The Shaw Trophy
Current Captain – Roger Whitefield
History
2nd Lt H Shaw was the Aero Champion golfer from 1922-28 and the driver in the picture belonged to him. It was presented to the Aero GS by a relative in 2011 and the Captain of the day, Dick Searle, and the Committee concluded that it would be appropriate to create a Captain’s “Badge of Office” to record both Shaw’s memory and their role as Captain. Engraved silver tags were attached to the driver through donations by the Society and past Captains, dating back to 2000.
The trophy is usually on display on the Captain's table at the AGM Meeting in December. The table below lists the names of the Society's Captains whose names are displayed on the trophy. A full list of the Society's Captains since 1922 can be found on the 'Captains' page of the website.
| 2000 | Sir Patrick Hine | 2001 | Geoff J.B. Claridge | 2002 | Jack Worth |
| 2003 | Sir Michael Alcock | 2004 | Brian Whittingham | 2005 | Sir Roger Palin |
| 2006 | Lloyd A. Doble | 2007 | Ross Colwill | 2008 | Mike S. Shields |
| 2009 | Ron D. Elder | 2010 | Simon W.G. Pettigrew | 2011 | Dick G. Searles |
| 2012 | David A. Hobart | 2013 | Ray H. Corstin | 2014 | Keith D. Filbey |
| 2015 | David H.W. Backhouse | 2016 | Mike C. Nixon | 2017 | Jeff Turner |
| 2018 | Andy Sweetman | 2019 | Eddie Axten | 2020 | Robbie James |
| 2021 | Nigel Dowdall | 2022 | Sir Barry Thornton | 2023 | Ian M.G. Senior |
| 2024 | Roger Whitefield |