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A bright and breezy spring day at County Down with the QUGS; it doesn’t get much better than that!  Lying between the sea and the mountains of Mourne, there are few more scenic venues in the world of golf. Old Tom Morris was commissioned to design the course back in the late nineteenth century ‘forContinue reading “QUGS v LUGS 21 April 2023 Royal County Down”

Denham GC v LUGS 5 April 2023 Denham GC What a pleasure it was for the LUGS to be back at Denham. For those of a certain vintage, Denham was the first match of their university golfing lives coming, as it did, at the start of the Autumn term. It is no exaggeration to sayContinue reading “Denham GC v LUGS 5 April 2023 – Match Report”

DUGS v LUGS 16 March 2023 Portmarnock What a week for the Irish! A win against Scotland on Sunday; Cheltenham winners galore; St Patrick’s Day; and a likely grand slam against England on Saturday. Much too greedy of them, surely, to take a victory against the LUGS as well? But, as Gordon Gekko declared in WallContinue reading “DUGS v LUGS 16 March 2023 – Match Report”

LUGS v St. Peters v Uppingham Triangular 11 March 2023 – New Zealand Golf Club In the second edition of a fine fixture arranged by triangular old-boy, Stuart Lloyd, three teams from London University, St. Peters, and Uppingham descended on New Zealand Golf Club to do battle in a contest of three-ways foursomes that isContinue reading “LUGS v St. Peters v Uppingham Triangular 11 March 2023 – Match Report”

LUGS v PUGS 10 March 2023 Sandwich ‘Mon dieu qu’il fait froid!’ So went the cry of many of the PUGS as they battled against the elements on what has to go down as one of the coldest and wettest mornings in east Kent for many a year. And while it is an exaggeration toContinue reading “LUGS v PUGS 10 March 2023 – Match Report”

LUGS – SUGS Friday 3 February 2023 Sandwich Oh no! After nine consecutive defeats,  LUGS looked to be heading towards a much needed victory against the SUGS as we led 4-2 at lunch. But, whether it is fatigue over 36 holes, the absence of a ‘killer instinct’ or being more familiar with Pret a Manger thanContinue reading “LUGS v SUGS 3 February 2023 – Match Report”

The year saw a return to the normal scheduling of university alumni matches post Covid as well as the addition of new fixtures to the calendar.  Of the alumni matches, a competitive match at Muirfield saw the SUGS edge the LUGS 7.5 to 4.5; the LUGS pip the DUGS 6.5 to 5.5 at Sandwich; andContinue reading “LUGS in 2022 – Annual Review”

LUGS’ final game of the year was a revival of the fixture against the current university team.  Many of the LUGS players associate Huntercombe – in Oxfordshire a little way from Henley – with their own undergraduate golf experience. Back in the 1980s, the university played its championship there as well as matches against Oxford,Continue reading “LUGS v London University 4 December 2022 – Match Report”

After last year’s magnificent performance, the team had lofty ambitions.  Furthermore, this was the first time we had fielded a team of 12 – six of the old timers and six more youthful golfers. However, before arriving at Berkhamsted we were dealt a blow; at 8.30pm on the night before the match, 12 had becomeContinue reading “LUGS v Berkhamsted GC 15 October 2022 – Match Report”

Congratulations to Stuart Lloyd (St Thomas’s 1978-83) on winning the Jubilee Vase at St Andrews earlier this month. The Jubilee Vase, presented in 1887, is one of the main events during the Royal & Ancient’s Autumn Meeting. A knock out match play, Stuart, playing off 7, won the final by 3/2 in spite of concedingContinue reading “The Queen Victoria Jubilee Vase”

LUGS were represented by two groups in the Antlers at Royal Mid Surrey. At the children’s table were Matt Wilcox and Kaihan Mobed, alongside the slightly more grownup pairing of Andrew Berryman and Ian Hedley. The first challenge of the day was to turn up at the golf course on time, with train strikes compoundedContinue reading “Antlers at Royal Mid Surrey 19 June 2022 – Competition Report”

SUGS v LUGS v QUGS v DUGS  Thursday/Friday 23/23 June 2022 Luffness Golf Club, East Lothian LUGS was established at Luffness in March 1988 where we played our first match against the SUGS. So it was fitting that we returned there in June to play a quadrangular match with the three university golfing societies that formContinue reading “SUGS v LUGS v QUGS v DUGS 23/24 June 2022 – Match Report”

LUGS on the Heath After much hype and suspense, the LUGS played their inaugural fixture versus Walton Heath Golf Club on Friday 13th May 2022. Twelve brave souls gathered on one of the most dangerous calendar dates of the year to do battle. The curse of the day struck early as a few last-minute complicationsContinue reading “LUGS v Walton Heath GC 13 May 2022 – Match Report”

LUGS v QUGS Friday 1 April 2022 Royal St George’s  It was especially good to see the QUGS back at Sandwich given the disappointment of three Covid induced match cancellations back in 2020. While only four years old, there is a strong sense among both young and older players that the match feels much moreContinue reading “LUGS v QUGS 1 April 2022- Match Report”

LUGS v OUs v OSPs Saturday 19 March 2022 New Zealand Golf Club  While many of the rugby loving LUGS were stocking fridges in preparation for the last three games of the Six Nations, an inspired group of golfers made its way to the New Zealand Golf Club to contest a brand new fixture. TheContinue reading “LUGS v OUs v OSPs 19 March 2022 – Match Report”

LUGS v DUGS Friday 11 March 2022 Royal St George’s  LUGS’ last game before lockdown had been against the DUGS at Sandwich and so the return of Trinity’s finest to the Kent links marked what we all hoped to be the bookending to the worst effects of the virus. That said, Thursday’s news was thatContinue reading “LUGS v DUGS 11 March 2022- Match Report”

Since launching the website in July 2021, we have managed to play matches against the SUGS at Sandwich, the QUGS at Portrush, the DUGS at Portmarnock and Berkhamsted at the club. In short, a very welcome return to some great courses after the lengthy Covid layoff. Of the 180 or so LUGS we contacted withContinue reading “New website launch – November 2021 update”

DUGS v LUGS Thursday 18 November 2021 Portmarnock With Covid causing the postponement of the fixture scheduled immediately prior to the Ireland v England rugby game, the rearranged match fell neatly into the Autumn rugby series. Could the DUGS rise to the heights their rugby team had reached in beating the All Blacks last weekend?Continue reading “DUGS v LUGS 18 November 2021 – Match Report”

LUGS v SUGS Friday 22 October 2021 Royal St George’s Our long delayed fixture against the SUGS finally took place on a beautiful Autumn day in Kent. Both teams needed to adjust personnel late in the days as Covid raised its ugly head. The last to fall was Alex Modgill who arrived at the clubContinue reading “LUGS v SUGS 22 October 2021 – Match Report”

Berkhamsted GC v LUGS, 16 October 2021 As ever, it was a thoroughly enjoyable day at Berkhamsted, played on a course in peak condition with fabulous, true and well-paced greens. The usual LUGS tradition of providing port and brandy at breakfast is always well received; it is fair to say that the LUGS team tuckedContinue reading “Berkhamsted v LUGS 16 October 2021 – Match Report”