CHAPTER 13


Club Contributions to Gloucestershire County Golf


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ONG ASHTON GOLF CLUB has given strong support to Gloucestershire Golf since the early days and all Sections of the Club can be proud of their


history.


COUNTY GOLF (MEN) Over seventy years ago, in 1921, Dr W.H. Aubrey was the first Long Ashton


golfer to be elected County President. Since those early times we have had no fewer than eleven other Gloucestershire County Presidents and Sidney Clifford served for seven years. Te County Presidents were as follows:-


1921 Dr W.H. Aubrey 1937 G.A. Weeks 1939-46 S. Clifford 1950 1952 1959


J.W. Box


G.C. Brooks F.R.C. Love


1963 1965 1967 1969 1973 1975


J.W. Harrison L.H. Holly A. Benson G. Griffiths J.N. Littler


J.K.R. Graveney Gilbert Brooks was our first County Captain in 1932. Since then, another


seven Long Ashton members have been elected County Captains and these were as follows:


1932 1936


G.C. Brooks R.E. Witherspoon


1954/55/56 F.R.C. Love 1957/58


G.C.Griffiths 1959/60 A. Benson


1961/62 Dr D.S. Maunsell 1967/68 J.N. Littler


1971/72 J.K.R. Graveney Over the years, we have also provided two long-serving County Secretaries,


R.E. Witherspoon from 1930 to 1946 and R.H. Lyon from 1952 to 1962. In addition, two County Treasurers, J.W. Box in 1954 and G.C. Brooks from 1955 to 1977 came from Long Ashton Golf Club. A Long Ashton player has been County Champion 13 times. Gilbert Brooks


(see Chapter 2, page 18) was champion a record eight times and the following were also County Champions:


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