A Note of Thanks for the much appreciated warm welcome I was given at the Spring Meeting upon my appointment as Captain. As I mentioned, it is truly a great honour and I look forward to joining as many of you as possible in the forthcoming matches now that we are once again returning to [...]
LSGC played its 52nd annual match against members of the Jersey Law Society, celebrating the return of Sir William Bailhache QC, (recently retired Bailiff of Jersey) to the fixture. The match was played in quite glorious weather - on the first day at West Hill Golf Club, Brookwood near Guildford and also on the second [...]
Royal Cinque Ports, 24th May 2021 THE JOHN FOLLEY FOURSOMES SALVERS: 1. Andrew Rudkin & David Sisson 2. Simon Bowdler & Ian Newton 3. Adrian Roberts & Stephen Moss SINGLES FOR THE BLACKHEATH BOWL 1. George Cattermole 2. Nick Macleish 3. Andrew Rudkin SINGLES FOR THE JOHN JENKINS SCRATCH TROPHY: 1. Gerry Kennedy 2. Nick [...]
What a start to 2020 we are having. Brexit in January; floods in February; and now COVID-19. WINTER LUNCH The LSGC golfing calendar started with a record attendance for our Winter lunch at the New Zealand Golf Club. Because of the weather, golf was delayed until the afternoon which meant we all enjoyed the extended [...]
This is my last blog for this year as we have now completed all our matches for 2019. Autumn has been a very successful time not least for the Richards family with father Richard and son Marcus triumphing in the Autumn meeting (I attach a photo of said gentlemen with lots of silverware) and husband [...]
AUTUMN MEETING 2019- Winning scores and results. MORNING : 1: Benedict Hughes & Chris Booth- 39 points. 2: John Pulham & Stephen Moss-35 AFTERNOON: 1. Ian & Maggie Newton –40 points 2. Andrew Rudkin & David Sisson-40. 3. Robert Ackroyd & James Barker-34. AGGREGATE for the PAT HILL/ALAN BAILLIE ROSE BOWL: 1. PAUL RICHARDS & [...]
DIAMONDS AND EMERALDS I have just returned from three wonderful days in the west of Ireland. The so-called diamond coast is in the northwest of the Emerald Isle and there we were entertained at two gems of golf courses. Our destination was the golf courses at Enniscrone and Carne. Travel was so straightforward - a [...]
THURSDAY-Red Course- 1: Nick Macleish –46 points ! 2: Phil Rowlands. FRIDAY –Blue Course - 1.Keith Baker. 2.Peter Read. AGGREGATE-CHAMPIONSHIP SENIORS : WINNER: IAN NEWTON 2nd place: Eric Auckland. [...]
Captain’s Blog No:3 – July 2019 Golf Galore July has been a busy month for golf with matches against Jersey at the Royal Jersey Golf Club and La Moye; the Brussels Bar in Liege; The Lutine GS at West Sussex; the Valuation Office at Hankley Common; the Magistrates GS at Nuneaton; and the Consulting Engineers [...]
The match with the Brussels Bar took place this year on 4 and 5 July at the Royal Golf Club du Sart Tilman, a superb course sitting in the forest south of Liege. For the first time since 2009 the Brussels Bar team emerged victorious by the comfortable margin of 12 1/2 to 7 1/2. [...]