OA Golfing Society - Review of 2001
| Halford Hewitt | ||
| 5th April v Mill Hill at Royal St Georges, Sandwich | ||
| Result | Lost 2 - 3 | |
| Team | SGO Williams & J Bloomfield | Lost 1 hole |
| RA Alter & D Rawlinson | Won 10 & 8 | |
| RJ Coombes & J Wells | Lost 2 & 1 | |
| SP Radin & R Steel | Lost 5 & 4 | |
| N Corbett & DJ McMonagle | Won 1 hole | |
| Halford Hewitt Plate | (Competition for 1st round losers) | |
| 6th April vs City of London at Princes, Sandwich | ||
| Result | Won 2 - 1 | |
| Team | SGO Williams & A Thrussell | Lost 2 & 1 |
| SP Radin & R Steel | Won 7 & 6 | |
| G Green & DJ McMonagle | Won 3 & 2 | |
| 7th April vs St Bees at Princes, Sandwich | ||
| Result | Lost 1 - 2 | |
| Team | SP Radin & R Steel | Lost 2 holes |
| N Corbett & A Thrussell | Lost 5 & 4 | |
| G Green & DJ McMonagle | Won 2 & 1 | |
| Spring Meeting | ||
| 10th May at West Hill | ||
| Attendance | 13 (24 in 2000) | |
| Weather | Dry and warm | |
| Results | Spring Challenge Cup | RFH Crabb (72) |
| Scratch Prize | RA Alter (75) | |
| Stableford Prize | ND Melvill (33 points) | |
| President's Cup | JDL Yule & ND Melvill (31 points) | |
| Grafton Morrish | ||
| 20th May at Royal Ashdown Forest | ||
| Results | Failed to qualify for finals (63 points) | |
| Team | N Corbett & J Wells (26) | |
| G Green & DJ McMonagle (20) | ||
| RD Hall & S Goodfellow (17) | ||
| Match v Old Leysians | ||
| 29th May at Brookmans Park | ||
| Result | Won 2 - 1 | |
| Team | RA Covington & CR Brown | Won 5 & 4 |
| WH Gamble & ND Melvill | Won 5 & 4 | |
| P Bailey & K Whittaker | Lost 3 & 2 | |
| Match v Mid-Herts | Not played in 2001 | |
| Match Over 30s v School/Under 30s | ||
| 27th June at Porters Park | ||
| Result | Over 30s lost to Under 30s (112 - 135 points) | |
| Team | CR Brown & R Chaventre | 24 points |
| ND Melvill & JDL Yule | 30 points | |
| RA Aram & G Green | 24 points | |
| IR Eggleden & RD Hall | 34 points | |
| RA Alter & D Shipton | 33 points | |
| K Whittaker* | 39 points | |
| M Deverill & M Cohen | 28 points | |
| D McMonagle* | 35 points | |
| * - Messrs A and B Thrussel did not arrive | ||
| Match v Old Shirburnians | ||
| 8th July at Ashridge | ||
| Result | Halved 5 - 5 | |
| Morning | RJ Morris & JDL Yule | Lost 3 & 2 |
| I Wilson-Soppitt & ND Melvill | Halved | |
| RD Hall & K Whittaker | Won 4 & 3 | |
| NO Holt & RA Aram | Won 6 & 5 | |
| R Chaventre & M Weatherhead | Halved | |
| Afternoon | NO Holt & RJ Morris | Won 5 & 4 |
| M Weatherhead & I Wilson-Soppitt | Lost 1 hole | |
| ND Melvill & K Whittaker | Lost 4 & 3 | |
| JDL Yule & R Chaventre | Won 2 & 1 | |
| RA Aram & RD Hall | Lost 1 hole | |
| The Mellin Salver | ||
| 12th July v Cheltenham at West Hill | ||
| Result | Lost 1 - 2 | |
| Team | J Irwin & RFH Crabb | Won |
| PJR Marsh & D RRWB Cooke | Lost | |
| RJ Coombes & I Wilson-Soppitt | Lost | |
| The Mellin Plate | ||
| 12th July v Oundle at West Ham | ||
| Result | Won 3 - 0 | |
| Team | J Irwin & RFH Crabb | Won |
| PJR Marsh & D RRWB Cooke | Won | |
| RJ Coombes & I Wilson-Soppitt | Won | |
| 13th July v Lancing at West Hill | ||
