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Summer Meeting at Effingham GC
RSGS welcomed an impressive field of 24 players to Effingham Golf Club on Friday the 7th of June 2024. With wonderful views over Surrey and rated by Golf World as England’s “finest downland course,” it was perfectly presented and the greens on the day were widely considered as very testing. Weather conditions were ideal for…
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The 2024 International Meeting
May 14 through 18, saw over 70 golfers, representing Swedish Golfing Societies from seven European Countries descend on Divonne, just across the border from Geneva. Though on French soil, the hosts were SGK Suisse. In addition to them and ourselves, Belgium, Germany, France, Portugal, and Spain were in attendance. Golf de Divonne Les Bains is…
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Sweden’s oldest Golf Club – where we play for Londonpokalen
Gothenburg Golf Club/Göteborgs Golf Klubb, or as it’s known locally: ‘Hovås’ or ‘GGK’ dates back to 1891, and fully established in 1902, making it Sweden’s oldest. With ties to the Royal Swedish Golfing Society dating back to 1922, we take a closer look at one of Sweden’s premier golf courses and clubs, as well as…
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LondonSwedes – your friend in London!
If you find yourself with a free weekend (not always the case for us golfers), and want to try something new and Swede-friendly in the London area, head over to LondonSwedes.com for inspiration. It is the largest website for the Swedish and Scandinavian community in London and the UK. Established in 2003, and over 20,000…
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Midsommar: a cherished Swedish tradition
For most Swedes, Midsummer is right up there with Christmas and Easter as a major holiday. Despite the name, for many it marks the beginning of summer, and the extended holidays/annual leave that is the norm in Sweden. At the Royal Swedish Golfing Society, we celebrate the holiday with an annual Summer Meeting at Effingham…
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RSGS: 2023 in the rear view mirror.
All things considered 2023 was a great year for the society, where we welcomed new members and managed to stage most of our planned events. Mother nature had her say though and heavy rain caused the cancellation in March of our first meeting and AGM at Woking. The same occurred to our November meeting at…