June Update

28th & 29th June 2025 Club Championships

Over what was an extremely hot weekend, we saw the Men’s and Ladies club Championships battled out over two days. It was great to see such a strong turn out in all divisions with Gold (46), Silver (41) and Bronze (14). It shows the strength of the membership handicaps across the board for the club.

In the Men’s championship it was tight going into day two, but there was no stopping last years winner Steve “The Beast” Northeast retaining his crown.

The Gold division was won by Steve Northeast from Nicolas Solomon by an impressive six shots.

1st Steve Northeast 76, 72 148
2nd Nicolas Solomon 79, 75 154
3rd Nick Taylor 78, 78 156

Steve and Jane Northeast’s winning the Main Men’s and Ladies Divisions.

The Silver division was won by Max Delahunty-James from Mark Oliveria by another impressive seven shots.

1st Max Delahunty-James 85, 85 170
2nd Mark Oliveria 89, 88 177 (on countback)
3rd Eddie Larter 86, 91 177 (on countback)

The Bronze division was won by Jack Christopher from Shivantha Thambirajah by five shots.

1st Jack Christopher 95, 95 190
2nd Shivantha Thambirajah 100, 95 195
3rd Michael Yeomans 97, 99 196

Thanks again to all those who played in the Club Championships over the last two days. It was great to see so many staying to the end of the day to see the Gold Division groups finishing on the 18th with some members having played early morning in the bronze Division.

Thanks also to the catering staff for all the great food they prepared over the weekend, the bar staff for working diligently in keeping us refreshed, Gavin and the Green keepers for preparing the course in such a great way, Charlie for providing the Cards and starter duties and not forgetting Tim for all his hard work in setting up the competition and working out results etc so promptly. A great weekend was had by all!

25th June 2025 Vets Captains Day

On another hot and sunny day, we had the Vets Captains Day mixed Team Wave Event. The event consisting of 12 teams of four players battling it out.

The event was hosted by our Vets Captain David Sansom who ensured we all had a great day.

1st Ken Bridgeman, David Sansom, Camilla Mott, Brian Raferty 90 Points
2nd Keith Stinson, Penny Harrison, Tim Smith, Stephen, Harrison 89 Points (on  countback)
3rd Richard Oozerally, Raymond Cliff, Jane Jones, Graham Wood 89 Points (on countback)

David raised £845 on the day towards the Captains charities which is most appreciated.

23rd June 2025 Longest Day Golf Charity Event

On a thankfully slightly cooler day, both the Men’s and Lady Captain set out at 5:10am to complete in the Longest Day Charity event on behalf of both the Captains charities. The event taking on playing four rounds of golf on the day.

Thanks to all the support we received on the day, the Caddies who helped during round three (Penny Harrison and Catrin Roberts), Tim Smith and Caroline Mott who followed us in a buggy on round four and for those who came out to see us complete the final round. (Ian Larter, Eddie Larter, Ulrich Vosloo, Simon and Jane Jones).

The final donations figure is yet to be confirmed, but we have raised in excess of £2250.

Many thanks to all who donated. Both charities at the end of the year will be most appreciative.

22nd June 2025 Colin Wood Trophy

June was turning out to be a hot month and the Colin Wood Trophy was played in full sunshine. It was great to see Colin himself and Andy Mildenhall were out on the course handing out water in a buggy.

1st Ian Larter 41 Points
2nd Nigel Timms 38 Points
3rd Gantz Willaims 36 Points

15th June 2025 Father’s Day Betterball (Mixed)

Congratulations to Father and son, Sean Thomson and Oscar Conner for winning the Fathers Day competition.

1st Sean Thomson & Oscar Conner 44 Points
2nd Neale Higgs & Keith Stinson 42 Points
3rd Vern Crittenden & Lesley Crittenden 41 Points

14th June 2025 Warren League v Tyrell’s Wood

The Warren league team were out again with a home match against Tyrell’s Wood. Despite two good wins, we unfortunately narrowly lost on the 18th in one match, with the overall result ending in a 2-2 draw. The next match will be away against Cuddington on 12th July.

