Marina Bobeldijk: For Club and County
Title
Marina Bobeldijk: For Club and County
Subject
Marina Bobeldijk
Description
Tenterden resident Marina Bobeldijk had her first golf lesson on 3 June, 2003; she says her children 'haven't seen me since!' In this oral history, Marina describes growing up in her native Finland, taking up golf when she moved to Kent, and her subsequent success in the sport - both at club and county level. She also discusses her affection for Littlestone Golf Club - where she is a member - and what it meant to her to represent the club as ladies' captain in 2016.
Creator
Michael Romyn
Date
2 December, 2019
Contributor
Marina Bobeldijk
Rights
Kent's Sporting Memories
Collection Items
Marina Bobeldijk Oral History Summary
Summary of an Oral History Recording with interviewee Marina Bobeldijk
Representing Chart Hills Golf Club in 2012
A photograph of Marina Bobeldijk playing for Chart Hills Golf Club, Biddenden, in 2012
'For ALL the family': Tenterden Golf Club promotional leaflet, c. 2005
Photograph of a Tenterden Golf Club promotional leaflet, c. 2005, featuring the Bobeldijk family. Marina became a member of Tenterden Golf Club in 2003.
Kent Ladies win Seniors Ten Counties Championship at Littlestone in 2014
A photograph of the Kent Seniors Ladies team, winners of the Seniors Ten Counties South Eastern Championship at Littlestone on 29 September, 2014. Marina Bobeldijk (pictured front left) was one of three caddies assisting the four player team.
Captains’ Drive-In Ceremony, Littlestone Golf Club, April 2016
A photograph of newly-anointed Lady Captain, Marina Bobeldijk, during the captain's 'drive-in' ceremony at Littlestone Golf Club in April, 2016.
Marina Bobeldijk: For Club and County
A photograph of Marina Bobeldijk at Littlestone Golf Club on 25 November, 2019
'Any wimps would not survive here!': Marina Bobeldijk on the often challenging conditions at Littlestone Golf Club.
An excerpt of an oral history recording with Marina Bobeldijk. Marina discusses the changeable conditions at Littlestone Golf Club, the challenges they present, and how the course often reminds her of her former home in Finland. She also talks about…
Marina Bobeldijk Oral History Transcript
Transcription of an oral history recording of interviewee Marina Bobeldijk