THE LEICESTERSHIRE GOLF SOCIETY WAS STARTED IN 1984 Mr M.HOLLOWAY AT THE LEICESTERSHIRE CO-OP DAIRY WITH GOLFERS MAINLY FROM ABBEY LANE AND GLENFIELD ROAD DEPOTS STARTING WITH 9 TOURNAMENTS INCLUDING THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP.
DUE TO MR M.HOLLOWAY CHANGE OF JOB AT THE DAIRY GOING TO WORK FOR THE HAMPER DIVISION THE SOCIETY WAS PUT IN TO LIMBO AS KNOW ONE WANTED TO TAKE ON THE SOCIETY OVER IN 1988.

1994 MR HOLLOWAY NOW HAD TIME TO RESTART THE SOCIETY SO AFTER WRITING TO ALL PAST MEMBERS THE SOCIETY AND WAS STARTED AGAIN WITH 25 MEMBER AND RETAINS THE NAME OF THE LEICESTERSHIRE GOLF SOCIETY.

Mr HOLLOWAY CONTINUED AS SECRETARY UNTIL 1996 WHEN Mr P.HAMMOND TOOK OVER Mr HOLLOWAY TOOK THE JOB BACK AFTER THREE YEARS TO DATE.

POINTS OF INTEREST OF OUR PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS
1996 MR N.J.CLARKE BECOMES SECRETARY OF CHARNWOOD FOREST GOLF CLUB
1997 Mr D.OSBOURNE BECOMES SECRETARY OF SCRAPTOFT GOLF CLUB
1998 Mr P.WORTH BECOMES THE FIRST MEMBER TO HAVE A HOLE IN ONE
1999 Mr S.THORPE IS APPOINTED CAPTAIN OF KIBWORTH GOLF CLUB
2002 IT WAS DECIDED TO ONLY GIVE TROPHIES TO THE FIRST TWO PLACES
2003 THIS YEAR WE DECIDED TO HAVE A PRIZE FUND TO BE PAID OUT ON THE DAY AND THE WINNER WOULD HOLD THE TOURNAMENT FOR ONE YEAR THE HAND IT BACK
2015 & 2016 Mr L.WARREN APPOINTED CAPTAIN OF KIRBY MUXLOE GOLF CLUB
2017 CASH PRIZE INTRODUCED FOR THIRD PLACE OUT OF SUBS
2018 ALL MEMBERS RECEIVE A LGS GOLF TOWEL

FOUNDING MEMBERS (March 1984)
Mr C.BREWSTER
Mr D.FERRAR
Mr D.WILLOUGHBY
Mr J.M.E.HOWARD
Mr J.RUSSELL
Mr J.STEWARDSON
Mr J.TAYLOR
Mr K.GOTCH
Mr L HOLMES
Mr M.HOLLOWAY
Mr M.ILIFFE
Mr R.HALL
Mr R.WILLOUGHBY
Mr S.GREENWAY
Mr.P.BRYAN