Festive Update

Saturday, 2nd November

Captains’ Drive-In

Cat and Ulrich would like to thank everyone who came to support them at the Captains’ Drive-In and Florida Scramble.

We had 21 teams taking part in the Florida Scramble, with the winners being Gary Bamford, Bhaven Patel, Dhiren Patel and Niall Wynne (with a score of 55).

In second place, on countback were Simon Hooper, Matthew Jones, Jake Rowe and Shivantha Thambirajah (with a score of 57).  And in third place (also with 57) and just missing out on countback, were Jane van Egmond, Ed van Egmond, David Palmer and Frankie Palmer.

After the golf, we moved on to the Captains’ Drive‑In. Ann Whittaker correctly guessed Ulrich’s drive at 171 yards, and Jane Northeast guessed Cat’s drive at 158 yards. Well done to Ann and Jane.

Thank you all for helping raise £163.50 for our charity, The Princess Alice Hospice.

Wednesday, 5th November

Roy Lambdin Memorial Trophy

It was a lovely day for the 12 teams who took part in the Roy Lambdin Florida Scramble. There were some great scores, and the winners were Kevin Conlon, Stephen Harrison and John Pearson (with a score of 55).

In second place (with 57), were Sue Choularton, Harry Bartley, Phil Crowhurst and Dean Rogers.  And in third place were Ian Adams, Vern Crittenden, Martin Durham and Tim Smith (with a score of 58).

Thank you to everyone who took part and supported the event. We raised £300.00 on the day, which was generously matched by a further £300.00 from Nick Bailey, giving us a fantastic total of £600.00 for The Royal Marsden Hospital in memory of Roy.

Saturday, 9th November

Ladies’ Post-Round Get Together

On the first Saturday after the Drive-In, the Ladies met up in the 1903 Lounge after our round to catch up and enjoy a glass of prosecco. It was great fun and the perfect way to start the year.

Welcome Salver Eclectic winner

Congratulations to Jenny Tracey, who has won the Welcome Salver for the second year in a row. A great achievement!

Saturday, 15th November

Texas Scramble

We had 18 teams taking part in the Texas Scramble. Everyone hit just one shot each before the fog rolled in, leaving many waiting on the fairway for an hour until it eventually cleared!

The winners were Kinga Nemes, Jonathan Deverill, Ben Klinger and Keith Stinson (with a score of 53).

With four teams finishing with a score of 54, second place - on countback - went to Alistair Aird, Joe McHugh, Kalim Nixon and Nick Pratt, and in third place were David Arrow, George Ashwell, Jack Law and Alex Rhodes.

Wednesday, 3rd December

Ladies’ Christmas Competition and Lunch

We could not have asked for better weather for our Christmas Competition. Twelve of us played on the day, with 20 joining afterwards for lunch.

Congratulations to JJ (Jane Jones), winner of the Christmas-Themed Animal Competition, who had first pick from the Secret Santa gifts. Thanks everyone for a festive and fun packed day!

Sunday, 7th December

Yuletide

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Yuletide Event. With more than 80 golfers taking part, it was fantastic to see such strong support out on the course. The festive breakfast beforehand proved to be a real hit with all the golfers! It was a great day and a lovely way to kick off the festive season.

Congratulations to Ian Owen, who won a very close competition, with an excellent score of 42 points.  In fact, the top three players were separated by just two points. Second place went to Max Delahunty-James with 41 points, and Willy Hughes finished third with 40 points.

Our top Lady Golfer was Jane van Egmond, finishing two points clear of last year’s winner, Jane Northeast, who came second.

Wednesday, 10th December

Vets’ Christmas Lunch Greensomes

This year’s competition was played in perfect conditions on a bright, sunny winter’s day. We had 18 teams taking part, with the winners being Christopher Lawler and Graham Wood (with a score of 41 points). In second place, on countback were John Pearson and Tim Smith (also with a score of 41 points).

Another highlight of the day was Julian Martin acing his tee shot on the 2nd hole for an incredible hole‑in‑one.

The golf was followed by a lovely Christmas lunch enjoyed by all who attended.

A big thank you goes to the Vets who, through their generosity, made a £300.00 donation to our charity.

Saturday, 13th December

Christmas Pudding Competition

With another day of perfect weather, the Mixed Christmas Pudding Competition took place on Saturday 13th December. It was a Texas Scramble with a 10am shotgun start.