1st June 2025 GOTY 3 Alf Perry Medal

In what was a very strong field of 78 players, it was great to see one of our oldest playing members winning the Alf Perry Medal.

1st Roger Rushton 67 Nett
2nd Willy Hughes 68 Nett
3rd Dean Rogers 69 Nett (on countback)

Huge congratulations to Roger Rushton.

May Update

29th April 2025 Sunningdale Heath Fleming Foursomes

A massive well done to Steve & Jane Northeast – fantastic achievement winning the Fleming foursomes at Sunningdale Heath on the 29th April, winning 1up. In doing so winning the competition for a second year in a row. Can they make it three. 

4th May – Men’s Ye Olde Wooden Putter

Huge congratulations to Jonathan Andrew on winning the Men’s Ye Olde Wooden Putter with a two round netting score of 141 (-1), Second place Jack Law 145 (+3) and third place Sean Thomson 146 (+4). Well done to everyone who competed over the two rounds. Congratulations also to Alex Rhodes for having the best gross score 153, Stephen Northeast second 155 on count back from Jack Law third 155 . The Men’s Ye Olde Wooden Putter being a qualifier for the Edwards Cup Scratch knock out. A draw for the top 16 gross scores will be sent out in the next couple of days.

5th May – Tom Cottrell Salver – Mixed Greensomes Medal

We had a good field of 12 pairs entering the Tom Cottrell Salver on the early May Bank Holiday Monday.

With a very impressive score, Ed and Jane van Egmond won with a nett 61, in second place the club Captains Camilla Mott and Keith Stinson with a nett 64 and in third place Ben Klinger and Kinga Nemes with a nett 68.

9th May - M4 League

Another great result for the Vets in the M4 Quarter Final match. The team beat Hadden Hill playing at Rickmansworth Golf Course. The 3-1 result means we’re through to the Semi Final stage and will also be included to play on the Finals day. Well done to the team!

10th May – LGOY 2 Spring Meeting Medal

Congratulations to Jane Northeast for winning the Silver division Spring Meeting with a gross score of 79, Jasmine Kim won the Silver nett with 71, Sue Wakerley won the Bronze gross with a score of 90 and Lorna Dolinska won the Bronze nett with a score of 68.

10th May – Warren League

The Warren league commenced for us with an Away match against Coulsdon Court. Unfortunately, we had a 3-1 loss. It's early doors in the league with several home matches to follow.

17th May - Ladies Coronation Foursomes

Well done to Kinga Nemes and Sue Wakerley for winning the Coronation Foursomes with an impressive score of 41. They will be playing the regional qualifier at Studley Wood later in the year.

17th May – Surrey 5’s A Team

Sadly we have to report that our Surrey Fives team lost 3-2 away to Thames Ditton. Everyone played well. The report was it was just the course beat us rather than the players.

Thanks to all that played for the team this year.

18th May – Warren League

A week after starting the Warren league we had a home match against Coombe Wood. We reversed the match result from the previous week with a 3-1 home win.

21st May – Ladies Thomson Cup 4BBB

A strong performance from Penny Harrison and Jenny Tracey, scoring 43 points, to win the Ladies Thomson Cup from Sue Wakerley and Sue Choularton in second place with 41.

18th May – Surrey 5’s B Team

Unfortunately Surrey Fives “B” team lost 2-3 to Foxhills B.

Thanks to all that played for the team this year.

24th May – Hole in One Alert!

The ladies were playing a Centenary Bowl match at home when, on the 12th hole, Lady Captain, Camilla Mott, aced her tee shot to record her second ever hole in one!

24th May – GOTY 2 Pachesham Cup Stableford

The Pachesham Cup counting towards the Golfer Of The Year had a very good field of 77 members entering the competition. A very good score of 43 points was recorded by James Murtagh, but unfortunately not enough cards had been submitted in order to win the Trophy, albeit he won the competition on the day.

The top four qualifying players for the Pachesham Cup were only separated on countback.

