The 32

Why The 32?

Wrotham Heath GC (1906) was a 9-hole course up until the mid 1990's, before that time, the natural playing format of the members was a 2-ball. However, as the club's membership grew, with the advent of the expansion to 18 holes, 3-ball and 4BBB golf became an accepted form. To the extent that now, foursomes is very rarely played sociably. 

The 32 is an initiative of mine to promote, what I believe, to be the pinnacle of the game. It has; a team element, it's competitive, it's difficult, it's very sociable and a 3-hour round is not considered fast! Thus, my thinking was to invite 32 of my favourite clubs in Kent, Sussex and Surrey to participate into a foursomes' knockout event. 

How each of these clubs chooses their pairing is entirely down to themselves. As for Wrotham Heath, we will make every foursomes event within the club, a qualifier, with each of the winners of these events entered into a draw to see who will represent our club. My hope is that these highlighted events will enlighten our members to the joys of foursomes. 

I hope that the pairings from each club enjoy the chance to play at, or host, any of the possible 32 clubs. I certainly, look forward to welcoming many matches to Wrotham Heath.

Please embrace and enjoy this event.

To view the participating clubs, the draw, and the competition rules, please click the link below:

• The 32 Website - Click HERE

Paul Baines
Captain of WHGC 2026 & Competition Organiser of The 32