It was great to see so many members this year getting into the festive spirit and making the effort to dress up. The patio was quite a sight before we went out, with festive wear ranging from Christmas sweaters and Christmas pudding hats through to an angel, a penguin, snowmen, a Christmas tree and Father Christmas himself!

We had an impressive field of 89 members taking part. Team handicaps were worked out at 25%, 20%, 15% and 10% from the lowest to highest playing handicap, with standard Texas Scramble Rules in play. The prizes on the day were fantastic festive Christmas Hampers, packed with a range of goodies.

The winners (with a score of 53), were Alex Conlon, Stephen Conlon, Mark Newton and Frankie Palmer. In second place (with a score of 54), were Alistair Aird, Leo Coldman, Joe McHugh and Nick Pratt and in third place were Bradley Halford, Simon Hooper, Matthew Jones and Shivantha Thambirajah (with a score of 55).

The Best Dressed Festive Team Award went to Jane van Egmond, Ed van Egmond, Neale Higgs and Ben Klinger - otherwise known as the Angel, Penguin and Snowmen!

A special mention to our Vice-Captains, JJ and Simon who, not only had great outfits, but stayed in full costume throughout the round and the rest of the day – a great effort!

After the round, many of us enjoyed a festive glass of mulled wine in the clubhouse, laid on courtesy of the Members’ Fund. Thank you to everyone who made it such a festive and memorable day!

Surrey Women’s Golf:

Pearson Trophy

Congratulations to our Pearson Team, who have already secured their place in next year’s knockout stage. Having completed all their fixtures by mid‑November, the team recorded five wins and just one loss, across six home‑and‑away matches.

Derry Cup

Well done to our Derry Cup Team, who completed five of their six fixtures, with one match - rescheduled due to fog - to be played in January. Across the five home‑and‑away matches so far, the team have recorded two wins and three losses, so everything to play for in the final group match away at Hoebridge.

Individual Knockouts

Congratulations to Sue, Jane and Jill, who have progressed to the next round of their respective Surrey Individual Knockouts, as below:-

Name	Competition	Next Stage
Sue Choularton	Autumn Matchplay	Quarter Final
Jane Northeast	Rothschild Trophy	Quarter Final
Jill Olsen	Rothschild Trophy	Quarter Final

England Golf: Race to Woodhall Spa

This national competition, run by England Golf, recognises the golfers who make the greatest progress in reducing their handicaps over the season, based on every 18‑hole qualifying score recorded between 1st January and 31st December 2025.
Representing The Leatherhead Club in 2026:

Women: JJ (earning her place for the second year running — well done, JJ!)
Men: Dimitri Lazarou

Juniors: Oscar Conner

Captains’ Charity tracker

We have seen a brilliant start to our Charity year, thanks to the Drive‑In, the Yuletide Raffle and the sale of Bunker Season Tickets, as shown below:-

Happy New Year!

Cat and Ulrich would like to thank you all for your fantastic support thus far and wish everyone a Happy New Year - and great golfing in 2026!

Charity Presentation

7th December 2025.

Following the Christmas Yuletide event, Keith Stinson our outgoing mens Captain met with Emma Wilson from Crossroads Care Surrey to present the Charity contribution for the 2024/2025 year. 

Emma was delighted to receive the cheque for £6,000, and wanted to thank all the members of The Leatherhead Club for raising the money.

Crossroads Care Surrey have made a post on Linkedin to thank The Leatherhead Club and also made reference to 4Louis who also received £6,000 from the Club. 

Linkedin post

October Update

25th October 2025 AGM and Final Presentations of my Captaincy.

The final Knock Out presentations were made prior to the AGM with all barring two winners being present on the day and photos taken.

My tenure as the Men’s Captain has drawn to a close at the AGM this afternoon. For those who were not there, my speech will be in the AGM minutes. However, I would like to thank all the members for their support throughout my Captaincy and the considerable money donated to both the Captain’s charities of approximately £12,000 for Crossroads Care Surrey and 4Louis. My best wishes go out to our incoming Captain’s Ulrich Vosloo and Cathrin Roberts plus their vice Captain’s Simon and Jane Jones. I know you will also wish them all the best.

