2026
2026
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
Duke’s 9 hole Stableford
More rain caused both courses to be closed again – as they were the preceding 2 days
Midweek Winter Competition
26 members were booked to play but the weather (wind and rain, occasionally heavy) reduced this number to 20, of which 18 stuck it out for the full 18 holes. A considerable amount of standing water on fairways and greens, 7 of which were temporaries.
Richard Owen won the comp with 33 points (8 pars). 3 members scored birdies:
Graham Cull Hole 17
Alex Braun Hole 14
Jonno McClean Hole 14
After this 3rd round of the MW Winter Comp., Ged Quinn and Julian James lead with 100 points each and also head up the Prince’s Eclectic with net 68’s each. (see attached reports)
Finally, it was good to see the greenkeeping staff cutting back the encroaching ‘bushes/trees’ in front of the 13th tee (on the left), but only by 1 or 2 metres.
January Men’s Monthly Medal & Women’s Scramble
Women
The first scramble of 2026 and with 9 of us we could have 3 teams for a change, but still being generous with the number of tee shots required per peron.
With drizzle on the way down we wondered if it would be a miserable damp round, but although gloomy for a fair part, it was mild, no wind and the sun made a break through at times.
Taking the win today was team Deb, Jenny & Susan with a net 63 and playing the back 9 in just 1 over. No team had worse than a bogey on any one hole and team Ali, Elisabeth & Sheena had the only birdie on the first hole.
Good to see Angela again after her previous visit at about the same time last year and to welcome Ali back for her first round as captain mark 2!
Men
It seemed more like Spring than Winter today, with mild temperatures (around 14 deg. C max), occasional hazy sunshine and hardly a breath of wind. For some, it was ideal conditions for good scoring, especially the ‘long hitters’. However, 7 temporary greens made the competition something of a lottery.
In the Senior Division, Richard Back returned from several months away and posted a lowest-gross par score of 68 (net 64) which included an Eagle and 3 Birdies and so takes home the Monthly Medal glass. He was pushed hard by Greg Wright who had 4 Birdies in his gross 69 and was only beaten on countback. One shot back were Thomas Texido and Peter Harrison (both net 65), with Thomas taking 3rd place with an Eagle and 3 Birdies in his round.
In the Junior Division, Attilio Cheso will be taking home the Monthly Medal glass for his net 65 round, just one ahead of the in-form Jonno McLean, with Charles Haines and Rick Smith in 3rd and 4th places respectively.
Midweek Monthly Medal
What a glorious winter’s day in the sun it was, though spotting the balls could be a little challenging on some holes.
Good to see that many had no issue with scores on the 7 holes with temporary greens
In Division 1, Adrian had a comfortable 3 shot win with a net 68 that included an 8 on the 17th and in second spot was Jonathan.
Division 2 was a different matter with 3 coming in on net 67s. Both Ged and Charles will be ruing their 7s on the back 9. Charles leaving his to the 18th and Ged’s was on the 17th – Paul who took the honours today kept his to the front 9.
Duke’s 9 hole sweep
With only holes 2-10 open for play it was decided to make it a 9-hole event starting on the 3rd and finishing on the 2nd.
An interesting venture under the grey skies. Although the surface was starting to thaw there was still a lot of run on most of the holes and then the occasional one with a soft fringe that stopped the ball in the more usual winter fashion.
Most opted to stick to 9 holes rather than a second circuit and a few played on Prince’s instead.
Jonno seems to be the man to watch this year, winning his second event of the year. This time his 20 points gave him a 2 point lead over 4 others on 18.
For the women Cheryl & Susan both scored 14 with Cheryl taking it on the back 6.