Founded in 1924, 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 has been described by the golf writer Nick Tremayne as ‘the greatest of all truly amateur tournaments’.
The Competitions 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 The Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club is a primary host of the Halford Hewitt tournament. The links course is noted for the difficulty of its final seven holes.
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 +YearWinnerRunner-upScore1924EtonWinchester4 to 11925EtonHarrow3 to 21926EtonWinchester3 to 21927HarrowRugby3.5 to 1.51928EtonCharterhouse3 to 21929HarrowCharterhouse4 to 11930CharterhouseUppingham4 to 11931HarrowWinchester3 to 21932CharterhouseRugby3.5 to 1.51933RugbyHarrow3 to 21934CharterhouseWatson's4 to 11935CharterhouseShrewsbury4 to 11936CharterhouseRugby3.5 to 1.51937CharterhouseLiverpool3.5 to 1.51938MarlboroughHarrow3.5 to 1.51939CharterhouseHarrow3 to 21940No Competition Held1941No Competition Held1942No Competition Held1943No Competition Held1944No Competition Held1945No Competition Held1946No Competition Held1947HarrowCharterhouse3.5 to 1.51948WinchesterWatson's3 to 21949CharterhouseRugby3 to 21950RugbyStowe3 to 21951RugbyHarrow3 to 21952HarrowRossall4 to 11953HarrowWatson's4 to 11954RugbyWellington3 to 21955EtonHarrow3.5 to 1.51956EtonRugby3.5 to 1.51957Watson'sHarrow3 to 21958HarrowCharterhouse3 to 21959WellingtonCharterhouse3 to 21960RossallFettes4 to 11961RossallRugby4 to 11962OundleStowe3 to 21963ReptonFettes3 to 21964FettesShrewsbury3.5 to 1.51965RugbyMerchiston3.5 to 1.51966CharterhouseMalvern4 to 11967EtonWellington4 to 11968EtonCranleigh3 to 21969EtonUppingham4 to 11970MerchistonHarrow3.5 to 1.51971CharterhouseMarlborough3 to 21972MarlboroughHarrow4.5 to 0.51973RossallLoretto3 to 21974CharterhouseRugby4 to 11975HarrowMerchant Taylors'3.5 to 1.51976MerchistonWhitgift3 to 21977Watson'sMarlborough4.5 to 0.51978HarrowStowe3.5 to 1.51979StoweMarlborough3.5 to 1.51980ShrewsburyEpsom4.5 to 0.51981Watson'sCharterhouse3 to 21982CharterhouseDulwich4 to 11983CharterhouseShrewsbury3 to 21984CharterhouseMalvern3 to 21985HarrowShrewsbury4 to 11986ReptonMalvern3 to 21987MerchistonTonbridge3.5 to 1.51988StoweBradfield4.5 to 0.51989EtonShrewsbury3 to 21990TonbridgeMalvern3 to 21991ShrewsburyLancing3.5 to 1.51992TonbridgeMalvern3.5 to 1.51993ShrewsburyClifton3 to 21994TonbridgeStowe3 to 21995HarrowWatson's4 to 11996RadleyMalvern3 to 21997OundleHarrow3 to 21998CharterhouseTonbridge3 to 21999Watson'sTonbridge3 to 22000EpsomMerchiston3.5 to 1.52001TonbridgeBradfield3 to 22002CharterhouseWhitgift3 to 22003EdinburghCharterhouse3.5 to 1.52004TonbridgeMalvern3 to 22005TonbridgeRossall4 to 12006MalvernSherborne3 to 22007Watson'sEpsom4.5 to 0.52008TonbridgeMalvern4 to 12009TonbridgeMerchant Taylors'3 to 22010CliftonCharterhouse3 to 22011Watson'sMalvern3.5 to 1.52012CharterhouseEpsom3 to 22013EtonTonbridge3 to 22014MerchistonBradfield4.5 to 0.52015EtonKings, Canterbury4.5 to 0.52016TonbridgeRadley3 to 22017EpsomAmpleforth4 to 12018WinchesterAmpleforth4 to 12019MalvernAmpleforth3 to 22020No Competition Held2021LorettoSherborne4.5 to 0.52022LorettoTonbridge3.5 to 1.52023LorettoEpsom3 to 22024EtonBedford4 to 12025BradfieldWinchester3.5 to 1.52026RossallWinchester4 to 1
The Prince's Plate Results Year Winner Runner-up2001CharterhouseUppingham2002MarlboroughAmpleforth2003TonbridgeSt. Paul's2004BradfieldRugby2005WellingtonChigwell2006EpsomRepton2007LiverpoolHarrow2008WhitgiftBerkhamsted2009AmpleforthRossall2010RadleyEdinburgh AC2011CanfordWinchester2012LorettoHurstpierpoint2013HaileyburyThe Leys2014Edinburgh ACAmpleforth2015SherborneEpsom2016The LeysMerchiston2017Merchant Taylors'Bedford2018MalvernEdinburgh AC2019LancingEpsom2020No Competition Held2021EpsomHurstpierpoint2022UppinghamThe Leys2023BedfordForest2024ForestEpsom2025RadleyEton2026RadleyBedford
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