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Parkwood Away Day – 7th May 2025

Our awayday at Park Wood started bright but with a testing wind, challenging both golfer and golf ball. After that the weather looked up a bit and by looking at the cards, so did the golf. We were joined by for the day by two groups from the Artisans who are always welcome and now traditionally play this one with us. Six groups got out, playing mostly four ball, scoring individual stableford points at 100%…

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Match v Woldingham (Away) – 20th March 2025

It’s the 20th March and the weather is unbelievable for our first match of the season with Woldingham. After a bacon butty, a coffee and introductions, the first team lead by our stand in captain Simon ventured to the tee.  The day became hotter and I am told so did the golf. Some 4 hours later and we started to return to the club house for well deserved drinks and a meal. Then came the…

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Match vs Wimbledon (Away) – 1st Oct 2024

This is the last match for 2024 and with a later than usual start arranged with Wimbledon only seven vets made themselves available to play which was embarrassing to say the least. Our hosts were very accommodating and together we arranged 3 ball play, each team having two Wimbledon players and one VET! What could possibly go wrong?  With rain forecast for early afternoon we approached the first tee at 9.30 hoping to enjoy at…

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Match vs Shirley Park (Home) – 26th Sept 2024

With 16 gents on each team the only way we could get this match going was to have an early Tee so we all met at 7 am for rolls and coffee and introduction in readiness for a 7.40 first tee! This is only the second time we have played Shirley Park and what a great day it was.  A very friendly team with lots of banter throughout the match and the lunch. Rain was…

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Match vs Addington Court (Away) – 14th August 2024

It’s been a lovely summer and today was no different. The troops gathered for a 9am tee on a course that some of us find extremely challenging. Looking back at our first match this year with Addington we lost 4 & 2. so we needed to win this one by the same margin for an overall draw! Play was a bit slow but the pace soon picked up. Unfortunately our first team lost, but then…

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Match vs Lingfield (Home) – 5th August 2024

With lots of speculation our friends from Lingfield Park arrived to play the first of two matches with us. Lingfield are the only mixed team we play so everyone was on their best behaviour! Unfortunately they could only field 10 men. As we had 14 players, our best two were sacrificed to play as Lingfield members. Another great day for golfing. Starting cloudy but getting hotter as the day went by and so did Coulsdon…

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Match vs Mitcham (Home) – 29th July 2024

Wow! The hottest day of the year so far and we are all set to do battle with our friends from Mitcham. With the first match being a draw we had our work cut out if we wanted to gain the glory this year and with a trophy, which was supplied by Mitcham, there was even more at stake.  The first team on the tee and the battle commenced. Surprisingly our second team were back in…

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Match vs Chipstead (Away) – 19th July 2024

The gates to Chipstead Golf Club opened to invite us to a great day of golf. This is the last of the matches with them this year. After a welcome coffee and introductions, our hosts lead us to their immaculate course. The temperature was already in the twenties and it was set to get hotter! One by one the teams returned to the club house for well deserved drinks and a chance to cool down. …

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Match vs North Downs (Away) – 8th July 2024

With rain throughout the weekend it did not look that we would be playing our return match at North Downs, but 24 men arrived one by one and the match was on! There was some local floods on the course and bunkers but nothing that would stop us, not even the occasional shower throughout the morning! It was to be a great day of golf with our hosts keeping us informed of the hazards and…

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