The Chronicle January 2020

43 ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE

Golf By Simon Roche, Master i/c Golf

The Golf Club is going from strength to strength and 2019 was a successful season for the team. Taking advantage of the clement weather in September and October, St Edward’s won its fixtures v Magdalen College School and Marlborough, which were played at The Oxfordshire and Marlborough golf courses respectively. We narrowly lost to Stowe in the Independent Schools’ Matchplay at Stoke Park; Jack Parry (9), Josh Thomas (8) and Howell Zhang (12) pushed a very strong Stowe side close, with two matches all square going up the last hole. We now look to our fixtures in the summer and the boys have been training hard with Dean Davis, our professional. Other pupils who represented the School were Johnson Zhang, Oli Degroot, Sam Morris and Oli Healy. With all bar one of these players able to represent the School next year and a burgeoning membership of the Golf Club, the future of the sport at Teddies is bright.

Jack Parry, Howell Zhang and Josh Thomas

Elite Hockey

A number of pupils are performing at a high level in hockey outside Teddies. Fourth Former Lucy Hanslip, above left, is attending the Reading Performance Centre as well as playing for Oxford Hawks 3rd XI; she scored the winning goal for the 1st XI on debut v St Mary’s, Ascot. Fourth Former Millie Giles, centre, attends the South Midlands Performance Centre and has played for Buckingham 2nd XI; and Sixth Former Millie Holme balanced her 1st XI commitments alongside playing for Buckingham 1st XI in the Investec Premier Division. She was named as one of three players to watch last season by the Daily Telegrap h, and she attended an England Hockey U18 assessment camp a year young. Lucy Peperell, Florence Spackman, Alice Spencer, Will Barlow and Charlie Spencer also attend Reading Performance Centre.