Hurtmore – 2026

Will it be the impressive scores returned or the entertainment provided by the catering manageress at Hurtmore that will be remembered most about the last day of the 2026 Peripatos season?

Catering

We should have known what to expect early on as those that had breakfast had an early experience of the manageress’s character, load and without filter.

The communication with Hurtmore hadn’t been easy but it seemed okay. The invoice for 20 rounds of golf with 19 players eating had been paid.

1. The original order for loin of pork and crumble had to be altered as the golf club’s supplier could not meet the demand for 19 portions of loin of pork, it would have to be hunters’ chicken instead.
2. Before we all sat down to eat, I noticed there were only 16 places laid. I quietly mentioned this to the waiting staff. Apparently, the catering manageress had not been told of there were 19 required.

There followed a wild eyed, arm waving march from the kitchen to the admin office by the manageress, followed 5 minutes later by the manager with a determined look on his face to the kitchen.

I apologise to the 3 who had sausages instead of Hunters’ chicken (or loin of pork). I only found out later that that was what you were served.

Golf

Outrageous, amazing, incredible, unbelievable, all words used on looking down the individual scores returned. Even more so when you consider the state of the course. Hurtmore fairways are usually firm and shorter than we are used to but on Thursday the fairways were like concrete, hard and barely any grass. Hurtmore seemed to be a chlorophyll free zone. Preferred lies within 2 club lengths and 200 yard 7 irons were the order of the day.

The exceptional scoring meant that the Order of Merit, for the best 3 aggregate score during the year was not as clear cut as first thought.

• Congratulations to Dave G for his magnificent 50pts.
• Chris Grimes followed his 48 at Slinfold with a fine 42.
• Grant Walters, bettered his best of the year by 13.
• Overall 8 out of 20 rounds returned 40 or better.

Nearest the Pin

11	Alan Corlett
14	John Slocombe
7	Chris Steibelt

Team Stableford

1	John Sargeant + John Bollans + Grant Walters + Martin Hodgson	115
2	john Slocombe + David Gerrard + Martyn Boyce + Steve Luckhurst	113
3	John Brooks + Graham Heath + Jack Lowe + Alan Corlett	106
4	David Taylor + Chris Steibelt + John Spiers + Chris Grimes	98
5	Alistair Crossman + Charlie Crawford + Yutaka Yasuda + Terry Deyoung	97

Individual Stableford

1	David Gerrard	50
2	Grant Walters	47
3	John Sargeant	47
4	john Slocombe	44
5	Yutaka Yasuda	44
6	Martin Hodgson	44
7	Chris Grimes	42
8	Jack Lowe	40
9	Alan Corlett	39
10	John Bollans	38
11	John Brooks	35
12	Graham Heath	35
13	Chris Steibelt	34
14	Martyn Boyce	33
15	Charlie Crawford	32
16	David Taylor	31
17	Alistair Crossman	30
18	Terry Deyoung	29
19	John Spiers	29
20	Steve Luckhurst	29