The OA Cup

The ‘Old Albanian Golfing Society’ met twice in 1931. By the following Spring meeting the Old Albanian Club had presented the OAGS with a rather impressive silver cup to be played for annually by OAs. Save for the during the Second World War, the OA Cup has been competed for every year since 1932.

The first winner of the OA Cup, in 1932, was R F George, (who had been runner up to M A Wiggs in the first Society meeting of 1931). It was reported: ‘A meeting of the Society was held on 24th April 1932 at Ashridge Golf Club…… The Challenge Cup, presented by the Old Albanian Club, was played for in the morning, and R F George (3 up on bogey) was the winner. M A Wiggs was second (at 1 up).

R F George went on to win the OA Cup six times, the last time being in 1967, 35 years after his first win. M A Wiggs had to wait until 1952 before first winning the OA Cup, although he added 4 consecutive victories between 1962-65 and eventually matched R F George’s tally of 6 wins.

In more recent times this feat has been exceeded by current member John Cox, with 9 wins to date.

List of winners:

1932 – R F George
1933 – C Dunham
1934 – W E Kimber
1935 – F L Tuck
1936 – W G Groves
1937 – G M Briggs
1938 – G D Wiggs
1939 – R F George
1940 – No competition
1941 – No competition
1942 – No competition
1943 – No competition
1944 – No competition
1945 – No competition
1946 – D L Rush
1947 – G D Wiggs
1948 – G H Hawkins
1949 – R F George
1950 – G M Briggs
1951 – R Vincett
1952 – M A Wiggs
1953 – R Shackley
1954 – M A Wiggs
1955 – G M Briggs
1956 – K J Reading
1957 – A E Eddy
1958 – R F George
1959 – F B Drakard
1960 – R F George
1961 – D M Beale
1962 – M A Wiggs
1963 – M A Wiggs
1964 – M A Wiggs
1965 – M A Wiggs
1966 – H G Diss
1967 – R F George
1968 – J M Cash
1969 – D A Wiggs
1970 – J M Slater
1971 – F Deamer
1972 – A E Allistone
1973 – R K Bryant
1974 – I Warner
1975 – W Fenton
1976 – S L Ryder
1977 – D L Rush
1978 – F R W Allen
1979 – D A Coles
1980 – J Curtis
1981 – A R Thomson
1982 – J Curtis
1983 – F R W Allen
1984 – R K Bryant
1985 – A R Thomson
1986 – A J Dockree
1987 – J Curtis
1988 – P A Rumsey-Williams
1989 – R K Bryant
1990 – J E H Brown
1991 – J R Cox
1992 – J R Cox
1993 – P A Rumsey-Williams
1994 – J R Cox
1995 – P A Rumsey-Williams
1996 – J R Cox
1997 – S J Watson
1998 – P J Dredge
1999 – R K Bryant
2000 – P J Dredge
2001 – J R Cox
2002 – A H Bolton
2003 – P J Dredge
2004 – P J Dredge
2005 – A W McDonald
2006 – P A Dew
2007 – R P Drakard
2008 – G J Tate
2009 – J R Murray
2010 – R P Drakard
2011 – P A Dew
2012 – J R Cox
2013 – M J Lamprell
2014 – P J Dredge
2015 – R P Drakard
2016 – J R Cox
2017 – J R Cox
2018 – J R Cox
2019 – D Mills
2020 – D Mills
2021 – R P Drakard
2022 – G J Tate
2023 – J R Cox
2024 – D C H Hughes