Joining the Club

We are an independent Golf Club, which plays at the Downshire Golf Course near Bracknell in Berkshire. The aim of the club has always been to afford members the opportunity to play friendly and competitive golf.

Club Competitions are fortnightly, with one or two exceptions, and we try to provide a good mix of Saturday and Sunday competitions, and of Medals and Stablefords.  We have four bigger events,  The Easter Bunny, The Open, Captains Day and The Turkey Trot, where we offer a range of goodies on the course (drinks and snacks) and excellent prizes. 

For more serious golf, our two main competitions are The Barry Morris (36 hole Handicap Medal) and The Club Championship (36 hole Scratch).  Both are over two days with the top 20 qualifying for the second day. The Barry Morris is also a qualifying competition for the NAPGC Men's Championship of England which is the NAPGC’s most prestigious competition.

All members are eligible for an official handicap certificate which is recognised at many clubs throughout the UK.  In order to gain a handicap you will need to submit three cards.  Your handicap will be based on the best of the three cards you submit a maximum of 28 being the allowance for adults. If you have a handicap already you can transfer it to Easthampstead.

All members are welcome to play in all our competitions, whatever their standard.  We provide the ideal facility, if you are starting out, to get a recognised golf handicap.

Every Thursday is a Club Night in that most of the members of the committee are at the club, as well as many members.  It is also the night when the competition entry sheets go up on the board.  Thus, if you have some more questions come along on a Thursday night.  Committee members a are normally there from about 8:30 until chuck-out.

We have a couple of external competitions each year against the Downshire Golf Club who play on the same course as us.  We usually enter team(s) in a number of external competitions including the Clapham’s, the Bourne Vanneck Shield & Cup,  the Hillman competition and the Daily Mail competition. Along with the Ladies Club we enter a team in the Hawtree competition.

Most of these competitions require a handicap of less than 18 so we have special competitions against other clubs for the higher handicappers.

We have a web site at http://www.ehgc.info/, which has more information about the club. 

If you are interested in joining the club please fill out the application form and send it to the address listed along with your cheque or come along on Thursday and meet us in person.

John Ibbotson

Easthampstead Membership Secretary