Another year gone with the annual trip to what some call God’s own country (others a bunch of cussed old moaners!!) successfully completed. We returned undefeated with wins against Hollinwell (2.5 – 1.5) and the XLGS North (4 – 0) and a draw with the MCC (2 – 2). The latter was a very close […]
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On an extremely hot day in the New Forest 17 members along with two guests took to the fairways at Brokenhurst Manor Golf Club to compete for the West of England Trophy. Singles stableford was the order of the day and some fine scores were recorded. The club hosted us extremely well with food and […]
We played our annual fixture against West Hill in glorious golf conditions, with only Covid-19 related restrictions providing a bit of a challenge: no showers and no change of clothes for lunch being the principle limitations on normality… The course was in great shape: all players enjoyed both the day, the lunch and the welcome […]
This is the first year we have planned the Kent Tour to coincide with the Farmers match. As in recent years, we had an excellent briefing meeting in Dunkerleys Hotel/restaurant on the evening of Monday 7th June. There was a lot to discuss and so the meeting didn’t finish until the early hours. We discussed pairings over […]
The match against the Taverners took place at Woking GC rather than the historic venue of The Berkshire GC. Woking made us very welcome and for the first time in a long while we were able to enter and eat in the Clubhouse. The weather was blustery with showers but it did not detract from […]
Fellow golfers As 3rd choice match manager (!) for today’s fixture, I’m delighted to report that the Forty Club golf season finally got underway today at West Hill with a match against Babalou Golf Society. Despite their being captained by one of us, we left the club with mixed emotions – so good to be […]