Gentlemen! 

 

I can’t believe I’m already halfway through my year as Captain of the Comedian’s Golf Society! It only seems like yesterday that I was given this opportunity and so far it’s been a wonderful year of golf.

 

We have however, sadly lost a number of highly respected long standing members namely John Oakley, Brian Day, Wally Mardell, King Jester - John Cassidy and the one and only Colin Lewin. 

 

It’s therefore very fitting that we are naming the Invitational Day on the 18th August in Colin’s name. Please bring as many guests as you can to this as it would be great to see as many golfers there as possible. The evening promises to be some great entertainment ... watch this sapce! 

 

I was very pleased to be able to attend all events during my year with the exception of the Sheerness Charity Golf Day for which I was sorry to have not been able to attend due to a long standing work commitment abroad. My thanks to Paul Rogers for organising what was such a highly successful event.

 

It’s also very heartening to see such camaraderie on all of the trips away in particular Martyn Taylor’s trip to Portugal which is about as much fun as is possible to have playing golf. Also the French trip for  which I write as I am currently on route.

 

Another great event for your diaries will be the CGS Captain’s Ball which will be held at the Prince Regent Hotel in Woodford on Saturday the 20th March. This will mark the end to my year and I will then be announcing our new Captain for the ensuing year 2027.

 

To this end, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support during my year as your Captain and I look forward to seeing you all at some more of the upcoming CGS events.

 

Matt Harper-Ward

Captain 2026