RAOC Gazette - page 56
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1983 |
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| Early date | 1983 |
| Late date | 1983 |
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ARMY THE RAOC GOLFING GOLF CHAMPION SOCIETY THE season opened with the traditional fixture against the Gunners at Hankley Common for the ' Piece of Ordnance.' Twenty-four hours previously the heavens had opened and the sub-aqua experts would have been in their glory seeking the holes in the green awash with water. Thankfully the twelfth saw a change albeit briefly in the weather pattern and play was possible on the actual day. The match was close fought, what else could be said of an honourable half but alas, this meant that the Gunners retained the trophy for yet another year. Was the season to be a disaster for the Corps? No, most decidedly not. Friday the 13th of May came and went; with it the vanquished Royal Army Pay Corps for revenge was truly ours with an eight and a half to three and a half victory at Blackmoor, a complete reversal of last year. Prior to this however, Corporal Ian Gray, only recently back from the Falklands, earned glory for the Corps and perhaps also for himself by winning the ' Hampshire Hog,' one of the premier amateur open events of the golfing calendar. Not content with this alone, he was soon to be crowned the Army Champion for the third time. The Championship was played on the links of the Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club at Deal over the period of the 16th to 20th May, in conjunction with the Army Officers Golfing Society Spring Meeting played also on the links of Princes at Sandwich. The Corps was well represented in the various competitions and achieved considerable success. Eighteen golfers subjected themselves to the vagaries of the English climate and the stern test of playing links golf. Corporal Ian Gray won the major prize by beating Corporal Spiller of the REME with a magnificent ' e a g l e ' at the twenty first hole of a memorable final. Major Ramsden and Major Swindley together with WOI Kearney and Staff Sergeant Kelly also took part in this premier event although only. Kearney and Kelly with Gray qualified for the later stages. Gray also won the AGA Scratch Trophy scoring seventy three and seventy eight in qualifying for the actual Champion- ship event. His was however, not the only success story, for two of our officers members also won trophies, ie:—The' Grenadier Guards Challenge Cup—won by Captain D. M. Drury (Retd) and The Royal Indian Army Service Corps Cup, the Cavan National Playing Fields Cup and the Veterans Cups all won by Major J. Mollett (Retd). Regettably these levels of attainment could not be sustained by the Corps sides entered for the Ordnance and Egypt Cup Competitions although the ' B ' side did manage to fight their way through to the semi-finals. Success then has come early to us this season in spite of the rain etc but still more could be written about if allowed. Forty two members of the Society entered the ' lists' for the Corps Championships and Spring Meeting at Blackmoor on Friday, 27th May. Corporal Ian Gray won the Corps Championship with scores of sixty nine and seventy, with the other trophies being won by Major R. A. Dickenson (Retd)—the Hill Trophy (Officers —thirty six hole scratch), Staff Sergeant R. Davidson—the Scratch Cup (Soldier—thirty six hole scratch), Major R. Rush (Retd>—the Ord Dep Cup (Officer—Div 1, thirty six hole handi- cap cup), Lance Corporal A. S. Brash—the Captains Cup (Soldier —Div 1, thirty six hole handicap cup), Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Clark (Retd)—the Forbes Cup (Officers—Div 2, thirty six hole handicap cup), Sergeant J. Moore—the Brownlee Putter (Soldier—Div 2, thirty six hole handicap cup). Photo Soldier Magazine. Corporal Ian Cray plays his second shot to the third extra hole a par five. He was on for two then holed the putt for eagle three. One could go on but space does not permit, nor time, suffice to say the faith and support afforded the Society by the Corps has this season paid dividends to date. Let us hope there is more success later in the Inter Corps Championship for the Royal Irish Ranger Bowl and the Army Stroke Play Cham- pionship. Come along all golfers the gauntlet has been cast down in front of you. To conclude let a reminder be given to all personnel whether serving or retired, to the effect that the Society is open to all. Perhaps this will lead to fresh faces appearing for our Autumn Meeting or at least some of the older ones who thought their days with us long gone. CRICKET RESULTS RAOC v RAMC/RADC played at Deepcut on 26th May. RAMC/RADC—21. Corporal Aldridge 4 for 10. Major Vickers 3 for 1. RAOC 22 for 1 wicket. RAOC won by 9 wickets. Keble College, Oxford v RAOC played at Oxford on Saturdav, 7th May 1983. Keble College—109. Major Gosling 5 for II, Corporal Grimsley 2 for 5. RAOC—111 for 3. Major Thomas 62 not out. RAOC won by 7 wickets. Queens College, Oxford 8th May 1983—Cancelled rain. RAOC v ACC 12th May 1983—Cancelled water logged piich. BADMINTON THE Corps Badminton Championship 1983 are to be held at Deepcut over the period Tuesday 4th October to Friday 7th October. Full details have been sent to unit secretaries for publication. Individual entry forms may be obtained from: Captain H. A. Minchinton RAOC, Employment Training School. Blackdown Barracks, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey GU16 6RW. Tel.: Blackdown Mil Ext 518. |
| Book number | R0406 |