Welcome to the Bridge Section of

Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club

Regular Duplicate, Rubber and Chicago bridge sessions are organised for members of the Club and their guests. Players of all abilities are welcome to take part in any session, which usually take place in the bridge room on the first floor.  If you wish to become a Member of the Bridge Section you have to be a member of Royal Mid=Surrey Golf Club.  Visitors are welcome as guests of members.  If you wish to join the Bridge Section, please click on  Contact Us.

Click on the links to the right for the Bridge Calendar and Results. Details of all current events are also available on the notice board in the bridge room. 

Members can sign-up by clicking on the 'Bookings Page' in the left hand menu column or on the Sign-up sheets on the notice board in the bridge room.  It is very important that you sign up for events as we have to notify the kitchen of numbers for catering.  

If you have any queries, or need a partner, please contact Christopher Roshier, Bridge Chairman, or Julia Wright, Bridge Secretary.

A full list of the members of the Bridge Committee is available through the link to the left under 'Information/Committee'

We have great pleasure in announcing that Andrew Robson, said to be the best bridge teacher in the UK, is coming to Royal Mid-Surrey on 13th March next year. Andrew will be giving one of his teaching lessons based on 'bettering your bridge' and usually includes playing hands yourself.  We will be situated in the main dining room and thus we have a restriction of 20 tables.  We expect to gather at 10.30 and finish about 4.00.  Precise details of the programme, including the light lunch menu, will be released a little nearer the time.

We have decided that, as Andrew is such a popular teacher, we will restrict the application for tickets to members only up until the middle of December.  After that date we will allow members to bring ONE guest each.  If a member brings a guest then the member will be responsible for settling the payment due.  For the session with Andrew, there will be a coffee or tea on arrival AND a light lunch.  Tea and cakes will be available at the end of the session but NOT included as part of the day.  We are asking only £22.50 for a member and only £5 extra for a guest. On booking, a deposit is required for each member and guest of £10 and £15 respectively.  Bookings for members will be based on a 'first booked first in the door' basis. When the bookings are open to guests, the name of your guest must be entered at the time of booking.  

When booking, we must have payment to confirm your booking.  Please see the booking form for payment details. Unfortunately, if someone cancels out, unless a substitute is found and the Bridge Secretary, Julia, informed of such, the deposit will be forfeited in full.  We will no doubt have a reserves list so please advise us of any changes. 

Bookings, here online, will commence on 1st November for what will be one of the bridge events of our 125 Club anniversary.

Duplicate sessions take place on Thursday evenings and Wednesday afternoons during the winter.  In addition to individual session prizes, the main competition is the Peter Taylor Duplicate Cup, which is awarded to the person with the highest aggregate score in 5 of the Thursday evening Duplicate sessions.  You can see the current standings in the competition by linking to the tab on the left 'Competition/Peter Taylor Duplicate Cup'.   Thursday evening sessions are usually directed by Neil Morley, an EBU registerd director, and use Bridgemates.   Copies of the hands are available to players.

Wednesday afternoon sessions are particularly deisigned for those with less experience of duplicate bridge although experienced players are welcome.

There are also special events at Christmas and Easter, the Ladies v Men match in November, and occasional Duplicate sessions during the summer.

Visitors are welcome to all duplicate sessions (other than the Ladies v Men match) although they must be sponsored by an RMS member.

In addition a limited number of teams events, organised to cater for all levels of players, are organised during the winter.

Monday afternoons are set aside for Rubber and Chicago bridge, played for small stakes. These are friendly sessions which take place in the Card Room at 1.30pm throughout the year.

Mini Bridge Drives are held on the first Wednesday of every month, and a number of prizes are awarded.

During the winter a Rubber bridge competition is played. It starts with a “round-robin” and then moves on to knock-out for the final stages. This is very popular with members, and players of all standards take part.

Sign-up sheets go up on the notice board in the bridge room in July each year and entries close on 31st August..

The Bridge Section has a busy match fixture list playing other prestigious clubs in the area. There are both duplicate and rubber bridge matches as well as combined golf and bridge. If you are interested in playing in these matches please contact the Bridge Secretary, Julia Wright (see 'Information/Committee').

Supervised sessions are held on certain Friday mornings between 10am to 12.30pm. They are intended for players who would like to improve their confidence at the bridge table and willing to ask for assistance when required.  Sessions are run by Christine Tomkin, a registered EBU teacher and member of the Club.

Please see the Calendar for the next session.