Category Archives: Match Reports

There were 15 fine athletes in attendance at Brokenhurst Manor Golf Club, including two guests, to play for the West of England trophy alongside a fun team competition. The welcome received at the club was second to none with a starter arranging our day, the club staff making sure everyone had sufficient bacon rolls and […]

This is one of the oldest fixtures on our books and although both teams brought the right degree of healthy competitiveness our match against the Bluemantles was marked by its usual geniality and friendliness with both sides fielding members of each other’s clubs. RAF was its customary tough challenge but the course was in pristine […]

The match against The Seniors GS this year once again proved to be one of the most enjoyable fixtures of the season. Both sides played and socialised in the finest of spirits and no controversial stumpings were reported. Denham GC, in mid-summer, was in excellent nick and the luncheon provided remains one of the best […]

The weather for the second edition of this revived fixture fortunately did not repeat the steamy conditions of last year, although a little less drizzle would have been preferable. We started with a traditional brunch to refresh those travelling from “the smoke” or the seaside to rural Oxfordshire. The early groups (including myself) did not […]

Having just about dried all clothes and equipment from Tuesday’s deluge at Denham I arrived early on parade at Worplesdon for the match with the Army Officers keeping a close eye on the weather. Local traffic problems led to my having to tee off first as Captain without knowing if our team was complete. The […]

On the longest day of the year 16 XLGS athletes gathered from far and wide at West Sussex GC in Pulborough to engage in a long standing fixture with the club that, in all the time I have been Match Manager, we have never won! The day was warm and bright with a small breeze […]

Match Report: MCC Quadrangular at Royal St George’s GC on 13th June 2023 6 eager XLGS members assembled late on a perfect summer’s afternoon at Canterbury GC for a warm-up round on this scenic and undulating Colt course. Though a little on the hilly side for some, it was a steal at only £32 for […]

Royal Cinque Ports was in splendid condition.  The XL flag on the mast was nearly horizontal and the rough was thick and lush!  Despite fielding a strong team of athletes, we were unable to overpower the local team.   A slightly warmer wind was blowing at Littlestone the next day. The rough was also in good […]

In the teeth of fresh winds, a challenging course, a determined enemy, the finest claret and copious food the XL Club succumbed to a narrow defeat in its landmark fixture against the Farmers Club at Royal St George’s on 5th June The traditional pre-match Sunday night dinner left us in no doubt that this year […]

This long standing and very popular fixture against a society even older than our own was, as always, played in tremendous spirit. As the only Forty Club fixture played at the prestigious Swinley Forest, it is not surprising that we were again oversubscribed. Those lucky enough to play had a wonderful day in perfect weather […]