The LMEGA Past Captains competition was played in lovely weather at Coombe Hill on June 10th.  A smaller than usual field of 8 was reduced when one player had to retire injured after 4 holes. 

The course was in wonderful condition and the lunch excellent. The competition was won by Derek Raphael a member of Coombe Hill with 34 points. David Ratcliffe was runner up with 30 points.

The annual match between the LMEGA and the Stock Exchange Golf Society took place at Hankley Common GC on Wednesday in glorious sunshine. Clearly the sun shines on the stock market these days even though metals are less in the limelight, because the LSE ran out winners yet again, although unable to match the record win of 2013. The LMEGA was short some of its best players yet again. However, the team put every effort into the day.

At lunch the foursomes were all square, with victories by Rob Draisey & Ian Taylor, Bill Smit & Edward Sawbridge and David Hardy & Brian Woodbridge. Sadly, the afternoon was not to be the same close match in the singles. With Ian Taylor delivering his second victory alongside wins by Yang Liu and Alan Jamieson and a half from David Ratcliffe, the LMEGA could only muster 3½ points against the 8½ by the LSE, leaving the final result 11½ - 6½ in favour of the LSE.

The next event is the City Quadrilateral at Effingham GC on Wednesday 9th July – now sadly the City Trilateral with the withdrawal of the Baltic Exchange, although for 2015 the LSE has promised to field a team. That match is now fully subscribed.

We then move on to the season’s biggest event – Captain’s Day on 24th July at the prestigious Ashridge GC, carefully selected to allow players from all over the London area to attend, even from Essex! Will all members make a very special effort to come and support your Captain, Chris Jones, on the day. There is only two weeks left to get your place reserved, so do please hurry.