Major Amateur Titles
1960 2009
British Girls Championship British Boys Championship
Susan Clarke (Kilmarnock Barassie) Tom Lewis (Royal St George’s)
1975 2010
English Amateur Championship Berkhamsted Trophy
Tom Lewis (Berkhamsted)
Nick Faldo
(Royal Lytham & St Annes) 2011
Open Championship Silver Medal
British Youths Open Amateur
Championship (Leading Amateur)
Tom Lewis (Royal St George’s)
Nick Faldo (Pannal)
St Andrews Links Trophy
Berkshire Trophy Tom Lewis
Nick Faldo (The Berkshire)
(Old and New St Andrews)
2012
Scottish Under-21 Girls Open Amateur Championship
Nicola Callander (Blairgowrie)
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County Event Winners
Herts Men’s Championship Herts County Men’s Foursomes
1966 1979
Chris Allen (Sandy Lodge) WGC (B Lewis and B Mitchell)
South Herts
1975
Nick Faldo (Ashridge) 1987
WGC (P Cherry and J Coe)
1977
Chris Allen (Porters Park) Brookmans Park
1981 2005
Bobby Mitchell (Old Fold Manor) WGC (J Ruebotham and
G Schmidt) Sandy Lodge
1986
Peter Cherry (South Herts) 2006
WGC (G Schmidt and J Egerton)
2021
Reis Suart (Knebworth) West Herts
Herts Colts’ Championship 2007
1986 WGC (G Schmidt and J Egerton)
Peter Cherry (Harpenden) Hadley Wood
2001 2009
James Ruebotham (Knebworth) WGC (A Collie and J Johnson)
Herts Men’s Champion Club Harpenden Common
2001
2013
WGC (T Carter, T Piggott WGC (A Collie and R Shaw)
and J Ruebotham) Moor Park
WGC
2003
WGC (T Carter, A Collie 2021
and J Ruebotham) WGC WGC (R Suart and J McGregor)
2006 Letchworth
WGC (A Collie, J Egerton
and G Schmidt) Porters Park Herts Team Cup
2012
WGC (L Cannon, P Morrin
and R Hayden) Mid Herts
2016
WGC Berkhamsted
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Herts Men’s Order of Merit 2020
2006 Reis Suart (Verulum)
Greg Schmidt 2022
Harry Cox (East Herts)
2014
James Egerton Malcolm Reid Trophy
(Best U16 at Herts Boys’
Herts Colts Championship
1986 Championship)
1987
Peter Cherry (Harpenden)
Paul Hargreaves (Berkhamsted)
2001
James Ruebotham (Knebworth) 1998
Tom Piggott (Sandy Lodge)
Herts Boys’ Championship
1960 1999
Mark Laskey (East Herts)
Chris Allen (West Herts)
2001
1971 Chris Crane (South Herts)
Ian Fordyce (Brookmans Park)
2005
1975 Tom Lewis (Berkhamsted)
Nick Faldo (Verulam)
2020
1978 Reis Suart (Verulam)
Bryan Lewis (South Herts)
2022
1980 Harry Cox (East Herts)
Bobby Mitchell (Harpenden)
Herts Boys’ U16 Championship
1981 2004
Bobby Mitchell (Porters Park)
Tom Lewis (Harpenden Common)
1984
John Coe (WGC) 2014
Harry Goddard (Mid Herts)
1989
Andy Dale (Harpenden) 2022
Harry Cox (Welwyn Garden City)
2000
James Ruebotham (WGC)
2001
Chris Crane (South Herts)
201
Herts Boys’ 1999
Junior Challenge Trophy WGC (T Piggott, J Ruebotham,
1989 M Laskey) East Herts
Paul Hargreaves
2000
2008 WGC (T Piggott, E Hare,
Tom Lewis
J Ruebotham)
2009 Welwyn Garden City
Tom Lewis
Herts Junior
Herts Boys’ Team Champion Club
Championship
1978 2007
WGC (L Norcott, P Smith,
WGC (B Lewis, B Mitchell, J Willson) Welwyn Garden City
K Parker) South Herts
Herts Junior Interclub Foursomes
1979 (Peggy de Podesta Trophy)
WGC (B Mitchell, K Parker, 2006
A McCaffery) Berkhamsted WGC (L Bradford, PSmith,
J Johnson, J Willson)
1980 Welwyn Garden City
WGC (B Mitchell, D Norcott,
2007
A McCaffery) Harpenden WGC (L Norcott, C Ryan,
P Smith, J Willson) Verulum
1981
WGC (B Mitchell, A McCaffery) Herts Boys’ Order of Merit
2010
Porters Park
Josh Johnson
1982
WGC (P Cherry, M Swinburne) 2014
Robert Shaw
Sandy Lodge
2021
1983 Harry Cox
WGC (J Coe, P Cherry,
