The draw for the 2025 Halford Hewitt was held at the East India Club in London last night. After last year’s centenary celebrations we are back to normal again. John Gordon, as the newly appointed vice president of the Halford Hewitt was in charge of choosing the numbers, whilst someone else chose the schools, so we were hopeful for a good draw, and not a repeat of last year.
Fortunately for John, he has three more years to rectify his terrible performance and I’m pleased to announce our draw and the team for the Halford Hewitt.
Glenalmond will play Harrow, on Friday 11th April at 08:55 at Royal St Georges Golf Club. Those with sharp memories will know that we played Harrow at Georges in the first round last year, and those with even sharper memories will remember the result.
The team will be as follows
- Andreas Frey
- Karl Frey
- Campbell Gibson
- Cameron Grieve
- John Laird
- Llew Porter
- Tom Simmonds
- Mike Thomson
- Niall Watson
- Richard White
- Reserve – Sandy Gray
We are pleased to have back the Frey brothers and John Laird to the team, and welcome Llew Porter to the team, making his Hewitt debut in this year’s tournament.
We hope that supporters will be able to join us, and a similar trip that took place last year, with rounds at Princes, Rye and possibly Royal St Georges would be available.
Floreat Glenalmond
Can I also make you aware of a new Hewitt book that has been published.
Hewitt Centenary Book – “A Touch of Class” by Richard Norris
Richard has covered every year of the competition including a detailed result; how it grew from a single figure number of entries to 64 by 1952; how the first ever match was played at St. George’s Hill between The Leys and Harrow with the final at The Addington – before establishing its home at Royal Cinque Ports and almost 30 years later, inviting Royal St. George’s to assist with the hosting. It uniquely also tells the fascinating story of the founding of each participating school.
Limited, at the time of writing to 1,000 copies, 320 A4 pages with over 300 illustrations and photographs of many Society teams that have reached the final stages of this 101 year old tournament. It includes mini-biographies of those who have, over the years, made significant contributions towards the success of the Hewitt from the founders up to the present day.
Inevitably ‘A Touch of Class’ will follow ‘A Festival of Foursomes’ as a collectors’ item and one to be treasured. Should demand exceed 1,000 copies , as we expect, by the end of January 2025, the initial print run will be increased accordingly.
Glenalmond have been guaranteed 10 copies, at a cost of £45 each. If you would like a copy, do let me know.
