Captain’s Message

It was a huge honour for Wigan Golf Club and myself to be asked to be Captain of our wonderful Society and I am looking forward to my year with great anticipation. A year of golf and social events as well as meeting as many people as possible will be wonderful. I will very much enjoy becoming an Ironman and getting to know all the 2026 reigning Captains.

Wigan’s last Captain of the Society was Dr Nayyar Naqvi OBE, who is still very active with his golf and I thank him for his support along with the Past Captains of the society who supported my nomination and have the confidence in me to undertake the role going forward. I will do my very best to fulfil this confidence and represent the Society in the best way I can. The Society is, quite rightly, held in awe by other area’s golfing societies due to the support we get throughout the years and the camaraderie that is evident whenever we have meetings. I am keen to meet as many of you as possible throughout the year.

The Society is held together by the committees that organise our events & meetings and I would like to pay tribute to their hard work in orchestrating these events. Their work does not go unnoticed but is often not acknowledged so I take this opportunity to thank all those members who give up their time to help the society run as smoothly as it does.
Here I would like to pay special thanks to Peter Hurst, who is standing down after very many years as our secretary & treasurer and to Alan Morris who is also standing down after 10 years as chairman of the Dining committee. They have done so much special work over their years of office and left the society in a good place going forward.
Barry Faulkner, Geoff Dunn and John Morris will, I know, do an equally good job and will have the full support of us all. Thank you for taking on these roles.

Our Autumn meeting in September will be a great affair with Scottish hospitality and I will look forward to the three days of golf and the social events held through the week.

We are all proud of our 27 clubs that constitute the Society and their differences is what makes the society so special, from sandy links courses to beautiful parkland we have a variety that we can be proud of and enjoy.

I wish you all, especially the Ironman, good fortune in your golfing endeavours throughout the year.

And remember as Dean Martin said
“If you drink, don’t drive; don’t even putt”

Best Wishes to you All
Peter Marwick
Captain, Society of Liverpool Golf Captains. 2026/27