PRESENT: G.A, P.L, P.F, C.M, J.G, A.B-W, F.B, M.M, E.E.

RESULTS: There were no 2’s carded therefore £1.80 will be carried forward along with the previous two weeks worth of 2’s cash. DoD was poor old Kwok with 26 points. DDoD was the Rabbi with 27 points. The Chair was the unfortunate runner up with 35 points. Joint winners were Crocs and Shagpile with 36 points apiece. Other scores were Brains–33, Shotgun—32, Jethro—32, Windscale—29.

FINANCE: Geezers cards—£2.60, Swears—-£4. In the safekeeping of the Rabbi.

Kwok and Jethro were welcomed back to the fold after their hols by the gracious Chair.

TOASTS: To Arnold Palmer RIP, who was remembered not only for his golfing prowess but also for his warm personality and generous donations to charity.

To Rory McIlroy who won the FedEx trophy as well as the tour championship and the £11 million odd quid which accompanied the titles.

The Minutes for last week were accepted.

MATTERS ARISING: Brains revealed that the seat which had disappeared from the 18th hole was being repaired and will no doubt reappear shortly.

AWAY DAYS: Crocs will continue to enquire about Craigie Law but had nothing of worth to report.

Shagpile knew of a good venue near Carlisle which would he recommended as a possible location for an away day.

*The away day at Bedligton is set for Tuesday, 11th October at 10am for a maximum of 12 members. Eight of the members present today registered an interest in playing. Other  interested parties should contact Shagpile ASAP.

* The Chair, in an unmitigated display of generosity, informed the group that he was in receipt of a voucher for four people to play at Bedlington which he was willing to donate in order to offset the cost of the game.

* No progress was made on the venue for the Christmas Party.

* Shagpile reported that tickets are on sale this weekend only, for a three course meal in the company of Mark Clattenburg for the price of £20 per head at the Clubhouse. Only 100 tickets are available.

*P.L asked people to inform him if they are unavailable for matches on Wednesdays.

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 1.25.

Kwok.

Apologies from all those not here.

Present:- PB, CM, JG, RH, FB, GA, DF, TM, PL,A.BW.GW.

Competition Results;

No twos posted so £2.20 carried forward to next week together with £1.60 from 5 Sept.

Duffer of the Day was The Geezer with 23 points. Deputy Duffer was The Matador with 26 points.

In joint second place were The Chair, The Laird, Winscale, and Crocs with 34 points, however the winner and champ for the week was Jocks with a magnificent 37 points. A truly wonderful exhibition of chipping and putting!

Handicaps to be adjusted as per the rules of MOHGS.

The Laird won the outstanding (timewise not quality) Quaich semi-final and will proceed into a final against Jocks. To be arranged quickly.

Geezers Cards were in play;

A total of £2.80 collected.

Swears made £2.60p.

Tee times booked for next week.

Toasts to ? Sinclair for keeping his tour card for next year.

The Matador proposed that the MOHGS purchase a new seat for the 18^th green. Much discussion ensued with erudite contributions from The Laird (Could the MOHGS make a seat?), The Geezer (We would be depriving bereaved family from buying a seat in memory of a loved one), The Cardinal (We could build one out of broken tees!?) Jocks seconded the proposal but it was defeated by the Chairs casting vote twice!

The Christmas Party was discussed briefly. The message being that we should support the club, but as The Chair pointed out we do support the club all year round not just at Christmas!!

Shagpile has arranged a game against Bedlington at Bedlington on Tuesday 11 October. Those wishing to play please advise Shaggers to enable him to select his best side.

Jocks pointed out that the last Monday in October was Halloween, maybe some outgoing MOHGs would want to dress up. Others were already scary enough.

AGM/Presentation day to be first Monday in 2017.

The Cardinal announce a prolonged absence because of a visit to USA. He may be back for ‘Trick or Treat’ on 31 October. With that in mind he passed the Two’s money and the Quaich winning to one of the finalists, Jocks.

The meeting disintegrated at 1.30pm.

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

Today’s competition was a four ball better ball, played off the white tees. Due to the absence of the Chair and the Comp. Sec., the substitute officers were Soapy and Brains respectively.

RESULTS: The D’soD were Shagpile and Soapy with 29 points. DD’oD as well as runners up were Kwok and the Scuttler with 35 points. Joint winners were Brains & Crocs and Shotgun & the Prof with 36 points per couple. The winners all lose a shot and the losers gain a shot.

FINANCE: £2 was collected in swears and the 2’s cash, £1.60, will roll over, since there were no winners today.

TOASTS: To the England cricket team which won the one day series and to the football team which narrowly defeated Slovakia.

AWAY DAYS: Shagpile has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to organise a game at Bedlington. However, to date he has been unsuccessful in his endeavours. Undaunted, he will continue to sound out his old friends and is confident that a game will be forthcoming in the very near future.

The trip to Tyneside is on the back burner until the Cardinal returns.

APOLOGIES: Kwok will not be available for the next two weeks, Rabbi please note.

There being no further business the meeting closed at 1.25pm.

KWOK (Clerk).

Apologies from all those not here.

Present:- PB, CM, JG, RH, FB partly, GA, DF partly, MM, MM’s Pal JH, PL, KS.

Competition Results;

One two posted by Shaggers who pocketed the spoils.  Duffer of the Day was The Chairman with an injury accruing only 19 points. Deputy Duffer was The Cardinal with 26 points. In second place was the ever popular Brains with 31 points but winners on the day were Soapy and Shaggers with 35 points.

Handicaps to be adjusted as per the rules of MOHGS.

Geezers Cards were in play;

FB-20p, Laird-40p, Rabbi-20p, Winscale-40p, Cardinal 40p, Soapy-20p, JH-40p. A total of £2.20.

Swears made 80p.

Tee times booked for next week but apologies from Winscale, The Laird, Rabbi, Shaggers, Jocks, The Cardinal

As it was a Bank Holiday no further items were discussed apart from Jock’s loss of car keys on the course. Crocs attempted to raise Blue Watch to no avail and was settling in to keep Jocks company when the meeting broke up.

Apparently there is a story to the lost keys but Jocks is reticent to divulge the full facts!

Meeting closed at 1.20pm