Your outgoing Captain. Keith Stinson

Golfer Of The Year Awards

The 2025 Mens golfer of the year is Nick Taylor and the the 2025 Lady golfer of the year is Kathy Bellwood. 

Congratulations to both for accumulating the points and winning the overall GOTY and LGOY competitions throughout the season.

25th October 2025 Trophy Winners Trophy Mixed Stableford Q

A great turn out of 84 members entered the Trophy Winners Trophy Mixed Stableford competition. All eligible Trophy Winners battling it out over 18 holes for the best Stableford score.

The winner was Jonathan Andrew playing of (7) with 41 Points, from Alex Rhodes in second place with 38 points playing of (1), with Tim Smith in 3rd place on countback with 37 points playing of (17). The top three all being Trophy Winners during the season.

It would appear that whoever wins Ye Old Wooden Putter is in with a good chance of winning the Trophy winners Trophy, with this years winner having won it and I myself having won the same last year and also the Trophy Winners Trophy 2024.

Congratulations to all who played and made it a full shotgun start for my final main competition of the year just ahead of the AGM.

19th October 2025 Men’s Williams Cup Rd 2 of 2. Aggregate Betterball Stableford MBC Q
5th October 2025 Men’s Williams Cup Rd 1 of 2. Aggregate Betterball Stableford MBC Q

Congratulations to Ray Irwin and our Competitions secretary Tim Smith for winning the Men’s Williams Cup MBC after two very good rounds of golf, narrowly beating Simon Hooper and Matt Jones who were the leaders after round one. The top four pairs all exceeding 40+ points in each round.

Leaderboard R1+R2 = Total

1st Ray Irwin & Tim Smith 45+47 = 92
2nd Simon Hooper & Matthew Jones 46+45 = 91
3rd Trevor Turner & James Murtagh 41+46 = 87
4th David Arrow & Matthew Scutt 40+46 = 86

The winners now being able to take part in the Trophy Winners Competition on Saturday 25th October before the AGM.

15th October 2025 The Vets & Super Vets Championships

In its inaugural year, we had an impressive field of 56 Vets play in the new Vets (55 to 65) & Super Vets (65 +) Championships. The autumn temperature had certainly dropped with the fire being lit in the Clubhouse before the Vets headed out to the Yellow Tees for the Vets Championships.

Congratulations to our two new Champions Ed van Egmond (Vets champion) and Neale Higgs (Super Vets Champion).

Congratulations also to our two nett winners David Sansom (Vets) and Martin Durham (Super Vets). Thanks to all who took part. 

It was good to see so many still in the Clubhouse as the final groups completed their rounds and saw the Vets Champion come in towards the end of the field.

 
12th October 2025 The Letherhed Cup

The annual Letherhed Cup was played for Past Captains and committee against the members. We had 12 teams on each side with the past Captains and Committee lead by the Men’s Captain and the Members side lead by our incoming Vice Captain Simon Jones. It was a wonder day including the weather with both teams battling hard. It was a very close competition with the Past Captains and committee winning and retaining the cup 6.5 to 5.5. All coming down to the last pair.

Thanks to all who played and stayed to watch the final pair finish on the 18th green. Better luck next year to the Members Team.

Knockout Competition Results for 2025
The Veteran’s Cup (55+ years) MBC

This year’s winner of the Veteran’s Cup was Ed Van Egmond beating Vernon Crittenden in the final and was presented with the Trophy by the Vets Captain David Sansom.

11th October - David Bradford Salver MBC

The winning team in this year’s David Bradford Salver were Father and Son, Ian and Eddie Larter. In what was reported as a great round of golf played in the best spirit of the game, Ian and Eddie defeated Joe McHugh and Nick Pratt.

Winning team of Ian and Eddie Larter presented with the David Bradford Salver by Keith Stinson.

Winning team of Ian & Eddie Larter with the defeated finalists Joe McHugh and Nick Pratt
 
4th October - Nichols Cup MBC

The winning team in this year’s Nicols Cup was, Mark Oliveria and Jamie Williams. The final saw Mark and Jamie taking on Ed and Jane Van Egmond. For once it appeared that Ed and Jane were indeed beatable (a formable pair).
 
Well done to Mark and Jamie, by winning are put forward as the Leatherhead Club team for the Daily Mail Foursomes.

