Tidworth Masterclass Our annual match with Tidworth Garrison GC took place on Wednesday 16 September In glorious weather and on a course that is recovering well after its toasting this summer. Brian Hamilton, the Tidworth match manager, rallied his troops after last year’s AOGS win and provided a stern test for us that…
Liphook Too Strong! On a beautiful, sunny September day, 16 AOGS golfers congregated at Liphook golf course for our annual match against the club. After a splendid two course lunch in true Liphook style, we headed out to probably the best presented course in the South East. Given the lack of rainfall over the…
Woodbridge and Aldeburgh Meet Expectations The matches at Woodbridge and Aldeburgh are firm favourites with members living in the Midlands and Eastern areas of the UK, and so our team of 12 AOGS players arrived in Suffolk to face a team from Woodbridge GC on 19th August and Aldeburgh GC on 20th August this…
Honours Even at Denham Our annual match against the Stock Exchange took place at Denham on Tuesday 14 July, in the midst of the latest heatwave. We arrived to find a cooler, slightly overcast morning and, for one exciting moment, it even appeared that there might be raindrops on the windows. Sadly, the window cleaner…
It is fair to say that our match at Worplesdon against the XL Club is one of our favourite matches. Two societies each with 100 year old histories and very similar values for competitive sport and great cameraderie. This year did not dissappoint. Steve Barton’s side were sharply dressed in their white shirts (a throwback…
Our much awaited inaugural match against the MCC GS took place at Temple Golf Club, a beautiful location just North of Henley-on-Thames. The AOGS team were Robert Purdy (President), Arthur McLean (Captain), Bruce Cox (Match Manager), Mirza Datoo, Charles Vane Percy, David Leakey, Doc Watson, Joel Springall, Roger Antolik, Clive Hunt, Ian Saunders, Ceri John.…
AOGS SUMMER MEETING 2026 A fantastic few days for 34 members of AOGS in Cumbria, sampling the amazing links and hospitality at Silloth on Solway Golf Club. We settled into Blaithwaite House, a lovely country home within 20 minutes drive of the golf course. With plenty of accommodation for us all, a bar, billard room…
What an absolutely joyous day at Huntercombe in May! Having driven up through the quite beautiful Oxfordshire countryside early in the morning, we enjoyed a wonderful Huntercombe welcome with coffee and bacon rolls, and quickly set to with a morning foursomes round. Huntercombe was in fabulous condition, with very fast and tricky greens, but we…
In order to celebrate the three new holes commissioned at Aldeburgh Golf Club earlier this year, the President and Captain received an inviation from the club to join 30 other eminent golf clubs and societies at Aldeburgh for a cocktail party and match against the club. Robert Purdy and Tim Richardson represented AOGS, and on…
A first for AOGS, we brought together members of all 3 services and invited guests to Walton Heath for an absolutely fabulous day of six-somes golf. With the opportuntiy to play the Old Course (morning) and the New Course (afternoon) at Walton Heath Golf Club, 39 players (13 in each team) battled the winds and…
An excellent day out against the Seniors at the ever challenging Woking Golf Course. John Saville, an AOGS member, ran the Seniors Society side which is Captained this year by another AOGS member and ex Captain, Peter Tomlinson. As last year, the morning was a very close contest, with the last 3 pairings in the…
Our first match of the year was at the wonderful links at Deal. After a cracking night at the King’s Head, we were welcomed by the membership and reminded of the history of our fixture, before a stern test of foursomes golf over the next 4 hours. Lunch followed, many friendships were built and various…
It was a blustery day at Littlestone for our first event of the year, with winds of 45 mph gusting out to sea from the New Romney marshes. Sixteen gallant players braved the elements however, fuelled by an outstanding “Full English” brunch in the Littlestone clubhouse. It was a day for shot-making and keeping the…
