Just a few news items before the Ryder Cup gets underway later this week. ‘Tony Jacklin: My Ryder Cup Journey’ Getting straight into the Ryder Cup theme, and AGW member Tony Jimenez teamed with his long-time good friend and three-time European Team winning captain...
Notice 2021 AGW Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given of the 2021 Annual General Meeting to take place at TBA time am on Wednesday 15th July, 2021 in the media centre at the 149th Open Championship at Royal St. George’s. Of course, it will be a first AGM in...
Dear members, It has only been a few weeks since the last AGW newsletter however there has been news of late, and particularly with regards the AGWs annual dinner, I wanted to share with you. And along with some good news in relation to three of our members and news...
This April/May AGW newsletter commences on a treble sad note. Firstly, with the loss of the current AGW President, Jock MacVicar but now wishing to thank all those who contributed to the enormous outpouring following news of Jock’s passing earlier this month. There is...
GASTON BARRAS PASSES AWAY Swiss golf is in mourning. Gaston Barras, the one nicknamed “Mr. Golf”, died of a short illness this Sunday, March 7, 2021, a few months before his 90th birthday. A sad note to lead on with the passing of Gaston Barras....
Wishing all members of the AGW very best wishes for 2021 and in this year of the ox. Here’s also hoping also we can put the sadness of 2020 behind us and enjoy a year of some normality including celebrating our annual dinner in July at Royal St. George’s, join our...
A Message From AGW Chairman, Martin Dempster It seems strange to have arrived in December without seeing so many of our members at all this year due to Covid-19 having hit all our lives, both personally and professionally. Even for me, an eternal optimist, it has been...
1938-2020 SEPTEMBER 2020 BULLETIN Dear Members, There have been so many uncontrollable firsts this year and one of those, and following the cancellation of The Open, sadly was not being able to host...
It was the AGWs enormous pleasure again to arrange for the despatch of the now famed AGW Christmas hampers to our ‘senior’ members along with those dear friends to the AGW during the recent 2022 Christmas Festive Season. Once again, it is the thank you...
Ian Riach was aged 85-years when he passed away in January 2023 and having been born in 1937, a year prior to the AGW was founded. His wife Irene indicated Ian passed away two months shy of their 60th wedding anniversary. Ian joined the AGW in 1987 meaning...
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