Summer Meeting
Woking Golf Club
9 July 2024
Woking Golf Club
Heath House Road, Brookwood, Woking, GU22 0RA
Rob Oubridge retained the Mike Smalley Rose Bowl
Gary Brandon won the IPA President’s Trophy for lowest gross
Three trophies are contested at our annual summer meeting - a fixture that in recent years has seen blazing sunshine and soaring temperatures add to the test posed by the heathland at Woking Golf Club.
The IPA Trophy is awarded to the player with the lowest gross score, while the Mike Smalley Rose Bowl is awarded for the best stableford score. The summer meeting also features the Maurice Napper Trophy for Doggedness, which is given to the player with the biggest increase in stableford points between the front nine and back nine.
2024 report
In stark contrast to the blazing heat of recent years, a full field assembled for the Summer Meeting under leaden skies and a distinctly unpromising forecast. And while we managed to avoid the worst of the rain, the damp conditions softened the challenge posed by Woking’s famously tricky greens, resulting in some impressive scoring.
The Mike Smalley Rose Bowl for the best stableford saw three players tied at the top with 39 points – Gary Brandon, Matt Reynolds and defending champion Rob Oubridge. A countback saw Woking member Oubridge come out on top – a gross score of one under par on the back nine giving him 23 stableford points.
The IPA President’s Trophy for the lowest gross score was also keenly contested. IPAGs veteran and four-time winner of the title John Farrell signed for a creditable 75, but was pushed down into fourth place on countback as Matt Reynolds and Duncan Wood also recorded the same score. But Gary Brandon took the spoils with a four-over par of 74 – a particularly impressive feat given he only recorded one birdie.
The Maurice Napper Award for Doggedness was claimed by Alan Thompson, with a 10-shot improvement between his front and back nine stableford tallies, while the guest stableford was won by Paul Jones with a score of 32 points playing off scratch – an impressive gross score of 75.
The good scoring continued into the afternoon greensomes, despite a heavy downpour that had a number of members contemplating another pass at the dessert course after lunch. No less than three pairs managed a two under score of 38 points, but a 40-point haul by Dan Barnett and his guest James Smith was enough to take the spoils.
IPA Trophy (gross)
1960 M. R. Samuel
1961 A.G. Hughes-Onslow
1962 H Stewart
1963 C.A. Jackson
1964 T.N. Treen
1965 P.B.L. Falk
1966 Ian Pitt
1967 F.D. Banks
1968 A.R.P. Wrathall
1969 G. Roe
1970 J.L. Kirkby
1971 M.N.T. Cole
1972 P.R.B. Lewis
1973 J.M. Lindesay-Bethune
1974 P. Ryan
1975 P. Ryan
1976 M. Cole
1977 J. Zimmerman
1978 T. Roberts
1979 L.R.A. Godfrey
1980 Not contested
1981 S. Coltman
1982 P.C. Lagden
1983 P.C. Lagden
1984 J. Kilty
1985 K. Jessup
1986 J. Castling
1987 L.R.A. Godfrey
1988 P.C. Lagden
1989 F. Weaver
1991 M.J. Franklin
1992 T.C. Mallott
1993 A.M. Chapman
1994 M. Lund
1995 G.D. Carter
1996 A. Timms
1997 A.M. Coleman
1998 A.M. Coleman
1999 A.M. Coleman
2000 G. Carter
2001 N.J. Jarman
2002 G. Carter
2003 Adrian Coleman
2004 Chris Herd
2005 Tim Brown
2006 Geoff Carter
2007 Geoff Carter
2008 Geoff Carter
2009 Tim Brown
2010 Craig Denyer
2011 Richard Russell
2012 Tim Brown
2013 Mark Young
2014 John Farrell
2015 Graham Kerr
2016 Dan Barnett
2016 John Farrell
2017 John Farrell
2018 Brad Young
2019 Brad Young
2020 Cancelled Covid-19
2021 John Farrell
2022 Duncan Wood
2023 Dan Barnett
2024 Gary Brandon
Mike Smalley Rose Bowl (stableford)
1972 C.M. Thomas
1973 W.G. Barney
1974 R. Lewis
1975 T. Bushell
1976 B. Considine
1977 W.G. Barney
1979 T. Bushell
1981 C.M. Thomas
1982 T. Bushell
1983 P. Lagden
1984 N. Dolton
1985 K. Jessup
1986 J. Castling
1987 L.R.A. Godfrey
1988 G. Carter
1989 P.B.A. Ridett
1990 Not contested
1991 B. Hovell
1992 J. Kilty
1993 B. Hovell
1994 M. Lund
1995 S.A. Bond
1996 A.M. Timms
1997 K.M. Donohue
1998 I. W-Easton
1999 A. Coleman
2000 I. Priest
2001 A. Chapman
2002 Geoff Carter
2003 Adrian Coleman
2004 Tim Brown
2005 Craig Denyer
2006 Geoff Carter
2007 John Farrell
2008 Rae Burdon
2009 Ben Dunn
2010 Simon Clemmow
2011 Richard Russell
2012 Philip Hayman
2013 Mark Young
2014 Alan Jarvie
2015 Jim Yorath
2016 Andy Stevens
2017 David Seabrook
2018 Brad Young
2019 Robin Shuker
2020 Cancelled
2021 John Farrell
2022 Duncan Wood
2023 Rob Oubridge
2024 Rob Oubridge
Maurice Napper Trophy (doggedness)
1966 G.E.G. Tooth
1967 B.B. Considine
1968 D.C.S. Compton
1969 G.M. Thomas
1970 M. Burt
1971 R.W.D. Venables
1972 D.G. Burchell
1973 M. Wilkins
1974 F. Hickey
1975 J.M. Zimmermann
1976 J.A. Given
1977 R.M. Noble
1978 P. Doust
1979 T. Roberts
1980 R. Hall
1981 I.C. Butler
1982 P. Bates
1983 A. Morrison
1984 I.C. Hill
1985 P. Foster
1986 T. Roberts
1987 M. Wilkins
1988 J. Kilty
1989 C. Butler
1990 G. Hill
1991 R. Anthony
1992 T.C. Mallott
1993 A. Bowman
1994 F. Weaver
1995 M. Lund
1996 C. Doxat
1997 D. Lansdowne
1998 I. Priest
1999 I. Priest
2000 C.G.J. Reed
2001 M. Chajkin
2002 Adrian Coleman
2003 Peter Lovatt +10 points
2004 Adrian Coleman 13-21
2005 Robin Price
2006 Peter Hollins 11-20
2007 Ian Priest 9-21
2008 Terry Paxton 9-20
2009 Terry Paxton 7-18
2010 George Nimmeh 13-22
2011 Lionel Godfrey 11-20
2012 Matthew Chaplin 10-21
2013 Tony Hector 15-24
2014 Cormac Loughran 12-19
2015 Jim Yorath 16-25
2016 Mark Young 6-17
2017 Mark Eaves
2018 Brad Young
2019 Mark Zimmer
2020 Cancelled Covid-19
2021 Tim Brown
2022 Mark Palmer
2023 Toby Shortland 5-11
2024 Alan Thompson 12-22