Autumn Meeting
Walton Heath GC
Friday 4th September 2020
We are delighted that thanks to the generosity of the London Metal Exchange we are able to hold our Autumn Meeting at one of the greatest golf courses in the world.
Walton Heath Golf Club, Walton on the Hill, Tadworth, KT20 7TP
Telephone: +44 (0)1737 812152
Website: https://www.waltonheath.com/our_contacts
Walton Heath is one of the world’s most highly regarded golf clubs, famous for its rich golfing and political history and the quality of its two exceptionally challenging heathland layouts, described by Jack Nicklaus as “wonderfully pure.” Both courses feature in the UK and Ireland’s Top 50 rankings. The Old has earned its place in the World’s Top 100 every year since their inception in 1938.
The Club was founded in 1903. Walton’s first Captain happened also to be King Edward VIII. Its first Professional, James Braid, won five Opens and stayed for some forty-five years. Winston Churchill played regularly at Walton Heath. Walton Heath staged the European Open in the seventies and eighties, the Ryder Cup in 1981, the British Ladies Amateur in 2000, and the Senior Open in 2011.
The Club’s calendar highlights are the U.S. Open Qualifier and the Walton Heath Trophy (formerly the South of England Open Amateur Championship). Michael Campbell, winner of the U.S. Open in 2005, qualified at Walton. The 2007 SEOAC was won by Danny Willett.
The Club was founded in 1903. Walton’s first Captain happened also to be King Edward VIII. Its first Professional, James Braid, won five Opens and stayed for some forty-five years. Winston Churchill played regularly at Walton Heath. Walton Heath staged the European Open in the seventies and eighties, the Ryder Cup in 1981, the British Ladies Amateur in 2000, and the Senior Open in 2011.
The Club’s calendar highlights are the U.S. Open Qualifier and the Walton Heath Trophy (formerly the South of England Open Amateur Championship). Michael Campbell, winner of the U.S. Open in 2005, qualified at Walton. The 2007 SEOAC was won by Danny Willett.
Guests are welcome at this meeting.
Members compete for the Gold Cup
Members who played in the Spring Meeting may compete for the Aggregate Cup awarded to the highest combined Stableford scores
Entry Fees: Members £95 kindly subsidised by the LME, Guests £150
Payment should be made to:
Beneficiary: The London Metal Exchange Golf Association
Bank: Lloyds TSB, Sort code: 30‐18‐43, Account no: 00359651
Or make your cheque payable to LMEGA and send to:
Steven Spencer, Hon.Sec, Trumpsgreen Cottage, Lyne Road, Virginia Water, Surrey GU25 4EG
You MUST wear a jacket and LMEGA tie for the prizegiving.
Timetable
Morning
07h30 : Coffee and bacon rolls
08h30 : 18 holes on the Old Course
Single Stableford in 3-Balls for the Association's Gold Cup, Johnson Pot and Aggregate Cup
Walton Heath’s Old Course has featured in the World’s Top 100 rankings every year since their inception in 1938. The course designer, Herbert Fowler, liked to test the extent of the golfer’s repertoire of shots. The Old Course has many demands, but its greater length and generally smaller greens mean that more “Scottish shots” are likely to be needed in this Surrey haven.
12h30 : Lunch
Afternoon
14h00 : 18 holes Greensomes on the New Course
Walton Heath’s New Course shares the same open heathland setting as the Old and is a fine Championship course in its own right. It opened for play in 1907 as a nine hole layout, and extended to eighteen in 1913. The New stretches to 7200 yards off the back tees, 6648 yards off the medals, and has been ranked in the UK and Ireland’s Top 50 courses for more than ten years. This is a serious golf course.
17h30 : Sandwiches and prize giving