PRESENT: D.F, T.M, F.B, P.F, P.L, B.H, J.G, C.M, T.H( left early), K.S, E.E.

APOLOGIES: D.G, Cardinal, Falcon, Biggles and El Mat.

RESULTS: No 2’s were posted. The DoD and DDoD were Brains on 28 points and Strap on anything between 13 and 29, since he only played 12 holes on account that he slept in. The Geezer was the runner up with 40 points. The winner and riding the crest of a wave like an Australian surfer was the affable Laird with a magnificent 42 points.

TOASTS: Rory McIlroy for winning the Dubai Open.

To the Magpies for victory over Hull.

To the linesman for spotting a handball which ruled out a goal for Hull.

To all the NE football league teams who won every game this week.

To Jethro who made an appearance this week and is looking forward to a return to playing in April.

FINANCES: Due to the absence of the Fin. Sec., the Chair agreed to hold on to today’s cash. The 2’s money totalled £2. There was £1.60 in swears. The Geezer’s cards realised a total of £2.40——— Chair(60p), Crocs(20p), Geezer(20p), Strap(40p), Rabbi(40p), Laird(20p), Brains(40p). The President congratulated the Geezer for his money making idea and confessed that he had donated £1 in swears which he had only thought but never actually uttered, when his trolley took off and narrowly missed an oncoming car in the car park, prior to the game. Soapy could give Kim Sears a run for her money any day of the week.

LAST WEEK’S MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED WITH THE  FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS:

The Straggler did not pay for Snooty’s entrance fee for the Quaich. Rain check should apparently have been rain cheque.

The Chair was censured by the President for physically assaulting the Secretary with his maul and causing actual bodily harm to the head region of the unfortunate Kwok. This action may have caused the Secretary to be vague in his recollection of subsequent events, unlike his razor sharp reporting of previous minutes.

MATTER’S ARISING: The Chair appealed for urgent action to complete arrangements for the Dalmahoy trip. The preferred date was considered to be the weekend of the 17 May with the 10 May as the fallback option. All participants are requested to email the ” Reply all” section on the menu, to alert fellow MOHGS as well as  the Social Sec. who will then collate the figures and make the necessary arrangements.

Soapy thanked all the MOHGS who had played at the Bridle Path on Friday. The course was judged to be good but the bacon sandwiches took the biscuit. Crocs was thanked for organising the event and he intimated that he was willing to organise another event if there was sufficient interest.

Geezers cards: It was decided that the person who has the HIGHEST score above 6 on a hole, should receive the card and not the LAST person who scores more than 6.

There was a gentle reminder that MOHGS sweaters or polo shirts should be worn on all away days on penalty of hefty fines.

Tee times for next week are as per.

There being no other business, the meeting closed at 1.25pm.

BURT E. KWOK(Hon. Sec.)