M Swinburne) Knebworth Herts Women’s Championship
1951
1984
WGC (J Coe, Williams, J Mullen) Mary Oliver (Berkhamsted)
Welwyn Garden City 1965
Peggy Cunneen (South Herts)
1988
WGC (A Dale, P Hargreaves,
M Joyce) South Herts
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2002 1978
Kelly Hutcherson (West Herts) WGC
(No players or venue recorded)
2022
Kelly Cooke, nee Hutcherson 2015
WGC (K Hutcherson,
(Hadley Wood) N Callander, E Strous, A Strous)
Herts Women’s Scratch Brookmans Park
Aggregate Cup
1966 2016
Mary Oliver WGC (K Hutcherson,
N Callander, E Strous, A Strous)
1999
Kelly Hutcherson (Porters Park) Ashridge
2003 2017
Kelly Hutcherson (Hadley Wood) WGC (K Hutcherson,
N Callander, E Strous, A Strous)
2021
Kelly Cooke (nee Hutcherson) Brookmans Park
(Knebworth) 2020
WGC (K Cooke, N Callander,
Herts Women’s Interclub E Strous, A Strous) Mid Herts
Foursomes
1952 2021
WGC (K Cooke, N Callander,
WGC (P Cunneen and Miss Cliffe)
Ashridge E Strous, A Strous) Stocks
1954 2022
WGC (P Cunneen and P M Profit) WGC (E Strous, A Strous,
K Cooke and N Callander) WGC
Brookmans Park
Herts Women’s Champion
1956 of Champions
WGC (P Cunneen and P Ruffle) 2019
Sandy Lodge Kelly Hutcherson (WGC)
1961 Herts Women’s Anne Pyke Trophy
WGC (P Cunneen and P Ruffle) 2012
No venue recorded Esther Strous (Berkhamsted)
1963 2022
WGC Esther Strous (Hadley Wood)
(No players or venue recorded)
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Herts Pam Lane Salver 2018
(team competition from 2021) Kelly Hutcherson,
Esther Strous (Ashridge)
2014
Esther Strous (Harpenden) 2019
Kelly Hutcherson, Esther Strous
2016
Esther Strous (Letchworth) (West Herts)
2022 2022
WGC (K Cooke, A Strous, Esther Strous, Alison Strous
E Strous) Hadley Wood (Porters Park)
Herts Women’s De Paula Cup Women’s East Region Foursomes
2003 2019
Julie Dyke (Old Fold Manor) Kelly Hutcherson and Esther Strous
(Three Rivers)
2008
Nicola Callander Letchworth 2022
Kelly Cooke (nee Hutcherson) and
2009
Nicola Callander Brickendon Esther Strous (Purdis Heath)
Grange Herts Girls’ Championship
Herts Mary Oliver Broach 1956
2003 Susan Clarke
Kelly Hutcherson
1957
2013 Susan Clarke
Nicola Callander
1958
2016 Susan Clarke
Kelly Hutcherson (tied with Diana Arnold)
2017 1959
Kelly Hutcherson Susan Clarke
2018 1960
Kelly Hutcherson Susan Clarke
Herts Women’s Powell Cup 1971
(Inter Club Match Play) Susan Lloyd
1997
Chris Coots, Helen Emms
(Moor Park)
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Men’s Club Champions
1939 – 49 No Championship 1986 P J Cherry
1950 W R Price LT. Col. MBE. MM 1987 J Mullen
1951 A Pearson 1988 A P Dale
1952 W Bates 1989 D Owler
1953 J Coomber 1990 M Joyce
1954 W Bates 1991 M Joyce
1955 J Coomber 1992 A P Dale
1956 J Coomber 1993 M Joyce
1957 J Coomber 1994 J Bishop
1958 D M Turner 1995 E W Green
1959 J T Sadler 1996 P Hargreaves
1960 D Hancock 1997 C Howard
1961 D Hancock 1998 T W J Piggott
1962 D C Allen 1999 T W J Piggott
1963 D C Allen 2000 A E Collie
1964 J T Sadler 2001 J Ruebotham
1965 J T Sadler 2002 T Carter
1966 J C Godby 2003 G Schmidt
1967 G J Moorhouse 2004 G Schmidt
1968 D C Allen 2005 A E Collie
1969 D C Allen 2006 T W J Piggott
1970 D C Allen 2007 A E Collie
1971 D C Allen 2008 A Goode
1972 G N Davies 2009 T W J Piggott
1973 D C Allen 2010 A E Collie
1974 Sir Nick Faldo MBE 2011 J Johnson
1975 Sir Nick Faldo MBE 2012 L Cannon
1976 D C Allen 2013 R Hayden
1977 D C Allen 2014 D Wheatcroft
1978 D C Allen 2015 A E Collie
1979 E W Green 2016 R Moggridge
1980 R Y Mitchell 2017 R Moggridge
1981 R Y Mitchell 2018 R Suart
