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KCS alumni golf 2026
Our golf season started with the KCS scratch team, run by Alex Gems qualifying in May for the 2026 Grafton Morrish finals at Royal Wimbledon GC. Our top pair had 34 scratch points. We qualified in fourth spot. The finals, for 48 alumni teams of six, are held in N. Norfolk over three days.
The Surrey Schools annual June event at Bramley GC was run by John Oliver. All the following alumni events were held at RWGC:
The School match on June 8th for the King’s Association cup involved six pupils, all off 10 handicap and below. The alumni won the new cup, presented by the School, beating both the six school staff, organised by Liam Kane, and the six students.
We played in the June final of the RWGC alumni putting having won through the qualifier flight of eight schools on June 2nd. We did not distinguish ourselves against the might of Eton, Dulwich and Uppingham inter alia.
The 21st July Cranleighans match, being held at Cuddington GC, organised by Paul Druckman, was a victory for King’s alumni winning by three matches to one.
In the August heat we beat the Old Kingstonians, and we drew 2-2 against the Shirburnians, the latter being led out by the RWGC vice-captain. We struggled to find a full team for the latter. Andrew Copeman, 2026 Captain of Wimbledon Common GC, distinguished himself, twice, by filling last-minute vacancies.
The highlight was the annual August King’s championship brilliantly organised, in the searing heat, by Ian Hay. Giles Fallowfield again enabled us to play for Lanson champagne prizes; he won some champagne by winning the handicap prize again. Ben Holler beat Michael Choong to the scratch prize with a 72 gross. A proper Wimbledon lunch ensued.
The Old Paulines match, at Kingswood, was re-arranged for this September after rain.
2027 Dates : Grafton Morrish 9th May 2027; Surrey Schools 4th June 2027.
7th June at RWGC v The School. Cranleighans 20th July 2027. Kingstonians 2nd August 2027.
Thanks go to all the KGS alumni who played [multiple attendances are not shown] : KGS Committee: Ian Hay [Treas.]*, Paul Druckman*, Giles Fallowfield*.
[RW Putting] Ajay Patel*, Alasdair Grievson*, Matt Reynolds*. [Surrey Schools] Charles Turton, John Oliver.
[v The School] Andrew Copeman, Charlie Gilchrist*, Rory Codd*.
[Cranleighans] Neil Davies, Tony Damon, Howard Lickens, David Cross, Alex Phillips*, Ralph Cake*.
[KGS v Kingstonians] Fred Grover*, Mark Staniland
[KGS Championship] Ian Hamilton, Michael Choong, David Hamilton, Barney Oates, Andrew Douglas, Cathal Bolland*, Lance Condon, Nick Hockaday*.
[KGS v Shirburnians] Ben Holler, Michael Messent, Alasdair Grievson.
The KGS scratch team of Messrs. A.Gems [2008], M.Reynolds [2010], M.Choong [2004], B.Holler [2014], N.Hockaday [2013] and T. Jukes [2016] will play the mighty Birkenhead, in round one of the Grafton Morrish, on October 16th. See www.Graftonmorrish.org.uk for all past competition data. (Winners 2001,2004)
*Denotes* RWGC member
N.B. King’s Golf Members We are always looking for new King’s alumni members. Please do contact: Mr. Ian Hay [ Ianhazy@btinternet.com] to pay the £25 annual April subs.
Alternatively Peter Crowther at his Crowthergolf@gmail.com address. Under-40s alumni are not charged any subscription fee. Alumni matches usually involve green fees of £80-£85 including a match tea.
2026 KGS Scribe
07801 497553
If you are a former golfer, a supporter, or are interested in staying connected with golfing at King's, then we encourage you to register your interest with us. By doing so, you will be the first to hear about upcoming events, cand get togethers. Please contact Mr. Ian Hay [ Ianhazy@btinternet.com] or Peter Crowther at his Crowthergolf@gmail.com address. Under-40s alumni are not charged any subscription fees.
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Max Kirby (OK 2005)
Chair of the Regional Society US West Coast
Max left King's after completing his International Baccalaureate in 2005, followed by a BA in Modern History at The University Max is Director of Market Intelligence at Stripe, based out of San Francisco. He has been with Stripe for nearly 8 years - prior to which he was Partner at VCP Advisors in London, providing tailored execution and advisory services to corporates, limited partners, and private equity and hedge fund managers. He has also worked in Stockholm for Klarna for two years.
