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

APOLOGIES: From all not previously mentioned.

RESULTS: Today’s RESULTS were delivered by the Laird. There were no 2’s posted, therefore £2.20 is added to the previous pots which means that the next recipient will pouch £6.60 plus the day’s takings. DoD with a miserable 21 points was a rather dejected Soapy. DDoD’s with 32 points apiece were the Prof and Winker. Bumper was runner up with 38 points. The winner and today’s champine was the ever popular Laird with a magnificent 40 points.

Other scores—- C.M–33, P.B–34, T.H–33, F.B–35, P.L–37, P.F–33.

TOASTS: To the Murray boys who have ended the year on top of their respective piles.

To N.U who continued their winning run and remain in top spot by a considerable margin.

To Matthew Fitzpatrick who won the Dubai Open.

GEEZERS CARDS: D.F(20p), B.Y(40p), K.S(20p), P.L(20p), P.F(20p), M.C(20p), T.H(20p).—–£1.60.

FINANCE: The Cardinal has taken stock of the money in hand and reported that he was at present in receipt of £134.40, excluding today’s takings. He then announced that he had decided to bankroll the Christmas party with a generous, some may say foolhardy, donation of £100. The money will more than likely go behind the bar to finance festive drinks. The Cardinal was thanked for this contribution and for his canny stewardship of the MOHGS finances.

LAST WEEKS MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED.

BUSINESS: The Chair was absent from last week’s meeting and was somewhat perplexed at the lack of progress on the Party preparations.

“Gentlemen,” he began. “There is no more time for prevarication, innuendo, riddles or cliches. The time for action is nigh. No more beating round the bush. We must take the bull by the horns, grasp the nettle and cut without hesitation through the Gordian knot.”

The air was heavy with expectation as the members settled down to listen to his definitive plans for the much anticipated event.

However, at this point the Chair slumped back into his seat and with a twinkle in his eye, reserved the right to keep his powder dry.

It was left to others to make some sort of progress on this thorny topic. The options were once again laid out.

1. To stay in the clubhouse and have a meal served by the caterers.
2. To stay in the clubhouse and enjoy a shared table.
3. To stay in the clubhouse for drinks and then go for an injun.

After a short discussion it was decided to rule out option No. 1.

Winker announced that his wine club regularly met in the Vardon Suite and had always provided a shared table, with no input from the caterers. This suggestion was in line with option 2.

Questions still hanging in the air:

1. Who makes what if option 2 prevails?

2.Is there an Injun available at a time of our choosing on the party day if we plunge for option 3?

There was a definite feeling that we had indeed made excellent progress and it was now just a case of dotting i’s and crossing t’s. However there is much work to be done and the Chair is the man to do it. He must hold his nerve, continue to plough the furrows and with a favourable breeze will no doubt come out of all of this, smelling of roses and looking back to reminisce on yet another successful year in office.

The meeting began to fragment at this point and much of the focus was lost when the Chair began to show very cute pictures of his latest grandchild.

The Rabbi has time to announce that the times had changed slightly for next week—8.48, 8.56, 9.04 and 9.12..

The meeting closed very agreeably at 1.40pm.

BURT.