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The annual Dickie Leitch charity day at Canterbury GC was again well supported by local businesses and golfers. Every year organiser Dickie Leitch selects a local charity and raises thousands of pounds for that good cause. This year the beneficiary was the QEQM Hospital, Rainbow Children’s Ward in Margate and with over 100 golfers attending […]

A window in the recent bad weather made Chestfield GC a spectacular venue for the ninth society event of the year. The KO cup semi final was won by Kevin Oxberry (18hc), beating Paul Rayner (30hc) 4/5 and booking his place in November final where he will face either Ian Jackson or Alex McBeth. Kevin […]

The Ridge GC near Maidstone posed some interesting questions for the 17 members that attended. A much improved golfing venue the greens were always going to be a problem with challenging pin placement, slopes and clever bunker placement. The weather also made the round difficult with soaring temperatures and very little cover. It was no […]

7 members of the St Stephen’s Golf Society travelled to Norfolk for a weekend at The Wensum Valley Golf Courses near Norwich. 4 x 18 hole events were organised for the weekend on The Valley and Wensum Championship course. Day 1 – Shaun Rutt (11hc) took the shorter Valley course apart with a stunning 41 […]

St Stephen’s Golf Society raised over £400 this year in support of ‘Wear Blue for Ethan’. This annual event helps raise money for club member and chairman Kevin Mullins son Ethan who suffers from Mucopolysaccharide Disease (MPS) – see donation page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ethansmps All the members attending donated their prize money and raffle prizes to Ethan’s […]

Long serving chairman Dave Gregory decided to stand down at our recent July 19 committee meeting, Dave is one of the original St Stephen’s members and our most senior player. The committee and everyone in the club would like to thank him for his loyal support over the last few years. Dave has guided us […]

Lydd GC has been a popular venue with the society for many years but we normally play in February – brutal conditions make golf difficult in the winter so members requested a summer date. Well attended and on a very hot Saturday it was the opposite conditions that made for a challenging day of golf […]

Handicap secretaries dream match at a beautiful Sene Valley with the top 3 all coming in on 36 points. On count-back Antony Back (9HC) just beat Paul Sequenza (16HC) and 3rd place Paul Rayner (29HC), Lower scores reflected the difficulty of this hilly course not helped by fast greens and a sea breeze. Spot prizes […]

20 members attended the St Stephen’s society day at St Augustine’s GC, “Kent’s most welcoming golf course”! A dry but very windy day as storm Hannah swept threw, all bar 2 members posted 30+ scores with the revised handicap system working well. First place with 41pts was 30 hc Kevin Mullins and on count back […]

Return visit to West Malling GC after a few years on the East Kent circuit, it was a beautiful day that greeted us on this famous West Kent golf course. Playing the ‘Spitfire’, 18 member attended the third event of the fixtures calendar. Two new members joined us, Ricky Woolley and West Malling member Mark […]

Six members visited Belton Woods GC in Lincolnshire over the weekend playing 2 x 18 hole matches. First day was on the Lakes course with a stiff wind and the Woods course in better conditions the following day. Both courses were in very good condition with challenging holes, water hazards and wedding parties dodging the […]

First visit for St Stephen’s GS to Littlestone Warren GC in New Romney on a perfect dry and sunny Saturday. A short but challenging course it was always going to suit the more accurate golfer with plenty of water hazards and treacherous rough. New member and novice golfer Peter Talbot (39) took full advantage scoring […]