 
11th October - Ladies Challenge Cup Men’s singles Knockout MBC/GOTY

Congratulations to Shaun Walsh for winning the Ladies Challenge Cup beating Kevin Webb in the final over 36 holes.

Shaun’s comment “I won, but it was a great two rounds and swung both ways throughout the day, great day and some good golf by both of us over the day.”

 
10th October - Edwards Cup MBC (100 years of LGC Champions)

Congratulations to Will Hollington on a 3&1 victory in the Edwards Challenge Cup Final (Scratch KO) 🏆

Eligibility for the Edwards Cup was the Top 16 players, on gross score from the Ye Wooden Putter. Well done to Matthew Jones for pushing him all the way 👏🏽

 
24 September - Spring Challenge Cup (LGOY)

Well done to Jenny Tracey in the final of the Spring Challenge Cup. Jenny taking victory over Camilla Mott (Ladies Captain) in the final.

 
Pat Lambdin Trophy MBC

Congratulations to Susan Jacquest and Jasmine Kim in the final of the Pat Lambdin Trophy.

Susan and Jasmine beating Jenny Tracey and Jane Jones (incoming Ladies vice-Captain) in the final.
 
Well done to all the finalists for battling their way through a summer of golf.
 
11th October 2025 - Hilliard Plate Final

Huge congratulations to Jack Law who in his second year as Captain guided the Hilliard team to winning the Hillard Plate by an impressive 44 points with Matt Jones (second year in a row Hilliard Plate Winner).

September Update

28th September 2025 Men’s Warren Cup (MBC) (19+ PH Trophy)

With a slightly damp start to the morning before improving, 49 members  entered the Sunday stableford competition. As part of the Sunday competition was also had the Men’s Warren Cup (MBC) for 19+ handicap players to play for.

The competition was won by your Captain Keith Stinson (17) with 40 points, in second place was James Cater (25) with 38 points on countback, from in third place Dave Roberts (29).

As the Men’s Warren Cup (MBC) was for 19+ handicaps, the winner was James  Carter who will receive the Cup and have his name added to the Main  Competition Board. Congratulations to James.

27th September 2025 Ryder Cup Team Pairs Matchplay Event

A big thank you to everyone who played in the Ryder Cup event. The Leatherhead Captains taking on Michael and Charlie which was a close run match, but sadly as the Captains of Europe we lost 2&1. It was a great success, with Team USA taking the win and we hope everyone enjoyed the day.

It was great that the club organised the event with the outside large screen and some members still being at the Club gone 10:30pm on Saturday evening. Thankfully over the weekend, it was great to see the European Ryder Cup Team hold on and retain the Ryder Cup.

21st September 2025 Aldridge Cup Greensomes Medal (MBC)

A good field of 32 teams entered the Aldridge Cup Greensomes Medal (MBC). The scoring on the day was good with 11 teams coming in under par for the course.

The competition was won by your Captain and Vice Captain, Keith Stinson & Ulrich Vosloo with a nett 66, in second place was Adam Liszka & Rob Morris with a nett 67 and in third place on countback was Kevin Conlon & Stephen Harrision with a nett 68. Third to eighth all on 68.

Thanks to Ulrich for partnering myself on the day and ensuring we managed to secure a place in the Trophy winners competition this year.

14th September 2025 Presidents Day Mixed Stableford (MBC)

An impressive field of 86 entered the Presidents Day Mixed Stableford (MBC). The President Ken Bridgeman and Colin Grassing were touring the course on a buggy and providing refreshments to all who played during the day.

It was good to see so many members support Ken and stay for the lunch afterwards before the results were announced.

The competition on the day was won by Joe Bonnici (21) with 41points, second place was Robert Cooke (4) on 40 points and in third place was Stephen Conlon (13) with 39 points on countback from Arne Decaestecker (20).

However, unfortunately Joe was 10 days short of the three month joining period to be able to qualify for the Main Board and Trophy, although he won the overall winners prize on the day. Hopefully Joe will get his chance to win a Main Board Competition in the future.

The Presidents Day Trophy being won by Rob Cooke.

 
7th & 8th September 2025 Men’s Captain’s Away Day(s)

A Leatherhead contingent of 34 members and two past members headed to Dale Hill Golf Club for two days of Stableford competitions. We were blessed with sunny weather on both days and were able to make the most of the bar balcony watching everyone complete the second round.

