About The Society

The society is one of the oldest in England, having been formed in 1921.
The vision of its first President, Mr Philip Curry the manager of the White Star Line (of Titanic fame) in Southampton, was to further friendly relations in the Port via the Golf Courses.
Since those magnificent days, many of the major shipping lines of the day are now a distant memory; however the vision has not changed.
By 1923 the society had over 100 Members and still has today.

The Society today.
Comprises around 100 Members who, each year, enjoy six wonderful summer golfing events in convivial company during the period May to October.
The venues selected are among the best in the region and we are able to offer excellent prices to Members on top of a small annual subscription to cover administration costs.
Our playing season ends with the AGM and Annual Dinner at which some 44 trophies are presented in addition to those awarded at the end of each competition day.

Four of the annual event comprise an 18 hole individual Stableford followed by a two course meal and prize presentation.
We have two additional 18 hole meetings, a President's Day and a Guest Invitational competition.

The role of President is rotated to a different Member each year.
Opportunities exist for Members to entertain guests at events throughout the season and this has proved to be an excellent way to introduce new Members.
A shipping link is no longer a prerequisite to membership.
For further details contact membership@sotonshippinggolf.org

Southampton Shipping Golfing Society

The Society was inaugurated in 1921, which makes it one of the oldest in England.

The vision of its first President, Philip Curry the manager of the White Star Line (of Titanic fame) in Southampton was to further friendly relations in the Port via the Golf Courses.
Since those magnificent days, many of the major shipping lines of the day are now a distant memory however the vision has not changed.

SSGS putting competition September 1930 our first President and one of the founders Mr P Curry Is seated in the centre of the front row with fellow members at Stoneham.

In April 1924 it was reported in the White Star Magazine that a Shipping Companies Golf Tournament was first organised in 1921, for which the White Star Line gave a handsome silver Cup.
Mr P. E. Curry local manager for the White Star Line was elected as the first President and by 1923 the society had over 100 members.
During the Second World war the society was suspended for 6 years until it was re-constituted in 1946, when it held a revival meeting at the old Polygon Hotel which was attended by a large number of both old and new members representing many activities in Dockland.

The Blitz of Southampton in 1940 destroyed all records held by the society at that time and created a quite remarkable piece of SSGS history. The then secretary Bill Dixon had entrusted the safe keeping of the trophies during the War years to Parkhouse and Son.
On Saturday 23rd November their shop in above bar Southampton was totally destroyed by enemy bombs and Bill Dixon was informed that all our trophies had been destroyed.

Some three months later Harold Parkhouse managed to obtain a permit to erect a temporary prefab building on the site, he employed a firm of contractors to clear the tons of rubble from the basement, who during this activity came up against a fairly solid block to one side of the near wall.

This turned out to be a solid rectangle of Brown paper bought in the early months of the war, which would have been one of the most difficult things to burn, it had also been protected by all the rubble that had fallen on it. To their amazement once this had been removed there on three shelves were the SSGS trophies all intact, but black as ink.

To this day our Society maintains many of the traditions established all those years ago, including the annual putting competition for ex Presidents.

Southampton Shipping Golfing Society Trophies

The Society boasts a large and historic range of trophies. Its first, The White Star Cup, dates from 1921 when the Society was first formed. Other trophies have been presented to the Society down the years, the most recent in the current year. There is a range of competitions at each of the regular meetings and, in addition, four competitions are contested throughout the season. A final trophy is presented to the winner of the Annual Presidents Putting Competition. Trophies are presented at the Society's annual dinner in November. Competitions A range of trophies are contested at each meeting as follows:

Spring Invitational Meeting (May)
Member & Guest Team Event Winners:	David Miller Cup
18 Hole Stableford
Division 1 Winner	Lyons Cup
Division 1 Runner-up	Robinson Cup
Division 2 Winner	Taylor Cup
Division 2 Runner-up	Sinclair Cup
Division 2 Third	Corbett Challenge Cup
Over 65 Winner	Docks Board Cup

Summer Meeting (June)
18 Hole Stableford
Division 1 Winner	Greer Cup
Division 1 Runner-up	Castle Cup
Division 2 Winner	Szlumper Cup
Division 2 Runner-up	Renshaw Rose Bowl
Division 2 Third	George Hughes Cup
Over 65 Winner	Cotterell Tankard

Championship Meeting (July)
18 Hole Stableford
Society Champion	White Star Cup
Division 1 Winner	Vice President’s Cup
Division 1 Runner-up	Johnson Cup
Division 1 Third	BH Challenge Cup
Division 2 Winner	Barrie Trophy
Division 2 Runner-up	Clifton Cup
Division 2 Third	Campbell Cup
Over 65 Winner	Pensioner’s Prop
Over 70 Winner	Geriatric’s Trophy

