We were blessed with a sunny afternoon for our annual encounter and fielded a full compliment of 12 players per side. Many familiar names, including all past and present Eastbourne Captains for the past 34 years – Paul Wickman, Mark Winstanley and Hugh Price. Eastbourne fielded a stronger side than usual that was packed with…
The Hurstpierpoint putting team of Chris Hobbs, Dan Burstow, Christian Wimshurst and Tom Fairfax, all current Halford Hewitt players, turned in a first class performance in the annual schools putting competition on the famous putting green at Royal Wimbledon Golf Club. The team finished third out of the eight schools in the Draw on Thursday…
Rick Holgate with Mark Baldock on the terrace and the ‘Senior Team’ – John Fraser, Derick Fulcher, Rob McCowen and Rick Holgate on day 1. This tournament features 16 of the Halford Hewitt Schools and is a friendly but competitive follow on to the Hewitt, for the over 55 year olds, with two extra events…
” Hurstpierpoint came in fourth place out of eight schools , Ardingly, Clifton, Dulwich, Marlborough, Millfield, St Paul’s, Winchester, in the annual Schools Putting Competition played at Royal Wimbledon on Wednesday 5th June. The event takes the format of eight schools per evening over four evenings with the top two schools each evening qualifying for…
This is always one of the Society’s most popular golf days and 2024 was no exception with 24 players, including 3 guests. Our special guest this year was John Gibbs, the son of the late Bill Gibbs, who remains our top Hewitt points scorer with 22 points over a Hewitt career spanning five decades. The…
2024 marked the centenary of the Halford Hewitt, originally played for in 1924 by eight schools. Hurstpierpoint played first in the event a little later in 1930, so we will have our own Hewitt Centenary to look forward to in a few years as well! We had drawn Aldenham in the first round, at the…
We enjoyed our 32nd annual fixture at Walton Heath against our friends from Eastbourne College, 11 old boys and one school Mum, Iryana isn’t too hard to pick out in the picture! the match was very tight and all 24 golfers had the pleasure of teeing off with the harry Gibbs Sussex 2 Iron that…
Next week we will have 12 golfers down to the Kent coast for our annual event warm up and team selection. Our 12 attendees are as follows; For the main event which starts with official practice on Wednesday 10th April we have a huge turn out of players and supporters as noted below there will…
We enjoyed our usual jovial and entertaining winter meeting at Walton Heath on Friday 1st December with a big field of 27 golfers with Roger Goodacre and Ian Clarke joining us for an excellent lunch in the Fowler room. As the attached photos record, it was cold and very frosty but the snow held off…
Sunday 17th September and West Sussex Golf Club was the Venue for the Sussex Schools golf competition. This competition was played similar to a Grafton Morris tournament and played by four teams of six from , Â Hurstpierpoint, Brighton , Lancing and Eastbourne . After a few late changes Hurst put the team out of Alex…
A lucky few have just returned from an excellent weekend in Eastbourne. Despite another pitiful turnout, those that supported the Society at the Autumn Meeting were treated to a very enjoyable couple of days on the Sussex Coast. Our Captain, Matt Isepp, had worked very hard to arrange this meeting at two new venues and…
Despite an appallingly low turnout the vast majority of participants enjoyed their day at the RAC Country Club. We were blessed with a nice day so soon after the wet and windy weekend. We played for the President’s Cup in the morning on the Old Course. Conditions were testing with fast running fairways and extremely…
Sadly we didn’t have a terribly successful time at the Mellin this year. West Hill was presented in good condition as usual and we were blessed with warm sunshine. In the over 65’s event, The Peter Burles, we faced Felsted and we lost 1.5:0.5 In the Plate our 1st pair, Tony Travers & John Fraser…
A good turnout again for the Norfolk Tour this year, including 2 visitors from the Antipodes, Messrs Travers and Dancy. Play was at Swaffham GC, a cool and breezy Hunstanton and finishing at Thetford in warm conditions. The tour was won again by serial victor, John Fraser. Prizes were kindly donated by our man from…
