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
Read MoreWe 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
Read MoreWe 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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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