President's Meeting (August)
18 Hole Team Event
Winners	Weir Cup
Runners-up	David Hughes Cup
Third	ABS Anniversary Cup

Autumn Meeting (September)
18 Hole Stableford
Division 1 Winner	King Cup
Division 1 Runner-up	Bert Baker Trophy
Division 2 Winner	De Malglaive Cup
Division 2 Runner-up	Salvage Association Cup
Over 65 Winner	Par Cup

Winter Meeting (October)
18 Hole Stableford
Division 1 Winner	Sheppard Cup
Division 1 Runner-up	Westminster Bowl
Division 2 Winner	Echo Challenge Cup
Division 2 Runner-up	SSSR Cup
Over 65 Winner	Parkhouse Pot

Annual Competitions
	The LVH Trophy is presented to the member with the highest three aggregate Stableford scores from each year's eligible competitions. These magnificent trophies, for the Winner and Runner-up, were presented by David Hughes in 2007 to commemorate his father Lionel Hughes's long and significant contribution to the Society over many years of membership.
	The Nicholson Trophy Knock-Out Competition is open to all Members, with the Draw comprising of the top 16 Stableford scores at Spring Meeting. Winner holds the Nicholson Trophy and the Runner Up, the Cachalot Cup.
	4 Ball Better Ball Knock-Out Competition, open to all members. Winners hold the Supermarine Cup and the Runners Up, the Buckley Bowl.
	Championship Knock Out Cup, a Match Play Competition open to all members with the Draw comprising the top 8 Stableford Scores at the Championship Meeting. Winner holds the Seely Challenge Cup and the Runner-Up, the Master Mariners Cup.
	Presidents Putter Cup. This annual Putting competition is open to past and present SSGS Presidents. Winner holds the John Smith Challenge Cup.

Presidents
1921 P.E Curry J.P. 1922 O.Harries 1923 W.G. Lawther 1924 John Smith 1925 Colonel G.S. Szlumper 1926 Captain J.King O.B.E 1927 D.Drummond 1928 C.E. Cotterell 1929 W.A. Penton 1930 P.E.Curry J.P. 1931 T.Donaldson M.A. 1932 G.R Newcombe 1933 Captain S.N Braithwaite 1934 Capt.W.H.Whittle O.B.E. 1935 Capt. J.V.Forster O.B.E. 1936 F.C.B. Yarrow 1937 C.E. Cotterell 1938 R.P. Biddle 1939 LtCol A.Broomfield T.D. 1946 C.E. Cotterell J.P 1947 RP. Biddle C.B.E J.P 1948 G.H. Allen 1949 Captain H.J. Bulford 1950 CA. Nicholson 1951 G.F. Hughes T.D. 1952 W.S Dixon 1953 A.Dudley 1954 Joe Smith O.B.E 1955 H.G. Green O.B.E 1956 J.A Watt M.B.E 1957 H.C.Stevens D.C.M 1958 S.A. Finnis E.R.D 1959 CA. Nicholson 1960 J.B. Shatlock 1961 W.F. Ward 1962 E.H James 1963 L.Cameron 1964 Captain W.E. Jones 1965 C.W. Payne O.B.E 1966 A.E Campbell 1967 D.A Stringer O.B.E 1968 L.J.V Reynolds M.B.E 1969 J.L.Cook 1970 E.A.C Howells E.R.D 1971 P.C. Nicholson 1972 W.D Nodding 1973 J.B Atkinson 1974 J.L. Waite 1975 J.A Wilde C.B.E 1976 J.M Townsend	1977 P.Webb 1978 Captain G.Pow 1979 A.R. Boult 1980 J.B Williams 1981 G.J. Johnson 1982 D. Buckley 1983 H.G Baker 1984 J.B. Davies 1985 P. Ridyard 1986 MD. Purgavie 1987 A.R. Jones 1988 H.W Parkhouse J.P 1989 R.J Evans 1990 P.J. Penfold 1991 J. Millington 1992 A. Kent 1993 M.Avery 1994 R.E.A Bayley 1995 R. Logan 1996 Captain J. Lofts 1997 R. S Aitken 1998 C.A McClure 1999 R.C Bridges 2000 M.B Wells 2001 J. Bull 2002 L.Lyons 2003 J.S.Withington 2004 D.H. Corbett 2005 R.G. Sinclair 2006 P A Burden 2007 W Hutton 2008 D P Hughes 2009 J E Cutler 2010 D A d'Arcy Hughes 2011 R J Treherne 2012 L.R. Coleman 2013 J. Gatrell 2014 T.R.F Stockley 2015 K Howarth 2016 G Angas 2017 R Gribble 2018 R Hallett 2019 L Hudson 2020 D.J Howard 2021 Gp Capt N Brewer 2022 D.J Howard 2023 P.P Wintle

