Old Ardinian Golfing Society
Captain: Chris Greenacre
Vice-Captain: James Flecker
Secretary: Bill Maingot
9, Finches Gardens, Lindfield, West Sussex, RH16 2PA
Tel. 01444 482116 Email: bill@maingot.co.uk.
2011 Meetings
West Sussex GC Thursday 21 April
Piltdown GC Friday 3 June
The Berkshire GC Wednesday 27 July
Walton Heath GC Thursday 22 September
The 2010 season opened at the end of April at the West Sussex GC on a beautiful sunny spring day and members of the OAGS were pleased to welcome a School team for lunch followed by the annual match. The latter was a very close contest with the result in doubt until the final game, with the OA’s eventually running out winners by 3 matches to 2. Congratulations to Jack Floydd top scorer for the School on 40pts (a gross score of 73) and to Gary Holloway winner of the Holloway Cup with 34pts.
In June we adjourned to Piltdown GC, sadly lacking in numbers, but those attending enjoying this lovely heath land course and excellent cuisine. Winner in the morning singles was Robin Macdonald with 36pts followed by Roger Munyard on 33pts.
On a magnificent summer’s day our guest meeting was held at The Berkshire GC playing the Red Course in the morning and Blue Course in the afternoon. Winner of the lee Cup was Andrew Chettle with 35pts and second Gary Holloway with 33pts. The guest prize was won by Stephen Bennet with 36pts on count back from Derek Allen.
The final meeting was held at Walton Heath GC on a miserable wet autumn day with members playing for the Captain’s Prize and which was won by Patrick McGahan with and excellent 37 pts from Gary Holloway on 36pts after count back. The guest prize was won by Paddy Jackman, the incoming bursar and whom we are pleased to report has joined the golfing society.
The highlight of 2010 has to be finishing in equal first place at Knole Park GC in the qualifying round of the South East section of the Grafton Morrish Trophy and thereby qualifying for the finals at Hunstanton GC in October. Many thanks to Roger Munyard for his report of the finals and which you may read here.
The idea for a Golfing Society came from a proposal by R.W. Blackmore (JH&D 1934-40) and S.A. Letts (C 1918-22) in the Annals of January 1955. The first meeting took place at Sunbridge Park GC in April 1955; Blackmore was elected Secretary and Letts captain. Some twenty members joined in the first year and four meetings were held. The following year membership rose further to 35 and among the meetings was a match against the School held in May at Haywards Heath GC. An annual match against the School has been played ever since.
The Club has continued to expand its membership during the past fifty five years and four meetings are now held each year. (See below for current venues.) In addition the Club participates in two prestigious Public Schools Competitions, The Grafton Morrish Trophy in which some one hundred and forty Schools take part and the Public Schools Putting Competition held at the Royal Wimbledon GC.
The club consists of golfers of all ages and abilities, who not only enjoy the game but each others company. With the high cost of society golf the Club makes special arrangements to reduce the financial cost to those under the age of twenty five.