PRESENT: D.F, C.D, T.M, M.S, M.M, P.F, A.L, P.L, B.H(n/p), B.Y, J.G, C.M, M.C, L.W, C.C.

Today’s meeting was ably Chaired by Brains.

APOLOGIES: The President, who is recovering from a nasty bout of flu, the Chair who is down the smoke and the Fin. Sec. Who is in foreign climes.

RESULTS: Presented by the long lost Laird, fresh from his travels down under and displaying an ever improving vocabulary, no doubt enhanced by his interactions with the indigenous populace.

2×2’s were posted by Biggles on the first, yes the first!!! And one by Kwok on the 4th.

The game was played off club h/caps. DoD was the unfortunate Ming with a paltry 35 points. DD’soD were Herbie and Dewey with 38 points apiece. The runner up was the newly returned Laird with an excellent score of 48 points. The winner with a spine tingling 52 points was the lean machine with an eye for the green, who has not played for 5 months, Biggles. After due consideration and with reference to the keeper of facts, Jock Strap, it was agreed that today’s score was an all time record in the history of Mohginess.

The Laird announced with a flourish and with his new found verbal dexterity that there had been a veritable “plethora,” of scores in the 40’s.

FINANCES: £1.70 in swears and £2.80 in Geezers cards.

TOASTS: To the England one day cricket team which trounced the Aussies 4-1.

LAST WEEKS MINUTES ACCEPTED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.

BUSINESS: Kwok returned the Championship Trophy for engraving to Crocs but two other trophies, namely the Quaich and the Christmas Plate are still outstanding.

* The Geezer opined that today’s outstanding score of 52 points should result in a more punitive penalty than the deduction of two strokes. The Strap and Laird, both countered with the fact that the course is much shorter and today’s conditions were ideal for amassing a high score. It was agreed that MOHGS rules would prevail and a two shot reduction was adequate. Brains observed that the matter should be addressed at the AGM.

* The Rabbi thanked Brains for his recent posting of the MOHGS diary.

* The Rabbi was keen for the group to expose themselves to the possibility of joining the Seniors Open, which he explained was advertising games at various premier courses and which could be accessed at greatly reduced prices. He further proposed that he would investigate and report back at the next meeting.

* Brains reminded the members that it was around this time that we made an annual visit to the Bridle Path. Crocs concurred and agreed that he would amble down to the venue to enquire about prices and available times.

# The members were advised that the AGM will be held on Monday 12 February.

There being no further business, the meeting closed amicably at 1.05.

Burt E Kwok.

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

RESULTS: Delivered by the ever popular Brains. Three 2’s were recorded by the Prof, the Chair and Winker, all of them on the 8th. DoD was the unfortunate Kwok with a miserable 35 points. DD’soD were the Rabbi and Herbie with 37 points apiece. The runners up with a very creditable 44 points apiece were the Geezer and Brains. The outright winner and champine of the week was the magnificently coordinated Prof with an enviable and stupendous 49 points.

FINANCES: £3 was collected in swears and £2 from Geezers cards which is in the safekeeping of the Rabbi.

TOASTS: To Chris Paisley who won the S. African Open.

To Brandon Grace who was extremely chivalrous.

To team Europe who beat the Asians.

BUSINESS: Today was the first recorded game of the year and by rights should have been the AGM. However, because of poor weather, sickness and holidays it has been decided that the AGM will now be held on 12 February. It is hoped that by delaying the meeting, this will allow many of the absent members to return to the fold and make an important contribution to the forum.

The Crocodile revealed that his input to the AGM will be an historical, reflective, perspective synopsis of the previous year’s activities, garnered by methodical examination of the scorecards.

Crocs appealed for the return of all trophies in order to have them engraved with the names of the current recipients.

The Geezer stated unequivocally that although he was guilty of swearing on numerous occasions today, he had no intention of paying the required tariff on account that he had been in the company of others in past games who had sworn like troopers and had neglected to pay the requisite fines. Upon hearing this news, the Chair became apoplectic and remarked that he had every sympathy for the Geezer, since he too had noticed that some people were reluctant to pay for their foul mouthed utterings. He promised a root and branch reform of the system and warned of severe repercussions for any member who was deemed guilty of such heinous behaviour in the future.

AOB: Winker apologised for his absence for the next couple of months, due to holiday commitments.

There being no other business, the meeting closed at 12.45.

Burt E. Kwok.