Kent Golf Limited
It is with great sadness that we announce that Ray Saunders, Past President of Kent and England Golf, passed away on 15th October
Date published: 23 Oct 2025
Ray was born in Fulham just before the Second World War and joined the Metropolitan Police as a 19-year-old. He stayed for seven years, during which most of his duties were confined to the area of Soho.
He also played for the Met soccer team, which won the Police Championship in 1966. On leaving the police in 1966, Ray went into wholesale and retail business with shops in Leytonstone, East London, selling confectionery and tobacco. That lasted until 1979, when another change came when he joined a firm of chartered accountants in the West End and became their financial advisor until he retired in 1999.
He was a member of the Mid Kent Golf Club for over 40 years and in 1986 was asked by the late Eric Green to run the county Colts’ Team. He did that for six years, during which his youngsters won the South East League South and the playoffs against the South East North champions on two occasions.
Ray also became involved with a charity Channel swim. With five others, he completed the crossing from France to England to raise funds for the National Heart Foundation after losing several friends with heart problems.
Ray became Kent Golf Captain for four years in 1992, again winning the South East League and playoffs. Between 1996 and 1999, he completely revamped the county’s coaching system with improved results. In 1999, he became Kent President for four years and became the county’s representative of the South East and its voting member with the EGU. By then, Ray was a qualified referee and joined the EGU Championship Committee in 2000 and became chairman in 2006, again for four years.
We would like to offer our deepest condolences to Ray's wife, Eileen, and his family and friends.
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