1982 E W Green 2019 R Suart
1983 E W Green 2020 No Championship
1984 P J Cherry 2021 S Broom
1985 P J Cherry 2022 A E Collie
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Ladies’ Scratch Cup
1947 M Cunneen 1985 S Bloomfield
1948 M Cunneen 1986 S Bloomfield
1949 M Cunneen 1987 S Hayden
1950 M Oliver 1988 S Roe
1951 M Oliver 1989 S Hayden
1952 M Oliver 1990 L Woolnough
1953 M Cunneen 1991 S Bloomfield
1954 M Cunneen 1992 S Bloomfield
1955 M Cunneen 1993 S Bloomfield
1956 M Cunneen 1994 S Bloomfield
1957 M Cunneen 1995 S Bloomfield
1958 M Cunneen 1996 H Emms
1959 M Cunneen 1997 H Emms
1960 S Clarke 1998 H Emms
1961 M Cunneen 1999 G Goodchild
1962 S Clarke 2000 V Saville
1963 S Clarke 2001 V Saville
1964 S Stephenson 2002 C Shand
1965 No Competition 2003 G Goodchild
1966 M Cunneen 2004 G Goodchild
1967 M Cunneen 2005 J Dyke
1968 P Ruffle 2006 J Dyke
1969 A Treasure 2007 L M Bradford
1970 A Treasure 2008 J Dyke
1971 P Oliver 2009 F Ahyaudin
1972 S Lloyd 2010 J Dyke
1973 M Cunneen 2011 J Dyke
1974 S Burness 2012 K Burroughes
1975 S Burness 2013 J Howard
1976 J Litchfield 2014 E Strous
1977 S Bloomfield 2015 E Strous
1978 M Cunneen 2016 N Callander
1979 S Bloomfield 2017 K Hutcherson
1980 J Hamilton 2018 K Hutcherson
1981 S Bloomfield 2019 K Hutcherson
1982 S Bloomfield 2020 No Competition
1983 S Bloomfield 2021 A Strous
1984 S Bloomfield 2022 E Strous
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Junior Club Champions (Mixed event open to boys and girls)
1986 A P Dale 2005 J Willson
1987 J Mullen 2006 J Willson
1988 A P Dale 2007 J Johnson
1989 P Hargreaves 2008 J Johnson
1990 S Breeze 2009 J Johnson
1991 I Worsley 2010 L Norcott
1992 J I Redway 2011 L Nortcott
1993 J G Overall 2012 R Shaw
1994 A J Haigh 2013 No Competition
1995 A J Haigh 2014 R Shaw
1996 A J Haigh 2015 No Competition
1997 J Ruebotham 2016 J Mathur
1998 T W J Piggott 2017 O Bloxham
1999 T W J Piggott 2018 L Bloxham
2000 J E Egerton 2019 L Bloxham
2001 J P Burke 2020 No Competition
2002 L Gutteridge 2021 H Cox
2003 R Solomon 2022 No Competition
2004 Miss L Bradford
*Records before 1986 not available.
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Club Captains
1923 R L Reiss 1961 E J Smith
1924 A P Ogilvie 1962 G Thomas
1925 D R Leitch 1963 W P Lawson
1926 C H Furnival 1964 D A Brown
1927 R Alexander 1965 T C Edmonds
1928 R J Litster 1966 H Anderson
1929 A Miller 1967 D B Duke
1930 W H Washington 1968 A L Morrison
1931 A J M C Carraher 1969 C R Seales
1932 A Smith 1970 C Chessum
1933 H J Hall 1971 L S Wolder
1934 J Hill 1972 D. Loader
1935 R W Knott 1973 N V Roe
1936 R T Smith 1974 E Billington
1937 H W Monroe 1975 J C Harkett
1938 D C Mackness 1976 E Fogarty
1939 T Friend 1977 R C Izzard
1940 H R Barker 1978 D H Whalley
1941 V H Minton 1979 T C Balfour
1942 E J Power 1980 J W Frost
1943 W R Price LT. COL. MM. MBE 1981 A J Cull
1944 K S Davies 1982 R J Skidmore
1945 S A Pleasant 1983 D A G Spurr
1946 W G O’Connor 1984 P C Lucas
1947 C W Fox 1985 G W Burgess
1948 A Scragg 1986 J L Harvey
1949 R I Cook 1987 D G Robertson
1950 L O M C Gavin 1988 R Millar
1951 H H Whalley 1989 V Boatwright
1952 F C Scarborough 1990 M Wild
1953 J C Ewer 1991 D Mercer
1954 R E Bird CBE 1992 A J Astell
1955 G M M C Nay 1993 D G Lloyd
1956 G A Durran 1994 K A A Hodges
1957 E G Cash 1995 W P Campbell
1958 C B Cleland 1996 T D Kingham
1959 A Pearson 1997 D J Beeching
1960 T T Canadine 1998 P A Langley
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1999 J C Stapleton 2012 K Piggott
