The early history of the Society
Sydney James Chesterton, a partner in Chestertons and himself a golfer of renown, conceived the idea of forming a Golfing Society among the members of the Surveyors Institution. It happened that in November 1906 he was late arriving at the Institution to attend a lecture by the celebrated Mr E H Blake on “Drainage and Sanitation”. He found there was no room for him in the lecture hall. He was joined by Sydney A Smith and together they adjourned to the Members Room.
Chesterton broached his idea of forming a Golfing Society which was strongly supported by the members who had managed to attend Blake’s paper.
The Founders meeting was held on 10th December 1906 and it was decided to seek the Council’s approval to the formation of a Society to be called the ‘Chartered Surveyors Golfing Society’.
The inaugural Meeting was held on 13th February 1907 under the Chairmanship of S J Chesterton with S A Smith as Honorary Secretary and a Committee consisting of B C Apps, A Burnett Brown, P Chasemore, R Parry, Cuthbert Smith and S F Monier Williams.
During the first year 140 members joined the Society and by 1914 the membership stood at 200.
The Council decided to give the Society a Challenge Cup for annual competition for twenty guineas, which is a magnificent trophy and played for today in a knock out competition for the top sixteen stableford scores in the Spring Meeting singles competition at the Berkshire.
The first Dinner of the Society was held at the Trocadero in October 1907. There were eight courses, music and three entertainers. The cost was just under half a sovereign a head. The 106th Annual Dinner of the Society will be held on Thursday 21st February 2019 at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in Knightsbridge.
A fuller account of the Society’s history is available from the Honorary Secretary.
Year | President | Captain | Treasurer | Secretary | Winner of the Challenge Cup | Captain v President Match Venue |
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1907 | G Langridge | S J Chesterton | S A Smith | S A Smith | J Chesterton | |
1908 | T T Wainwright | C Smith | S J Chesterton | S J Chesterton | W R Hood | |
1909 | Howard Martin | R Parry | S J Chesterton | S J Chesterton | E I Roberts | |
1910 | Sir A R Stening | S F Monier Williams | R Parry | S J Chesterton | F W Welch | |
1911 | L R Vigars | C R Lowe | R Parry | S J Chesterton | Alan K Gibson | |
1912 | Sir E Horne | W E Streatfield Milne | R Parry | S A Smith & J Chesterton | C E Rualt | |
1913 | E G Strutt | A Goddard | R Parry | S A Smith & J Chesterton | G F H Wraight | |
1914 | W E Woolley | S Martin | R Parry | S A Smith & J Chesterton | O B Pearse | |
First War | ||||||
1920 | A Young | Sir John Oakley | R Parry | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | ||
1921 | J Wilmot | D Watney | R Parry | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | E A Gifford | |
1922 | J H Sabin | H M Stanley | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | F R Phipps | |
1923 | J M Clark | B G K Allsop | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | S J Chesterton | |
1924 | Sir J J Davidson | A C P Medrington | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | S J Chesterton | |
1925 | Sir E Savill | W W Burton | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | E Gunson | |
1926 | J D Wallis | J L Milne | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | E N Clifton | |
1927 | D Watney | D Watney | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | P Harvery Ross and S J Chesterton | E N Clifton | |
1928 | E S Cox | F E Sneath | P Harvery Ross | A B Thornton | P M Ashridge | |
1929 | C B Fisher | E B Glasier | P Harvery Ross | A B Thornton & E H Howard | P M Ashridge | |
1930 | C H Bedells | E N Clifton | E Howard | S Vyvian Hicks | W M Hall | |
