{"id":5516,"date":"2020-01-09T09:18:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T09:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/?p=5516"},"modified":"2020-07-24T11:25:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T11:25:21","slug":"linda-jones-real-club-de-golf-guadalmina-ladies-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/en\/linda-jones-real-club-de-golf-guadalmina-ladies-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda Jones REAL CLUB DE GOLF GUADALMINA LADIES CAPTAIN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a few days from the end of her spell as captain, Linda Jones looks back on one year of work. The Real Club de Golf Guadalmina, one of the most emblematic on the Costa del Sol, also boasts the largest number of members. This means that it is very active in tournaments and has great representation at parties, creating a lot of work for the captain who is responsible for organising, advertising and taking care of everything, even presenting awards. However, Linda, British-born but settled in Marbella for 18 years, loves being captain. She held this position in the same club six years ago and before, in London, where her interest in golf started<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Linda Jones believes that to be a good captain, you need patience and the ability to take on a lot of work. In the case of the Real Club de Golf Guadalmina, the captain is appointed by invitation from the outgoing captain and the chosen member must form part of the Women\u2019s Committee. The post runs over the calendar year, so on 31 December, Linda will hand over the reins to her successor, although she doesn\u2019t rule out taking it on again in the future. Her organisational skills and work experience as a personal assistant have helped her cope with the amount of dedication this post demands. \u201cMy mother, who’s 92, came to visit me for two weeks and she couldn\u2019t believe the amount of work I had; always on the computer and on the telephone. She couldn\u2019t believe that I was doing it for free\u201d, laughs Laura. \u201cEvery day, there\u2019s something to do, but to be honest with you, I love it. I\u2019m very organised, I\u2019ve always enjoyed keeping things in order. When I finish as captain, I will remain on the committee for another three years. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve decided to continue as member-at-large because, if not, I don\u2019t know what I would do\u201d. Linda thinks that changing captain every year is positive because \u201ceach person brings some thing different to the club. We\u2019ve had Scandinavian, Spanish, British and other nationalities as captain because this is a very international club\u201d, she tells us. She believes that her greatest contribution to the club in her year as captain has been \u201cencouraging more women to play tournaments. I\u2019ve tried to make competitions fun to encourage those with the highest handicap to play. I don\u2019t just want to offer Medal Play or Stableford tournaments, which some find very difficult. We\u2019ve also held a 9-hole tournament on Tuesdays, and we\u2019ve travelled to Benalup, Valle del Este\u201d. Linda started playing golf for very practical reasons, unaware that she would soon be captivated by the sport. \u201cMy husband wanted to learn, as did my friend\u2019s husband, and we didn\u2019t want to be golf widows. My husband and I started to play, but in the end, I ended up playing more than him\u201d. At that time, I was 35, and I couldn\u2019t dedicate all the time I wanted to the sport because of work. Once they retired to Spain, they became members at Guadalmina and she reached a handicap of 12, thanks, above all, to a marvellous short game. Right now, it\u2019s at 18, but she isn\u2019t too concerned, ensuring us that \u201cthose with the best handicap at the club dedicate a lot of time, playing every day, but I believe that there\u2019s more to life than golf.\u201d Linda usually plays three times a week enjoying the \u201cfresh air, exercise and company\u201d. She points out that she doesn\u2019t like playing in bad weather, and that she didn\u2019t hesitate to choose Guadalmina because of \u201cits fantastic atmosphere, with many nationalities\u201d, and after 18 years as a member, she feels totally at home. \u201cI love my club and I wouldn\u2019t change it for any other\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\t\t