The Mothers and Daughters

The Mothers and Daughters is a unique event in the amateur ladies golfing calendar.  Mothers and daughters come to Royal Mid Surrey from all over Britain to compete in this prestigious 27-hole foursomes scratch event. 

When it was first played at Ranelagh in 1932 it was only open to members of the Veterans' ladies Golf Association.  However in1962 the organisers decided the event should go open and Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club has hosted it annually on a Saturday in April ever since.  In fact the competition has never looked back and is always over-subscribed.  There is no actual handicap limit but places are given to the 64 lowest combined handicaps on the last day of entry.

From the very early days the Mothers and Daughters attracted the crème of the amateur game.  Pam Barton won it with her mother in 1935, the year before she became British and United States Champion.  Other distinguished winners have included Angela Bonallack with daughter Glenna, Jill Thornhill with daughter Caroline and the holders, Liz Boatman with her daughter Alex. 

However, the event was dominated from the 1960's to the early 90's by the virtually unbeatable partnership of Angela Uzielli and her mother Peggy Carrick.  They won an incredible twenty two times together, before Angela decided to pair up with her daughter Caroline, a higher handicap, only to win again in 1996.  Angela Uzielli who sadly died suddenly in 1999 had enormous enthusiasm for the Mothers and Daughters and has left an extraordinary legacy, her feat will surely never be matched.

Higher handicaps should not be deterred as there are handicap prizes as well as scratch and there is always a broad range of golfing ability.  Mothers and Daughters can choose there playing partners if they want to play with friends or the competition organiser Frances McAdam can pair competitors up with suitable opponents.

For any golfing mums and daughters out there who have never played in this historic open event it is a must, great golf, great fun, although some pairs claim they just come for the "delicious lunch"