We had a fabulous turnout for this year’s Autumn Meeting, which was another fine day at Tidworth. The course was presented in fantastic condition for the time of year, and 24 members enjoyed playing for the Autumn Medal and The Jubillee Foursomes. We also had 4 entries for The Generals Cup. The Autumn Medal was…
A great day at Tidworth, with our annual match against the club, and a useful warm up for the Autumn Meeting! As ever Tidworth was in great condition, we arrived shortly after lunch and set off in our 4 ball groups to the roar of tracked vehicles manouevering on the plain, and the crack of…
It was a wet and windy day in East Sussex. The AOGS team’s arrival was not helped by a serious incident which closed sections of the the M23 and M25 but despite all this, we fielded a strong side and tackled the unique challenge the Royal Ashdown Old Course presents with gusto. “Not an easy…
Arguably one of the most friendly and beautifully presented courses in the South East, our match with the members at Liphook did not dissappoint this year. A fine lunch in the clubhouse gave us the opportunity to look out over the 1st and 18th holes which had been mown to perfection. A light shower even…
This year several members of the Society made the journey to Panmure Golf Club to sample hospitality of one of the finest golf clubs in Angus. Our annual match v the Highland and Lowland Brigades was the central fixture, but rounds at Gleneagles (Kings) and Carnoustie (Championship) before and after the match provided a very…
Last weekend saw the annual Suffolk Breckland Festival of Golf with matches against Flempton Golf Club on Saturday followed by a match and lunch on Sunday against Royal Worlington and Newmarket Golf Club. At Flempton GC we play 4BBB for the Royal Anglian Regiment Shield. Bury St Edmunds is the historic RHQ for the…
An outstanding day at Moor Park yet again for the AOGS, who fielded 18 players against a very well prepared and determined Moor Park side. The morning saw us play the High Course in 4BBB format. A very enjoyable but challenging task for many AOGS players who were unfamiliar with the tree lined fairways and…
A fabulous day at Denham with the Stock Exchange Golf Society (SEGS) once again. AOGS fielded a pretty strong side but failed to beat some very determined opponents. Many matches were extremely close. We sat down to a fabulous 3 course lunch at 1300 and celebrated the game of golf for an hour or so. …
It was a wet start to our day at Worplesdon but we were all glad of the cooler weather after a particularly hot June. There were many familiar faces and old friends in the XL Club team and so we expected a stiff test at a very well presented Worplesdon course. The AOGS team were…
AOGS SUMMER MEETING 2025 A fantastic few days for 24 members of AOGS on the Sussex coast playing over the historic links and sampling the wonderful hospitality at Rye. Tuesday – Rye Old Course After a splendid lunch at Rye Golf Club, 12 pairings set off on the historic links, Harry Colt’s first course. …
Our first two day fixture of 2025 was held in glorious weather at Hunstanton in Norfolk where we were also entertained for dinner in the clubhouse after the first round of foursomes on Thursday. As ever, the Hunstanton members treated us to a lesson in links golf but also welcomed AOGS with superb hospitality. The…
A glorious day at Deal for our first match of the year against Royal Cinq Ports Golf Club. We fielded a strong team and had a very competitive foursomes match in the morning which ended all square thanks to some very sporting concessions from AOGS. Our hosts deservedly retained the trophy. Lunch was fabulous, as…
An excellent match against the Seniors, eventually winning by 8 matches to 6, who fielded several AOGS members. Peter Tomlinson led AOGS with typical aplomb, and we were lucky enought with the weather to play two rounds in fine weather and great spirit. Tidworth provided us with excellent hospitality as ever.
