Category: News

  • Chingford GC: a short history

    Chingford GC: a short history

    Tradesmen Chingford Golf Club was formed in 1923 by a group of local tradesmen who could only join the existing private club as “artisans”. The founding members were: C. Chasney, A.V Marshall, W.J. Oliver, C.S Perrin, W.F Richardson and J. Warren. The first meeting place for CGC members was the Coronet Café. This was on…

  • Major Aces Thirteenth

    Major Aces Thirteenth

    Here we see Major Sundhu retrieving this ball from the 13th hole.  This was during the development stableford on Sunday 29th October. Everyone in the bar was treated to a drink afterward.  “Luckily there was only a dozen people in the club,” said our hero.  The first time he did it was on Captain’s Away…

  • Dinner Dance Photos

    Dinner Dance Photos

  • New Captain Hits the Fairway

    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…

  • Captain’s Blog

    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…

  • Prize Night: Burnsie blesses the faithful

    Prize Night: Burnsie blesses the faithful

    At the 20117 Prize Evening messrs  Rymer and Johnson led the charge with the captain causing confusion with the handshaking arrangements on a number of occasions.

  • Captain Kevin’s first blog

    Captain Kevin’s first blog

    Wow, I cannot believe it is January 2017 already, as it only seems to me that last week I was trying to “Drive In” as the new captain from the sand brick that Richard Charsley had built for me and enabling a 26 metre drive! CHANGES AT THE TOP Peter Lawrence has stepped down from…

  • Captain’s Drive-In

    Captain’s Drive-In

    An enthusiastic crowd gathered by the eighteenth green on Sunday to see Paul Lovney putt out and Kevin O’Donoghue drive in.

  • Annual Dinner Dance

    Annual Dinner Dance

    Saturday October 8th saw my finale as your 2016 Club Captain and I’m pleased to say the feedback suggests it was a resounding success.

  • Great performance in Public Courses

    Great performance in Public Courses

    This team played superb today and all the way though this competition.  You all need a pat on the back. Also K. O’Donoghue, A. Charlton and John Hall who played earlier rounds. You have done the club proud. A big thank you from me. Regards Peter This year following requests from clubs the competition returned…