In the 2005 Halford Hewitt, the fates conspired to prevent us fielding our best side and we went down 4-1 in the first round to Aldenham, who are enjoying something of a resurgence with some new talented young golfers. Julian Tate and James Bell picked up a point, and two of our pairs lost only on the 18th green, so the score belies the closeness of the competition.
In the ensuing Plate competition, we won our first round 2-1 against Trent, but succumbed to Ampleforth in the second round, with one match finishing on the 18th and another at the 20th - again a very close thing.
