Membership

Croham Hurst is a thriving and popular golf club with an active membership, regular competitions and a good social life. There are currently a limited number of vacancies in all membership categories.

Mens Section

The men’s section is very active in golfing and social terms. It participates in various league and team events being the Hilliard League, Warren League, Scratch and friendlies. During the year monthly medals and stablefords are competed for along with a number of major events that hold the prestige of an honours board in the clubhouse. 

The strength of golf at the club is exceptional with a number of active category 1 golfers who compete regularly in open events around the county and local region. If your golf does not quite match up to the serious competition that our category 1 golfers enjoy then the more relaxed Tuesday and Saturday afternoon swindle may suit a little more. 

In a typical golfing year our men’s calendar includes:

• The Hilliard League - is an association of golf clubs formed to provide a venue for social gathering and the spread of friendship and goodwill. The concept of the League is to allow as many of those members, with a handicap of twelve and below, representing their club in a competitive match play environment.
• The Warren League – formed in 1957 provides an opportunity for players with handicaps of 10-27 to play for their club in competitive but friendly matches. The aim is to allow as many members in this handicap range to represent the club and is open to all categories of membership.
• Numerous friendly matches
• Monthly and Mid-week Medals
• Monthly and Mid-week Stablefords
• Captains Day and Dinner Dance
• Invitation Day
• Numerous fun competitions
• Numerous honour board competitions
• Captain and Pro Challenge

Ladies Section

The Ladies section enjoys equal opportunities and has 150 members of whom over 80 play regularly. We pride ourselves on being a friendly, enthusiastic and active section of the club who meet every Tuesday and Sunday for competitions. Monthly prize givings are held which also promote social interaction.  

In a typical golfing year, our ladies calendar includes:

• Seven monthly qualifying Medals
• Eleven monthly qualifying Stablefords
• Nine "special" qualifying Medal and Stableford
• Eighteen " Fun " non qualifying competitions
• An Open Day and Two Invitation Days hosting lady members from other clubs
• Numerous Friendly matches against Surrey Clubs
• County and National competitions: The Pearsons Trophy, the Druce, The Mail on Sunday, Coronation Foursomes, Centenary Bowl and Woodcote 5's mixed friendly matches
• Lady Captain's Day
• Captain's Prize Day
• Thriving Ladies Academy
• Hosting annual Charity Bridge Drive and coaching for new bridge players.

Layabouts & Seniors

The " Layabouts" is an extremely active section of the club, providing plenty of opportunities for competitive golf in a social environment. Male members of the club aged 60 and over, are eligible to join and meet every Monday morning for an informal roll up. This provides an ideal time for new members to be welcomed and become quickly ensconced in club life.

In a typical golfing year, our Layabouts calendar includes:

• 17 competitions
• An Invitation day in June
• The Captain's away day in July
• A host of Stableford events
• 24 matches against local clubs (12 of which are away)

The "Layabouts" is a friendly, vibrant part of Croham Hurst and guarantees a warm welcome to new members.

Junior Section

Croham Hurst Golf Club has an active and thriving junior section. Juniors at Croham range in age from 8 to 18 years and range in skill from the complete beginner to the category one golfer. There are over 100 juniors at Croham, including 15 girls. We have an active junior calendar with club competitions, matches, both friendly and league, together with mixed adult and junior events. We also have practice and play sessions for newer golfers as well as the established golfer. There is a full programme of coaching provided by the clubs professionals. Juniors are a vital section in any golf club, and Croham Hurst recognises the importance of encouraging and developing juniors.

Scratch Team

Our Scratch Team has existed for many years with its most significant year in 2004 - winning the Surrey Scratch Knockout (beating Bramley Golf Club in the Final). This historic day for the club was enjoyed by both the team and all the membership who watched us lift the trophy.

The winning squad consisted of Robert Wicks (Captain), Mark Ellis, Ian Seymour, Barry Seymour, James Elmer, Lance Wheeler, Tom Irwin and Terry Langley.

The current squad of players have formed a very strong unit over the past few years notably includes Mark Ellis, a former County Champion and James Elmer both playing off a handicap of +1 and Ian Seymour who plays off scratch.

It is with the scratch team set-up, that we have had the opportunity to create not only success as a team, but create an environment for our scratch team players to fulfil their potential as individuals. Further, with a the new Junior programme in place and invaluable and continued members support, we hope to have success for many years to come.

BRIDGE

There is a thriving bridge section at the club and lessons, based on the EBU Bridge for all scheme, are given to both beginners and improvers during the winter.

Chicago style bridge drives are held on a monthly basis during the winter in a friendly atmosphere with a variety of prizes. Arrangements are in hand to have friendly team competitions with other local golf clubs.

Rubber Bridge is played regularly in the club and in the near future it is hoped to have a competition between the ladies and gentlemen, which could become an annual event.

Membership fees

An entrance fee is charged for each category, price on application.

New members will be allocated a mentor for the first month of their membership
to assist with integrating into the club life. For more information please contact the Office on 020 8657 5581 or email us.