Keith Davies Cup

AG Keith Davies

Keith-Davies Cup

Presented in 1949

Awarded to the winners of the Annual Match between the Aero Golfing Society and the Royal Air Force Golfing Society

Current holders - Aero Golfing Society

History

AG Keith Davies Flying

Edward Keith Davies was born in 1885 and died in 1968. He was a pioneer in aviation and held the 22nd aviation certificate issued by the Royal Aero Club in 1910. He served in 6 Squadron, Royal Flying Corp as a Captain and he was the first man to fly in India. In the picture he is flying a French Hanriot Monoplane at Brooklands in 1910.

From RAFGS records, the match was first played in 1947 at Wimbledon GC (now Royal Wimbledon), but it is not known who won this match or the match in 1948. The engraving on the Cup, which was presented in 1949, tells us the subsequent winners. In the early days, only the best golfers in the RAFGS were selected (the equivalent of Cat 1 golfers today).

 Year Venue Winner Result Year Venue Winner Result
1947 Wimbledon No record No record 1948 Wimbledon No record No record
1949 Wimbledon RAF No record 1950 Wimbledon RAF No record
1951 Wimbledon RAF No record 1952 Wimbledon RAF No record
1953 Wimbledon RAF No record 1954 Wimbledon RAF No record
1955 Wimbledon RAF No record 1956 Wentworth Aero 9-7
1957 Wentworth RAF 15.5-4.5 1958 Wentworth RAF 12.5-1.5
1959 Wentworth RAF 14-7 1960 Wentworth RAF 12-10
1961 Not played     1962 Wentworth RAF 10-2
1963 Burhill RAF 8-4 1964 Burhill Halved 6-6
1965 Burhill RAF 8-4 1966 Burhill RAF 7-5
1967 Burhill RAF 6.5-5.5 1968 Burhill Aero 7.5-4.5
1969 Burhill Aero 6.5-5.5 1970 Burhill RAF 12.5-0.5
1971 Burhill RAF 12-5 1972 Burhill RAF 12-6
1973 Burhill Aero 6.5-5.5 1974 Burhill RAF 7-5
1975 Burhill RAF 5-3 1976 Burhill RAF 6.5-5.5
1977 Burhill RAF 7-3 1978 Camberley Heath Aero 8.5-6.5
1979 Camberley Heath RAF 8-2 1980 Camberley Heath Halved No record
1981 Camberley Heath RAF No record 1982 Camberley Heath Halved 5-5
1983 Camberley Heath RAF 8-6 1984 Camberley Heath Halved 5-5
1985 Camberley Heath RAF 11.5-4.5 1986 Camberley Heath RAF 7-5
1987 Camberley Heath RAF 5-3 1988 New Zealand RAF 11.5-3.5
1989 New Zealand Aero 9-6 1990 New Zealand RAF 8.5-2.5
1991 New Zealand Aero 7.5-6.5 1992 New Zealand Aero 9.5-7.5
1993 New Zealand RAF 15.5-8.5 1994 Camberley Heath Aero 7-5
1995 West Byfleet Aero 10-6 1996 West Byfleet Aero 10.5-6.5
1997 West Byfleet RAF 11-7 1998 West Byfleet Aero 9.5-7.5
1999 West Byfleet Aero 12.5-7.5 2000 West Byfleet RAF 11-7
 2001 West Byfleet Aero 11.5-7.5 2002 West Byfleet Halved 9-9
2003 West Byfleet RAF 11-7 2004 West Byfleet Aero 10.5-7.5
2005 West Byfleet Abandoned   2006 West Byfleet Aero 7-5
2007 West Byfleet RAF 6.5-5.5 2008 West Byfleet Aero 6.5-4.5
2009 West Byfleet Halved 3-3 2010 West Byfleet RAF 6.5-5.5
2011 West Byfleet RAF 8.5-3.5 2012 West Byfleet RAF 3.5-2.5
2013 West Byfleet Aero 6.5-5.5 2014 West Byfleet Aero 8.5-3.5
2015 West Byfleet Aero 7.5-4.5 2016 West Byfleet RAF 7-5
2017 West Byfleet RAF 4-2 2018 West Byfleet RAF 4.5-1.5
2019 West Byfleet RAF 3.5-2.5 2020 Not played    
2021 Not played     2022 Denham Halved 3-3
2023 Denham Aero 4.5-1.5  2024 Denham   Aero  
2025 Denham Aero 4-3        

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