Roll Call of Champions and Past Captains
All the winners of the Neave Trophy and the other events at our annual members' day at the New Zealand Golf Club. This includes winners from the annual competitions that took place prior to the formation of WIGS in 1996.
We are also proud to acknowledge the contribution of our Past Captains.
Prince Arthur Trophy
The WCI golfing society has twice won the prestigious Prince Arthur Cup which is competed for annually by the Livery Companies of London in a foursomes golf tournament. It is the largest one day, two course amateur event in the UK and was first held in 1927 at Walton Heath where it is still held today.
As there are 110 Livery Companies, golf course limitations mean only 54 teams can compete in any one year which means 216 players in all participate but to aid the competitive spirit, the 12 lowest scoring teams retire each year to be replaced by new competitors the following year.
Our triumphant teams were:
2007 - David Davies (Team Captain), Bryan Burnside, Paul Hosking, Tony Lancaster
2021 - lan Chippendale (Team Captain), Paul Hosking, David Martin, Mike Yardley
The successfil 2021 team (pictured left to right) was made up of Michael Yardley, Ian Chippendale (Team Captain), David Martin and Paul Hosking, pictured with Sarah Adams-Diffey, Master of the Coachworkers Company, who presented the trophy, and Tony Lancaster from the successful 2007 team.
Winners - Neave Trophy
| 1985 Julius Neave | 1999 Peter Davidson | 2013 Peter Davidson |
| 1986 Henry White-Smith | 2000 Michael Pickard | 2014 Paul Turner |
| 1987 No Meeting | 2001 Bryan Burnside | 2015 David Davies |
| 1988 Brian Prevost | 2002 David Davies | 2016 David Martin |
| 1989 Tony de Saulles | 2003 Terry Sparkes | 2017 Bryan Burnside |
| 1990 Tony de Saulles | 2004 Bryan Burnside | 2018 Mike Yardley |
| 1991 Gordon Brown | 2005 Paul Turner | 2019 David Martin |
| 1992 Brian Waters | 2006 Ian Jerrum | 2021 Bob Beckett |
| 1993 Gordon Brown | 2007 Michael O’Connor | 2022 Michael O'Connor |
| 1994 Derek Biggs | 2008 Bryan Burnside | 2023 Bob Beckett |
| 1995 Gordon Brown | 2009 Ian Jerrum | 2024 Peter Ambler |
| 1996 David Berliand | 2010 Colin Frizzell | 2025 Mike O'Connor |
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1997 Paul Turner 1998 Ron Bridge |
2011 Cliff Hampton 2012 J. Alan Turner |
2026 Mike O'Connor |
Hart Salver
| 2003 David Ellis | 2011 Paul Turner | 2019 Pete Ambler |
| 2004 Tony Lancaster | 2012 Paul Turner |
2021 Nick Smith |
| 2005 Laon Hulme | 2013 Bryan Burnside | 2022 Pete Ambler |
| 2006 Graeme King | 2014 David Davies | 2023 Tony Lancaster |
| 2007 Bryan Burnside | 2015 Doug Pennycuick | 2024 Nick Stretton |
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2008 Tony Bolton 2009 Graeme King 2010 Michael Pickard |
2016 Dave Matcham 2017 Graeme King 2018 John Turner |
2025 Mike Yardley 2026 Ian Clark |
Becket Shield (Knock-out)
2025 Ian Jerrum
Captains
| 2006 Peter Ward | 2014 David Davies | 2022 Mike Yardley | |
| 2007 Muir Stratford | 2015 Michael O'Connor | 2023 Bob Beckett | |
| 2008 Ken Green | 2016 Paul Turner | 2024 Nick Hughes | |
| 2009 Michael Pickard | 2017 Paul Turner | 2025 Nick Smith | |
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2010 Bryan Burnside |
2018 Ian Chippendale |
2026 Dave Matcham |
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2011 Tony Lancaster 2012 Peter Davidson 2013 Alan Turner |
2019 Philip Grant 2020 Philip Grant 2021 Ian Jerrum |
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