THE ROLES OF VICE PRESIDENT & PRESIDENT

Introduction

The Southampton Shipping Golfing Society (SSGS), was founded in 1921. It has a membership that currently fluctuates between 100 and 130 and meets six times a year usually at golf courses in Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex. The Society is managed by a committee which consists of: President (Chair), Vice President, Secretary, Membership Secretary, Competitions Secretary, Treasurer. Additionally, members maybe co-opted onto the Committee during any year and may serve as such until formally elected at the next AGM. The SSGS is structured so that at the end of his year in office the Vice President will be proposed to the members by the Committee at the AGM for election to the position of President. Accordingly, members who are elected to the post of Vice President will be expected to serve two years in addition to any time that they may have served previously as a committee member. The Vice President’s major function is to observe and support the President.

This job description has been developed to inform members who would like to apply for the position of Vice President what the duties and responsibilities of this post and that of President will involve. They are: -

Vice President

1. Out of preference to have served upon the Committee for at least one year prior to taking up the position of Vice President.

2. To attend as many of the Committee/ Sub - Committee meetings and SSGS Events as possible.

3. To support the President in his role as Chairman of the Committee and as the public representative of the SSGS.

4. To be involved with any marketing initiatives for the SSGS.

5. To get to know members and discuss any issues they may have when the opportunity arises at the venues throughout the year.

6. To be prepared to assist the Competitions Secretary at any of the venues.

7. To assist the Committee Members in organising the arrangements for and management of the AGM and Annual Dinner.

President

1. Out of preference to have served upon the Committee for at least two years prior to accepting the position of President.

2. To identify and manage a charity of his choice, if appropriate.

3. To chair all Committee meetings and communicate with Committee members and Committee venue management as necessary.

4. Following an initial discussion with Committee Members, to canvas the selected candidates for nomination for the position of VP.

5. Coordinate with the Competitions Secretary and the Master at Arms to manage the Prize Giving and any charitable contributions at each of the Society's Events.

6. Work with the Competitions Secretary to arrange and coordinate the Presidents Day Competition, Prizes and dining arrangements.