The Autumn Meeting at Tidworth this year was played in glorious sunshine on a course in tip top condition. Not only were we lucky to play great golf in fine company and enjoy a delicious curry lunch, but David Leakey then treated us all to a golf lesson in the afternoon, carding a gross 73. …
Report In contrast to the downpours of last year our 2024 match against Tidworth was played in glorious sunshine, on a dry course and in short sleeves. A combination of the weather and course maintenance 2 weeks previously resulted in slower than usual greens but lush and deceptively difficult rough. Thankfully some of us found…
Report The match of 10 aside foursomes was played against Aldeburgh Golf Club on Thursday the 22nd August 2024. Two AOGS players dropped out with one at short notice so our side was enhanced by an Aldeburgh member Ian Henderson, who is also a member of the HAC. The golf course is currently undergoing some…
Report A glorious late Summer’s day – the AOGS team of 16 were welcomed for a fine lunch with the Liphook members followed by a very competitive 4 BBB match. Rain clouds threatened but never appeared as the AOGS battled on throughout the afternoon. Liphook is a favourite course to so many AOGS members -…
Report After a restorative and convivial evening at the Three Kings in Fornham All Saints for some of the AOGS team, we convened at Worly at 9 am. For those who have not played the fixture, Royal Worlington is a traditional 2 Ball Club founded in 1893 and has a long and well publicised history…
Report Lunchtime on Saturday is the start of the Suffolk 9 Hole Weekender. The AOGS play Flempton GC on the Saturday followed by Royal Worlington on The Sunday morning. Flempton is just outside Bury St Edmunds and benefits greatly from being built in 1895 on “Breckland” Soil, sandy free draining heathland. We play Four Ball…
Report Ten years have now passed since this fixture became a highlight in the AOGS and Moor Park Fixture List. This year, AOGS fielded 18 stalwarts many of whom had signed up within 24 hours of the match date being published. Starting at sparrows, yet another day of tropical weather, without a zephyr of breeze…
Sunday 21 July saw the second iteration of the AOGS v The Bar Golfing Society fixture at Rye Golf Club. We were blessed with good weather and a relatively gentle breeze when we met at the club at 0800 on Sunday. AOGS had a few players who were both new to the fixture and Rye…
A glorious spring day at Tidworth against the Seniors led by John Saville, an AOGS member himself with a further six AOGS members in the Seniors team. The Seniors were too strong for us, winning four and a half to one and a half, morning and afternoon. Tidworth looked after us splendidly, lunch being a…
Panmure Golf Club will host the Boys Amateur Championships next week and the course is being prepared for that event. The greens are being kept at 8.5 on the Stimpt Meter and due to the prolonged dry spell, the fairways are brown and fiery. There was a stiff breeze which the players had to contend…
As always, the course was presented in excellent condition with the greens running very true. There was a tricky “gentle breeze” blowing on both days which probably suited the home team better than AOGS. This year the format of the fixture was changed to be two rounds over two days with a dinner at the…
An excellent day out against the Seniors, mostly undaunted by some vicious showers both morning and afternoon. John Saville an AOGS member ran the Seniors side. A closely fought morning 3-3, with Sandy Gill / Mark Weldon and Roger Antolik / Chris Braithwaite running out winners and a couple of halves. Our Captain distinguished himself…
Although overcast in the morning with very light showers the rain stopped and cleared to leave a wonderful Walton Heath in good condition for everyone to enjoy. Lunch was not the usual feast that Walton Heath is known for because of Covid arrangements, but nonetheless, the steak and kidney pie was extremely generous as was…
After the wind, gales, rain and tempest, the day dawned clear, warm and bright. Both sides had fielded full teams, some forgetting which side they were playing for, such is the ex-military membership at RWNGC. For AOGS, the good news ended there, as we received a sound thrashing over a Worlington course in splendid condition,…
