Spring Meeting

The Berkshire Golf Club

9 May 2025

The Berkshire Golf Club

Swinley Road, Winkfield Row, Ascot SL5 8AY

Duncan Wood and Matthew Ring, winners of the gross and stableford competitions respectively.

Captain Niel Bornman with greensomes winners Jack Stanbridge and Toby Hollis.

 

The clubhouse at The Berkshire has enjoyed an extensive renovation since our last visit, but the club’s two courses remain a timeless test of heathland golf. A full field of IPAGs assembled under clear blue skies for breakfast before tackling the Red in the morning singles competition.

The Red’s signature blend of six par 3s, six par 4s and six par 5s always makes for an entertaining round, with scoring opportunities on offer for the golfer who can avoid the heather. And several IPAGs looked to take advantage, with Jimmy Butchart and James Thompson posting scores of 39 points. Andy Stevens went one better with 40, but the Lionel Jackson Trophy went to Matthew Ring, with an impressive 41 points on his IPAGs debut.

The Mitchell Spring Trophy for the low gross score was keenly contested, with three golfers in with a shout as the round came to a conclusion. Dan Hocking made the fatal mistake of checking the leaderboard before making a double bogey on one of the easiest holes on the course, leaving Dan Barnett and Duncan Wood to fight it out. Duncan eventually prevailed, claiming the trophy for a third consecutive year by matching last year’s winning score of 76.

The afternoon greensomes took place over the Blue course, with the novelty of a temporary 73-yard finishing hole replacing the 10th. No fewer than 12 pairs managed scores of 36 or better, but Jack Stanbridge and Toby Hollis strolled to a three-shot win - their score of 42 points helped by a 2 net 1 for 4 points on the miniature final hole.

Captain Niel Bornman presented the prizes on the newly-expanded terrace as the sun dipped below the pines, and the 2025 IPAGs season is off to a flier.

Past winners

Lionel Jackson Trophy (stableford)

  • 1953 G.P. Jackson

  • 1954 P.S. Baker

  • 1955 M.R. Samuel

  • 1956 A.D. Ensom

  • 1957 I.G. Robson

  • 1958 P.D. White

  • 1959 P.D. White

  • 1960 C. Maylett

  • 1961 G. Roe

  • 1962 B. Hamish Stewart

  • 1963 M.S. Gedye

  • 1964 P.D. White

  • 1965 A.H. Munroe

  • 1966 W.G. Barney

  • 1967 K.E. Duckett

  • 1968 E. Blaire

  • 1969 E. Blaire

  • 1970 R.V. Braddon

  • 1971 C.M.T.F Cox

  • 1972 M.S. Geyde

  • 1973 E. Blair

  • 1974 E. Blair

  • 1977 N.T. Dolton

  • 1978 N. Green

  • 1979 M. Gedye

  • 1980 T. Bushell

  • 1981 N. Icke

  • 1982 M. Gedye

  • 1983 Not recorded

  • 1984 T. Bushell

  • 1985 J. Kilty

  • 1986 P.C. Langden

  • 1987 C. Wiggington

  • 1988 J. Kilty

  • 1989 G.D. Carter

  • 1990 G.D. Carter

  • 1991 G.D. Carter

  • 1992 B. Hovell

  • 1993 T.C. Mallott

  • 1994 C. Dreher

  • 1995 G. Carter

  • 1996 S. Rudder

  • 1997 Craig Denyer

  • 1998 S. Bond

  • 1999 Mark Young

  • 2000 Pete Hollins

  • 2001 M Young

  • 2002 Graham Kerr

  • 2003 Crispin Reed

  • 2004 P Hollins

  • 2005 Christian Hinchcliffe

  • 2006 Peter Lovatt

  • 2007 Mark Zimmer

  • 2008 Steve Hall

  • 2009 Steve Hall

  • 2010 Tony Hector

  • 2011 Richard Russell

  • 2012 Rae Burdon

  • 2013 Steve King

  • 2014 Andrew Edwards

  • 2015 Paul Lawson

  • 2016 Christian Hinchcliffe

  • 2017 Robin Frewer

  • 2018 Tim Brown

  • 2019 Mark Zimmer

  • 2020 Cancelled Covid-19

  • 2021 John Farrell

  • 2022 John Farrell

  • 2023 Henry Moore

  • 2024 Philip Hunt

  • 2025 Matthew Ring

Mitchell Spring Trophy (gross)

  • 1936 N. Moore

  • 1937 P.C. Burton

  • 1938 N. Moore

  • 1939 J.V. White

  • 1946 H.A. Hughes

  • 1947 C.R. Casson

  • 1948 A.T. Gamble

  • 1949 W.B.B. Fergusson

  • 1950 D.R.W. Taylor

  • 1951 C.P. Jackson

  • 1952 C.P. Jackson

  • 1953 C.P. Jackson

  • 1954 P. White

  • 1955 C.P. Jackson

  • 1956 C.P. Jackson

  • 1957 I.G. Robson

  • 1958 D.A. Brown

  • 1959 P.D. White

  • 1960 D.A. Brown

  • 1961 A.J.C. Scott

  • 1962 D.R.W. Taylor

  • 1963 J. H. Hunter

  • 1964 B. B. Considine

  • 1965 W. G. Barney

  • 1966 E. Blair

  • 1967 E. Blair

  • 1968 E. Blair

  • 1969 G. W. Freeman

  • 1970 R. V. Braddon

  • 1971 C. M. T. F. Cox

  • 1972 M. Gedye

  • 1973 C. M. T. F. Cox

  • 1974 E. Blair

  • 1975 G. D. Carter

  • 1976 E. Blair

  • 1977 K. E. Duckett

  • 1978 E. Blair

  • 1979 G. Carter

  • 1980 T. Bushell

  • 1981 A. Chapman

  • 1982 H. Raphael

  • 1983 M. Gedye

  • 1984 M. Widdis

  • 1985 N. Dolton

  • 1986 G. D. Carter

  • 1987 G. D. Carter

  • 1988 G. D. Carter

  • 1989 G. D. Carter

  • 1990 G. D. Carter

  • 1991 G. D. Carter

  • 1992 G. D. Carter

  • 1993 G. D. Carter

  • 1994 C. D. Reher

  • 1995 G.D. Carter

  • 1996 R.L. Russell

  • 1997 G Kerr

  • 1998 G Kerr

  • 1999 G.D. Carter

  • 2000 P.A. Adams

  • 2001 A Coleman

  • 2002 Graham Kerr

  • 2003 Adrian Coleman

  • 2004 Chris Herd

  • 2005 Christian Hinchcliffe

  • 2006 Jonty Kelt

  • 2007 Mickey Tudor

  • 2008 Adrian Coleman

  • 2009 Tim Brown

  • 2010 Mike McGann

  • 2011 Richard Russell

  • 2012 Geoff Carter

  • 2013 David Coates

  • 2014 Andrew Edwards

  • 2015 Adrian Coleman

  • 2016 Tim Brown

  • 2017 Robin Frewer

  • 2018 Tim Brown

  • 2019 Tim Brown

  • 2020 Cancelled Covid-19

  • 2021 John Farrell

  • 2022 John Farrell

  • 2023 Duncan Wood

  • 2024 Duncan Wood

  • 2025 Duncan Wood