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
Read MorePARIS 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
Read MoreThe 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
Read More18 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
Read MoreWe 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
Read MoreOHJGS 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
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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,
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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.
Read MoreOHJGS 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
Read MoreIan 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
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