The team on the day consisted of Colin Shaw & Tony Rubbo (34 pts), David Eldridge & Jim Mitchell (35 pts), Jim Betts & Keith Hopson (35 pts), Keith Elvin & Tony Rawbone (37 pts) and Carlo Barbieri & Aron Charles (40 pts). Other team members who have played during the year but were not available were Dave Bible, Graham Elvin, Kevin Harrison, Melvin Head, Graham Hooper, Jon Kingsford, Keith Offord & Roger Treadway.
The competition was started in 1978 when the Founder’s Cup was presented by W. S. Dearman Esq. to the Kent Golf Veterans League (KGVL). Ashford have now won the trophy in 1980, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2022 & 2025, the only team to beat that feat is Wilderness GC who have been successful 7 times