On 7th June Captain Rob McCowen assembled his chosen team of four OHJGS putters for this popular annual event that has 4 qualifying nights before next weeks final. In the annual schools putting event at Royal Wimbledon, in which 32 schools compete over four evenings, Hurstpierpoint has made it through to the Final eight schools.…
On a warm spring day, 20 OJ’s and 2 guests met at West Sussex GC for the Spring Meeting on 3rd May. The course was in excellent condition as always and there were some good scores. The morning Stableford competition for the Gibbs Cup was won by Mark Baldock with 41 points off 10 handicap.…
We enjoyed our usual convivial 12 a side four ball better ball match against The Old Eastbournians at Walton Heath. As the photos show the weather was lovely early doors, but deteriorated to the extent that the rear half of the field got a good cold soaking on the back 9 – so it wasn’t…
We have just returned from the Kent coast where our team have enjoyed our best Hewitt for decades. Please read the report prepared by our team Captain, Dan Burstow. We arrived for the 2023 Halford Hewitt with, on paper, our strongest ever squad of players and a reasonable draw. We welcomed 2 new recruits in…
We will keep you posted here as to our progress – the following table covers who is attending and where they are staying eating and golfing over the numerous days of the vent on the Kent coast. the Warm up weekend last week was great fun and an opportunity to field two new players in…
We enjoyed a great day at Walton Heath, a good turnout of 24 players including six guests and injured Alex Fleet joining us for lunch. The persistent rain from the previous week gave way to dry but foggy days leading up to our event, but thankfully we had a clear but very chilly dry day.…
The latest annual Sussex Schools match was played under glorious late summer sunshine at West Sussex GC on 18th September. After the heat of August, the recent rain had certainly benefitted the course and it was in excellent condition. This schools quadrangular match is played between Hurst, Lancing, Brighton and Eastbourne and is 36 holes…
We have just held the 2022 Autumn Meeting at Royal St. George’s and Royal Cinque Ports. We were privileged to be hosted at these venues once again although the attendance was disappointing. The meeting started with an excellent vegan free breakfast at George’s before setting out to take on the Open Championship Course. We played…
We returned to the RAC this year to face a fast running track with baked fairways and punishing rough. 15 of us braved the Old Course and Rob Huxford won through on countback from Paul Ruddlesdin with 38 points. Your President & Secretary both scored 34. Our Hon. Member Jeremy Williamson won the Guest Prize…
Our 30th anniversary and 29th annual fixture with our friends from Eastbourne was its usual jovial but competitive affair, this year featuring many of our ‘senior members’………. I am delighted to report that we prevailed with a 4/2 victory and strong performances from Secretary GJ and Rob Huxford winning 6/4, Captain Alex Taylor partnered by…
Report from Halford Hewitt Team Captain – Dan Burstow We had drawn Tonbridge at the draw earlier in the year, the number 1 ranked team out of the 64 competing teams! However, our squad of players is perhaps it’s strongest ever and after our narrow loss in the plate final last September we arrived with…
We had a strong turn out in the end of 23 including six guests. The weather was dry but the days challenges included 6 holes of fog that rolled in thick and fast making it tricky even for those who thought they knew the course! Our winner with a fine 37 points was Dan Burstow…
The meeting started in the Dining Room at Royal St. George’s where an excellent breakfast was consumed before heading out to the 10th Tee. We were joined for the first time by 2 young OJ’s, Ed Fairfax and Ben Rigby. Ed managed to disguise his Veganism over the weekend as he didn’t want to starve.…
I represented the Society at Peter’s Service alongside George Hill, a contemporary of Peter’s at Hurst and also a Member of the Society. It was a charming service in a very quaint Church.                       …
