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OSGS December Newsletter

4 December 2019

The 2019 season ended with a convincing win over Haileybury at Sunningdale - see below.

We now move straight into the 2020 season. The Fixture List for the coming year is attached to this email and details of the first matches and meetings in March are listed below.

10 November Match v Haileybury at Sunningdale - Won 5-1 

Peter Comber's team of Stewart McNair, James Nash, Simon Chilton, Nick Rice, Tom Sleater, David Ewbank, John Da Silva, Hugo Douglass, Jack Scott, Josh Wheeler, Andrew Hinds and Charles Dimpfl had a convincing 5-1 win over Haileybury and regained the magnificent glass trophy - congratulations.

2020 Fixture List

Attached is the 2020 Fixture List which includes 23 matches, meetings and team events at some fantastic courses across the country.

Contact details for the Meeting and Match Managers are included on the Fixture List so if you want to play just email or call them.

All those under 30 are entitled to a 50% discount on green fee costs.

We start the season with four fixtures in March which are:

- Sunday 1 March - Match v The School at Sunningdale

A light lunch followed by an afternoon match. An opportunity for Halford Hewitt players and the School team to sharpen their game ahead of the Hewitt and Micklem Trophy respectively.

Team to be organised by me pjgsimmons@gmail.com and Haydn Brooks haydnbrooks@googlemail.com

- Tuesday 10 March - Match v The School at Woking

A morning match following breakfast on the practice day before the Micklem Trophy. I will organise the team pjgsimmons@gmail.com

- Saturday/Sunday 14/15 March - Birkdale Bucket at Woodhall Spa

Stowe competes with seven other 'Northern' Schools on a fantastic course. 

A minimum of 4 players of any standard needed to help ensure we do not win the Wooden Spoon for the third year running.

Full details and entry form are attached. The Society pays the green fee cost (£100) of all entrants. If you enter please notify me pjgsimmons@gmail.com so I know who to refund.

- Friday/Saturday 20/21 March - Northern Meeting at Formby

A great value meeting at a terrific course organised by James Gartside jamesgartside@macdonaldandtaylor.com - get your name down early to ensure accommodation in the Dormy House.

The Halford Hewitt - 2-5 April at Royal St Georges and Deal.

The Draw takes place on 15th January at the East India Club in St James Square. An email will be going out to all prospective players before Christmas to check availability and to outline the practice, playing and accommodation arrangements. If you are a low single figure handicap player and feel you should be considered email me pjgsimmons@gmail.com 

Please pass this email onto any other Old Stoic golfers you know and follow our activities via: 

- The Old Stoic section of the Stowe website https://www.stowe.co.uk/school/old-stoics/clubs  

- Our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/osgolfers