PRESENT: J.P, T.M, J.G, C.M, G.W, P.F, K.S, B.Y, A.L, F.B, B.H.

APOLOGIES: Next week from G.W. Next week is a Bank Holiday, therefore there may be quite a few absentees.

RESULTS: No 2’s were posted therefore £2.20 is carried over together with £2.80 from the previous week. DoD was Soapy with 26 points. DDoD was Paxo with 27 points. Jock St. Rappe was the runner up with 36 points. There were joint winners with 37 points apiece, Kwok and Biggles. This is Biggles second consecutive week in the winners enclosure and quite richly deserved.

£1.60 was collected in swears.

TOASTS: To last week’s winners of the seniors competition, namely the Rabbi, the Laird, Brains and Kwok.

To H.M the Queen who celebrated her 90th birthday.

LAST WEEKS MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED UNSEEN IN THEIR ENTIRETY.

MATTERS ARISING:

* The President is compiling a list of combatants for the game against the Rubble gang. He needs at least 14 members and is confident that he will fulfil this quota. Preference will be given to the members who made the trip to Ainsdale and all successful candidates will be notified next week.

GEEZERS CARDS: F.B(20p), J.G(20p), B.Y(60p), K.S(20p), T.M(40p), A.L(80p), J.P(40p).—–£2.80.

There was uncertainty about whether the Rabbi had booked the tees for next week, since it is a Bank Holiday. The Chair was convinced that tees would be booked and advised prospective players to attend at the usual times.

The meeting closed at 1.40.

Kwok ( Klerk)

The fraternity was ensconced for an overnighter at Close House, expectations were running high at the promise of a fun filled and competitive couple of days of festivity. The weather was good the accommodation first class and the company in high spirits.

PRESENT: A.B-W, B.Y, M.C, F.B, B.H, C.M, P.F, J.G, P.B, D.F, A.M and L.Walker.

RESULTS: No 2’s were posted. The game was a 4 ball better ball competition. D’soD were the Cardinal and Shotgun with 31 points. In joint second place were the Straggler and Jocks and the Prof and Laird with 36 points. The winners with a magnificent 38 points were Laurie and Bumpers.

TOASTS: To Danny Willett, the Masters winner.

To the whole MOHG fraternity for the reflected glory of three members who recorded first, second and third place in last week’s senior’s competition. The Chair, the Laird and the Cardinal respectively.

To the Cardinal for his immaculate organisation of the outing.

There was a vote in favour of having the evening meal at Close House.

An event worthy of note was that the runner up at the Masters tournament, the previous day, Lee Westwood, entered the building and was warmly congratulated by the patrons. It was amazing to think that only 24 hour previouslyish, we had all been glued to the television watching him play at Augusta.

The meeting closed at 5.55.

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The boys booked in and retired to their respective rooms to change for dinner. The rooms were all very classy and huge. It was immediately obvious that we were getting good value for our hard earned cash.

The meal was a culinary treat in beautiful surroundings and with good company. Thoroughly satiated and tired from the days exertions the weary group trudged to their various outposts for a well deserved rest and to recharge the batteries for the contest the following day.

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12 APRIL.

PRESENT: Laurie Walker was replaced by Winker and the Geezer replaced the Kid, who was starting his new job.

The Comp. Sec. presented today’s order of play at the breakfast table whilst the boys were tucking into a full English with all the trimmings. New pairings were established and the battle commenced. However the weather was inclement to say the least and heavy overnight rain had forced the closure of two holes. Undaunted the contestants set out on their new adventure full of hope and expectation.

RESULTS: There was one 2, scooped by lucky old Winker who also scooped a sizeable pot. D’soD were Jocks and Brains with 27 points. There were joint winners with 32 points apiece, Kwok and the Cardinal and Crocs and Winker. The Straggler and the Prof were runners up. The Comp. Sec., having been battered by the elements decided to work out the 5’s and 3’s competition at his leisure and will report back at the next meeting.

The Chair in his final official role, thanked the Comp. Sec. for once again formulating the plan of the competitions, the pairings and the order of play. The sentiment was echoed by the congregation and a round of applause was offered in thanks for his stalwart efforts.

The meeting ended at 3.15 and the weary travellers wended their homeward way.

KWOK (Hon. Sec.)

PRESENT: P.L, D.F, P.B, G.W, B.H, C.M, A.B-W, T.M, F.B, P.F, M.M.

APOLOGIES: K.S, A.L, B.Y, J.G, M.C.

RESULTS: No 2’s posted. £1.40 will be carried forward. DoD was the Rabbi with 32 points. DDoD was El Mat with 33 points. The runner up was J. Strap with 37 points. Today’s champine with a magnificent 39 points was the affable and self effacing Crocs.

£3 was collected in swears.

TOASTS: To the indestructible Mr. R. Hallett who reached the tender age of 70 and joined the ranks of septuagenarians along with several other celebrated MOHGS. His historic milestone was celebrated in line with the MOHGS tradition, instigated by the President, of posting a whole wedge of cash behind the bar for the use and enjoyment of his fellow pilgrims.

To the giant of comedy, Ronnie Corbett MBE who died recently.

To Old Crow, a Native American Indian who had links with the Little Big Horn, who died recently aged 102. Apparently he was camping in the next field to the battle and went to complain to General Custer about the noise.

There was a proposal to change the rule for toasts, in that only golfing achievements should be toasted but this was defeated by a hefty majority and in future most topics of general interest will continue to be celebrated by the fellowship.

LAST WEEKS MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED UNCHALLENGED.

GEEZERS CARDS: M.M —20p, G.W —20p, C.M —80p, A.B-W —60p. £1.80 in total.

CLOSE HOUSE: The first tee times are at 12.30 next Monday, although members were advised to arrive in the clubhouse one hour earlier. Breakfast is provided on Tuesday morning but decisions have to be made about a venue for the meal on Monday evening.

Bedfellows are as follows:

The Strap and the Straggler.

The Cardinal and Shotgun.

Brains and Kwok.

Crocs and the Kid.

The Prof and the Laird.

Winker and Bumpers.

The Kid will not be available on Tuesday, due to starting his new job. Therefore a space is available for a free game for any interested party.

*Four MOHGS intend to play at Morpeth next Monday and others would be most welcome to join them.

* B.H proposed that the next away day after Hunley Hall, should be Durham City golf club. There was pretty much total agreement.

*There was much discussion about the date of the Christmas Party and it was agreed that it was best not to speculate, but wait until Brains and his diary were available for a definitive answer.

The meeting closed at 1.50 but the partying continued to celebrate the birthday boy.

BURT(Hon. Sec.)