The Scratch Championship, or Club Championship as it is more commonly known, is the premier competition of the season. It is played over 36 holes and the format is scratch stroke play (ie no handicap allowance).

The Scratch Championship Trophy has been won by all the best players to have played at the Club. First played for just after the war in 1946, it was Arthur Tomkins who dominated the early years by winning a record 9 Club Championships in 18 years from 1949 until his last in 1966. Several players then amassed multiple victories in the next few years, with Len Silver triumphing 4 times, and Ted Ambridge and Steve Meyer 3 times each. It was then perhaps our greatest ever player, Niall (George) Caprani who took over the mantle and won 8 times from 1976 up to 1994.

More recently, in the early 2000’s, there was a good battle to be The Champion Golfer of the Year between Dave Miles and Simon Jackson, with each player winning 3 times in the 6 years from 2000 until 2005. Anthony Light then posted a hat-trick of victories (in 2007, ’08 and ’10). David Watson has picked up the batton and notched up five wins of his own (2009, ’11, ’13, ’14 & ’16).

Roll of Honour:

2017 D. Hirst

2016 D. Watson

2015 B. Plumridge

2014 D. Watson

2013 D. Watson

2012 H. Wallace

2011 D. Watson

2010 A. Light

2009 D. Watson

2008 A. Light

2007 A. Light

2006 T. Moore

2005 D. Miles

2004 S. Jackson

2003 D. Miles

2002 S. Jackson

2001 S. Jackson

2000 D. Miles

1999 A. Pullin

1998 M. Johnson

1997 J. O’Neill

1996 D. Sanders

1995 D. Sanders

1994 N. Caprani

1993 P. Aveyard

1992 J. Jackson

1991 A. Pullin

1990 N. Caprani

1989 N. Caprani

1988 N. Caprani

1987 N. Caprani

1986 I. Devan

1985 I. Devan

1984 R. Mitchell

1983 L. Silver

1982 L. Silver

1981 S. Meyer

1980 S. Meyer

1979 N. Caprani

1978 S. Meyer

1977 N. Caprani

1976 N. Caprani

1975 T. Burchell

1974 T. Burchell

1973 L. Silver

1972 G. Tolley

1971 L .Silver

1970 A. Holmes

1969 P. McNeilis

1968 J. Lacey

1967 E. Ambridge

1966 A. Tomkins

1965 N. Clements

1964 N. Clements

1963 E. Ambridge

1962 E. Ambridge

1961 A. Tomkins

1960 F. Tingey

1959 J. Brereton

1958 R. Ritchie 

1957 A. Tomkins

1956 A. Tomkins

1955 A. Tomkins

1954 H. Lawrence

1953 A. Tomkins

1952 A. Tomkins

1951 A. Tomkins

1950 W. Glenn

1949 A. Tomkins

1948 J. West

1947 L. Tingey

1946 W. Glenn