It’s hard to know where to begin in sharing the stories and ultimately the excitement of what was possibly our best ever Halford Hewitt tournament. We start with the fact that we were able to take 12 good single figure golfers for selection – with the luxury of two reserves and the very much appreciated…
15 righteous OJ’s gathered at the RAC in Epsom early on Thursday morning to tuck into their bacon roll and coffee. The Old Course was in good condition despite the huge quantity of rain that had fallen on it over the previous week. We played singles in 3’s and our Captain, Alex Fleet, had offered…
Mellin 2021 The team had an enjoyable albeit unsuccessful couple of days. The host course, West Hill at Woking, was magnificently presented and it was a privilege to play in such perfect, dry, summer conditions. A number of schools have struggled this year to assemble their top teams, but despite this we did not play…
Putting Final This was the first time that Hurstpierpoint had reached the Final since 2009. As to be expected, competition from Charterhouse, Marlborough, St Paul’s, Merchant Taylor’s, Westminster, King’s Taunton and KCS Wimbledon was tough. Special thanks go to “Colonel” Alex Taylor who stepped in at 24 hours notice, when Jeremy Waud and Dan Burstow…
On a warm June evening, the 3 man team (reduced due to Covid) of Jeremy Waud, Dan Burstow and IPPC Christian Wimshurst secured one of eight places in the Final to be played at Royal Wimbledon on Thursday 17th June. 32 schools compete over 4 evenings with the best 2 each evening qualifying for the…
We enjoyed another great match against our old friends from Eastbourne College on a dry and sunny afternoon on a rather parched Walton Heath Old Course. A new face this year for us was Rob Huxford, a handy single figure player who with the help of our Hon Sec GJ, managed to bring in the…
We had a great if rather chilly Winter Meeting at Walton Heath on 4th December, nicely coinciding with the post Covid unlocking of golf by just 3 days – what timing! We enjoyed a field of 25 golfers including a strong clutch of 9 guests. We were delighted to welcome out Charlie Parsons for his…
A great afternoon’s weather greeted us on arrival at Littlestone; bright sunshine with a moderate breeze. After a brief lunch and refreshments on the Terrace, twelve OJ’s ventured onto the Links and did battle for the Ethelreda Cup. I am sure all OJ golfers reading this will be overjoyed and deeply impressed to learn that…
Report on OHJGS Spring Meeting  held at West Sussex GC on Thursday 20th August. Due to Covid, the Spring Meeting had been postponed to the 20th August from the original date of the 6th May. Twenty players, of which four were guests, enjoyed a day of glorious sunshine on one of the favourite courses in…
The Summer Meeting was held on 30th July at Royal Ashdown Forest on a very pleasant summer’s day. The meeting had to be reduced to one round of singles due to the current regulations. In perfect conditions, Alex Fleet tamed the Old Course with a level par round to score a magnificent 41 points to…
As at 24th March 2020 with the onset of the Covid-19 Virus pandemic, all scheduled events until further notice are cancelled or postponed. information will be updated in line with Government advice and news. The Halford Hewitt and Warm up events of March and April are cancelled and the Eastbourne match on 22nd April 2020…
We were blessed with a lovely crisp and sunny day at Walton Heath for our winter meeting, albeit very wet underfoot having been closed on both Tuesday and Wednesday after heavy rain. We were delighted to have a record turnout of 34 golfers, 22 members and 12 guests – most of them regulars. We were…
Sussex Schools Sunday 22nd September 2019 The 15th playing of the Sussex Schools match was again held at West Sussex Golf club and attended by the usual 4 Sussex schools teams of Hurstpierpoint, Brighton, Eastbourne and Lancing. The 2018 event was a wash out after torrential rain on the day and the forecast for this…
AUTUMN TOUR 2019- SAUNTON GOLF CLUB, DEVON This being the 90th year of the Society (OHJGS) I was hopeful that it should be as memorable as possible. Therefore, on Friday the 13th September (we know no fear) 12 illustrious members and guests met at noon for a small lunch and then an afternoon of 18…