7. To bring Members concerns to the notice of the Committee.

8. Set up and coordinate any Sub Committees in order to address any concerns raised by the Membership.

9. Be the figure head for the Society at external events and generally raise its profile wherever possible.

10. Coordinate any marketing initiatives in order maximise their effectiveness.

11 Organise the Presidents Putting competition and lunch and issue invitations for same.

12 To coordinate all the inputs to the arrangements for the AGM and Annual Dinner

	SOUTHAMPTON SHIPPING GOLFING SOCIETY CONSTITUTION
NAME AND HISTORY
1. The name of the Society shall be “Southampton Shipping Golfing Society” (The Society).
2. The Society was inaugurated in 1921 with the object of furthering friendly relations in the Port of Southampton by playing competitions on local golf courses and the first Shipping Companies Golf Tournament was held in that year. Activities had to be suspended in 1939 and The Society was reconstituted in 1946. Further information as to The Society’s history is available on The Society’s website.
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION AND FINANCE
1. An applicant for membership shall be proposed and seconded by two members of The Society current at the time of the application and be considered for election at the next convenient Committee meeting.
2. There will be an annual subscription payable by all members in a sum to be agreed by the members at each Annual General Meeting. Subscriptions are due and payable (whether demanded or not) by 31 March in each year and any member whose subscription remains unpaid on 1 April in any year shall cease to be a member of The Society as from that date.
3. A member whose membership is terminated for any reason shall not be entitled to the refund of any part of the subscription paid for the year in which the termination takes effect.
4. The Society’s financial year will run from 1 November in every year or such other date as may be approved by the members at an Annual General Meeting. The Treasurer will keep a proper record of the Society’s finances including all income outgoings and reserves and will maintain a bank account in the name of the Society for the security of the Society’s funds. The Treasurer will present to every Committee Meeting either in person or in writing if he is unable to attend in person an interim report as to the current state of The Society’s finances.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE
1. The affairs of The Society will be managed by a Committee comprised of Officers and no less than two members appointed from amongst its membership. Committee members will be proposed and seconded by two current members and elected by majority vote at an Annual General Meeting.
2. The Officers of the Society shall comprise:- • President • Vice-President • Secretary • Membership Secretary • Competitions Secretary • Treasurer
3. The President and the Vice President will be elected annually at the AGM. Unless the Committee deems there to be exceptional and over-riding circumstances, the VP will normally be nominated as President elect and duly proposed and seconded. At the AGM members will then be asked to formally elect that nominee, as President, with no other candidates being sought. The prospective VP will be nominated and seconded following a procedure in which the Committee will draw up a short list of candidates and collectively agree, in Committee, the order in which they should be approached. Once a prospective VP has been determined he will be proposed and seconded for election at the AGM. Members have the right to nominate other candidates as long as they are duly proposed and seconded and, in such circumstances a vote may need be taken at the AGM to determine the preferred candidate. The President and the Vice-President will hold office in those roles from the date of their election until the date of the next following Annual General Meeting. The other Committee members will also hold office from the date of their election until the date of the next following Annual General Meeting and may offer themselves for re-election in the following year.
4. Additional members may be co-opted onto the Committee as necessary during any year and may serve as such until formally elected at the next following Annual General Meeting.
5. There will be a Competitions Sub-committee comprising no more than six members of The Society and chaired by the Competitions Secretary.
MEETINGS
1. An Annual General Meeting will be held in each calendar year insofar as possible within 13 months of the previous Annual General Meeting.
2. The business at each Annual General Meeting will include:- i) a report from the President detailing the activities of the previous year for adoption by the meeting. ii) a presentation by the Treasurer of the annual accounts of The Society for the previous financial year for adoption by the meeting. iii) the election of the Officers and ordinary members of the Committee of The Society for the following year. iv) the consideration for adoption of any proposal for which legitimate notice has been given for the meeting.
3. Members will be given 14 days prior notice of the date time and place of the Annual General Meeting.
4. Any matter requiring a decision at an Annual General Meeting shall be proposed by a member and seconded by a separate member and submitted in writing to the Secretary at least 21 days prior to the Annual General Meeting setting out in detail the nature and objective of the proposal.
5. Committee meetings will be held as necessary for the management of the Society’s affairs and there will be a minimum of two Committee meetings in any calendar year. Minutes of meetings of the Society will be produced following each meeting.
6. Meetings will be chaired by the President or in his absence the Vice-President. A quorum for voting purposes at an Annual General Meeting shall be fifteen members and in Committee meetings shall be five elected Committee members.
7. At meetings of The Society members (in the case of an Annual General Meeting) or elected Committee members (in the case of Committee Meetings) shall be entitled to one vote upon each matter put to the vote save that in the event of a hung vote the chairman of the meeting shall be entitled to a casting vote.
COMMUNICATION
1. The primary method of communication from the Committee (meaning the Committee as a whole and individual Committee members on The Society’s business) to the members as a whole shall be via The Society’s website www.sotonshippinggolf.org or such other as may be The Society’s website address from time to time. All information posted on The Society’s website shall be deemed to have been communicated to the members 5 days (120 hours) after it appears on the website. The primary method of communication between individual Committee members and individual members shall be the e-mail addresses contained in the Membership Profiles on the website.
2. The Committee will make reasonable endeavours to communicate information by alternative means to any member who notifies the Secretary in writing that he does not have access to the website but no responsibility will rest with the Committee for any failure of such endeavours.
3. Each member shall be responsible for informing the Secretary of any change of e-mail address and other information contained in his Membership Profile on The Society’s website.
4. By signing the application to join The Society or by renewing his membership a member agrees to be bound by the provisions of The Data Protection Act 1998 and any subsequent amendments to it insofar as they apply to information released to The Society for the purposes of managing The Society’s affairs.
5. Neither the Committee nor any member may use any information contained in a Membership Profile or in any other part of The Society’s website for business purposes.
COMPETITIONS AND HANDICAPS
1. The Competitions Sub-committee will be responsible for:- i) the staging regulation and control of The Society’s competitions ii) the determination review and amendment of members’ handicaps to apply when playing in a Society competition.
2. The rules governing The Society’s competitions are set out in The Society’s Competition Rules and Code of Conduct posted on the Society’s website. The Competitions Sub-committee will manage competitions in accordance with the Rules and may make minor variations to those Rules as circumstances dictate. Any change of substance to the Rules must be put to the next following Annual General Meeting as a formal proposal for ratification by the members.
3. The rules governing members’ Society handicaps are set out in The Society’s Competition Rules and Code of Conduct posted on The Society’s website. The Competitions Sub-committee will make all decisions on member’s handicaps in accordance with the Rules.
4. The decision of the Competitions Sub-committee on all matters relating to competitions and handicap shall be final and binding.
5. Guests, whilst welcome, can only be invited once in any given year. If invited a second time then the guest would need to pay a joining fee and become a member.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Each member of The Society shall respect and abide by the code of conduct as set out in The Society’s Competition Rules and Code of Conduct posted on The Society’s website. Any member who falls short of these requirements risks having his membership of The Society withdrawn or suspended.
GENERAL
1. The Society cannot accept any liability or responsibility for any loss damage or injury suffered to any member or his property in any circumstances whatsoever.
2. The Society will abide by the rules of golf as laid down by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews save that where there is any contradiction between those rules and The Society’s regulations as set out or referred to in this Constitution The Society’s regulations shall apply.