The annual match between the XLGS and the Farmers Club took place at Royal St George’s on 8th April. There had been some trepidation that moving the fixture from high summer to the depths of spring may have taken some of the sheen off the event but concerns were groundless. The course was its usual […]
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Apr
Apr
The Spring Meeting was held at Walton Heath on Thursday 11th April, with a field of 46 players including 8 guests. At one point almost 60 players had been registered but the numbers dropped over the last few weeks before the date. Despite rain on the days leading up to the 11th the Meeting was […]
04
Apr
Apr
The weather forecast for Porthcawl had been pretty dire over the preceding days and we were met by a strong easterly wind and some driving rain when all the teams assembled for lunch on the Monday. When XLGS teed off against the Free Foresters at 1pm, the rain had relented a little but the unusual […]
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Jan
Jan
Members will be most saddened to hear that Maurice Hazzard passed away on Thursday 28th December at the age of 86. Although a relatively new member to the XL Club Maurice had until very recently been an active member and was the match manager for the match against the China Golf Society. Maurice was far […]
10
Dec
Dec
25 Forty Club members plus 3 guests assembled once again for the Winter Meeting at Cuddington on 7th December, to contest the Lowe Cup. It was good to welcome two recently joined members, David Wythe and Justin Jones, playing in the meeting for the first time. Grey and rather dark skies threatened rain, but in […]
15
Nov
Nov
After many comings and goings, a postponement earlier in the year and team changes, the day finally arrived. Two last minute drop outs for the XL Club didn’t help the cause, but the Taverners allowed the temporary transfer of one of theirs, Tony Pinn who is also a XL Club member, so that we could […]
13
Nov
Nov
The auguries were not good. In all my years of running this match we had never been rained off. This year it looked very likely, with extraordinary high winds as well. The Thursday afternoon was cancelled and it was decided that we would revert this year to a one day match, to be played on […]
12
Nov
Nov
Geoffrey Stanley Richards It is with sadness and regret that we announce the death of Geoff Richards. He joined the XL club as a cricketer on 30thJune 1992 and was proposed by Colin Watkins who described Geoff as a “good all round cricketer”. On application he described himself as a Chartered Accountant and that his […]
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May
May
Unfortunately, the match against the Lords Taverners on 31st May has had to be postponed and has been rescheduled for later in the year on Tuesday 14th November. Due to the lack of daylight hours, the format has also changed (as a one off) from 36 hole foursomes to 4BBB in the morning followed by […]
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Feb
Feb
Paul Obey, Match Manager for the Tandridge match writes to inform the membership that the format of the match vs Tandridge has been changed from 18 holes foursomes to 18 holes 4BBB in discussion with the club. In the days when the fixture was arranged by the late Ted Ray this was a 36 hole […]