AOGS Summer Meeting 2019 We had a fantastic few days on the Kent coast playing over the links at Deal and Sandwich with many of us staying for three-nights in The Dower House, Knowlton. Monday For those of us travelling from afar, the meeting started on Monday evening with an Al Fresco Curry Night at…
AOGS v Rye GC at Rye GC 12th & 13th October 2018 AOGS Team Peter Tomlinson Keith Miles David Watson Cameron Reeves Bernie Thomson Mark Lacey Charles Batty Frank Ham Mirza Datoo Roger Robinson Hamish Miln Bruce McMillan Mike Tennant The Rye fixture is always one of the most eagerly anticipated on the calendar and…
AOGS v RNGS at Piltdown, 10 October 2018 AOGS Team John Saville & Nigel Bartlett Doc Watson & Donald McCutchan Ian Griffiths & Frank Ham Charles Batty & Keith Mitchelson Keith Chaundy & Neville Goulton The fixture against the Royal Navy Golf Society was played on Wednesday 10 October at Piltdown Golf Club. The fixture, having missed…
The annual match against Tidworth Garrison GC (the 11th of its kind) took place yesterday, with the teams again led by Ian Holmes (AOGS) and General Sir Peter Beale (Tidworth). Several “new caps” appeared in both teams, including General Sir “Jack” Deverell for the AOGS. This match proved to be closer than many before with…
AOGS v Aldeburgh GC AOGS HCap Res Pt Aldeburgh HCap Res Pt Frank Ham 8 – – Nick Holt 20 1up 1 Tony Dinwiddy 13 Graham Scott 21 Andrew Purdy 17 – – Miles Lambert 23 3/1 1 Michael Estcourt 22 Jeremy Troughton 7 Cameron Reeves 15 ½ ½- Martin Binning 11 ½ ½ John…
AOGS v Woodbridge GC AOGS HCap Res Pt Woodbridge GC HCap Res Pt Graham Russell 9 Gary Seaman 5 2/1 1 Michael Estcourt 23 Ken Smith 11 Ian Saunders 15 1up 1 Stephen Mayhew 8 Ralph Topping 11 Peter Sledmere 14 Frank Ham 7 Richard Mossman 10 2/1 1 Cameron Reeves 15 Joe Maloney 15…
This year’s match was held on 12 August, the relentless Summer had been interrupted by a torrential downpour on the night before the course was still dry and firm but the greens were relatively receptive. The AOGS team was; Mirza Datoo David Watson Tony Dinwiddy John Hewat Frank Ham Andrew Purdy Michael Estcourt Roger Dalzell…
Match AOGS v The Highland Brigade Golfing Society Result Won 3 – 1 Pairings John Hewat and Dave Burnett beat Hamish McConkey and Charlie Wallace Jimmy Alexander and Graeme Paton beat John Drummond and Jamie Farquhar Lachlan McIntosh and Philip Mould lost to Bruce Osborne and Ewan Chalmers Adrian Freer and Nick Fleming beat James…
Match Royal Air Force Golfing Society (RAFGS) Result RAFGS 6½ AOGS 5½ Pairings AM Result Terry Sherlock & Ian McNeill W John Foster & Simon Booth-Mason W Ian Griffiths & Alex Cameron L Cameron Reeves & Phil Kellett L Dominic Clive & Daniel Blake L Peter Tomlinson (as a single) H PM Result Terry…
The AOGS Inter Corps/Inter Regimentals were held this year at Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club on Thursday 5 July with 36 holes of singles played over The Old Course. We had four teams entered on the day representing; The Royal Artillery The ‘Ironsides’ (a combined armour team) The REME The Captain’s Select In the morning…
The match was held at the magnificent Surrey Heathland course at Worplesdon Golf Club and as the dry hot weather continued, the course was baked-hard and fast with great value for any shot hit along the fairway. The match was played with twelve a side and comprised two rounds of foursomes with lunch in between.…
This year’s summer meeting was held over Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 of June at Saunton GC. In a departure from previous years, the Individual Championships were competed for separately from the Inter Corps and there was a larger social element to the meeting. The Golf The golf was held played over the magnificent links…
I am pleased to say that AOGS won both matches – with some style – a feat we have not managed since 2014. The match at Hunstanton was played in dull, overcast and humid conditions. The absence of any wind of note probably played a large part in allowing AOGS to master their opponents in…
