NEWSOld Citizens Golfing Society Autumn 2022 Meeting

It is always a pleasure to play the magnificent course at Royal Cinque Ports Deal Golf Club and a different experience to play one’s own ball off handicap instead of our annual Halford Hewitt scratch foursomes. At the Old Citizens Golfing Society Autumn Meeting on Thursday 29 September 2022, we were blessed with fabulous warm weather, bright sunshine and virtually no wind.

We met up at noon for a light lunch and refreshments and then teed off from 1pm. In the end there were only seven of us and we played a 4-ball followed by a 3-ball. Given the benign conditions we were expecting to witness some good scores and we were not disappointed. After a titanic struggle in the first 4-ball, honours were even with 36 points each between John Gee-Grant, a man in good form and Alex Bennett, who scored a superb gross 77. The final group enjoyed both the company and golf and Mark Stockton just managed to emerge the victor after scoring 37 points, in the tightest of finishes. He claimed the Centurion Trophy, first donated in our centenary year 2009. We enjoyed some relaxed drinks on the balcony as tales were told of the highs and lows plus good and bad luck experienced on this very special links course.

Do please get in touch if you would like to join us for one of 2023 meetings (the next one will be in May 2023 at Hadley Wood Golf Club) at [email protected]

Mark Stockton

Hon Secretary - OCGS