OLD CRANLEIGHAN GOLFING SOCIETY
For those that dont know we made it to Round 3 of the Halford Hewitt. Probably the windiest conditions I have played in my 38 Hewitts but the standard of golf was extremely high. We beat Fettes comfortably in Round 1 and then beat a very good Bradfield side in Round 2 who included Torrance, Gallagher and Rafferty Jnrs. In Round […]
All Halford Hewitt player stats are now up to date: PLAYER STATS
It is with great sadness that I write to you to tell you of the death on Saturday 28th January of Bobby Stovold, one of the nicest and most accomplished OCGS golfers. Aged 91, Bobby was three years older than two other great OC golfers, Robin Elsdon-Dew and Nigel Paul, his partner in 15 Halford […]
The OCGS played in the last major golfing event for this year last weekend – the Grafton Morrish. It is played on two great golf courses – Hunstanton and Brancaster, in Norfolk. We were blessed with wonderful autumn sunshine, albeit with strong winds. The Grafton Morrish is a scratch foursomes tournament for teams of 6. […]
Round 1: Cranleigh 0.5 Uppingham 2.5
2022 QE Tour: Panmure, West Kilbride, Glasgow Gailes, Glasgow Golf Club
Sad to report that Nigel Paul passed away this week. He was 89. One of the finest sportsmen in Cranleigh’s history, he played first class cricket and rugby and won the English Seniors at golf. He played many times for the OCs in the Hewitt and was renowned as one of the strongest and most competitive players.
We got off to a good start beating Aldenham 3-0. In the afternoon we played the defending champs, Forest, and whilst we played pretty well they played some brilliant golf. They had three of their current Hewitt team and were just too good for us on the day. For me it was great to play […]