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OF Golfing Society Highlights
As things return to normal after the Covid pandemic, the OFGS fixture list is starting to fill up again. So far this year, there have been successful matches for the OFGS at Sunningdale against Marlborough and against the School at Bruntsfield. Captain Douglas Philip (Inv-Mo 1999–2005) successfully led the team to victory in the Stenhouse Quaich at Elie at the Wayfarers weekend. Fettes beat all the other Wayfarer schools for a famous 5-0 result – the first time we have won that event since 2003.
At this year’s Halford Hewitt, Fettes won their first round match against Wellington, who made it to the quarter finals last year, to set up a match against Bradfield and the occasion of Richard Smith’s (CW–1965–1969) 100th appearance in the tournament, the first Old Fettesian to achieve that milestone. While Fettes lost the match, the team enjoyed the afternoon celebrating Richard’s success. In 2023 we are going to run the Global Golf Competition again. To get involved in this or the OF Golfing Society more generally please email fettes.community@fettes.com in the first instance and we can put you in touch with the relevant person. If you are already a member of the OF Golfing Society do look at the Group on fettescommunity.org where we will begin to post information on matches and results as the year progresses. The news feed is for users too, if you are looking for a golf partner or a friendly game, please do post to see who might be near you to play.
The Fettes eight prepare to play Loretto for the Stenhouse Quaich: (from l to r): Standing: Richard Breakey (SH 1970–1974), Gordon Archibald (Ki 1994–1999), Graeme Matheson (Gl 1975–1980), Chris Mather (SH 1973–1978), Gavin Lawrie (JS-Gl 1978–1985), Andrew Soulsby (JS-Ar 1973–1980). Seated: Richard Philip (Mo 1976–1981), Douglas Philip (Inv-Mo 1999–2005).
Richard Smith with the Halford Hewitt Centenary Plate (from l to r): Andrew Soulsby (JS-Ar 1973–1980), Euan Matheson (Gl 1977–1982), Chris Mather (SH 1973–1978), Francis Clark (Gl 1966–1969), Richard Smith (CW 1965–1969), Richard Breakey (SH 1970–1974), Richard Philip (Mo 1976–1981), Gordon MacLeod (AR-Mo 1978–1983), Douglas Philip (Inv-Mo 1999–2005), Graeme Matheson (Gl 1975–1980).
