Fiona Thompson, Margaret Maisey 2016/2017 Division 1 - Harewood Downs - Marolyn Griffiths (Lady Captain), Premier Division - Ellesborough - Janet Pusey (Lady Captain) 2028/19 - Premier Division - Woburn Julie Clarke (Lady Captain) 2018/19 - Division 1 - Gerrards Cross Jennifer Locke (Lady Captain) 2018/19 - Division 2 - Hazlemere Christina Graham (Team Captain), Hilary Shakespeare 2019/2020 - Denham - Premier Division Helen Pettifer (Lady Captain), Gail Sharp (County Captain), Lorraine Whillans (Team Captain) 2019/2020 - Division 1 - Harleyford Gail Sharp (County Captain), Nerys McGuinness 2019/2020 - Division 2 - Oakland Park Gail Sharp (County Captain), Sue Cooke (Delegate) 2021/22 - Premier Division - Woburn Jenny Gibson (Lady Captain) 2021/22 - Division 1 - Harewood Downs Gill Outram (Lady Captain) 2022/23 - Premier Division - Woburn Lynda Hilton (County President), Fiona Llewellyn (Lady Captain) 2022/23 - Division 1 - Burnham Beeches Burnham Beeches – Denise Goodacre (Team Captain) 2023/24 - Premier Division - Final Winners - Denham Gemma Bradbury, Ciara O’Flanagan, Niamh O’Connor, Sally Richards, Kirsty Wybar, Johanna Krantz 2023/24 - Premier Division - Final Runners-up - Woburn Julia Gallagher, Sarah Mace, Chantel Fontaine-Geary, Charlotte Denyer, Anabelle Denyer, Sommer Chan 2024/25 - Premier Division - Final Winners - Woburn Tracey Mann (Team Captain), Fran Leach, Charlotte Denyer, Annabel Denyer, Demi Maxey, Glenna Beasley 2024/25 - Premier Division Finalists Denham- Sally Richards, Niamh O'Connor (Team Captain), Catriona Brady, Gemma Bradbury, Johanna Krantz, Ciara O'Flanagan, Woburn - Tracey Mann (Team Captain), Fran Leach, Charlotte Denyer, Annabel Denyer, Demi Maxey, Glenna Beasley
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