A massive thank you to all those that took part and supported myself and the Captain’s Charities over the two days. We raised a further £1056 for the Crossroads Care Surrey and 4Louis.

The winner on day one on the Woosnam Course was John Davidson with 37 points on countback from Guy Williams and Keith Tollick third with 36 points.

The winner on day two on the Dale Hill old Course was Guy Williams with 39 points having played well on both days. Second was Dave Arrow on 38 points and Eddie Larter third with 35 points.

The overall winner for the two days was Guy Williams who played solid golf on both days.

 
The weather made it a wonderful couple of day’s and I believe everyone enjoyed themselves.

My thanks again to everyone for all the support, especially Ulrich Vosloo and Tim Smith and for making my Captains Away days one to truly remember

Keith Stinson, Men’s Club Captain
 
6th September 2025 GOTY 7 / MBC Ron Probert Trophy Medal

A good field of 65 entered the Ron Probert Trophy for the 7th golfer of the year competition. On what was a glorious sunny day at the start of September, I was fortunate to play with the winner on the day who shot a stunning 10 under his handicap. Let’s say he isn’t playing of 15 now.

The competition was won by Chris Tourell (15) with a stunning nett 61, followed by Dimitri Lazarou (24) who must have thought he had done enough with a six under par with a nett 65. In third place was Guy Williams with again a solid four under par which on another day could have won the competition.

It was great to watch Chris’s round whilst mine fell apart on the 11th with a 9!

August Update

25th August 2025 Silver Salvers – Mixed Greensomes Medal

We opened up the Silver Salvers this year to any pairing for inclusivity as this has in the past been for a mixed pair only. The actual winners of the Trophy would follow the tradition of a mixed pairing winning, however the competition on the day could be won by any pairing. Unfortunately, it didn’t see a great number of entries. Mayve it was due to the last Bank holiday of the year. We did however get a field of 16 pairings on the day.

The winners were Charlie Hwang & Jasmine Kim with an impressive nett 66, Second were Sylvia Kempsell & Mervyn Wynard with a nett 68, Third were Jill Olsen and Roger Singleton with a nett 69 on countback. From third to seventh all pairings were on a nett 69.

Congratulations to the winners.

16th August Professional Day

Unfortunately, I was nursing my golfer’s elbow whilst walking around  Weymouth and missed the Professional Day. From all the golfers I have spoken to it was a very well run and enjoyable day at the club. Hopefully there will be more events to come.

10th August 2025 Captain & Pro Charity Round.

Ray Irwin and Neale Higgs laid down the gauntlet to take on Michael and myself for the first Captain & Pro Charity Round of the year.

Ray and Neale came across a well under par Captain & Pro on the day and having played well themselves beat us 4&2. Congratulations to both, and especially Ray who I’ve been his nemesis in the past. Well deserved win.
 
9th August 2025 GOTY 6 / MBC Charles Smirke Trophy Stableford

A good field of 60 entered the Charles Smirke Trophy for the sixth golfer of the year competition. The scores on the day being very close.

With a good two under his handicap of (2), the competition was won by Alex Rhodes with 38 points on countback, from Adam Liszka with two under his handicap of (13) on 38 points. Ben Klinger being one under his handicap on 37 points on countback in third place from Kalim Nixon and Trevor Turner also on 37 points.
 
3rd August 2025 Men’s Captain’s Day

A massive thank you to all those that took part in my Captain’s day on Sunday 3rd August with well over £2,500 being raised for the Crossroads Care Surrey and 4Louis.

A field of 83 headed out to do battle and in the end two points separated the top seen players.

After brief “thank you” to all those who worked hard to ensure that the day ran well, Christine Jacobs gave a summary of the great works Crossroads Care Surrey provide. Christine having put herself out to attend, which was much appreciated as it was her child’s birthday.  

Congratulations go to John Pearson (a popular winner) on the day winning with 40 points, Alex Hayzelden-Hughes with 39 points, Tom Byrne on Countback third with 38 points followed by Ben Klinger on Countback fourth with 38 points.
Neale Higgs won the shootout on the 18th for all those who has either had a nearest the PIN, Longest drive or Straightest drive! Most of The Past Captains all were their Captains blazers and there was a great atmosphere on the patio after all the presentations.

My thanks again to everyone for all the support and for making my Captains day one to remember

Cheers
Keith Stinson, Men’s Club Captain