1931 | E H Leader | E Howard | E Howard | S Vyvian Hicks | F S Griffith | |
1932 | J E Bidwell | H C Cole | E Howard | S Vyvian Hicks | J L Milne | |
1933 | C Gerald Eve | R D Watney | E Howard | S Vyvian Hicks | Harlowe R Lowe | |
1934 | P F Tuckett | H W Daw | E Howard | H D A Watney | B A Champion | |
1935 | A Arnold | S Vyvian Hicks | E Howard | H D A Watney | F S Daniell | |
1936 | H M Stanley | A J Brickwell | E Howard | H D A Watney | Harlowe R Lowe | |
1937 | J M Theobald | D Fish | E Howard | H D A Watney | S V Denne | |
1938 | R Cobb | K B Stanley | E Howard | R S Walker | C B Booth | |
1939 | Sir C Bressey | E B Gillett | E Howard | R S Walker | A S Whiddington | |
Second War | ||||||
1947 | A G Harfield | E B Gillett | E Howard | R S Walker | W H Hutton | |
1948 | R W Trumper | H R Lowe | E Howard | R S Walker | W B Denison | |
1949 | S Vyvian Hicks | H D A Watney | E Howard | R S Walker | C B Booth | |
1950 | J A F Watson | S F Edgson (died in office) / F J Trumper | E Howard | R S Walker | L M Hogbin | |
1951 | H P Hobbs | F J Trumper | E Howard | R S Walker | A E W Henderson | |
1952 | J Arnold Foster | W E A Bull | E Howard | R S Walker | B C Briant | |
1953 | J C Pinkerton | O S Chesterton | E Howard | R S Walker | J D P Wheatley | |
1954 | G A Coombe | J P C Done | E Howard | G D Walford | W G Edwards | |
1955 | C P Bowyer | P G Jonas | E Howard | G D Walford | K H Bole | |
1956 | W R Brackett | M H Thackray | E Howard | G D Walford | H W Bailey | Hollinwell |
1957 | WE A Bull | J C Pinkerton | E Howard | G D Walford | T B Angliss | Turnberry |
1958 | W H Balch | J L Postlethwaite | E Howard | G D Walford | H G Newton | Royal Liverpool |
1959 | F G Fleury | B C Briant | E Howard | G D Walford | W G Edwards | No contest |
1960 | J L Postlethwaite | R W Gleed | F J Trumper | G D Walford | W J Preston | Moretonhamstead |
1961 | J D Trustram Eve | J W G Barr | F J Trumper | G D Walford | G J Knotts | No contest |
1962 | E C Strathon | J H C Cheshire | F J Trumper | G D Walford | J P Siese | Newcastle Co. Down |
1963 | G H Haywood | R C Miller | F J Trumper | R W Gleed | D Jackson | Machrihanish |
1964 | Sir Dennis Pilcher | J C Hawkes | F J Trumper | R W Gleed | D Jackson | Betchworth Park |
1965 | G D Walford | G D Walford | F J Trumper | R W Gleed | G J Knotts | Ravenstein Brussels |
1966 | Sir Henry Wells | R H Baucher | F J Trumper | R W Gleed | D F Richie | Porters Park |
1967 | Guy Briscoe | G L Coates | F J Trumper | R W Gleed | L J Champniss | Tandridge |
1968 | H B Eve | T P Stewart | F J Trumper | R W Gleed | C J Reece | Machrihanish |
1969 | Sir Oliver Chesterton | S Mohahan | F J Trumper | R W Gleed & G L Coates | K E Way | Lahinch Co. Clare |
1970 | J Clark | M S Yarwood | F J Trumper | R W Gleed & G L Coates | J R Blanchard | Royal St Davids |
1971 | E J Battersby | W E Philp | S Clements | R W Gleed | R A Wood | Woodhall Spa |
1972 | J Brendon George | P W Grafton | S Clements | W E Philp | M Foster-Taylor | Moretonhamstead |
1973 | M S Argles | W M McCash | S Clements | W E Philp | J P Siese | Nairn |
1974 | E Norman Harris | P G Bigwood | S Clements | W E Philp | C D Searle | Castletown |
1975 | B J Collins | J O Trumper | S Clements | W E Philp | J L Balch | Royal West Norfolk |
1976 | D M Doig | H A C Edwards | S Clements | W E Philp | C D Searle | Saunton |
1977 | C P Franklin | J Peters | S Clements | W E Philp | G Roue | Holyhead |
1978 | F C Knowles | J Devine | S Clements | W E Philp | K D Rubens | Royal Dornoch |
1979 | P W Grafton | P Mulcahy | S Clements | H A Mote | S Glyn | Blainroe Co. Wicklow |
1980 | R M Wilson | J L Balch | S Clements | H A Mote | G N Tankel | Aldeburgh |
1981 | J N C James | A H Brown | S Clements | H A Mote | M A Jones | Ganton |
1982 | P R V Watkins | F D Dyer | S Clements | H A Mote | J C Collingwood | Woodhall Spa |
