We took to the tee on Thursday morning, supported by a magnificent throng of OC’s, from the triumvirate of Rosenberg/Sweetland/Parry to the effervescent Bobby Stovold. The colour quickly drained from Craig Moore’s normally glowing complexion as he realised he and Harry Millburn Fryer at 4th pair would face Ampleforth’s superstar, +4.5 handicap and Walker Cup […]
THE BRENT KNOLL BOWL 2019
Pleased to report on our most successful Brent Knoll Bowl performance for many years. On Saturday morning we played the Army who we were told had brought a very strong team. Our second pair of Martin Riddiford and Matthew Hansford played very well but went down to a scratch and plus 2 pair at the […]
2017 MATCHPLAY FINAL
Garrett O’Reilly secured the matchplay trophy for a second time with a thrilling comeback against Adam Willson at Sunningdale. At 3 up on the 15th tee Adam felt in control, but Garrett put in a blistering finish to turn the game on its head winning 1up.
GRAFTON MORRISH 2017
This week we played in the finals of the Grafton Morrish. First up at 8am on Friday was Oundle at Brancaster. We had a very close match but in the end all 3 Cranleigh pairs won the crunch holes down the stretch to get the win. Richards/Whitty – 2/1 Pickford/Boyle – 1 up Riddiford/Moore C […]
2017 Spring Meeting / Invitation
BLACKMOOR GC, 10th May 2017 Scratch Salver: Tony Whitty & Martin Riddiford 77 strokes Hugh Orr Trophy Stableford: Peter Wylie-Harris 38 points Best guest stableford: David Cross 37 points Best team stableford: Moore, Cross, McArdle, Mantrell 127 points Longest drive: Mickey Moore Nearest the pin: Paul Mantrell Foursomes – Oxer: Tony Whitty / Jonathan Williams […]
2017 HALFORD HEWITT – REPORT
The OCs approached the 2017 Halford Hewitt with a cautious optimism. On the one hand we were fielding one of strongest teams for years, although that optimism was tempered by the knowledge that we were facing Eton, 12 time winners, victorious in both 2013 and 2015. Sadly the OCGS curse of ill health/injury forced the […]
GRAFTON MORRISH 2016
The OCGS played in the Grafton Morrish finals at Hunstanton last weekend. We fielded a strong team which mixed seasoned players with some of the younger players, two of whom were rookies in this competition. We were drawn against Bury Grammar in the first round. On a perfect day for golf, Cranleigh made a fast […]
THE MELLIN 2016
THE BUNNY MILLARD A fantastic win this year for Cranleigh with Richard Sykes and Ian Borrow taking the trophy from Mill Hill winning by 1up! They were also best qualifiers with 26 points which is no mean achievement off scratch and having not scored at the first and second holes. I caddied for Richard in […]
The Spring Meeting 2016
We had an excellent day at Blackmoor yesterday. Many thanks to Max for the lunchtime wine and the extra prizes, David Willis for organising much of it and Peter W-H as host. We had 32 players so an excellent turnout. The winners were: Scratch Salver – Tony Whitty 73 Hugh Orr Trophy – Adam Willson […]
Halford Hewitt 2016 – Report
Following on from last year’s run to the quarter finals the OCGS squad went into the 2016 campaign in an optimistic mood. The stats supported this assertion – Cranleigh are the most improved school over the last 10 years. The draw in January pitted us against the 2014 winners, Merchiston, and things became more concerning […]