2000 G A Cowie 2013 A Fisher
2002 B D Didcock 2014 M Spencer
2003 D Morris 2015 I Harpur
2004 D Smith 2016 A E Smith
2005 C Johnson 2017 D Barson
2006 M Timpson 2018 J Malone
2007 W H Williams 2019 S McShane
2008 T Welsh 2020 J Boland
2009 R P Roberts 2021 J Boland
2010 P Woodrow 2022 F Casey
2011 K Travers 2023 J Horsley
Captains of WGC: top (l to r) John Horsley, Frank Casey, John Boland, John Malone, Doug Barson, Tony
Smith, Ian Harpur, Micky Spencer; Bottom: Ron Millar, Kevin Hodges, Tony Welsh, Richard Roberts, Keith
Travers, Keith Piggott, Alan Fisher
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Lady Captains
1928 E Chapman 1966 K Page
1929 M Morfey 1967 E Hilton-Johnson
1930 E Leitch 1968 S Bartley
1931 M Rugg 1969 P Treasure
1932 G Chapman 1970 G Watson
1933 N. Hanson 1971 N D Wilkinson
1934 A M Marquis 1972 N D Wilkinson
1935 P M Profit 1973 K Page
1936 F Stoyle 1974 J F Smyth
1937 N Powell 1975 W J Cooper
1938 N Powell 1976 S Burness
1939 S Baker 1977 B A M Harvey
1940 D C Litster 1978 M L Henderson
1941 E Cheetham 1979 V Manning
1942 J Bowers 1980 M Bottomley
1943 F Stoyle 1981 G W Walters
1944 F Stoyle 1982 J D McCloskey
1945 O Chear 1983 G P Skidmore
1946 D E Slater 1984 A S Mercer
1947 D C Litster 1985 B J Millar
1948 E Woolley 1986 M A Duke
1949 E Woolley 1987 M Jones
1950 M Cunneen 1988 N Binz
1951 D C Litster 1989 L M Woolnough
1952 O Scotchmer 1990 C Twigg
1953 J Kaufmann 1991 E M Balfour
1954 P M Profit 1992 P Lindley
1955 L A Chinn 1993 K Astell
1956 J Smith 1994 M J Slark
1957 D C Litster 1995 N Stapleton
1958 M C Prince BEM 1996 C Shand
1959 M C Prince BEM 1997 N Coffey
1960 M J Fenton 1998 E J Bradly
1961 J P Bowers 1999 B J Nicholls
1962 P K Davies 2000 A Breeze
1963 M Canadine 2001 C A Pankhurst
1964 N D Wilkinson 2002 M Andrews
1965 W Goodwin 2003 P M Gill
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2004 E Gardiner-Brown 2014 L A Ferry
2005 D L Beaumont 2015 S Lupson
2006 H Tovey 2016 C U Pomroy
2007 M R Didcock 2017 E Strous
2008 J Dyke 2018 J Lovell
2009 C Coots 2019 J Callander
2010 S Younger 2020 T A Perks
2011 G Giblin 2021 No Captain
2012 K Burroughes 2022 No Captain
2013 G West 2023 M A Duke
Chairs of the Board
1995-97 D B Duke 2004–09 K A Hodges
1997-98 D L Bayliss, QPM 2 009–2021 R Warman
1998-2004 Mrs M Duke 2021 S Wombwell
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors would like to thank the following: Lindsay Birch, the designer
of this book and Martin Smith the text editor for their unfailing support,
club member Ian Morgan for his illustrations and graphics, publisher
Richard Painter, WGC Golf Club general manager David Spring and his
staff, Chris Allen, Lewine Mair, Doug Barson and his centenary committee
including Barry Whiteman, Andy Collie and 2023 captains John Horsley
and Marlene Duke, Frank Casey, Brett Cox, Bobby Mitchell, Bryan Lewis,
Bob Barrett, Shaun Collins and team, Merle Litster, Sir Nick Faldo, John
Moorhouse, Kevin Hodges, Terry Densham, Bill McGarry, David Milton,
Herts Archives, The Welwyn Times, Linda and Emily Perry for their
technical support and all directors, staff and members of Welwyn Garden
City Golf Club who helped make this book possible.
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“I remember Chris Allen, who won lots of club
championships. I played him one year in the final and after
he beat me, he said: “That’s the last time I’ll do that.”
”He was right!
Sir Nick Faldo, WGC Golf Club Champion 1974 & 1975
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