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is getting enough Sundays in the year as teams are
Enjoy the winter and if you would like to play for the
played and 29 attended the dinner and agm in the evening.
Richard Hardingham won the John Booty 50+ Scratch
queueing up to play on our excellent wickets. Thanks
owcc in 2009, please contact Sam Streatfeild [C 1993–
The weather was good and Richard Eggleshaw won the
Prize with 80. James Holland won the Board Challenge
also to Steve Blosse, Phil Stockwell, Brian Wilson
1998] on 07 818 437 514 or [email protected]
O’Brien Trophy with a score of 70 (net 66 against a par
Cup (combined Spring and Autumn) with 75 points and the
of 68 and a standard scratch of 71). There were some
Allom Trophy was won by Patrick Power with 32 points.
other strong contenders with James Holland, Rory
The Leese Challenge Cups were won by Mike Power and
Stradling and Mike Gowar all scoring 75. The Captain’s
Tony Collett with 38 points.
and Chris Potter for all their support and patience.
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Shield was won by Richard Eggleshaw with 38 points and
We are delighted to welcome quite a number of new
the Birkmyre Trophy by Nicholas Hurst with 31 points.
members, especially those who are under 25 and who have
The Birkmyre Card (scratch prize for those over 50 years
found out the fun of Old Wellingtonian golf. The owgs is
old) was won by Simon Pettigrew. The Wooden Spoon
flourishing. Patrick Power became Captain on 1st January
was won by Angus Gordon. The Captain’s Tankards were
this year—a popular choice and he was warmly welcomed
won by Mike Gowar and Richard Eggleshaw with a score
by all those present at the Spring Meeting Annual Dinner—
of 34 points. On the Sunday, James Holland won the Guy
no doubt helped by the quality and quantity of the port he
Docker Trophy, Richard Eggleshaw the Walter Greenway
provided. I know the Hon. Secretary much appreciated
and Richard Eggleshaw won the Dutton trophy for the
this despite his slowness on the following morning.
three rounds of foursomes on Saturday and Sunday.
The 2007 Autumn Meeting, held at Liphook at the
Of course, the very final word has to be concerning
those ows who play golf and are not members of the owgs.
owgs and find out what all the members know
end of September, was a great success. Jon Douglas was
Join the
the winner of the Needham Trophy with a score of 71
already; it’s great fun whatever your skill level is. John Goodeve-
level par, with James Holland close behind on 72. The
Docker (Secretary). Telephone and fax: 020 8740 0686;
Roberts Wilson Cup was won by Jon Douglas with 39
mobile: 07710 781961; email: [email protected]
point and James Holland close behind again with 37 points.
2008 Quarter-finalists in the Halford Hewitt Cup
Back row: J.A. Holland, A.T. Gowar, P.J. Power, R.W. Eggleshaw, E.M. Barry-Walsh, J.J. Douglas, C.E. Richardson, C.R.A. Rowse.
Front row: J.A.D. Wyke, C.B. Manson, M.J. Power, T.D.G. Warrillow, J.I. Harper
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his year has seen another strong year for the
by reaching the quarter-finals where they faced eventual
owrc. It has seen the return of Tim Cockroft
winner Harrow. They put up a good fight and nearly won
[A 1980–1985] to the game after a bit of time
the first game against the current World Champion ! After
he Golf Society’s report this year is split into
own personal detriment ! It was also good to note that
2 halves—the serious Golf Competitions and
the team’s average age was in the mid-20s and our oldest
out to focus on his new job. He re-entered the game
that though they somewhat lost their way and went out
the more sociable meetings and matches.
player was only 38. This, and the number of good, young
in spectacular fashion by winning the British Amateur
3-0 (17/18, 10/15, 10/15). We hold high hopes for a strong
The serious competitions are the Halford Hewitt, the 3
golfers coming through College in the next few years,
Doubles championship at the Queen’s Club. The sad thing
ow representation in the event next year.
Bernard Darwin competitions and the Grafton Morrish.
bodes well for future success.
was that he partnered a Harrovian (nobody is perfect) !
Congratulations again to James Coyne who retained
We qualified well for the Grafton Morrish
He continues to work hard on the game and narrowly
his u24 Open singles Crown last season. He beat Alex
but unfortunately lost in the first round to
missed out on a challenge match for the World Doubles
Coldicott of Cheltenham College again in the final. This
Stowe.
Our team was James Harper, Bas
title. Many congratulations for his efforts this season and
year it was slightly more convincing. Despite losing the
the Halford Hewitt, getting through to the
Gowar, James Holland, Richard Eggleshaw,
we wish him all the best next year and are happy that we
first game 15/5 it was one way traffic and he sealed the
quarter-finals. We beat Oundle, Loretto and
Jon Douglas and Hugo De Pree.
will have a contending Noel Bruce pair this year.
match 3-1 (5/15, 15/0, 15/3, 15/1).
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We also take part in an invitation trophy at
Woking—The Alba Trophy.
This year we had a much better run in
Watsons—last year’s winners—until we met
In the Bernard Darwin we lost in the first
Talking of the Noel Bruce Cup we had a slightly
The ow pairing of James Coyne and Mark Penna also
Tonbridge in the quarter-finals. However this
round and our team was Nigel Hurst-Brown,
depleted showing this year only fielding two pairs. The
retained the Milne Hue-Williams cup for the fourth year
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