OHJ PARIS TOUR 2019 August 26 – 30 Tour Report Once again, blissful blue skies welcomed us as we navigated our way across northern France, some more successfully than others, along our now well-trodden golf route (even modern technology couldn’t save Fulch and friends from a two hour meander round the highways and byways of…
The summer meeting took place at Royal Ashdown Forest GC on 2nd August. We were pleased to welcome two new members Will Collard and Jack Carson who have both left the school very recently and are also keen cricketers. The morning round was played on the Old Course for the President’s Cup and was won…
The Mellin Competition 2019 The Mellin is an inter-schools scratch foursomes competition, held at West Hill Golf Club near Woking, for 3 age groups: over 55, over 65 and over 75. The over 55s (3 pairs) over 2 days were represented by Jeremy Waud, Mark Baldock, Nick Budge, Patrick McGahan, Dudley Stratford,…
Report on Match against Old Canfordians at Stoneham, 2nd July 2019 A thoroughly enjoyable match was played against Old Canfordians at Stoneham on the 2nd July. A slightly diminished complement on both sides this year but none the less competitive. The course was in excellent condition and a strong test on the day. OJ’s lost…
Ruddlesdin is Senior Winner of Norfolk Tour Paul Ruddlesdin restored his status as OHJGS Senior Champion Golfer of the Year with an impressive performance throughout the Norfolk Tour. Once again based in Swaffham, the tourers played at Swaffham, Royal West Norfolk and Thetford. Paul’s consistent play at Swaffham and Thetford was augmented with a very…
Schools Putting Competition at Royal Wimbledon 6th June 2019 The OHJGS team of Jeremy Waud, Dan Burstow, Christian Wimshurst and Will Carroll competed against seven other schools in this annual putting event with eight different schools competing over four evenings, two per evening going through to the Final and two schools per evening facing relegation.…
There were 11 members and 1 guest for another enjoyable 18 holes and Dinner at the Drift. Our President, Rob McCowen was successful on countback from second placed John Fraser. Bob Carter won longest drive and John Fraser won nearest the pin. Former President Keith Jenkin joined us for 8 holes and Dinner. Derick Fulcher…
Dear OJ Golfer, I am pleased to report that our Grafton Morrish Team qualified in style yesterday at a somewhat damp Knole Park in Sevenoaks. They were top of the South East Group with 93 scratch points 6 points clear of second placed Brentwood. They will play in the Finals at Hunstanton and Royal West…
18 OJ’s and 3 guests met at West Sussex GC on a very wet and breezy May morning. As a result of the adverse morning weather forecast, it was decided to play the foursomes in the morning and reduce this to a 9 hole competition. The afternoon weather was much better and a dry 18…
We enjoyed a great match against our old friends from Eastbourne at Walton Heath on 24th April. After some administrative confusion we fielded 11 players and the OE’s turned up with the required 12, this sadly meant that Steve Waud played a single at the back of the field and succumbed to the combined efforts…
Our 2019 campaign will go down as one with many broken records and us proceeding into the second round (thus avoiding the Plate Competition) but no further sadly. After a useful practice day for the evident top ten of our touring party of 20 (somewhat depleted from the original list of 24) the pairings were…
17 Members and 8 Guests assembled on a gloriously sunny winter’s day at Walton Heath on 30th November. The weather before and after the event was hideous with the greens flooded the following day. The Old Course was in remarkably good condition considering the recent rains and for many the greens were a pleasure to…
The Society managed a whitewash of the Aldenhamians at Porters Park GC Radlett on 10th October on a glorious autumn afternoon. John Fraser selected a very experienced team with two octogenarian former Presidents of the Society playing their part. Patrick McGahan and his partner Larry Lawson (G) led the team off and put some blue…
This year’s Autumn Meeting was held in South Wales in the Swansea area. Eight of the party decided to start a day early and four were lucky enough to play the very challenging Royal Porthcawl, whilst the other four played the nearby Pyle & Kenfig. Common consent was that both courses were very difficult and…