Result Won 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 Pairings Nigel Bartlett & David Harrison………….L Alvin Hopley & Iain Pretsell……………….W David Griffiths & David Gordon………….L Mark Lacey & Keith Chaundy…………….H David Watson & Neville Goulton………..W Frank Ham & Roger Antolik……………….W The Army Officers’ Golfing Society managed to scrape a win, redressing the balance a little. Hankley have…
The fixture against the Seniors GS at Woking GC this Wednesday, sadly fell victim to persistent overnight rain. It was more in hope than expectation, that 30 or so golfers arrived from all points of the compass looking forward to playing over the delightful Woking course but, on arrival, it became obvious that the 18th…
As I sit here with the heating turned up to full, having just been defeated by the howling wind and driving snow at today’s medal on the Marlborough Downs, it’s difficult to believe that less than 24 hours ago, we were striding down the magnificent fairways of Deal bathed in glorious Spring sunshine. The traditional…
Report for AOGS v St George’s Hill Golf Club, September 27 2017 Wednesday saw the members of AOGS hosting the return fixture of the Society versus St George’s Hill Golf Club (SGH) at Hindhead. This fixture was first held last year at St. George’s Hill, the club winning on that occasion. Both the AOGS and SGH…
We were blessed with a stunning, autumnal day at the Berkshire; the early mist soon gave way to glorious September sunshine presenting the course at its finest. The morning round over the Red Course saw the 25 golfers competing for various individual medal and stableford competitions. The Berkshire lunch was up to its normal excellent…
Report for Royal Ashdown Forest GC v AOGS, September 2 2017 Saturday 2 September saw the inaugural fixture of the match between AOGS and the gentlemen of Royal Ashdown Golf Club. Royal Ashdown has two courses threaded through the trees affording glorious views across the Sussex countryside and the forest from the higher points on the…
Report for Royal Worlington & Newmarket GC v AOGS, August 13 2017 Royal Worlington & Newmarket is one of those happy accidents of golf; the right piece of land, the vision to do something with it and the right husbandry for over a century that delivers nine-holes of joy. This is the only nine-hole course that…
Report for Thetford GC v AOGS, August 12 2017 Thetford is a lovely James Braid designed course located in spectacular woodland. The course threads its way through beautiful, tall, mature pines and many of the fairways are framed with heather. As you would expect from a James Braid course, the layout is challenging, starting with a…
Following on from awful weather on Wednesday that halted had the PGA ProAm tournament being held at Hindhead, we arrived looking forward to playing on a course that was in excellent condition. Despite all the rain, the course had recovered extremely well, with only a few bunkers being deemed GUR. The match was a single…
Report for Moor Park GC v AOGS, July 14 2017 This match, as ever, was one of the best-attended fixtures in the AOGS calendar. David Griffiths organised the course, the weather but sadly the result went against us. AOGS did make a better fist of it in the afternoon but still came out on the wrong…
Report for RAFGS v AOGS, July 13 2017 at Walton Heath AM Fouresomes RAFGS AOGS Hunt & Davies 1 Hall & Datoo 0 Macleod & Roberts ½ Ham & Purdy ½ Norman & Powell 0 Griffiths & Miles 1 Carr & Johnson 1 Paget & Reeves 0 Griffiths & Cope ½ Wilcox & Alexander…
Report for The XL Club v AOGS, July 14 2017 Pairings The XL Club AOGS Finbarr O’Connor & Vince Chandler Christopher Gabbey & Roger Antolik Mike Johnson-Hill & Steve Barton Richard Kemmis Betty & Chris Braithwaite Alistair Defriez & Bob Evans Tony Moorby & Paddy O’Connell Michael Estorick & Peter Crowcroft Edward Vale & Mirza…
The 2017 AOGS Summer Meeting was held across the courses at Royal St. George’s Golf Club and Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club from 13 June to 16 June. Both courses were in magnificent condition; the course at Sandwich was being made ready for the Amateur Open that started on the following Monday and Deal is…
