Vince Dean sadly passed away aged 87 on the morning of January 5th in hospital in South Africa. He had spent some time with heart problems in Guildford hospital over summer but had recovered enough to travel back to South Africa in November. Vince was born in Dingestowe, Monmouthshire and was one of three children. […]
Category Archives: XLGS News
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Dec
Dec
Having commenced my year of captaincy back at the AGM in October, I wrongly assumed that nothing much would happen before the New Year. Almost immediately the MCC quadrangular took place at St George’s Hill resulting in us taking the trophy with fine victories against the Band of Brothers and the MCC. Any hubris however […]
Members will be saddened to hear of the passing of E.R. (Ted) Ray who died on October 21st as advised by member John Sykes who was at Tandridge Golf Club recently. Ted joined the society in the mid 1980’s and became a stalwart during his playing time. He joined the committee in 1993 and was […]
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Oct
Oct
Members will be saddened to hear of the sudden and untimely death of member Iain Westwater who passed away on Sunday 30th October. Iain had been suffering from an untreatable form of cancer in his sinuses but despite his condition he had played in many matches and meetings over recent months. At his favourite course […]
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Sep
Sep
40 members gathered to play at New Zealand GC for the Autumn Meeting with 5 more coming to lunch for a most convivial day. The morning round was played in cool but dry weather. Alan Ewart and Mike Halls played some sparkling golf to score 38 points (reduced to 37 on handicap revision) to win and […]
The 2022 Annual General Meeting was held on Monday 27th September at New Zealand Golf Club. You can read a copy of the meeting minutes by clicking here. Peter Crowcroft performed one of his last duties as Captain to thank the retiring Fixture Secretary, Stuart Bowden, for his years of dedicated service and to nominate […]
Match Reports, XLGS News
Match Report: West Country Meeting at Brokenhurst Manor GC on Thursday July 21st 2022
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Jul
Jul
The Summer Meeting playing for the West of England Trophy was held in glorious conditions at Brokenhurst Manor GC in the New Forest. The fairways were firm and the greens were true but tricky in places. We welcomed three guests messrs Gifford, Finch and St Ledger from Hayling GC and whilst playing a stableford competition […]
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Jul
Jul
Another glorious summer day greeted us at Worplesdon. We had a full complement thanks to an eleventh hour call up for Johnny Cook, whereas the Army Officers had lost a player overnight due to a ‘dodgy prawn’! Nonetheless battle lines were drawn and handicaps calculated. Hard fought morning rounds resulted in 3 points apiece at […]
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Jul
Jul
Not just glorious weather but one of the hottest days of the year greeted both sides at Royal Ashdown Forest GC. The course was in great shape although the greens were a little slower than usual as the green keepers were reluctant to cut them too short under the extremely hot weather conditions. A late […]
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Nov
Nov
Suitably attired members of the Golf Society attending the Forty Club Annual Dinner in the Long Room at Lords. With good company, food, drinks and speeches a good night was had by all to celebrate another successful season. Peter Crowcroft Captain, The Forty Club Golfing Society