The RAFGS has a long tradition of this fixture against Sonning Golf Club, spanning fifty plus years. This is a biannual fixture with the RAFGS ‘home’ match played at Woodhall Spa and the return fixture at Sonning Golf Club in mid-September.
At Woodhall Spa, teams of 12 players play 36 holes of 4BBB competing for the Middlemist Comet Trophy, donated by Malcolm Middlemist’s family. As well as being a former Chairman of the RAFGS, Malcolm was also a past Captain at Sonning Golf Club and has over the years been pivotal in the organisation of this fixture.
Day 1 – Bracken course
The first afternoon’s play on the Bracken course proved to be a good session for the RAFGS, with wins for Garry Ridsdale and Graham Pearson, Jeff Glover and Rick Lipscomb and Gary Cook and Robby Boyce. The pairings of Dave Walton and Kevin Huish and Tim Evans and Neil Roberts halved their matches, to leave the score RAFGS 4 – 2 Sonning Golf Club at the halfway point in the match.
Following the afternoon matches it was a quick turn around to get to the Petwood Hotel (known as the home of 617 'Dambuster' Sqn) and a fine meal and wine to finish off the day.
Day 2 – Hotchkin Course, commonly rated as England's finest inland course. 
The Sonning players made a quick start on Day 2, with wins for their first two pairs, bringing the score to 4 – 4. This was then followed by excellent wins for Neil Roberts and Roger Carr and Graham Pearson and Jeff Glover, giving the RAFGS a 6 – 4 lead and hopes of regaining the trophy. Sadly this was not to be, as although the last two 4-Balls on the course were both close games, the Sonning pairings were the winners in both matches to leave the final score RAFGS 6 - 6 Sonning Golf Club. Perhaps the most notable highlight of the match was a hole in one on the 12th hole of the Hotchkin Course, for Sonning Member Peter Hodges.
However, with the overall result being a halved match, Sonning Golf Club retained the Middlemist Comet Trophy. Our congratulations to the players from Sonning Golf Club.
RAFGS team: Peter Bedford, Robby Boyce, Roger Carr (Day 2 only), Gary Cook (Day 1 only), Tim Evans, Jeff Glover, Kevin Huish, Rick Lipscomb, Graham Pearson, Gary Ridsdale, Neil Roberts, David Walton, Brett Wooldridge.