Golf is a popular game at College – it is played recreationally by many but we can also field a strong team of players most years. College golfers play at Cotswold Hills Golf Club which is 5 minutes drive away. Golf is a games option in the Autumn and Summer Terms with an additional slot for Activities on Monday afternoons.

The golf team plays matches against other schools and enters a number of knock-out tournaments such as the HMC Foursomes and the Independent Schools Golf Association team event. The highlight of the year is the annual West of England Schools’ tournament at Burnham and Berrow where 8 schools compete fiercely on this fine Somerset links course. In 2009 we reached the final of the west of England Schools; in 2008 we reached the national finals of the HMC tournament. There are also a number of matches for younger players.

In 2008 a College boy, Ed Kennedy, captained Gloucestershire Juniors, toured the US with the “Swifts” Independent Schools Golf Team and then won a golf scholarship to Barry University in Miami.

College golf does not end when players leave College. The Old Cheltonians have a strong fixture list and are very keen that young players should join them. The OCs play the College team annually and invite pupils to their Annual Meeting. Many staff are also keen players and a recent staff-pupil match was a great success.