The Pachesham Cup was won by Rob Cooney with 39 points, beating Glenn Sturgess into second place, third place was Nick Taylor and in fourth place was Tony Leslie.

Congratulations to all those who played.

25th May – Warren League

For a third weekend in a row the Warren league team were out again with a home match against Effingham. Effingham had been unbeaten, however we secured a 4-0 home win. Next match on 14th June against Tyrell’s Wood.

26th May – George Simon Trophy MBC Mixed Aggregate Stableford

We had a similar good field of 12 pairs entering the George Simon Trophy on the Spring May Bank Holiday Monday as the previous bank holiday.

However, this time we had a new mixed pair winning the competition. The winners were Simon and Jane Jones with an aggregate stableford score of 78 points, beating Ed and Jane van Egmond into second place on countback and the clubs Captains Keith Stinson and Camilla Mott in third place with 72 points.

31st May – Gertrude Beer Trophy (36 hole Stableford)

The only 36 hole competition the ladies play in one day, it was very close at the top with Sue Choularton and Kinga Nemes both coming in with a score of 72 points. An impressive second round score of 38 secured the win for Sue.

Don’t forget the Club Captains Keith Stinson and Camilla Mott plan to take on the challenge of the longest day of golf in order to raise some money for the charities. It would be great to see some of you on the day to cheer us on, play one round (can be or more or less) with us or even to caddy for us. We have also set up a Just Giving page so you can sponsor us if you want to. We have included the link if you’d like to donate:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/tlccaptainscharities?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=WA

April Update

5th April – Surrey 5’s A Team
A great result from the Surrey 5’s A Team with a fantastic 3-2 (Away) win at Camberley Heath.
 
5th April
Another great result on the day was the Waffron’s team who won 5-1 (Away) to Windlesham.

To cap off a good day, Steve “the beast” Northeast completes the last four holes at Leatherhead with a birdie, birdie, birdie, ace finish. Congratulations Steve.
 
12th April – Surrey 5’s B Team
The good run continues with the Surrey 5’s B team beating Thames Ditton (Away) 3-2. Tim Smith coming good in the final grouping to take the team win.
 
13th April - GOTY 1 Holmden Cup Medal Round 1 of 2
Congratulations to first placed Matthew Jones (9) with a Nett 68, second was Glenn Sturgess (9) with a Nett 70, third Ken Bridgeman (32) with a Nett 70, fourth Alan Williams (29) with a Nett 70, Colin Grassing (23) with a Nett 70. Second to fifth all on count back.
 
15th April – M4 League
The Vets continued their good run in M4 league, playing (Away) at Mill Ride ending 2-2. Alister Watson and Martin Nelmes then head down the first extra hole and Alister wins it for Leatherhead. Now the team head for the quarter finals. Well done to all in the team.
 
16th April – Kelso Hamilton
Unfortunately our run in the Kelso Hamilton came to an end with a close defeat of 3&2 (Away) to Farnham. Thanks to Tim Smith and Ian Larter for supporting the golf club in the competition.
 
21st April – D’Aguilar Cup (Mixed Foursomes)
A good field of 10 pairs entered the D’Aguilar Cup on Easter Monday. The winners were Ed & Jane van Egmond with an excellent Score of 46 points. Second was Gary Beadle & Sue Choularton with 37 points and third on count back was Ben Klinger & Kinga Nemes.

 
27th April GOTY 1 Holmden Cup Medal Round 2 of 2
Congratulations to first placed Dean Smith (18) with a Nett 66, second Tony Leslie (9) with a Nett 67 and third on count back Will Hollington (6) with a Nett 67, fourth Ian Larter (13) with a Nett 69 and fifth on countback Mark Newton (5) with a Nett 69.

It was great to have some summer sunshine on the day and some sparkling scores.
 
Holmden Cup Eclectic Winner over the two rounds
Congratulations to
1st Mark Newton with a Nett 64.5 (9)
2nd Nick Taylor with a Nett 66.5
3rd Matthew Jones with a Nett 67.5

Keith

Winter Eclectics

With the Winter season now drawing to a close, the Winter Eclectic final results have been concluded.