PARIS TOUR 2018 August 27-31: Belle Dune, Villarceaux, Morfontaine, Racing Club de France A glorious summer approached its end in fitting style with four days’ delightful golf on some of France’s finest courses. Mangled limbs, a spectacular thunderstorm and the ever-present threat of liver damage did nothing to detract from the enjoyment for our select…
The Society were well represented at the wedding of Dan Burstow and his fiancée Tessa. The ceremony was held at the College Chapel where Tessa’s Grandfather told the story of their relationship in a remarkable poem and received a rapturous round of applause. The service concluded with a hearty rendition of Jerusalem. We then retired…
18 members and 1 guest assembled for our Summer Meeting last Friday. It was a sweltering day with water intake vital to survival. The course was fast running and we played for the President’s Cup in the morning on the Old Course, which dates back to 1888. Despite the fact that the course has no…
We now have an opportunity to order some new shirts and caps with the Society logo. Shirts will cost £30 and the caps £15. Navy blue is the preferred colour. Please confirm your order asap together with shirt size. We hope to have some ready for the Summer Meeting at Royal Ashdown next week. Graham…
The Mellin is an inter-schools scratch foursomes competition, held at West Hill Golf Club near Woking, for 3 age groups: over 55, over 65 and over 75. The over 55s (3 pairs) were represented by New boys (youngsters) Jeremy Waud & Mark Baldock, Kit Millington-Hore & Nick Budge, Patrick McGahan & Rick Holgate. In the…
OHJGS v Old Canfordians Played at Stoneham Golf Club Tuesday 3rd July 2018 Alex Fleet and Nick Budge v Ben Richards and Sam Richards               Won 7/6 David Staples and John Waterfall v Steven Evans and Rob Southwell    Lost 2/1 John Fraser and Dudley Statford v Gordon MacDougall and Jeff Marden Lost 1 down Derick Fulcher…
On a bright and very breezy summer’s day 8 OJ’s took on the College at Pyecombe GC, the scene of the first gathering of OJ’s playing golf together 90 years ago. A year later the Society was officially formed and is going from strength to strength. The College fielded several low handicap players (including a…
Twenty ‘Senior’ OJ’s attended the 2018 Tour, with 19 players and administered once again by our local man Ian Pilcher. The party was ‘headed’ by Past President Keith Jenkin celebrating his recent 87th Birthday and included other venerable OJ golfers with long pedigrees in the Society. Competitions were played at Gog Magog GC at Cambridge,…
9 players enjoyed a relaxed day at the RAC in Epsom on 8th June. The weather was fair and course conditions were fast running. Will Carroll (Master i/c golf at Hurst) attended for the first time and scored a fine 39 points to win comfortably from Paul Ruddlesdin in second with 34 points. Will took…
The Hurst putting team of Jeremy Waud, Chris Hobbs, Christian Wimshurst and Nick Budge put in an awesome performance in the annual Schools Putting Competition at Royal Wimbledon on Wednesday 6th June and qualified for the Final on 14th June. Hurst came second in a field of Epsom, Felsted, Repton, Bradford, Westminster, Whitgift and Ardingly.…
Following on from our run of improved form that we saw at the Halford Hewitt in April, yesterday we qualified in 2nd place out of seventeen schools in our Grafton Morrish regional qualifier at Knole Park for the first time in this scratch foursomes event. Captain Dan Burstow lead us out partnered by Alex Fleet…
The OHJGS Spring Meeting was held on Wednesday 9th May at West Sussex Golf Club in glorious sunshine and with the course in superb condition. The turnout was high with 24 players in total with 15 OJs and 9 guests. In the morning Stableford Singles for the Gibbs Cup, the winner was Dan Burstow, playing…
We had our usual fun encounter in our 26th annual consecutive match at Walton Heath. The golf was sadly very disappointing as we could only field 10 players as opposed to the 12 scheduled, and the opposition could only manage 8 and only 7 of these turned up…. If this wasn’t bad enough, after the…
