Founded in 1924,[1] The Halford Hewitt is a highly competitive golf tournament in Britain, where teams of 10 former pupils from the 64 schools that comprise the Public Schools Golfing Society compete. Each school fields five foursomes pairs, making 640 competitors in all. It is the largest scratch amateur event in the world in terms of starting competitors.

The Halford Hewitt Cup trophy
The Halford Hewitt Cup trophy, awarded to the winning team each year.

The Halford Hewitt has been described by the golf writer Nick Tremayne as ‘the greatest of all truly amateur tournaments’.

The Competitions

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The Halford Hewitt Cup: teams of five pairs of golfers playing scratch foursomes knockout match play.

The Peter Kenyon Bowl: a handicap foursomes stableford competition open all members of an appropriate Old Boys Golf Society.

The Prince's Plate: a scratch foursomes knockout for first round losers in the main competition.

The Courses

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The Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club is considered the spiritual home of the Halford Hewitt, offering a challenging test of links golf with arguably the most difficult back 7 holes in Amateur golf.

As the competition expanded beyond the capacity of a single club in 1950, the Royal St Georges Golf Club was invited to assist, and since then, half the field has played its initial two rounds at the Royal St Georges Golf Club.

In addition to the main event, the Peter Kenyon bowl has traditionally been held as a consolation competition that welcomes both competitors and spectators. This tournament is played at the Princes Golf Club.

More recently, in 2001, a knockout plate competition was introduced with the same format as the Hewitt, featuring teams composed of three pairs of golfers. This tournament takes place at the Princes Golf Club.

The Halford Hewitt Cup Results

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
1924 Eton Winchester 4 to 1
1925 Eton Harrow 3 to 2
1926 Eton Winchester 3 to 2
1927 Harrow Rugby 3.5 to 1.5
1928 Eton Charterhouse 3 to 2
1929 Harrow Charterhouse 4 to 1
1930 Charterhouse Uppingham 4 to 1
1931 Harrow Winchester 3 to 2
1932 Charterhouse Rugby 3.5 to 1.5
1933 Rugby Harrow 3 to 2
1934 Charterhouse Watson's 4 to 1
1935 Charterhouse Shrewsbury 4 to 1
1936 Charterhouse Rugby 3.5 to 1.5
1937 Charterhouse Liverpool 3.5 to 1.5
1938 Marlborough Harrow 3.5 to 1.5
1939 Charterhouse Harrow 3 to 2
1940 No Competition Held
1941 No Competition Held
1942 No Competition Held
1943 No Competition Held
1944 No Competition Held
1945 No Competition Held
1946 No Competition Held
1947 Harrow Charterhouse 3.5 to 1.5
1948 Winchester Watson's 3 to 2
1949 Charterhouse Rugby 3 to 2
1950 Rugby Stowe 3 to 2
1951 Rugby Harrow 3 to 2
1952 Harrow Rossall 4 to 1
1953 Harrow Watson's 4 to 1
1954 Rugby Wellington 3 to 2
1955 Eton Harrow 3.5 to 1.5
1956 Eton Rugby 3.5 to 1.5
1957 Watson's Harrow 3 to 2
1958 Harrow Charterhouse 3 to 2
1959 Wellington Charterhouse 3 to 2
1960 Rossall Fettes 4 to 1
1961 Rossall Rugby 4 to 1
1962 Oundle Stowe 3 to 2
1963 Repton Fettes 3 to 2
1964 Fettes Shrewsbury 3.5 to 1.5
1965 Rugby Merchiston 3.5 to 1.5
1966 Charterhouse Malvern 4 to 1
1967 Eton Wellington 4 to 1
1968 Eton Cranleigh 3 to 2
1969 Eton Uppingham 4 to 1
1970 Merchiston Harrow 3.5 to 1.5
1971 Charterhouse Marlborough 3 to 2
1972 Marlborough Harrow 4.5 to 0.5
1973 Rossall Loretto 3 to 2
1974 Charterhouse Rugby 4 to 1
1975 Harrow Merchant Taylors' 3.5 to 1.5
1976 Merchiston Whitgift 3 to 2
1977 Watson's Marlborough 4.5 to 0.5
1978 Harrow Stowe 3.5 to 1.5
1979 Stowe Marlborough 3.5 to 1.5
1980 Shrewsbury Epsom 4.5 to 0.5
1981 Watson's Charterhouse 3 to 2
1982 Charterhouse Dulwich 4 to 1
1983 Charterhouse Shrewsbury 3 to 2
1984 Charterhouse Malvern 3 to 2
1985 Harrow Shrewsbury 4 to 1
1986 Repton Malvern 3 to 2
1987 Merchiston Tonbridge 3.5 to 1.5
1988 Stowe Bradfield 4.5 to 0.5
1989 Eton Shrewsbury 3 to 2
1990 Tonbridge Malvern 3 to 2
1991 Shrewsbury Lancing 3.5 to 1.5
1992 Tonbridge Malvern 3.5 to 1.5
1993 Shrewsbury Clifton 3 to 2
1994 Tonbridge Stowe 3 to 2
1995 Harrow Watson's 4 to 1
1996 Radley Malvern 3 to 2
1997 Oundle Harrow 3 to 2
1998 Charterhouse Tonbridge 3 to 2
1999 Watson's Tonbridge 3 to 2
2000 Epsom Merchiston 3.5 to 1.5
2001 Tonbridge Bradfield 3 to 2
2002 Charterhouse Whitgift 3 to 2
2003 Edinburgh Charterhouse 3.5 to 1.5
2004 Tonbridge Malvern 3 to 2
2005 Tonbridge Rossall 4 to 1
2006 Malvern Sherborne 3 to 2
2007 Watson's Epsom 4.5 to 0.5
2008 Tonbridge Malvern 4 to 1
2009 Tonbridge Merchant Taylors' 3 to 2
2010 Clifton Charterhouse 3 to 2
2011 Watson's Malvern 3.5 to 1.5
2012 Charterhouse Epsom 3 to 2
2013 Eton Tonbridge 3 to 2
2014 Merchiston Bradfield 4.5 to 0.5
2015 Eton Kings, Canterbury 4.5 to 0.5
2016 Tonbridge Radley 3 to 2
2017 Epsom Ampleforth 4 to 1
2018 Winchester Ampleforth 4 to 1
2019 Malvern Ampleforth 3 to 2
2020 No Competition Held
2021 Loretto Sherborne 4.5 to 0.5
2022 Loretto Tonbridge 3.5 to 1.5
2023 Loretto Epsom 3 to 2
2024 Eton Bedford 4 to 1

The Prince's Plate Results

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Year Winner Runner-up
2001 Charterhouse Uppingham
2002 Marlborough Ampleforth
2003 Tonbridge St. Paul's
2004 Bradfield Rugby
2005 Wellington Chigwell
2006 Epsom Repton
2007 Liverpool Harrow
2008 Whitgift Berkhamsted
2009 Ampleforth Rossall
2010 Radley Edinburgh AC
2011 Canford Winchester
2012 Loretto Hurstpierpoint
2013 Haileybury The Leys
2014 Edinburgh AC Ampleforth
2015 Sherborne Epsom
2016 The Leys Merchiston
2017 Merchant Taylors' Bedford
2018 Malvern Edinburgh AC
2019 Lancing Epsom
2020 No Competition Held
2021 Epsom Hurstpierpoint
2022 Uppingham The Leys
2023 Bedford Forest
2024 Forest Epsom

References

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  1. ^ "Halford Hewitt history". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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