It is with great regret that I have to report that our matches against the College due on 14th May and against the College Common Room on 24th May 2026 have both had to be cancelled due to lack of support. In the past, these matches have provided an excellent … Read More
The OEGS golf tour took place on 24-26 April in Norfolk and surprisingly the weather was pretty good with no rain over the three days. Twelve OEGS golfers ( well 11 and an honorary member ! ) started the tour at Hunstanton GC on Friday 24th with one Hunstanton member … Read More
It is with profound regret that we have learnt that George Eve passed away on 21st April 2026. George was a great supporter of both Eastbourne College and the OEGS. The hospitality that he and Belinda showed us on countless golfing weekends in Norfolk will always be remembered. Indeed, we … Read More
An OEGS team recently took on the might of the Old Hurst Johnians at Walton Heath GC and, for the second year running, emerged victorious. Hugh Price captained our team and masterminded the magnificent 3.5 to 2.5 victory. There were wins for: Richard Apps and John Holland by 3 & … Read More
Our provisional fixtures and events for 2026 are now available. The programme includes many events played on top-class courses at reduced green fee rates. More details will be posted in due course on the website. Click the link below to open the provisional 2026 programme in pdf format. OEGS 2026 … Read More
Once again West Surrey GC played host to the annual Triangular match on 9th October, with six players from each of the OEGS, Old Reedonians and Old Dovorians teams competing for the Foresail Trophy. The OEGS team consisted of David Burt (captain), David and Tony Dunn, Mike Hutchinson, Iryna Photiou … Read More
The semi-finals and final of the 2025 Richard Day Singles Knockout were held at Rye GC on Saturday, 25th October. On a lovely autumn day, Ben Burrows defeated Chris Walker in the first semi-final by 3 & 2 (which could have been even more convincing given that Ben was one … Read More
Our annual match against Lancing was once again played at the popular and picturesque club, West Surrey, with the greens and fairways in fantastic condition and playing in dry conditions. OEGS Captain, David Burt was determined to win back The Lanbourne Bowl and assembled an experienced team, a number of … Read More
This annual tournament involves teams of 6 players from Eastbourne, Hurstpierpoint, Lancing, and Brighton playing scratch foursome matches both morning and afternoon with a splendid lunch in between the rounds. The Eastbourne team included, for the first time as OEs, Archie and George Shakespeare off handicaps of around +2 or … Read More
24 gathered at West Surrey GC for the annual Texas Scramble team competition aimed at younger OEs. The planned 7th team – The College – cried off 36 hours before the event started which was disappointing. Each player was given an OEGS branded ball to start their round. Iryna Photiou’s … Read More
Thanks to our host, Chris Hampton, 8 OEGS golfers enjoyed a great afternoon of golf at Wildernesse GC, near to Sevenoaks, Kent on 10th August. And all for a £50 green fee and even less for those under 30 years of age. We played an individual Stableford round off full … Read More
The weather forecast early on looked very grim for West Sussex GC and many had driven long distances from Herts, Bucks and London through torrential rain. We teed off at 9.00, 5 matches, waterproofs at the ready, the dark skies quickly cleared and we were rewarded with a dry … Read More
A team of 12 OEs assembled on Sunday, 29th June, under the leadership of Joel Pearce, to take on King’s Canterbury at Rye GC. It was a great day for golf with temperatures around 26 degrees and minimal wind and the course, as usual at Rye, played very true, with … Read More
In very hot, sunny weather but with Worplesdon GC in excellent condition, our team of 6 players over the age of 50 convened to do battle in the Cyril Gray Tournament on 25th June. Our players were Adrian Sharpin, rookie Ben Dawson, Paul Wickman, Tim Mote, Adam Walker and David … Read More
Note that we have changed the nature of the booking we have at Wildernesse GC, Sevenoaks on Sunday, 10th August. Rather than this being a competition for the Scratch Cup, it is now a day open to any of our members with an official handicap. We shall play a Stableford … Read More
Two teams of eight assembled on a blustery day at the Royal Eastbourne Golf Club for the annual staff v OEGS match, teeing off on the dot at 2 pm under sunny skies but facing a ferocious headwind coming down the 1st, making it a tough opening even for the … Read More
Full report to follow but we had a most enjoyable day which ended in a halved match, 2.5 to 2.5. Thanks to Peter Henley for organising the OE side and Alex Roberts the College team.
Twelve OEGS golfers gathered at midday on Friday 25 April for the first round of foursomes at Hunstanton GC, on the North Norfolk coast. After lunch we set out with one Hunstanton member in each of our foursomes, kindly organised by local OE, Andrew Sherwood. Playing this championship links course … Read More
The OEGS 2025 AGM is taking place via Zoom at 7.00 pm on Wednesday 28 May. Members will be receiving the various documents via email from the Secretary, David Burt. Copies of the documents are also available on this web site under the Members heading – Document Library. If you … Read More
The Eastbourne team played alongside Ardingly under the expert management of Adrian Sharpin. Our total of 72 points came from (as scratch foursome pairs): Alex and Harry Rimmer 21 points Geoff Campbell and Ben Dawson 29 points Tim … Read More