The 2018 Halford Hewitt tournament for Hurstpierpoint will surely be remembered as one of our finest and most successful events for many year. Firstly, the great success in finding and engaging much new talent and secondly in a convincing and thrilling first round win at Royal St Georges against St Bees, a school we have…
We have just enjoyed the latest warmup down at the host clubs Royal Cinque Ports and Royal St. George’s. We were delighted to welcome 2 new members to the Society who will certainly lay a claim to a place in our Hewitt team this year and hopefully for many years to come. Will Carroll is…
Dear OJ Golfer, You may have seen that I was elected to be your new Hon Sec at the recent Society AGM. I am yet to learn what have done to deserve this fate but can only assume I must have been very evil in a former life. Our thanks should go to Rick Holgate…
Dear all This is our society Annual General Meeting and dinner At Davy’s Wine Bar in St James, that is preceded by the interesting annual draw for the Halford Hewitt competition which is held at the East India Sports and Public Schools Club in St James’s Square. The 2018 Public Schools Golf Society Annual General…
We enjoyed a most successful Winter Meeting at Walton Heath and we were delighted to field 25 golfers including five guests and a total of 30 for lunch in the Herbert Fowler Room afterwards. The Waud Winter Cup was convincingly won by Dan Burstow with a very impressive 2 over par 74 and 38 points,…
A slightly murky start for the October 2017 match against the Old Aldenhamians which set the tone for the rest of the afternoon dominated by light rain and clouds. The golf however, was much brighter from our side and we completed a pretty comprehensive victory by late afternoon, not losing a match. Despite a couple…
On Sunday 24th September we fielded a team of six for our annual friendly quadrangular challenge – Hurstpierpoint, Lancing, Eastbourne and Brighton old boys competing in a scratch competition. Lancing retained the trophy after a sudden death put off against Brighton! At lunch we were joint leaders with Brighton on 4 points out of six…
The Autumn meeting this year was played of the beautiful courses of Parkstone and the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. A select crew of ten golfers  – Graham Negus, Dudley Stratford, Nick Budge, Jon Cheney, John Fraser, Alex Fleet, Paul Ruddlesdin, Ian Clarke, Roger Goodacre and Rick Holgate. Non golfing support was provided in the…
OHJGS Summer Meeting 4th August 2017 held at Royal Ashdown Golf Club In attendance: Christian Wimshurst (Vice Captain), Graham Negus, Patrick McGahan, Alex Fleet, Dan Burstow, Â Â Mike Harrison, Harun Cordan, Matt Isepp, Ed Welch, Jeremy Rawlins, Rick Holgate, John Fraser, Steve Waud and guests Mike Wimshurst, Edward Hodgkin and David Morris. We were pleased…
OHJGS v Old Canfordians – Played at Stoneham Golf Club Tuesday 18th July 2017 –  Report from Rick Holgate – Derick Fulcher v Ben Richards                               …
13th and 14th July 2017 Rick Holgate posted the following post tournament report. Over 55s Mellin Salver 1st round v Lancing 1 Simon Clapham and Patrick McGahan                Lost 5/4 2 John Fraser and Paul Ruddlesdin                         ½ 3 Tony Travers and Rick Holgate                           Lost 3/2 Result    Lost 2½ / ½ Mellin Plate 1st…
OHJGS Spring Meeting 10th May 2017 held at West Sussex Golf Club, Pulborough In attendance: Mark Baldock (captain), Rob McCowen (president), Dudley Stratford, Jeremy Waud, Nick Budge, Graham Negus, Michael Tims, Roger Goodacre, Dan Burstow, Rick Holgate, Ed Welch, Rob Willsdon, Alex Fleet, Patrick McGahan and John Fraser. Honorary OJ Jeremy Williamson and guests Max…
The 25th anniversary golf match between Eastbourne (OEGS) and Hurstpierpoint (OHJGS) was held at Walton Heath yesterday afternoon. Hurst prevailed for the 8th year in succession and lead the series 16 – 6 with 3 years recording a draw. Mark Winstanley opens the banter session! Wins were recorded by Graham Negus with Alex Fleet, John…
As the dust settles on another successful Halford Hewitt, we can reflect on some of the highlights. Undoubtedly the important achievement this year was the introduction of two new young players who are both still at University – Tom Fairfax and Freddie Newmarch, they both played really well showing great power and enthusiasm and were…