Ryan Houghton-Berry (OK 2010)
Co-chair of the King's Regional Society US East Coast
Ryan left King's in 2010 and went on to study a BA in Public Policy at Duke University, followed by an MBA at The University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. He is currently VP Business Planning and Communications for Goldman Sachs in New York where he leads Global Marketing's functional business planning and communications, including management of firmwide marketing budget, senior leadership reporting, and CMO-led events and comms.
Jin Hyung Lee (OK 2010)
Chair of the King's Regional Society of Asia
Jin was educated in Singapore before joining King's for his IB, and and then went on to gain a BA as well as an MEng in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Cambridge. Jin is currently Business Development Manager at GreeneGene, as well as Managing Partner at Advanced Growing Labs.
James Smith (OK 1995)
Chair of the LGBT+ Network + Chair of the King's Regional Society of Australia & NZ
James (He/Him) left Kings in 1995, took a gap year as a lab technician in Switzerland, and studied Electrical Engineering at Warwick, graduating in 1999. He then worked at the BBC in technical project management and engineering. In 2010, he joined the London 2012 Olympics venue technology team. Afterward, he returned to broadcasting at SkyTV and the BBC, then moved to Australia in 2016 for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. He became Head of Technology for the 2018 Invictus Games and 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and worked on capital projects for the Queensland Government. Recently, he was CIO for the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games until its cancellation, and is now Director of Court Technology Services in Queensland.
James lives with his husband of 11 years in Brisbane, Australia. He has always been an advocate for supporting LGBTIQ+ people in life and more particularly the workplace.
Peter Cureton (OK 2006)
Co-chair Regional Society US East Coast
Peter left King’s in 2006 and studied Money, Banking, and Finance at Birmingham University. He spent most of his early career at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse in London, New York, and Hong Kong. He is currently working with Private Equity portfolio companies, driving business transformation and value creation.
Outside of work, his world is dominated by his three small children and their various football commitments, watching Arsenal on his phone while standing on the sidelines and dreaming of the days when his weekends were free to play golf.
Max Kirby (OK 2005)
Chair of the Regional Society US West Coast
Max left King's after completing his International Baccalaureate in 2005, followed by a BA in Modern History at The University Max is Director of Market Intelligence at Stripe, based out of San Francisco. He has been with Stripe for nearly 8 years - prior to which he was Partner at VCP Advisors in London, providing tailored execution and advisory services to corporates, limited partners, and private equity and hedge fund managers. He has also worked in Stockholm for Klarna for two years.
Ryan Houghton-Berry (OK 2010)
Co-chair of the King's Regional Society US East Coast
Ryan left King's in 2010 and went on to study a BA in Public Policy at Duke University, followed by an MBA at The University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. He is currently VP Business Planning and Communications for Goldman Sachs in New York where he leads Global Marketing's functional business planning and communications, including management of firmwide marketing budget, senior leadership reporting, and CMO-led events and comms.
Jin Hyung Lee (OK 2010)
Chair of the King's Regional Society of Asia
Jin was educated in Singapore before joining King's for his IB, and and then went on to gain a BA as well as an MEng in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Cambridge. Jin is currently Business Development Manager at GreeneGene, as well as Managing Partner at Advanced Growing Labs.
James Smith (OK 1995)
Chair of the LGBT+ Network + Chair of the King's Regional Society of Australia & NZ
James (He/Him) left Kings in 1995, took a gap year as a lab technician in Switzerland, and studied Electrical Engineering at Warwick, graduating in 1999. He then worked at the BBC in technical project management and engineering. In 2010, he joined the London 2012 Olympics venue technology team. Afterward, he returned to broadcasting at SkyTV and the BBC, then moved to Australia in 2016 for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. He became Head of Technology for the 2018 Invictus Games and 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and worked on capital projects for the Queensland Government. Recently, he was CIO for the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games until its cancellation, and is now Director of Court Technology Services in Queensland.
James lives with his husband of 11 years in Brisbane, Australia. He has always been an advocate for supporting LGBTIQ+ people in life and more particularly the workplace.
Peter Cureton (OK 2006)
Co-chair Regional Society US East Coast
Peter left King’s in 2006 and studied Money, Banking, and Finance at Birmingham University. He spent most of his early career at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse in London, New York, and Hong Kong. He is currently working with Private Equity portfolio companies, driving business transformation and value creation.
Outside of work, his world is dominated by his three small children and their various football commitments, watching Arsenal on his phone while standing on the sidelines and dreaming of the days when his weekends were free to play golf.
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