Roy Thompson Sunday Winter Eclectic.
Huge congratulations to Alex Rhodes 🥇 on winning the Roy Thompson Sunday Winter Eclectic with a nett 56, 1 shot ahead of Steve Northeast  🥈 and Jack Law.

Rushton Bridgeman Vets Winter Eclectic
Congratulations to Steve Northeast 🥇 on winning the Rushton Bridgeman Vets Winter Eclectic with a nett 56, David Sansom 🥈 nett 60 and David Rowling 🥉 nett 61.

Roy Lambdin Saturday Winter Eclectic
Congratulations to Matthew Jones on winning 🥇 the Roy Lambdin Saturday Winter Eclectic with a nett 52, George Ashwell 🥈 nett 53 and Alex Rhodes third nett 55. Going into the final day a 3 shot lead was closed to within 1 shot by a solid round from George Ashwell with Matt holding on for the win.

Keith.

March round-up

2nd March - Kelso Hamilton
Congratulations to Tim Smith and Ian larter who have kicked off the year with the first of the knock out matches by beating Guildford at home. Won 3-1. 

22nd February - Scratch
Despite putting out a good team in the scratch match against Camberley Heath, we lost 3½ - 1½. Camberley Heath put out an exceptionally strong team and unfortunately we also had to concede home advantage by playing at their Club. It was a good result given the team they put out and a change of venue.

15th March - Surrey 5's A Team
Well done to Neil Higgs and his team for winning a very close fought match at home against Wentworth. Stephen Conlon going down the 19th to secure the win. Won 3-2.

16th March - Surrey 5's B Team
Following on the next day, the Surrey 5's B team picked by Chris Reed had a convincing win over Clandon Regis away. Won 4-1.

17th March - John Ling
As the current holders of the John Ling, a great start was made in defence of the trophy with a home win against Chipsted. The team won 4-1.

23rd March - Finke Cup
The first Trophy was played for at the start of the season with a good field entering the 4BBB Finke Cup. The team scores were extremely close with the winners being Tony Leslie and Ed van Egmond with a nett 43, beating Nigel Timms and Jake Portch into second place on count back with a nett 43. (Count back going to back 9, then back 6 and back 3 before splitting the winners), with Steve Northeast and Tim Smith in third place with a nett 42 again on count back.

Well played everyone, Keith.

Charity Quiz

A big thank to all those who attended the Charity Quiz night on 31st January in aid of the Captains Charites. The annual Captains Charity quiz was once again well attended and we raised a grand figure of £662.75 to be shared between both the Captains Charities.

The well deserved winners (from a team of only four) coming from the team headed by our own F&B manager Ben Moran, ability supported by Kristina Moran, Lynn Moran and Andy Moran.

We would like to thank our Tim Smith for once again being a great host and quiz master with his glamous assistant Ian Larter, and the staff for putting on the food and keeping everyone topped up during the evening.

Many Thanks

Keith & Camilla.

Christmas Pudding Competition

Thankfully, after Storm Darragh trying its best to put paid to the Christmas Yuletide event the previous Sunday but failed, we held the Mixed Christmas Pudd (Texas Scramble - Shotgun) on Saturday 14th December.

With a strong full field of 88 members taking part, it was great to see so many new faces taking part this year.

The handicaps being based on (25%/20%/15%/10% from lower to higher playing handicap) and standard Texas Scramble rules.

The winners with a score of 51 were Bradley Halford, Simon Hooper, Matthew Jones, Shivantha Thambirajah.

Second place with a score of 55 went to Tade Akinbiyi, Ben King, Kieran Manser, Colin Solly.

Third place with a score of 56 went to John Allchurch, Paul Cooper, Dan Mansfield, Robert Russell.

Thanks go to Tim Smith (Competitions secretary) for continuing to update the teams during the week and Camilla Mott (Lady Captain) for arranging the prizes.

Our thanks also go out to all those who provided raffle prizes for the Captains Charities and all who took part and hopefully enjoyed themselves. It was great to see a full clubhouse after the event.