With the MCCGS Quad at Rye this year following straight on from the Kent Tour, the baton passed from Lance to me in the Diamond Roz in Rye over bottles of Efes and a range of spicy mezzes. The Captain was mightily relieved to no longer be threatened with “Greet big fines” for offences real […]

Kent Tour Report Bright and breezy were the conditions that met us early on Tuesday June 3rd when we arrived at Royal Cinque Ports GC for a twelve-a-side foursomes contest. As my opposite number had forgotten that his son’s wedding was taking place that day until a week before,I had the great pleasure of playing […]

Our annual match against Hayling Island Golf Club took place on Tuesday 21st May. Following last year’s cancellation due to 50+ mph winds, we were blessed with clement weather. The course was in fine condition with punishing rough to catch any wayward drives. We fielded a team of fourteen, a promising blend of youth and […]

Although the forecast was mixed the weather held off for our match so we stayed dry. Despite an epic thunderstorm and monsoon rain the previous night the Old Course was in excellent condition and as always the RAFGC team and staff made us feel very welcome indeed and put on a superb lunch. I’m delighted […]

The day of the match at West Hill GC duly arrived with surprisingly no last minute changes. The weather was set fair with a cloudless sky and shirtsleeves and shorts the order of the day for many. The XL Club team were pumped up and ready to go at the allotted hour after the bacon […]

We gathered at the Garth Hotel in Granton on Spey and had a drink to remember Dougie Adams who passed away this time last year.  He is sadly missed by all Forty Club members but particularly those who were lucky enough to be part of his many successful tours to Scotland. Boat of Garten was […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]