This Wednesday saw the AOGS match in Aldershot against the Army Golf Club. Despite the best efforts of the AOGS team, all bar one notable exception, we came well short, losing 4-1. The Army GC AOGS Bob Willox & Kevin White 1 David (Doc) Watson & Paddy Hartigan 0 Eamonn O’Rourke & D Turnidge 0…
Results for Huntercombe GC v AOGS, May 12 2017 AM Fouresomes Huntercombe GC AOGS Sweeney & Busk 0 Braithwaite & Vale 1 Allen & Berkley ½ Pettigrew & Lacey ½ Brownlee & Aitken 1 Watson & Griffiths 0 Crerar & Dunn 0 Ham & Chaundy 1 Burnett & Sykes 0 Campbell & Datoo 1 Anderson &…
The second match of the season saw AOGS taking on The Seniors at High Post yesterday. Morning Matches AOGS Senior Golfers’ Society John Hunt & Roger Antolik 1 Steve Turnbull & Bob Noble 0 Mark Lacey & George Cassie 1 Barry Wild & Robin Griffiths 0 Mirza Datto & Ian Griffiths 1 Denzil Stirk & Nigel Douglas 0 John Saville & Paddy Hartigan 1…
Combat Stress is the UK’s leading veterans’ mental health charity. They treat a range of mental health conditions including PTSD, depression and anxiety. This charity is a very worthy cause and is dear to my heart. They are holding a charity golf day at The Berkshire in May. It would be fabulous if some members…
The AOGS season opener against Royal Cinque Ports GC, was met with glorious sunshine, sufficient breeze to allow the course to bare its teeth and, ultimately a satisfying victory for AOGS. Royal Cinque Ports GC AOGS Arthur Prince & Mark Lister 0 Mark Lacey & Tim Checketts 1 Keith Andrews & Keith James 1 David Griffiths (Capt)…
Pairings AM Singles – Blue Course 1st Tee Time Player 1 Player 2 08:15 Watson (8) Welborne (6) 08:23 Hunt (6) Hawkins (11) 08:31 De la Haye (10) Miln (10) 08:39 Griffiths (12) Perkins (7) 08:47 Datoo (5) Weir (21) 08:55 Alexander (21) Alexander (21) 7th Tee Time Player 1 Player 2 08:15 Pretsell (6)…
The annual match against the Highland Brigade GS was played on the rescheduled Wednesday 20th July at Panmure GC. The weather on the day did not look promising. The Senior Open Championship was on its final practice day on the nearby Carnoustie Championship course and the players were called in at 10 o’clock due to…
The following have agreed to represent the Society: Allan Singer (8) Frank Ham (7) John Saville (10) Dick Jenkinson (8) Tony Dinwiddy (13) Jimmy Alexander (18) Bob Willox (9) (Hunstanton only) Brian Lindores (14) (Hunstanton only) Jim Weir (18) Michael Estcourt (19) Procter Naylor (23) (Royal West Norfolk only) Ewen Cameron (22) (Royal West Norfolk…
Pairings for Huntercombe GC v AOGS AM Pairings Huntercombe GC AOGS Richard Hampton (8) & Nigel Mogg (16) Doc Watson (8) & Edward Vale (13) Chris Rea (12) & Chris Slack (16) David Griffiths (12) & Mike Brain (16) Christopher Berkeley (12) & Nigel Gilson (18) Sir Peter Beale (18) & Ian Holmes (10) Anthony Aitken…
Inter Regimental Matches – AOGS Summer Meeting General As we approach our Summer meeting I felt that it would be useful to put out some guidance to make the running of the inter-regimental matches easier. Over the past few years we have seen a decline in the number of teams entering and as a society…
It was a bracing, slightly overcast, breezy day that saw the first AOGS turnout of the season at Royal Cinque Ports, Deal. The morning foursomes comprised six flights. The teams line up as below; Royal Cinque Ports GC AOGS Mark Winter (Club Capt) & Esmond Hitchcock 0 Mark Lacey & Tim Checketts 1 Hugh Grieve…
AOGS Autumn Meeting, Tuesday 15 September 2015, The Berkshire Golf Club The Autumn Scratch Medal Winner: Mirza Datoo Runner-up: Stuart Poole The Autumn Stableford Winner: Mark Weldon Runner-up: Ben Baldwin The Generals’ Cup Winner: Mark Lacey Runner-up: Iain Pretsell The Autumn Super Veteran Winner: Sir Peter Beale The Autumn Regimental Foursomes Winners: Iain Pretsell &…
The Society held its Summer Meeting over four days at Royal St George’s & Royal Cinque Ports GC from Tue Jun 9th – Fri Jun 12th, 2015. The first two days were concerned with Individual Competitions when the Gold Medal and other trophies were competed for with the final two days dedicated to the fiercely…
The Society held its Centenary Summer Meeting over four days at Royal St George’s & Royal Cinque Ports GC from 24 to 28 June 2013. Here are some photographs that were taken over the course of the meeting.
