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Huntercombe Golf Club
18 June - Summer Meeting
The Richmond GC
The Summer Meeting was generously hosted once again by David Ashworth. From a somewhat diminished field, Clive Penwarden emerged the winner of the Richmond Trophy with 34 points on countback from Chris Atkinson, with Adrian Haxby and Simon Staite joint third just one point behind. TRGC’s renowned roast beef & Yorkshire pud, washed down with a generous quantity of ‘Chateau Dash’, completed another delightful Richmond event.
17th July The Hall v Fitzwilliam, Challenge Cup
West Herts G C
The headline has to be : ‘For the first time in 15 years, a Victory for The Hall’. Although this annual contest has been halved on a number of occasions, allowing Fitzbilly to retain the FitzHall Cup and Winning Captain’s Red Jacket, The Hall has been unable to secure an outright victory since 2010! In this year’s match-play contest, we sneaked in with 2 wins, 1 loss and 4 halves.
22nd August - AGM
Studley Wood G C
The day was noted more for the quality of those attending than the quantity! However, and needless to say, a great day was enjoyed by all, especially Andrew Beardmore whose 37 points made him the clear winner of The Aularian Jigger, and Simon Staite and David West who were runners-up. One of the highlights of meeting was Adrian Haxby’s longest drive at the 18th hole measuring an extraordinary 290 yards!
At a brief AGM, Chris Atkinson announced that, after 20 years, he was handing over the reins of the AGS, at the end of the season, to Adrian Haxby. He expressed his delight that Adrian had agreed to succeed him and the future of the Society could not be in better hands. In typically generous fashion, Adrian thanked Chris for his devotion to the AGS over so many years and how he was looking forward next year with much anticipation.
It is to be hoped that, under new management, the attendance at the AGM will increase next year to at least the minimum required for dining in the Halll, particularly the prestigious Old Library.
3rd October - O U Inter-Collegiate match
Studley Wood G C
This format has grown out of our traditional four-way match with St Catz, Pembroke and Worcester. This year Christ Church and Merton joined us and next year two others will be invited. Thereafter it is hoped to expand still further – watch this space.
So, this year’s six-way match involved some 45 players and a two-tee start. At the end of rather a long day, Christ Church were declared the victors and winners of the Hennessey Cup. The Hall finished in a mid-field position – enough said!
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​14th October - Finale Meeting
Beaconsfield G C
The Finale Meeting, as always, provided a grand end to the AGS season. Jerry Gray kindly took over the management of the event and was faultless – except for being absent on the day! Ian Durrans with 38 points was declared the winner on count-back from runner-up Simon Staite – with Nigel Banks, John Gove and David McCammon sharing 3rd place. Everyone agreed the course was in fine condition; the BGC ham/egg & chips were as much appreciated as ever, and, to cap it all, Adrian Haxby was presented with the Collers Cup, by Collers himself, for amassing he highest aggregate number of Stableford points throughout the season. What a fitting end to another highly enjoyable year of AGS golf and friendship.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​17th April, 2025 - Spring Meeting
The Berkshire GC
The Red Course was in early-spring condition and more challenging than in some years. Nonetheless, Richard Grainger, in his debut appearance, clocked up an impressive 39 points to win the Atkinson Trophy. Adrian Haxby, our generous and ever genial host, was runner-up with 35 points and in equal third place with 34 were Chris Atkinson, Nigel Banks and Tony Moore.
25th March, 2025 - Match vs St John's (Cantab)
Huntercombe
The Hall v St John’s (Cantab) at Huntercombe G C on 25th March was, as ever, the opening fixture of the AGS season. Due mainly to an outrageous Stableford score of 44 points by a member of the opposition, the Hall came second with a creditable aggregate score that would have won the match in previous years. The best 7 Hall scores out of 10 to count were : Nigel Banks 39, Chris Atkinson 36, Peter Jones 36, Peter Lever 35, Neil James 34, Andrew Beardmore 32, Tony Moore 31.