A leading boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 12-18 in Perthshire, Scotland
The Society, which has been in existence since 1933, was set up to allow enthusiastic golfing OGs to continue to enjoy golf after leaving the College. The Society participates in a wide variety of events throughout the year.
At present there are around 250 members who pay an annual subscription of £15. We are always keen to increase our playing strength and welcome any new members. Please contact the Society Secretary, David Rennie Telephone 07977 576 592.
The fixture list for the 2012 season is now ready to download as a pdf or word file, please see below. If you would like to get involved in any of the fixtures, please contact the Match manager or Society Secretary,
David Rennie Telephone 07977 576 592.
To download the fixtures in a word file click here: OGGS 2012 Fixtures
To download the fixtures in a pdf file click here: OGGS Fixtures 2012
Annual Meeting 1st/2nd October 2011
Our Annual Meeting was held at Elie this year. For the report and full list of results, please click on the link below.
Victory for the OGGS in the Wayfarers Cup
On Sunday 21st August 2011, an OGGS team Captained by Andrew Thomson and also including Bobby Dickson, David Primrose, Jim Patrick, Russell Crighton, Tim Bull, Lochy Porter and Jamie Mackie played in a 3-way match against the Old Fettesian and Merchistonian Golfing Societies at Panmure. Glenalmond were the overall winners with Fettes coming 2nd and Merchiston 3rd. Well done to Andrew and his team!
For a full list of the results, please click on the link below.
Victory for the OGGS over Loretto at Prestwick
In his first year since taking over as Match Manager, Colin Brown steered the team to a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Loretto at Prestwick on Sunday 12th June. The team was David James-Duff, David Primrose, John Davies, Jamie Mackie, Brian Richmond and Fraser Green.
Match vs Pupils
On Sunday 22nd May, the OGGS played the annual match at Cairnies against the pupils. The OG team consisted of Sandy Gray (capt), David Primrose, Jack Chillas, Hew Rattray, Mike Everett, Jamie Skinner, Euan McSherry, David Sanderson, Bobby Dickson and Andrew Primrose. The pupils lined up as Will Sanderson (capt), Tom Simmonds, Karl Frey, Henry Gray, Max Skinner, Chris Selby, Richard McPhail, Fraser Burt, Angus Littleford, Marc Mauracher and Charlie Sandison. A photograph of the two teams outside the pavilion before the match is below. In a closely fought match, the OGGS managed to win 8-7. For the full list of results, please click on the link below.
OGGS vs Old Ampleforth
2 April 2011 at Muirfield
In a very close match the OGGS were pipped in the last match on the last green.(David Primrose and Stephen Titterington going down by one hole to opponents who finished 4,3,4,4). Five of the eight matches went to the last hole and one finished on the 17th. The overall result was 4 1/2 to 3 1/2. For the full list of pairings and results please click the link below.
OGGS Annual Meeting
The 2010 Old Glenalmond Golfing Society Annual Meeting was held at the Golf House Club Elie over the weekend of the 2nd/3rd October 2010.
Whilst the rain was pouring at the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor, the OGGS were treated to an extremely pleasant weekend in the East Neuk of Fife. On Saturday, the Scratch competition, the Boyes Cup was won by John Gordon with a characteristically tidy 73 which also won him the Veterans Trophy, just pipping David Russell. Alastair Hope won the Neish Cup with a nett 69 and Sian Gordon ensured a full trophy cabinet at the Gordon household retaining the Ladies Cup.
On Saturday evening, an excellent dinner was held at the Golf House Club with 44 people in total. Niall Farquharson proposed a toast to the OGGS and Alastair Hope replied on behalf of the OGGS. We were joined by the Golf House Club Captain Jimmy McQuarrie and his wife Lynne as well as Maureen Marshall from the College.
On Sunday, it was another calm day and the Stocks Tankard was won by David Rennie with 40 Stableford points, narrowly beating Alastair Barge who was making a welcome return to Elie and last won the Stocks in 1986! Despite it being an Exeat weekend we were joined by 5 boys from Coll - Fergus Sandison, Thomas Simmonds, Andreas Frey, Karl Frey and Henry Gray and also by parents, Mr and Mrs Sandison, Mr and Mrs Frey and Mr Gordon Simmonds.
Thank you to all 40 OGs of all ages and golfing abilities who made the effort to come over for various parts of the weekend.
The 2011 OGGS Annual Meeting will again be held at Elie over the weekend of the 1st & 2nd of October.
To view the full list of results from the weekend, please click on the link below.
