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
Read MoreSunday 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 , Hurstpierpoint, Brighton , Lancing and Eastbourne . After a few late changes Hurst put the team out of Alex
Read MoreWe 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
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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
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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
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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
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OHJGS v Old Canfordians – Played at Stoneham Golf Club Tuesday 18th July 2017 – Report from Rick Holgate – Derick Fulcher v Ben Richards
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreThis 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
Read MoreWe 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
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