At the Public Schools Golf Society AGM and competition draw in London on 11th January, we were picked out of the hat alongside Edinburgh Academicals. We have played this really nice bunch of guys in recent years – most notably in our great Plate run of 2012 when we knocked them out at Princes in…
OHJGS 2016 Captain’s Report It has been a great pleasure to be your Captain for the past 12 months. Fortunately, I have been able to attend most events and have thoroughly enjoyed it all. The year started with the Hewitt warm up weekend down in Kent. Luckily the weather was a great deal kinder than…
The Winner of the 2016 Winter Meeting was non other than past President Dudley Stratford In Second place was Christian Wimshurst (now cut to 6!) Third and fourth places were taken by Patrick McGahan and Jeremy Waud We enjoyed a memorable day at Walton Heath with a slightly misty start that ended in splendid December…
This year’s annual Sussex schools match was held for the first time at West Sussex, bringing the tournament back into Sussex from its previous venue at Walton Heath. The matched was blessed with pleasantly warm, sunny weather although the winds were up, especially in the afternoon. The course was in magnificent condition and the heather…
Ian Pilcher again managed to muster a healthy crowd for his Norfolk seniors tour between 27th to 30th June 2016. He was joined by Secretary Rick Holgate, Captain Graham Negus and his long suffering partner Hazel, John Waterfall, Patrick McGahan, Jeremy Waud, Nick Budge, Willie Welch, Ed Welch, Tony Travers and his son Giles as…
We enjoyed a good turn out of 17 golfers and mixed weather for a great day at West Sussex. The morning drizzle did not dampen the enthusiasm of the field and some good scores were recorded on the quite excellent golf course which was presented in tip top condition. The morning singles for the Gibbs…
We enjoyed a bright but cold afternoon at Walton Heath for our 24th consecutive match in the friendly series for the coveted Sussex 2 Iron. OE stand in Captain Peter Jamieson did a sterling job in mustering a strong team – they even had two more players than were needed……. That appears to have been…
A new second ring of names has been produced for this fantastic trophy which was first played for in 1954, on that occasion being one by J Peasgood, followed by other greats of the Society, Bob Hadfield, Mike Fisher, Bill Gibbs and Turkey Davis. These names were all hidden as the original band of names…
Another great year at the Hewitt, not great results to shout about though sadly as we drew a very tough Shrewsbury team in our first round resulting in a 4/1 early exit into the Plate competition. Our opponents in the Plate were just as impressive sadly as we were drawn against 8 times finalists Malvern!…
OHJGS Halford Hewitt Warm Up – 2016 20th and 21st Feb 2016 Accommodation at The Kings Head Hotel – Deal Schedule Name Room Sat No’s times Hcp twins 1 Jeremy Waud 6 1 1 2 Ed Welch 6 3 1 3 Mark Baldock 7 1 1 4 Patrick Mc Gahan 12 7 1 5 Pete…
Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 June – OHJGS Senior Tour. Ian Pilcher has again kindly organised a tour of some excellent courses in Norfolk and Suffolk. The tour is an easy paced affair largely but not exclusively for the over 55’s – Mellin Tournament qualifications. The schedule as it stands; Tuesday 28th – Royal Worlington GC…
Dear OJ Golfer, May I take this opportunity to wish you a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year. I would like to thank you for electing me to be your Captain for 2016. I will do my utmost to uphold the traditions of the role. I would like to thank my predecessor, John Fraser, who…
A strong gathering of sixteen of our members at this years AGM which was held in the famous Greens restaurant in Duke Street St James – this followed the annual draw of the Halford Hewitt competition which was held nearby at the East India Sports and Public Schools Club. In the draw, we have been…
OHJGS Red Eagle ties, Red Eagle golf caps, Red Eagle Beanies and Red Eagle logo Pro V1 golf balls are all in our own stock and available from the Secretary at any time or at our meetings. The silk Ties are £15, Beanies £ 11.50 and Caps £ 13.50. The following are the best photos…
