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The Halford Hewitt The Halford Hewitt is the world's largest amateur scratch foursomes event. The competition has been running since1924 and it is the aim of every amateur golfer to play in it. Peter McEvoy once said in an interview that the only thing he regretted in his golfing career was not going to a school that entitled him to play in the Halford Hewitt Famous golfers that have played in the competition include Henry Longhurst, Peter Oosterhuis, Ted Dexter, Sir Michael Bonallack, Bruce Critchley and many more. The competition is played at Royal Cinque ports and Royal St Georges golf clubs with the final stages at RCPGC. 64 Old Boy golf societies will each send a team of 10 golfers, often plus reserves, to play scratch foursomes. For those knocked out in the first round, there is a plate competition played at Princes Golf Club and organised along the same lines except that only 3 pairs are required to represent a society The OHGS Captain selects the side each year on the basis of handicaps, performance in society meetings especially the Autumn meeting with the final selection being made on the basis of a trial at Royal St Georges in February. For those for whom scratch golf is a "bit serious", there is also a handicap stableford competition played at Littlestone for the Peter Kenyon bowl. Any two members of a participating society can represent the society in this competition. For more information in the Halford Hewitt, follow this link to their website. Halford Hewitt dates: For those who never know when the Hewitt is played, the rule is very simple. It is "played on the second Sunday in April except when that is Easter when is shall be played on the first Sunday"So the following look like the Hewitt dates for the next few years
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