Old Eastbournian
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The semi-finals and final of the 2026 Richard Day Singles Knockout were held at Rye GC on Saturday, 24th October.  The weather in the morning was tolerable but, as forecast, it deteriorated to little short of unplayable in the afternoon with gale force winds and driving rain. In the morning, … Read More

In previous years we have played for the Foresail Trophy as a triangular event. This year though the Old Reedonians decided to withdraw and so we played for the trophy against Old Dovorians (ODs), once again at West Surrey and on a glorious sunny day. Our first four ball better … Read More

Once again our annual match against Lancing was played at West Surrey, with the greens and fairways in fantastic condition, despite the long hot and dry summer conditions, which affected so many golf clubs in the UK. As the current holders of the Lanbourne Bowl, OEGS Captain, David Burt was … Read More

We turned out with a team containing 2 new faces, namely Richard Apps and Ollie May, to face the might of Brighton, Lancing, and Hurstpierpoint at West Sussex – a wonderful early autumn day, at a wonderful golf course.  The format is scratch foursomes matchplay both morning and afternoon with … Read More

The Old Eastbournian Golf Society enjoyed another excellent autumn day’s golf at Cooden Beach Golf Club with 16 of our members playing an individual Stableford competition.  The golf followed breakfast in the clubhouse and the weather was kind to us with the rain just holding off.  The course was in … Read More

30 players congregated at West Surrey GC on Sunday 30th August, a day for younger OEs to display their skills on the golf course in 8 teams (including a team of current College boys) competing for an array of prizes in teams of 3 or 4 and to enjoy each … Read More

Thanks to our host, Chris Hampton, 11 OEGS golfers once again enjoyed a great afternoon of golf at Wildernesse GC, near to Sevenoaks, Kent on 9th August. The course was in good condition considering the recent and prolonged, extremely dry weather.  We played an individual Stableford round off full handicap and … Read More

During the extremely hot week starting with some practice on Tuesday, 23rd June, our campaign in the 2026 Cyril Gray at Worplesdon GC for teams of 6, all over the age of 50, got underway. Luckily the draw saw us starting at 8am and on the Wednesday we overcame Bishop’s … Read More

The OEGS 2026 AGM is taking place via Zoom at 6.30 pm on Wednesday 27 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 are unable to attend … Read More

OEGS member (oh, and also England Regional Squad member) George Shakespeare spotted playing the 17th hole at Royal Ashdown Forest (Old) during Tuesday 12th May’s Brabazon Trophy Qualifier. Facebook link  

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