Saturday 13 June 2026

HSBC Golf Association

 

The 96th Annual Meeting

Royal Porthcawl

11th May 2026

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Membership

Membership of the HSBC Golf Association is open to all UK Employees and Pensioners of HSBC Holdings, HSBC Bank and their subsidiaries in the UK only.  In some circumstances, former HSBC Staff members are allowed to become members at the discretion of the HSBC Golf Association Committee.

Membership entitles you to participate in the HSBC Golf Association ‘Golf Week’ which is a week of golf competitions and social events usually in the 3rd week of May each year. Our hosts tend to be prestigious courses all around the UK. Most members attend for the full 5 days but we also offer a  2 or 3 days attendance option in recognition of busy work and home lives.

According to many of your colleagues, ‘golf week’ generates huge enjoyment and valuable networking whatever your golfing abilities and whether or not you are seriously competitive or just playing for fun and relaxation on or off the course.

The week culminates in the Annual Gala Dinner and Prize-giving on the Friday evening.

For further details about Membership or Golf Week, please feel free to contact the Association Secretary, Assistant Secretary or Association Captain. We are always pleased to welcome new members.

To join the Association, click on the ‘Join Now’ tab on the menu above

Phil Baines

Captain

HSBC Golf Association

2014 Report

HSBC GOLF ASSOCIATION – 86th ANNUAL MEETING

The HSBC Golf Association’s 86th annual meeting was held at Burnham and Berrow (“B&B”) and Weston Super Mare (“WSM”) Golf Clubs between 12th and 16th May 2014.  This was our fourth visit to WSM, our first one being in 1925.  We first visited B&B in 1957 and used both Golf Clubs that year.  We last visited both Golf Clubs in 1964, 50 years previously.  The two golf clubs looked after us extremely well with each course proving to be testing, particularly during the first 2 days of medal play in windy conditions. 

Golf Week was attended by 115 golfers, including 6 new members attending their first meeting. 

One new ingredient of this year’s Golf Week, as part of the Golf Association’s “Involvement in the Community” initiative, was our sponsorship of  WSM Golf Club’s junior team via the provision of HSBC branded golf shirts, caps and balls for all their matches against other golf clubs in 2014.  Additionally, we also provided HSBC branded prizes for the Somerset Junior Golf Open which was held at WSM on 20 July 2014 which involved junior teams representing many golf clubs from the “west country” region in a team qualifier for a national competition.  We are grateful to our Committee member, Phil Sargeant who kindly arranged and presented the prizes at this event, photographs of which can be found on our website (www.hsbcga.org).

Main Trophy Winners:

Bank Champion

The 2014 Bank Championship was won by Paul Matthews from Bristol with a gross score of 154.  Niall Johnson, a scratch golfer who was our Bank Champion the previous 2 years, was runner-up with a gross score of 157, proving how testing the conditions were.

The Forbes Trophy (for the best net score for 36 holes on Monday and Tuesday) was an extremely close contest won by Dennis Woodgate with a net score of 148.  He beat Tom Butler, James Hannah and Mark Thomson (Secretary) who all had the same score, by virtue of Dennis’ lower scoring round at B&B. 

The John Cox Salver (for the best veterans net score for 36 holes on Monday and Tuesday) was also won by Dennis Woodgate with a net score of 148 with runner-up John Topolinski one shot adrift.

The President’s Trophy (a stableford competition over 36 holes on Monday and Tuesday played from the forward tees) was won by Andy Page with 57 points who narrowly beat runner-up David Young who had the same score by virtue of Andy’s better round at B&B.

The Venture Cup (a knock-out competition played from the white tees on the B&B course from Wednesday to Friday) was won by Nick James who defeated Niall Johnson in the final on Friday afternoon.  The losing semi-finalists were Chris Burge (Vice Captain) and James Hannah.

The Veterans Trophy (a knock-out competition from the white tees on the B&B course from Wednesday to Friday) was won by Lionel Dorn who beat John Topolinski in the final. 

After the pressures for most players of playing stroke play golf from the white tees on Monday and Tuesday , “more friendly” yellow tees were used for the other competitions played from Wednesday onwards. The Roll of Honor for the various competitions is as follows:

GW Taylor Salvers (fourball, better ball stableford)

Winners:  Nick Fox & Andrew Holloway with 43 points

Runners-up:  Bob Avery & David Head with 42 points 

Bryan Sedgwick Salver (foursome medal)

Winners:  Neil Bridgewater & Peter Horner with a net score of 69.5

Runners-up:  David Head & Mike Jones scoring a net 70.0

Anniversary Salver (greensome medal)

Winners:  David Coates & Tony Warwick with a net 66

Runners-up:  Richard Davies & Ray Ledsham, also 66 (lost on count-back)

Joseph Fitton Salver (single stableford at B&B)

Winner:  Mark Saxton with 39 points

Runner-up:  Peter Simmons with 38 points

The Langdale Trophy (single stableford at WSM)

Winner:  Steve Williams with 40 points

Runner-up:  Guy Pini with 38 points

Captain’s Choice Texas Scramble at B&B

Winners:  Mike Loftus, Graham Rutter, Keith Stafford & Stephen Titford

          

Captain’s Choice Texas Scramble at WSM

Winners:  Richard Franks, Peter Hewett, Andy King & Paul Smith

The annual prize giving dinner was held at the Royal Hotel with Dave Hellen presiding as toastmaster.  The presentation of prizes was undertaken by our President, Brian Taylor.  Our Captain, Phil Baines proposed the toast to our guests and the Captain of B&B and the Chairman of WSM each responded. 

During the week we held both our Committee Meeting and our AGM.  At the latter thanks were expressed to the Bank for its annual grant and continued support which makes Golf Week possible.