Golfing Society We have enjoyed another excellent year of golf playing at some wonderful courses in the South East, with matches against old foes such as Whitgift, Tonbridge and Alleyn’s. If you want to rekindle that competitive spirit, please join us. In the last year 75 Old Alleynians, with handicaps ranging from 2 to 22, played more than 200 rounds of golf in our society days and matches, with another 28 coming to our Christmas meeting and AGM at the Wildernesse on 7 December. In 2019 this event will be on 16 December so that university students, masters and schoolboys will be able to attend. This year the Society Captain was David Rutnam (70–77). He has our best record in the Halford Hewitt, with a 75% win rate over 54 matches, which David modestly puts down to his playing partners: he played 43 matches with Mike Kirby (51–58),
losing only six. David captained us in the matches against the
competition, held at Worplesdon GC, we beat Stowe in the first round and lost in the second round 2 & 1 to Taunton. Chris Litterick (60–68), Captain of Royal Ashdown GC in 2018, invited the OAGS to play the club in a match in August. Bob Deakin (42–45) played for us against his club and at the age of 92 showed his considerable skills are undiminished. The match was very much enjoyed by all players and has now been set as a permanent fixture. The autumn meeting was held at Tandridge GC. David Rutnam won the Dick Sellick Salver, Matt Aldous won the Scratch Cup and Peter Dickinson won the Roy Thirkell Cup. We are celebrating 2019, the 400th anniversary year with several special events: There was an OAGS table at the Sports Dinner on 31 January 2019 at the RAC Club in Pall Mall.
College, Dulwich and Sydenham, Old Uppinghamians and Old Lorettonians, maintaining his 75% win record. Under the leadership of Peter Dickinson (57–66), we won back the Triangular Trophy, played at Tandridge GC, from Tonbridge and Shrewsbury. Nick Howe (74–80) captained the Halford Hewitt team for the last time; sadly we lost in the first round 3 & 2 to The Leys and then to Radley in the Plate. Nick has handed the Captaincy over to Matt Aldous (84–91). We would like to thank Nick for his efforts over the last six years and are pleased to announce that he has been made a vice president of the society. At the spring meeting, held at The Berkshire, the Eric Blanch Salver was won by Peter Hockless (67–74). Peter was the Captain of the Wisley GC in 2017. In the Cyril Gray over 50s
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