LUGS v QUGS Friday 20 March 2026 at Sandwich
Under glorious March sunshine at the magnificent Royal St George’s, London University Golf Society (LUGs) welcomed their friends—and increasingly familiar foes—from Queen’s University Golf Society (QUGs) on the 20th of March 2026.…
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PUGS v LUGS Friday 13 March 2026 at St Germain
The golfing action was preceded by a wonderful Thursday evening dinner where both teams came together in excellent spirits ahead of the match. The evening set the tone perfectly for the…
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LUGS v Old Uppingham v Old St Peters Saturday 7 March 2026 at New Zealand
“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men/ Gang aft agley“ wrote Robert Burns in 1785. Some 240 years later, intrepid LUGS, OUGS and Peterites found themselves contending with losing organisers…
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SUGS v LUGS Friday 27 February 2026 at Muirfield
On Friday 27th February, the LUGS travelled north to the historic links of Muirfield for our annual fixture against the SUGS, the Scottish Universities Golfing Society. From the moment we arrived,…
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LUGS v DUGS Friday 20 February 2026 at Sandwich
They say the definition of madness is to continue doing the same thing while expecting a different result. So, after ‘Porky’ Kershaw led the LUGS to their worst ever defeat in…
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LUGS v WUGS Friday 6 February 2026 at Sandwich
For those LUGS that were around back in 1988, there was a sense of déjà vu as we arrived at Sandwich for this fixture. In 1988, the LUGS arrived at Luffness…
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LUGS v London University Sunday 2 November 2025 at Huntercombe
Another excellent match against the students led by Zofia Rzeznik, their splendid captain. Huntercombe continues at its charming best; a club that is entirely comfortable in its own skin and now,…
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Berkhamsted Golf Club v LUGS Saturday 18 October 2025 at Berkhamsted
Andrew Westmore, match manager for 40 years now, writes of this marvellous fixture which started as a ‘Blasters’ match and became a central part of LUGS life 2025 marked 40 years…
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LUGS at Woking Golf Club for the Alba Trophy – Saturday 7th June 2025
Representing the LUGS, Ian Raisbeck and Mike Kershaw flew the flag admirably at this year’s Alba Trophy, held at the delightful and welcoming Woking Golf Club on Saturday 7th June 2025.…
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QUGS v LUGS Friday 11 April 2025 at Portrush
As the drama of Rory McIlroy’s march towards the Grand Slam was beginning to unfold at Augusta, what more consequential venue for this match could there be than Portrush, where, in…
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LUGS v Old St Peters and Old Uppingham Saturday 8 March 2025 at New Zealand Golf Club
Ian Raisbeck reports: On 8 March 2025, the New Zealand Golf Club hosted the annual triangular match featuring the London University Golfing Society, the Old Uppinghamians and the Old Peterites. This…
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LUGS Spring Meeting Friday 7 March 2025 at Sandwich
LUGS was established in 1988 when Ian Smith, the SUGS (Scottish Universities Golfing Society) captain of the day, suggested to the Old Purple he was comfortably trouncing on the links at…
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LUGS v SUGS Friday 21 February 2025 at Sandwich
Perhaps it’s something to do with that incomprehensible space-time continuum, but doesn’t time fly these days? It seems like only a year ago when John Dennis, our captain, stood before the…
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LUGS v PUGS Friday 7 March 2025 at Sandwich
Match result: PUGS won 6½ – 5½ Our resident poet, Prof Tom Fahy has set the encounter to verse A COMIC BALLAD OF LUGS AND PUGS Upon the links of St…
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DUGS v LUGS Thursday and Friday 30 and 31 January 2025 at Portmarnock GC
Fixture debutant, Ian Raisbeck, writes: Purgatory at Portmarnock As I stood on the 15th tee, rental clubs on my shoulder, having suffered a humbling 6&4 defeat, a smile crept over my…
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