Latest News About Royal Winchester Golf Club Theft

Updated 2026-04-21 12:02

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Thief steals golf clubs from shop by stuffing them in his underwear

CCTV footage shows a thief stealing golf clubs at a shop in Winchester by stuffing them down his trousers. A video shared by Ferndown Forest Golf Course shows two men wandering around the shop. One man appears to try and conceal what the other is doing as he grabs several clubs and hides them inside his clothes. Ferndown Forest Golf Course told The Independent that they have since located the pair and the clubs, worth £425 each, have been returned. The club also said they have been in touch...

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Updated with Sentence: Head Golf Professional guilty of stealing more than £100,000 from Winchester Golf Club

Originally published 23/6/2022 UPDATE: Steven Hunter was sentenced today (28 July 2022) at Salisbury Crown Court. He was jailed for five years. Elizabeth Medland, CPS Wessex Senior Crown Prosecutor, said: “This was an astonishing case of fraud with eye-watering figures diverted by Steven Hunter for his own financial gain. “We hope that the Golf Club and its members will feel that justice has been delivered today.” The Head Golf Professional at the Royal Winchester Golf Club has been found...

www.cps.gov.uk

Royal Isle of Wight Golf Club honoured

Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club hosted a Royal Clubs Day in August to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the closure of The Royal Isle of Wight Golf Club

www.golfmonthly.com