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ACC Golfing Society Winter Notes 2019

Captain’s Charity ACCGS Chairman
Graham Smith receiving
Geoffrey Acott the 2019 Society Captain selected
“The Bone of Contention”
“Orchid” the testicular cancer charity as his target
and managed to raise around £750 through the
generosity of society members and other organi-
sations with which he is associated. His generous
donation of a sleeve of balls with the ACC Golfing
Society logo declaring the 2019 Captain’s Day was
a nice touch and came in handy for those of us who
rarely keep the same ball throughout the day! After
prize-giving he presented the 2020 Captain’s Jacket
to Terry Reddings and Joe Beaver was named as the
past Captain’s choice as Vice-Captain.
for nearly forty years, with this year’s honour going
Events to the ACC by a small margin.
The Society held the usual four major events during Thanks to the renewed efforts of the ACC
the year as well as matches against REME, PWRR. Association Secretary, the annual match between
RAPC and RAF Caterers and the regular 4-day the ACC Officers Dining Club and the Worshipful
tour which was once again held in Norfolk. The Company of Cook of London was
2020 Society Tour is being held in South Yorkshire once again played this year after a
and by popular request only one round of golf will lapse in 2018 where we could not
be held daily. Accommodation will be at the Carlton provide a team. The result was a win
Park Hotel Rotherham and the Society AGM will to the “Cooks” after some years of
be held on Monday 11th May 2020. Applications losses in this historic match which first
can be had from Geoff Acott, Tour Secretary. took place in 1976. The “Duff” Cup
was presented to the Cooks in 1928
Captain’s Day winners
L to R – Tony Monk, and allocated to record the results of Duff Cup
Kevin Gurney (guest), this match.
Terry Reddings, The ACC Golfing Society is open to all former
Peter Purcell, and serving Army caterers and anyone wishing
Geoffrey Acott
further information can contact membership sec-
retary Geoff Acott at acottg@gmail.com. New
members for 2019 were Peter Purcell, Keith Pollitt,
Jim Ginders and Tony Brace as well as a welcome
return by Bert Good.

Results of the year’s events can be found on the
ACC Association website www.accassociation.org/
golf.htm as can the 2020 Programme of Events,
but the main winners were:
Society Tour Peter Purcell

Spring Meeting Joe Beaver
Corps Championships Peter Sharman
Scratch competition
Presidents Day Alan Cochrane
Captain’s Day Division 1 Paul Hollely;
Division 2 Peter Purcell
Highlight of the matches was probably the match
against the RAF Caterers which has been going on ACCGS v RAFC GS at the Army Golf Club

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