| Result | Lost 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 | |
| Team | J Irwin & RFH Crabb | Lost |
| PJR Marsh & RRWB Cooke | Halved | |
| RJ Coombes & RA Aram | Lost | |
| Summer meeting | ||
| 25th July at Ashridge | ||
| Attendance | 20 (23 in 2000) | |
| Weather | Fine and Hot | |
| Results | Ian Greg Trophy | I Wilson-Soppitt (66) |
| Scratch Prize | RA Alter (72) | |
| Stableford Prize | MW Blake (41 points) | |
| Laurence Latter Trophy | I Wilson-Soppitt & RA Aram (39 pts) | |
| Match v Old Cholmeleians | ||
| 4th August at Ashridge | ||
| Results | Won 5-3 | |
| Morning | RFH Crabb & NR Prevost | Won 1 hole |
| JDL Yule & R Morris | Won 5 & 4 | |
| NO Holt & H Cowtan | Halved | |
| RA Aram & A Marchant | Won 3 & 1 | |
| Afternoon | RFH Crabb & R Rawlinson | Lost 7 & 6 |
| NR Prevost & R Morris | Halved | |
| JDL Yule & NO Holt | Won 3 & 1 | |
| RA Aram & H Cowtan | Lost 2 & 1 | |
| Ancients v West Sussex | ||
| 31st August at West Sussex | Won 4-0 | |
| OAs One up |
Marcus Blake (16) David Blake (18) |
John Erskine(20*) John Perkins(24*) |
| OAs won 4 & 3 |
Ian Wilson-Soppit(9) Robert Aram(17) |
Den McInnes(14) Derek Bingley(23*) |
| OAs one up |
Bob Combes(6) Richard Hall(12) |
Geoffrey Palmer(16) James Kirkland(17) |
| OAs one up |
Robin Chanentre(15) Mark Weatherhead(14) |
Angus Gilroy(17) Dick Smorhwaite(19) |
| * denotes those players over 80 | ||
| Captain's Day | ||
| 19th October at Berkshire Golf Club | ||
| Winners Prize Morning Foursomes | A bottle each of 1970 Ferriera Vintage Port | With 39 points Harry Cowtan and Steve Spencer |
| Runners-up Prize Morning Foursomes | A bottle each of Champagne Devaux Cuvee "D" 2000 Special Edition | With 30 points Bob Coombes and John Thornhill |
| Winners Prize Afternoon Foursomes | A bottle each of Champagne Devaux Blanc de Noirs | With 20 points Clive Simeons and Steve Adams |
| Runners-up Prize Afternoon Foursomes | A bottle each of 1991 Amarone della Valpolicella "Il Maso" | With 19 points David Male and David Peters |
| Best Stapleford Combined Score of morning and afternoon | 3 Golf Balls each and a bottle of wine | With 55 points Roger Cooke and John Pearmund. |
| Match v Old Hurstjonians | ||
| 8th November at Porters Park | ||
| Result | Lost 1 1/2 - 4 1/2 | |
| Team | Richard Hall v Keith Jenkin | Won 5 up |
| Roger Cooke v Angus Stewart | Lost 5 down | |
| Ian Eggleden v Derek Fulcher | Lost 7 down | |
| Guy Green v Nick Budge | Lost 4 down | |
| John Yule v Dudley Stratford | Lost 2 down | |
| Robert Aram v Roger Goodacre | All square | |
| Autumn Meeting | ||
| 14 September at Beaconsfield | ||
| Attendance | 180 (20 in 2000) | |
| Weather | Fine, slightly breezy | |
| Results | OAGS Challenge Cup | H Cowtan (68) |
| Scott Barrett Challenge Cup | ND Melvill (38 points) | |
| Scratch Prize | G Green (82) | |
| MT Allen Challenge Cup | RD Hall & JDL Yule (40 points) | |
| George Hewetson Tankard | ||
| Aggregate scratch prize won by RA Alter (147) West Hill (75) and Ashridge (72) | ||
| Warren Gamble Captains Cup | ||
| Aggregate medal prize won by H Cowtan (139) Ashridge (71) and Beaconsfield (68) | ||