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14 Apr

Spring Championships – 4th May

By Adam Greenfield

The Spring Championships has been delayed due to Army Sports Control Board COVID direction.  The event will now be played on Wednesday 9th June.  The booking system has been updated and the cut-off for bookings is Wednesday 12th May.  To date there are only 20 competitors, the change of date will hopefully encourage more people

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15 Oct

RAGS vs HAC GS – 3 Oct 19

By Eddie Grace

Result:  Won 4 – 1 Scores: Clive Hunt & Keith Chaundy vs Mike Baldwin & Adrian Platt                      Won 1 Up Chris Nicholls & Iain Campbell vs Richard Hodgkinson & Nigel Gilson      Won 2 & 1 John Milne & Simon Dunk vs Tim Broadhurst

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17 Sep

RAGS vs St George’s Hill – 12 Sep 19

By Eddie Grace

RAGS were 2 points down going into the second leg of the match against St George’s Hill at West Hill.  After an excellent lunch at which George Cassie celebrated the 50th anniversary of his first outing in the match, the RAGS members attempted to reverse the deficit. After the first five games it was clear

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05 Aug

RAGS vs Senior Golfers’ Society – 24 Jul 19

By Eddie Grace

Result:  Won 8 – 0 Woking GC was in superb condition and we enjoyed an excellent lunch with the usual generous hospitality from the Seniors Golf Society. Best of all, we fielded a strong team and reaped the dividend. My grateful thanks goes to all for playing so convincingly!  Whilst it was a white-wash, we

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01 Jul

The Royal Artillery Championships

By Eddie Grace

A new venue, a new year and another successful Championships.  This year the RAGS Captain moved the event from Frilford Heath to Belton Park GC, Grantham.  With the sun beating down and the course providing a good test of golf for players at all levels, the competition was as fierce as ever.  There were 48

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02 Jun

RAGS vs Walton Heath – 25 May 19

By Eddie Grace

Result – Lost 6 1/2 – 5 1/2 This year was another closely fought match against Walton Heath in fine weather and the course in great condition. 3-3 at lunch, it appears that Walton Heath lunched well. It came down to the last hole of the last match out on the course. Unfortunately, the half

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14 May

RAGS Spring Meeting – 10 Apr 19

By Eddie Grace

31 members of the Society turned out on a lovely day in Tidworth to compete in the Spring Meeting.  There was a 50/50 split between serving (16) and retired (15).  In the morning players competed for the following trophies; Luckman Bowl (18 holes, Scratch), Harris Putter (18 holes, Stableford, handicap), President’s Walking Stick (18 holes,

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17 Apr

Serving vs Retired 2019

By Eddie Grace

The first RAGS fixture of the season, Serving v Retired took place at Frilford Heath Golf Club on Thursday 4th  April 2019, with teams being led by Trevor Parks (Serving) and Tim Thornton (Retired). Several ‘new caps’ appeared in both teams, including Phil Sagar (S) and Dean Mitchinson (R). The weather was unkind wind, rain

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