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OPs vs OUs vs LUGS Triangular Match – 19 March 2022

In late March, St Peter’s were invited to New Zealand Golf Club in Surrey to play in a triangular match against Uppingham (OUs) and London University (LUGS). The format chosen was a foursomes match play over 2 rounds sandwiched between a substantial roast cooked up by the England Rugby team’s head chef!

The pairing of Matthew Roberts and James Lloyd scored big points in the morning round to beat both opponents and secure an amicable draw for the team. Also, congratulations to Joe Copley for a hole-inone on the Par 3 10th hole!

OP Golf Day – Friday 23 September 2022

The annual Old Peterite Golf Day was held at Strensall Golf Club on a day where the rain held off and we had bright sunshine and blue skies. The club was once again great hosts and we had great fun, with very competitive golf being played.

The team prize was won by a team with a mixture of youth and experience in James Bellinghall, Will Shaw, Toby McGill and Richard Gibbon.

The best stableford score on the day and the winner of The Burrnett Trophy was Jonty Routhwaite, who won the same trophy back in the 1970s!

The best gross score, with a highly competitive 73 and retaining the Founders Trophy for a second year, was Joe Copley.

Grafton Morrish Finals - 7-9 October 2022

St Peter’s qualified again for the Grafton Morrish Finals after a 5th place finish in the Northern qualifying round at Huddersfield Golf Club in May. The main tournament consists of 48 regionally qualifying schools, represented by six golfers, playing scratch match-

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Big thank-you to Tom, James and Stuart Lloyd for organising the event, this is likely to be a great addition to the OP calendar for years to come.

OPs vs OGs Match – 30th June

Over the summer, St Peter’s played Giggleswick (OGs) at Fulford Golf Club in York. All 4 games went up the 18th hole to be decided. Unfortunately, we didn’t win any of them, and the overall result was 3.5-0.5 to Giggleswick.

play foursomes in a knock-out format. This year St Peter’s had a buy into the 2nd round at Hunstanton Golf Club where they were drawn against George Heriot’s, six times winners of the event.

Joe Copley and Tom Lloyd, playing top, put up stout resistance against the Scots first pairing, which included David Campbell - who has played in all of George Heriot’s winning teams and holds the record of playing 104 rounds in the event! They succumbed on the 16th, losing 3&2.

Matthew Roberts and Charles Murray fought back from an early deficit to take the second match by a similar margin, following a run of par scores on a tough back 9.

The match then depended on Kevin Miller and Matthew Stephenson, who again fought back well from an early deficit to bring the match back, only to be thwarted by a putting masterclass in a howling gale around the turn from their opposition.

George Heriot’s were eventually knocked out in the Quarter Final by the eventual winners, Epsom, who beat Tonbridge in the Final. Birkenhead were the most successful Northern team, losing in the Semi-Finals written by Bob Elliott (non- playing Captain)

A loss in the second round resulted in entry into the stableford competition (The Solihull Salver) at Royal West Norfolk Golf Club. The pairings remained the same and as the conditions worsened, the team eventually finished in the middle of the pack.

The team gained great experience of the courses and foursomes format, which is notoriously unforgiving, and a young team should stand them in good stead for future years. Many thanks to the team members for playing and supporters of the school who followed the groupings over the weekend.

St Peter’s vs Uppingham vs London University - New Zealand Golf Club - 11 March

Grafton Morrish (regional qualifying) - Huddersfield Golf Club - 7 May 2023

St Peter’s vs Giggleswick - Fulford Golf Club - 29 June 2023

OP Golf Day - Strensall Golf Club - 1 September 2023

Grafton Morrish (national finals) - Hunstanton and Royal West Norfolk Golf Club - 5 - 8 October 2023

If there are any Old Peterites interested in joining any of the Golf events – please contact Andrew Miller, Joe Copley or Matthew Roberts for more information.