Just for Christmas and Just for you – Our ever talked about and most flamboyant blazers are owned by just 27 people in the world! – great news there is the committee have reordered the material – (Just 40 metres enough for about 20) available for your own sizing requirements. They are £ 240 each…
The draw for the Halford Hewitt competition takes place at the East India Sports and Public Schools Club in St James Square at 6.00pm. To get us all fully in the mood, and in line with recent good practice – the OHJGS committee and others often gather for lunch and a few sharpeners in London…
Attendees so far 1 Jeremy Waud 2 Ed Welch 3 Mark Baldock 4 Patrick Mc Gahan 5 Dan Burstow 6 Pete Masters 7 Nick Budge 8 Simon Clapham 9 Graham Negus 10 John Fraser © 11 Richard Kelly Tbc 12 Tricky Holgate Tbc 13 Jim Fawcett Tbc Would you like to come to the Warm…
A terrific day out at Walton Heath on Friday for our first OHJGS Winter Meeting OHJGS – Friday 4th December 2015 – Walton Heath Golf Club We were pleased to welcome David Gibson who was playing with the Society for the first time, and also Mike Joly who had made the long journey from Eastbourne…
OHJGS Autumn Meeting 2015 Friday 9th October at Pyecombe Golf Club Attending: John Fraser (captain), Dan Burstow, Bob Carter, Rob McCowen, Philip Ayton, Graham Negus, Rick Holgate and honorary OJ golfer Jeremy Williamson. What a difference a day makes! In early May we had a match here against the College pupils, and could hardly stand…
9th – 11th September 2015 On Tour: John Fraser, Martin Dancy, Dudley Stratford, Tim Baldwin, John Waterfall, Roger Goodacre, Paul Ruddlesdin, Graham Negus, Tom Whittaker, Ian Clarke, Keith Jenkin, Rick Holgate and our tour host Ian Pilcher.  As a follow up to a small charity golf event last year which went successfully, it was…
We had a great day out at Walton Heath yesterday, sadly not fielding our strongest side, indeed playing with only five of our required six players. Simon Chapman from Ardingly kindly stood in and partnered Jeremy Waud in the morning, leaving Alex Fleet out top partnered with Rick Holgate and Dan Burstow playing with Mike…
This year due to clashing events and some non availability of players it has been decided to make the Autumn meeting a one day affair at Pycombe near Hurstpierpoint just off the A23. The Lowe Cup will be played for a s a singles prize in the normal manner and all organisation is being handled by…
In attendance: John Fraser (captain), Graham Negus, Patrick McGahan, Tony Travers, Alex Fleet, Dan Burstow, Jeremy Rawlins, Stephen Bolus, Glen Bridges, Jon Cheney and Rick Holgate. Guest. Paul Davis. We were pleased to welcome 2 overseas visitors from Australia, Tony Travers (Gold Coast) and Jon Cheney (Perth). Graham Negus’ guest Paul Davis is a regular…
Tuesday 21st July 2015 This was a 4 ball better ball competition played over 18 holes. OHJGS players’ names first George Atkins and Rick Holgate lost to Roger Palin and Alan Maher    Lost 3/2 Nick Budge and Derek Pitt lost to Ben Richards and Nick Conroy         Lost 1 down Dudley Stratford and John Fraser halved…
2) ÂDATE    FRIDAY 31st July 2015 3) ÂCOST    £97.00. The cost covers Green Fees, Coffee and Bacon Roll on arrival, Full Lunch, Tea, Prizes and Gratuities.  Guests may be brought if you wish. 4) ÂTYPE OF COMPETITION From 9.00am On the Old Course PRESIDENT’S CUP and VETERANS’ TANKARD Stableford Singles, off full handicap From 2.30pm…
Held at West Hill Golf Club, Woking – 9th and 10th July 2015 Mellin Salver 1st round v Sherborne 1 Roger Goodacre and Derek Pitt                  Lost 8/7 2 Nick Budge and Kit Millington-Hore        Won 5/4 3 John Fraser and Dudley Stratford                Lost 7/6 Result    Lost 2/1 Mellin Plate 1st round  v  Cranleigh 1…
A number of our members gathered on Bank Holiday Monday, 25th May to watch the shoot out amongst many Top European Golfers for the 11 available qualifying spots for the 2015 US Open. Seen here are, Derick Fulcher, Jeremy Williamson, Peter Masters, Dan Burstow and his better half Tess Rogers – out of shot Graham…
Present:-Â Â Rob McCowen, Dudley Stratford, Derick Fulcher, Rick Holgate, Derek Pitt, John Waterfall, Roger Goodacre, John Fraser, Nick Budge, Chunky Goulstone, Peter Ross, Philip Ayton, Peter Robinson, Graham Croll, Tim Baldwin, Keith Jenkin and Sir Stanley Simmons. This was a very good turn-out of 17 players, including Peter Robinson for the first time, and others…
