February 2026
February 2026
Midweek Winter Comp. Round 5/P4
We were greeted with the best weather of the year so far – blue skies and a warming sun, what a difference!!
Scoring was good with 21 scores of 30+ points. The number of players scoring 2’s also was up as putting was a little easier (except on the temporary greens).
Brian Ransom played a steady game of 19 out and 21 back to get to the clubhouse with 40 points. Just 1 point ahead of Bill Norman, who managed 2 consecutive birdies on 13 and 14 to boost his score to 39 points. Tams Ladacs just edged out Charles Haines on countback with 36 points each. Ged Quinn was 5th with his 35 points.
Competition cancelled
Duke’s course completely closed due to wet conditions.
Midweek Winter Comp. Round 4/P3
It was a cold day but mercifully dry, at least from above, though still a lot of very claggy mud on a number of fairways and a few wet patches around. Seven temporary greens affected scores and only one player in today’s competition can be said to have played to their handicap i.e a stableford score of 36 or better.
Feb 4,8 & 11
Courses closed for these 3 club days due to the incessant rain!
Winter Competition, Round 5/P2
Mild and overcast. Light drizzly rain persisted till around 11am causing the already wet course to become even more muddy than when some of us played the course on Friday. Six temporary greens on the front 9 but none on the back 9.
Scoring was “modest” with only Iker, winner of Division 1, managing 36 points. Second in Div. 1 was Peter Harrison (35 points) with Kerry and Greg taking 3rd and 4th spots, both on 34 points. Sean O’ Sullivan’s 35 points was the best in Div. 2, with Charles 2nd (34 points) and Gio 3rd on (33 points).
In the Winter Competition, Allan Boyd and Greg Wright lead Division 1, both having 102 points after 3 rounds. In Division 2, Sean leads with 104 points with Charles Haines 2nd on 99 points.
In the Prince’s Eclectic, Greg Wright leads with a net 62, with Allan Boyd and Richard Owen close behind on net 64.
Membership Renewal
On 1st February we started the Club’s new membership year and the annual subscriptions are now payable for the year through to 31st January 2027. At the Club’s AGM in January we agreed to hold the annual subscription fee at £60 for 2026.
The Club has two classifications of membership; namely ‘Standard’ and ‘Loyaltee Golf Referral’. The membership rates are identical for both classifications.
If you are a ‘Standard’ member we are looking to you for the payment of your 2026 subscription as soon as possible. However, if you have entered into a 5-day or 7-day annual (unlimited golf) agreement with Loyaltee Golf, then you may choose to be a ‘Loyaltee Golf Referral’ Club member and those arrangements are described at the foot of this message.
Our preferred method of payment is via a bank transfer as follows:
Electronically
Direct credit transfer to the Club’s bank account, the details of which are:
Bank: HSBC
Code: 40 – 02 – 35
Account number: 9070 1599
Account name: Richmond Park Golf ClubReference: Subs – (surname)
If you use this facility please email by return to advise that the transfer has been processed.
At the Park
If you prefer to pay by cheque or cash please hand to our Treasurer, Peter Jagger, or to me.
Whatever you decide to do – would you please email treasurer@richmondparkgolfclub.org.uk and he will be able to look out for your receipt.
At the beginning of every subscription year we find that some members have moved away and will not be continuing with the Club. If you are not intending to join us for 2026 please let me know so that we can update our records.
So, in a nutshell, we have another bargain membership year at £60. Not commonly known is that the affiliation fees payable to Surrey Golf and England Golf are close to £25 per member therefore we can all see that the net receipt for the Club is quite small.
Loyaltee Golf Referral membership
A Referral member means that by virtue of you signing up to either a 5-day or a 7-day annual Loyaltee agreement (with Loyaltee Golf), your Club membership fees (to RPGC) have been covered by Loyaltee Golf via the refund mechanism. Your membership of RPGC survives until the expiry of your annual agreement. At the end of your agreement period your RPGC membership will continue automatically if you renew your annual agreement with Loyaltee Golf, but if you decide not to renew your annual agreement it follows that to continue with Club membership you will need to make a payment directly to the Club.
Under the Loyaltee Golf refund mechanism, the Club receives £80 on each occasion that a member starts an annual Loyaltee agreement. For each Referral member the £80 receipt is credited against the total shown as the Club member’s subs receivable and any excess amount is refunded to the Club member’s Purse. Prior to Loyaltee Golf making any payments to the Club it is necessary for the Club to raise invoices and these are submitted on a monthly basis by Richard Owen. To assist with the invoicing routine, at the time of an annual agreement start or renewal, please inform Richard [ owenrgolf@outlook.com ].
As always, if you have any questions please ask either the treasurer or me.
Peter Harrington
February 2026