1983 | R W P Luff | C J Eatough | S Clements | H A Mote | S Reeves | St Enodoc |
1984 | C Dann | D E Biddle | S Clements | H A Mote | R J Sloan | Woodbridge |
1985 | G M Townsend | G P Glass | S Clements | H A Mote | J A Driscoll | Aberdovey |
1986 | P Orchard-Lisle | M O Coates | S Clements | H A Mote | J Cousins | Royal Cinque Ports, Deal |
1987 | D A G Troup | P D G Hopley | S Clements | H A Mote | J A Driscoll | Ganton |
1988 | M G Clark | G Windsor Lewis | P G Tarris | H A Mote | M C Elliott | Frilford Heath |
1989 | D H R Yorke | G V Cope | P L Gray | H A Mote | I Grisenthwaite | Saunton |
1990 | D R Male | A C H Froude | P L Gray | H A Mote | M R Smith | Royal St Davids |
1991 | Sir Idris Pearce | J C Brett | P L Gray | C J Eatough | W J Preston | Lahinch Co. Clare |
1992 | Ted Watts | J F Doubleday | M F Maynard | C J Eatough | N P S Jupp | Southerness |
1993 | C W Jonas | H W M Cave | M F Maynard | C J Eatough | I Grisenthwaite | Royal Liverpool |
1994 | Clive Lewis | I M Fitzsimon | M F Maynard | C J Eatough | S A Parnes | Royal Dornoch |
1995 | R Swanston | J A Grayson | M F Maynard | C J Eatough | P J Holt | Ganton |
1996 | Simon Pott | R H Cobb | M F Maynard | C J Eatough | R J Sloan | St Enodoc |
1997 | Jeremy Bayliss | H A Mote | M F Maynard | C J Eatough | R J March | The Machrie |
1998 | Peter McKendrick | K E Way | M F Maynard | J O Trumper | M Brown | Royal Porthcawl |
1999 | Richard Lay | G M Armstrong | M F Maynard | J O Trumper | R T Gibb | Trevose |
2000 | Simon Kolesar | W S Wrigley | M F Maynard | J O Trumper | P N E Luard | Silloth |
2001 | Jonathan Harris | T A Lombard | M F Maynard | J O Trumper | R J Sloan | Tulfarris Co. Wicklow |
2002 | Peter Faulkner | M C Elliott | M F Maynard | J O Trumper | P N E Luard | Le Touquet |
2003 | Peter Fall | W P Siegle | M F Maynard | J O Trumper | P N E Luard | Woodhall Spa |
2004 | Nicholas Brooke | W F Balch | M F Maynard | J O Trumper | A J Rogers | Aldeburgh |
2005 | Barry Gilbertson | A C M Rintoul | C D Searle | J O Trumper | R J Davis | Machrihanish |
2006 | Steve Williams | H G Stewart | C D Searle | J O Trumper | S O Piercy | Nairn |
2007 | Graham Chase | N P S Jupp | C D Searle | J O Trumper | D R Aspey | West Sussex |
2008 | David Tuffin | C D Searle | C D Searle | J O Trumper | D P Treacher | Burnham & Berrow |
2009 | Peter Goodacre | T D Hamilton | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | J A Dalby | Enniscrone Co. Sligo |
2010 | Max Crofts | P C Fisher | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | R Brassington | Royal Cinque Ports Deal |
2011 | Robert Peto | S Kolesar | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | N C Cobb | St Enodoc |
2012 | See Lian Ong | J S Aspery | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | P B Grant | Formby |
2013 | Alan Collett | D Gill | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | A G Soskin | Ballyliffin Co. Donegal |
2014 | Michael Newey | S P Seymour-Taylor | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | T Warrick | Aldeburgh |
2015 | Louise Brooke-Smith | I D Ditchfield | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | R Stevenson | Gullane |
2016 | Martin Brühl | D R Aspey | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | D Doogan | Murcar |
2017 | Amanda Clack | D G Rose | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | A Kerr | Saunton |
2018 | John Hughes | N M Sheridan | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | P Hacking | Hunstanton |
2019 | Chris Brooke | Tom Emlyn Jones | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | N Watts | Aberdovey |
2020 | Timothy Neal | Fiona Stoddard | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | Not played | Not played |
2021 | Kathleen Fontana | Fiona Stoddard | C D Searle | A C M Rintoul | Boat of Garten |