Aberdeenshire have honoured Ethel Farquharson at a lunch at Deeside Golf Club after she reches the milestone of 25 years as junior organiser.
Aberdeenshire have honoured Ethel Farquharson at a lunch at Deeside Golf Club after she reches the milestone of 25 years as junior organiser.
In 1989, Stella Bruce, then county captain, invited Ethel Farquharson to take over the organisation of the Aberdeenshire girls' golf competitions.
Ethel, who would later become chairman of the Scottish Ladies County Golf Association, said "Yes" and performed the role for the next 25 years!
The county held a lunch at Deeside Golf Club today to mark Ethel's long service and present her with gifts.
County captain Margaret Parkinson paid tribute to Mrs Farquharson's long service to girls' golf in the county in her post-lunch speech.
She also read out an E-mail from Ladies European Tour player and past Scottish women's amateur champion Laura Murray, who was not able to attend the lunch.
"Ethel's regular competitions at a variety of courses in the county played a big part in giving me the experience that enabled me to win the Scottish title and go on to become a Ladies European Tour player. I am very grateful for that," wrote Laura.
Ethel, in her thank-you speech, highlighted the fact that Claire Hunter, one of her "original" girls back in 1989, won the New Zealand mixed foursomes championship with her husband earlier in the week.
"We had more than 200 girls play in the county competitions in my 25 years during which time we played at 34 different courses," said Mrs Farquharson.''
Ethel has now retired from the post and Donna Pocock is following in her footsteps ... but perhaps not for 25 years!