Category: Captain
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Happy 100th Birthday!
Centenary Captain’s Day celebrates Chingford GC’s first one hundred years. The Chingford GC Captain’s Day was marked by a great turn-out, lovely weather, enjoyment all round and heroic acts of self-sacrifice from both our joint captains. Terry Rymer hit form for the occasion and presented the best card but stood aside rather than grab his…
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2020 NAPGC Competition
Gentlemen, We are in unprecedented times. No, I don’t mean the pandemic. Chingford have won their first National Public Courses Trophy! Having fought our way through 6 rounds of Match Play, Chingford’s Ballantyne Trophy team overpowered a strong team from Huntswood Golf Club in a close match at the luxurious but tricky Staverton Park GC…
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Captain’s Away Day
Despite gale force winds and a local power cut that threatened Dinner, CGC and its guests enjoyed a day of Golf and socialising at the very hospitable Abridge GC. I found it personally pleasing that the day was attended by virtually the whole club including the Honourable Secretary, Treasurer and President plus all of the…
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Captain’s log: march
So close…………………. The new season is now in full swing after this weekend’s April Medal, so I thought it a good time to reflect on recent activities at the club. We announced that there would be no increase in the subs and the Corporation of London also decided to keep their fees the same too.…
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Captain’s log: Another quiet month!
So fresh from the drive-in Captain and Vice are up for their next challenge – bring on Wilson and Lovney. After a really tight match on the front 9 (not) Captain and Vice only lost 6&5 and to their credit Lovney and Wilson barely mentioned it at all throughout the round or afterwards! Whilst the…
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Captain’s Drive In 2018
Captain’s Report Week 1 After the AGM on Friday evening attended by Gary Knight and a few others only (;-0) I was sworn in as the new Captain of Chingford Golf Club for the years 2018/2019. Major was also sworn in as Vice-Captain and thus Chingford became a club run by Northerners probably for the…
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Captain’s Day 2018
“Bandit!” was the word that echoed around the clubhouse on Sunday. Nick O’Sullivan had grabbed the prize with 47 points.
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Prize Evening: Sundhu Triumphant
Following the postponement due to the “Beast from the East” and despite the reappearance of arctic conditions Prize Evening drew a good crowd on Friday 16th march. That other “Beast from the East”, Major Sundhu, carried off most prizes this year. Other frequent appearances beside captain Richard Charsley were the new club champ Gary Middleton…
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New Captain Hits the Fairway
New captain Dickie Charsley got his year off to a great start. He hit a fine drive with the ancient club out of dubious lie. His friends and fellow members arrived in large numbers to join in the celebrations. And the speeches, prizes and bangers and mash went down a treat. Here’s Dickie looking the…
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Captain’s Blog
From our captain. Dear Members and Guests of CGC, Firstly I must apologise for not updating the Captain’s Blog more frequently. It has been a busy year for me and I cannot believe it is August already. Captain’s Day Captain’s Home Day in July was well supported. If anyone has any photos of the day…