OGGS team wins the Anniesland Trophy
OGGS vs Pupils
On Sunday 16th May, the OGGS played against the pupils at Cairnies. The OGGS managed to win 9-6. For the full list of results, please click on the link below.
OGGS vs Old Ampleforth
24 April 2010 at Muirfield
The OGGS played their annual fixture against Old Amplefordians at Muirfield on 24th April. It was a stunning day and led by Match Captain, Geoff Ballantine the OGGS were victorious for the 3rd year in a row, winning 10-2. Please click on the links below for a full written report and individual match scores.
Team (in photo, from l-r) Michael Walker, Geoff Ballantine (Capt), John Harding-Edgar, David Rennie, Stephen Titterington, David Primrose, Michael Thomson, John Carnegie.
The Queen Victoria Jubilee Vase, a prestigious singles knockout competition at the R&A, was won, last year, by John Laird (Skrine's 1979-84) who defeated Graham Stewart (Matheson's 1976-81) in the Final on Saturday 18th September. The match went all the way to the 18th Green where John Laird won by 1 Hole. The trophy was presented by Colin Brown, Captain of the R&A and OG.
Above from left to right, John Laird (Skrine's 1979-84), Colin Brown (Patchell's 1954-59) and Graham Stewart (Matheson's 1976-81).
Coll Golf Scholar Carly Booth has become the youngest Scot ever to gain a place on the 2010 Ladies' European Golf Tour after finishing on three under par and in 14th place at the qualifying final at La Manga in Spain.
Because Carly does not celebrate her 18th birthday until June, the same month that she completes her golf scholarship here, rules dictate that she must be accompanied by a guardian when on tour.
"I'm really pleased," Carly said immediately after her win. "I will turn professional as soon as today is done. I'm still at school until June and, up until then, I'll travel with my mum, although I'll probably not play in too many tournaments."
2009 Results
OGGS vs Old Fettestians and Old Merchistonians
23 August 2009 at Panmure
At lunch the scores were Glenalmond 2 Fettes 2 and Glenalmond 2½ Merchiston 1½. Unfortunately due to bad weather play was abandoned.
English OGGS day
1st July 2009 at North Hants
Peter Mudie (Goodacre's 1955-1960) won the Stableford competition with 38 points. Alasdair Cockburn (Patchell's 1959-1964) and Nigel Christie (Goodacre's 1962-1966) were tied in second with 36 points.
OGGS vs Old Ampleforth
17 April 2009 at Muirfield
On a raw April morning on the East coast, 20 of us assembled for the morning singles at 8am. Winter gloves and woolly hats were the order of the day. In a very close tussle, the score stood at 5.5 to 4.5 in Glenalmond's favour at lunchtime. Last year, the first in the modern series of this fixture, Glenalmond prevailed comfortably morning and afternoon but clearly Ampleforth had boosted their side with some new talent. Our two (current) Halford Hewitt players had mixed fortunes, Bull losing and Primrose winning but it was three of Glenalmond's most experienced players that gave us the edge at lunch, Lawson, Harding Edgar and Ballantine all victorious. So, it seemed, the contest was finely poised and could have gone either way. However, something happened during the lunch break which swung fortunes dramatically. The OGs that had lost in the morning won in the afternoon; in fact every OG won in the afternoon and we took the foursomes 5-0. Special thanks to John MacLean (singles) and Jamie Skinner (foursomes) who stood in for the injured Michael Walker at short notice and both won. No tales of holes in one or heroic recoveries to report but a good day had by all and we plan to repeat the fixture next year.
Tom Walker (OG Club Chairman)
To see a full list of the results, please click the link below.
Congratulations to Colin Brown (Patchell's 1954-59) who was nominated as the Captain of the R&A for 2009-10. The announcement was made at the club's annual spring business meeting. The picture opposite shows Colin and John Gordon (Skrine's 1968-73) finishing their round on the 18th green at the Old Course.
The History of the Old Glenalmond Golfing Society
1933 - 2008, written by Andrew Primrose OG.
Copies available from the Development Office. Price £10, plus £1 postage.
Please phone or email Maureen Marshall for more details.
75th Anniversary of the Golf Society 
During the weekend of the 3rd,4th and 5th October 2008 we celebrated our 75th Anniversary of the Society. Carly Booth was presented to the OGs by the captain of the OGGS, Jim Patrick (Reid's 1971-75), as the beneficiary of the first Golf Scholarship at Glenalmond. Carly will complete her studies in June this year and turn professional, after gaining a place on the 2010 Ladies' European Golf Tour.
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