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HGS Captain's Week away in York

A very successful event for our Captain Chris House who chose York for his week away. Staying at The Grand Hotel in central York we enjoyed some fabulous golf on some fantastic golf courses. The highlights were Alwoodley (kindly arranged by Stephen & Janet Ledger) where we played almost certainly one of the finest inland golf courses in the UK, and Ganton (ex-Ryder Cup venue) which was a tough test of golf but an equally fabulous golf course. Although some found the courses tough almost everyone acknowledged that we were privileged to be playing on such wonderful golf courses with great history surrounding them. The principal winners of the week were as follows: Rupert Ratcliff won at Strensall with a fabulous 43 points, Roger Byrne won at Alwoodley with an incredible 47 points, John Redden (guest) won at Fulford with 37 points and Duncan Turner won at Ganton with 41 points. Marilyn Campbell won 2 x of the ladies trophies and Janet Ledger won the other. Martyn & Lois Dewhurst won the mixed pairs and Mark Smith took home the aggregate prize for the best score across the week. A big thank you goes to our Captain Chris House for a great choice and for his generosity throughout the event. It was also lovely to have a number of non-playing ladies who came along for the week and enjoyed the sites of York during the day whilst the golfers battled the courses, but they graced the tables at dinner each evening.
The full results can be found on the Results page of the website. Photo's courtesy of James O'Sullivan will follow shortly.

Anyone who has any membership enquiries please contact Merv Foulds: mervfoulds@hotmail.com

Last year’s Captain Bob Ellis in one of the many Ganton bunkers

Vice Captain George Atterbury & Steve Ledger enjoying Alwoodley

The magnificent York Minster with Lois Dewhurst gracing the foreground

The next Event is our Autumn 2-day event 7th & 8th October now being held at The Cotswold Golf and Spa Hotel closely followed by the annual NFU match at Stratford GC on 17th October. Any interested parties please contact Merv.

Members & Guests wishing to attend please contact Merv Foulds: E-Mail: mervfoulds@hotmail.com

Our objective is simple:

1. To play the finest golf courses in the UK & Europe

2. Have fun with like minded people in our Society

The Horticultural Golfing Society was founded in 1929.

Since then so many events have changed our lives and our golf. There have been wars, changes in how we travel and there have been immense changes in how we contact and communicate with each other, both in business and socially. In golf, our equipment, clothing and buggies to ride on are all so different to 1929.

Today the HGS still play golf on some of the finest golf courses in the world. We enjoy good company, good food and probably tell the same jokes. We are proud of our past but embrace change and look forward to the future.

If you share our passion for Horticulture & Golf why not contact usand enquire about membership? mervfoulds@hotmail.com

The Society was formed in 1929, 75% of the membership coming from the horticultural sector and allied industries and the remaining 25% are friends of those horticultural members. New members must be proposed and seconded by members and must have an official club handicap of 28 or less.There is an annual subscription, currently £30.00 for the 2024 season but increasing to £50 from 2025 onwards. The society has a tie sporting the society logo of a red rose.During the year we organize eight fixtures from April through to early November. One day meetings when we play either 18 or 36 holes. On two occasions during the year we play an afternoon 18holes, then after dinner/bed/breakfast, a morning 18 holes. The UK locations are specially selected to provide high quality and value for money, such as Woodhall Spa, The Berkshire and Walton Heath. There are ten impressive trophies to be won through the course of the year. Each year the society organizes a four day ‘away trip’ for members, partners and guests once a year. These venues are far from the usual locations and largely alternate between UK & Europe examples are: Lake Maggiori Italy, Ireland, Chantilly France and this year York, UK.

If you would like more information please contact our secretary.

Merv Foulds

Tel no Home 01628625353

Mob 07989699380

E-Mail: mervfoulds@hotmail.com