Manchester & District Past Lady Captains  
Barbara Looks Forward To Her Year In Charge

FAIRFIELD Golf Club’s newest life member Barbara Dean (pictured) is delighted with her appointment to be the new Captain of the prestigious Manchester & District Society of Past Lady Captains Society.

And in doing so she becomes the first-ever lady from Fairfield to be given this honour since the society was formed in 1960.

After beginning her golf at Crompton and Royton Barbara moved to Fairfield Golf Club in 1971 and she has played a full and active part in her beloved club since then being Lady Captain in 1981, in the same year in which her late husband Malcolm was the club Captain.

She also served as Lady Captain in 2005 and was Lady President in 1984, 1985 and in the club’s Centenary year of 1992.

 

Barbara Dean

 
Barbara’s family has also played a big part in the club’s recent history with her daughter Jackie being junior organiser when her three sons Michael, Gareth and Alex were part of a superb junior team which achieved a great deal of success in the region.

Barbara, whose best-ever handicap was 18, said: "It is a great honour for myself and for the club to be chosen for this position and the club will host the Society Foursomes final on August 1 with the qualifying rounds being staged at Heaton Moor on June 16 and at Houldsworth on July 18.

Barbara looks forward to an enjoyable year "Defending their trophy will be Sale duo Sophie Casey and Yvonne Chadwick.

"The new President of the society is Marjorie Warren of Withington and the Captain elect is Anne Hellawell of Hale.

"Members of the society will soon be receiving entry forms and can only play in one competition which must not be at their own club.

"It promises to be a great year and one that I will enjoy to the full meeting many of my many old friends in golf and making many more new ones."

   
 

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