Q: WAGS Matchplay Championship

Annual intra-club Matchplay Championship 2024 : Alain Roberge

Question 1

Captain's Trophy

Accepted Answer

Traditionally the first event of the season. Stableford competition.
1998 : Gordon Wong
1999 : Barry Bousfield
2000 : Alan Jones
2001 : Jon McKinley
2002 : Andrew Lupton
2003 : Bob Robertson
2004 : Glenn Haley
2005 : Anthony Oliver
2006 : Ms Sifa Fadian
2009 : John Cohan
2010 : Mike Tinworth
2011 : Derek Crampton
2012 : Bary Wilson
2013 : Chris Simpson
2014 : Andrew Lupton
2016 : Jonny Brock
2016 : Sgt (Ret) James Hackett
2018 : Steve Warwick
2019 : Robert Flux
2020 : Stephen Smith
2024 : Jake McCauley
2025 : Jimmy Donnelly

Question 2

WAGS Order of Merit

Accepted Answer

Awarded to the player with best aggregate position over any seven events in the season
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2008 : Andrew Perrett
2009 : Lapsed
2010 : Lapsed
2011 : Lapsed
2012 : Jon Turner 
2013 : Robert Darrah
2014 : Robert Flux 
2015 : Jonny Brock
2016 : Michael Kan
2017 : Steve Warwick
2018 : Robb Pegg
2019 : Ian McGovern
2020 : Stephen Smith
2021 : Colm O'Flaherty
2022 : Nick Dunn
2023 : Westley Lonegran
2024 : Brian Moss
2025 : Stephen Smith

Question 3

WAGS Majors Championship

Accepted Answer

Awarded to the player with best aggregate position over five "Major" events in the season
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2024 : Justin Hoskins
2025: Caroline Gao

Question 4

WAGS Matchplay Championship

Accepted Answer

Annual intra-club Matchplay Championship
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2024 : Alain Roberge

Question 5

WAGS Deepwater Bay Challenge

Accepted Answer

Awarded to the player with best aggregate position over four HKGC Deepwater Bay events in the season.
2024: Jimmy Donnelly
2025: Terry Mackey

Question 6

WAGS Weekend Warrior

Accepted Answer

Awarded to the player with best aggregate position over all weekend events in the season.
2024: Mark Packer
2025: Peter Crewe

Question 7

The Polly Cup (WAGS vs LRCGS) // Donated by Richard Wilmot

Accepted Answer

Annual competition against the Ladies Recreation Club Golf Society
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2017 : WAGS
2018 : WAGS
2019 : WAGS
2020 : WAGS
2021 : LRC
2022 : LRC
2023 : LRC
2024 : WAGS (Matchplay 5/1)

Question 8

WAGS vs HKSGS

Accepted Answer

Matchplay competition against the Hong Kong Seniors Golf Society (2B Scramble format)
2018 : WAGS (4.5 - 3.5)
2019 : HKSGS
2020 : Not Played
2021 : WAGS (4.5 - 0.5)
2024 : HKSGS (4 - 2)

Question 9

WAGS vs HKFCGS

Accepted Answer

4BBB matchplay competition against the HK Football Club Golf Society

2015 : HKFC
2016 : HKFC
2017 : WAGS
2018 : HKFC
2019 : HKFC
2020 : HKFC
2021 : DRAWN (3-3)
2022 : HKFC
2024 : WAGS
2025 : WAGS (4-2)

Question 10

WAGS vs HKCCGS

Accepted Answer

4BBB matchplay competition against the HK Cricket Club Golf Society

2024 : DRAWN (3-3)

Question 11

WAGS vs HKCGS

Accepted Answer

4BBB matchplay competition against the Hong Kong Club Golf Society

2024 : WAGS (5 to 1)

Question 12

Vietnam Vase // Donated by Brian Moss

Accepted Answer

Competition as part of Ho Chi Minh tour. Players aggregate their field position from competitions on day 1 and  day 2 of the tour. The lowest aggregate field position is the winner.
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2014 : Brian Moss​
​2015 : Brian Moss
2016 : Nick Helms
2017 : Brian Moss​
2018 : Garry Kemp
2019 : Mike Foggo 
2023 : David Wright
2024 : David Wright
2025 : Andy McCardle

Question 13

El Phnomenon

Accepted Answer

Competition as part of Phnom Penh tour. Players aggregate their field position from competitions on day 1 and  day 2 of the tour. The lowest aggregate field position is the winner.
2024: Brian Moss
2025: Nathan Hughes

Question 14

DHL Cup // Donated by Garry Kemp on behalf of DHL

Accepted Answer

2014 : Robert Flux
2015 : Feng Qingxian
2016 : Robin Darton
2017 : Phil Carter
2018 : Stephen Doughty
2019 : Ian McGovern
2024 : Justin Watson

Question 15

Grim Reaper Cup // Donated by Jim Hackett

Accepted Answer

Competition as part of Siem Reap tour. Players from UK / Northern Hemisphere take on players from Southern Hemisphere / Rest of World.

2016  : Rest of World  def UK (Moss,Warwick, De Manny, Kemp)
2017  : Europe def UK  (Moss, Halley, Murthy, Pegg)
2018  : Rest of World  def UK
2019 : Southern Hemisphere def Northern Hemisphere (Carter, Smith, Pallister, Warwick, Stazicker)
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Question 16

Empire Trophy // Donated by Jim Hackett

Accepted Answer

Competition as part of Spring tour. Team format

2017  (BKK) : Rest of World def UK (Moss,W arwick, Robbins, Kemp, Crampton, Law, Holgate, Liu, Currie)
2018 (HCM) : Australia / NZ def RoW (Kemp, Helms, Warwick, McDonald, Law, Smith)
2019 (HCM) : Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere  (Draw at 2-2)
2024 (PP) : Australia def Rest of World  (Law, Smith, Mellis)
2024 (BKK) : Europe def Rest of World  (Moss, Ball, Corbet, Wright, Packer, Tsang, Webb, Gardner, Kingston, Dearden)
2024 (HAN) : Rest of World def Europe (Hagen, Smith, Donnelly, Kingston, Moss, Mackey)

Question 17

Dorion Gray Cup

Accepted Answer

4bbb Match Play (teams) played as part of the Captains Day Event.
Callow vs Wise

2024: Wise ( 6 to 4 (3 ties))

Question 18

The Esmonde (Perpetual)

Accepted Answer

"Keenest Golfer" on tour. Players aggregate their field position from competitions on tour. The highest aggregate field position is the "Keenest".

2024: Ciaran “4 putt” Byrne (Phnom Penh 2024)
2024: Terry Mackey (Hanoi 2024)
2024: Alan "Elbow" Johnston (Bangkok 2024)
2025: Julian Ball (Phnom Penh 2025)
2025: Stephen Smith (Danang 2025)

Question 19

AIA Society Pairs Championship

Accepted Answer

2021  - WAGS - 3rd (total 83) : Mellis & O Li / Roberge & O'Flaherty / McGovern & M Lonergan
2022  - WAGS A - 1st (total 88) : Mellis & Sherer / Borgon & D Wright (Proton)  / McEntee & Keys
​	  - WAGS B - 2nd (total 84) : O Li & McGovern / Grierson & Hoskins / McKeowan & A Lee

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