PRESENT: F.B, M.C, M.M, P.F, T.M, T.H, J.G, J.G(2), P.B, A.B-W, L.W, K.S.

RESULTS: Delivered by Brains. Today’s game was a 4Ball better Ball. There were three 2’s posted by the Geezer and Johnnie on the 7th and Shagpile on the 16th. D’soD were the Cardinal and Shotgun with 42 points. Runners up were Kwok and Shagpile with 51 points. The joint winners were Soapy and Johnnie and Brains and Monty with 52 points apiece. Winners will be pulled by one shot and losers will gain a shot.

NO TOASTS WERE OFFERED.

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING WERE ACCEPTED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
BUSINESS:

* The latest episode of the ongoing saga of will he or won’t he go to Foxton was resolved, when the Chair announced that he WILL now attend the forthcoming trip, after being sweet talked by the silver tongued Laird. However it was expected that the event may be cancelled due to the threats imposed by Coronavirus.

* The Cardinal informed the group that the plans for the Blyth trip were progressing well and that he would enquire about whether or not trolleys were allowed on the course.

* The Chair has been informed that orders for polo shirts and sweaters can only be placed in batches of 12 or more. He is therefore unable to place an order until more members require extra mufti.

The meeting closed at 12.32.

Kwok.

P.s Since the meeting, we are now aware that the Govt has announced new guidelines for the over 70’s urging self isolation in order to slow the spread of Coronavirus. This will obviously impact a huge percentage of the membership. These guidelines come into effect this coming weekend therefore the Blyth game could still be a goer but what about the regular Monday meets or the Senior Comps? It could well be that we may have to mothball the golfing gear for the next 3 months. No doubt we will be informed by the GC about their response to Govt initiatives.

Look forward to observations by other MOHGS. In the meantime keep washing your hands and stay safe.

PRESENT: C.M(n/p), P.F, M.M, B.D, M.C(l/e), D.F, P.L, J.G, D.G-M, M.S, T.M, K.S, C.D, F.B, A.B-W, J.G(2), P.B.

FINANCE: £4.20 Geezers cards. £4Swears.

The Chair was back after a short self imposed exile and he welcomed the return of Crocs who revealed that he has now recovered from a devastating flu episode, which had knocked the stuffing out of him. He hopes to continue playing in the next couple of weeks.

RESULTS: The Comp. Sec. and his able assistant, Brains, were renamed by the Chair as the Competition Bureau. The Bureau delivered the results. There was only one 2, posted by the Laird on the 8th. The game today was played in groups of 4, with the best two scores counting. Runners up were Herbie, the Cardinal, Monty and Soapy—–Kwok, Shagpile, Wellen and Bumpers—– Dewey, the Geezer, the Straggler and Shotgun. All the runners up had a joint score of 88 points. The winners with a resounding 102 points were Brains, 2Beers, the Rabbi and the Laird. The winners will be pulled by one shot apiece and all runners up will gain a shot.

TOASTS: To Tyrell Hatton who won the Arnold Palmer invitational.
To David Drysdale who came second in Oman.
To the return of Crocs after his nasty bout of flu.

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING ACCEPTED.

BUSINESS:

* The Chair will definitely not be attending the Foxton weekend even though a special isolation unit had been arranged for him. The Laird was tasked with the role of contacting another member who had displayed an interest in joining the party.

*The Chair took orders from members for new mufti but urged others who are in need of  clobber to get in touch asap so that he could dispatch one big order, rather than dribs and drabs.

* Crocs did not return to the fold empty handed. With a theatrical flourish he produced a clutch of trophies which he has had engraved with the names of all the respective winners and which included the elusive and much prized, New Year Bell. The recovering Crocs was commended for his actions and the recipients were joyous at the reunification with their spoils of battle.

There was a debate about starting times on Mondays which included a call for penalties for latecomers. Members were urged to be at the starting gate no later than 8.29. The balls would go in the hat at 8.30. Members who arrived after 8.30 would be barred from the day’s competition although there may be some degree of flexibility. Shagpile urged members to phone a member of the Competition Bureau in the event that they anticipated they would be late and a ball could be put in the bag on their behalf. The Comp. Sec. remarked that it was vital that he was cognisant of the number of players in order to devise the appropriate game for the day.

* The Chair apropos nothing proposed a toast to the aforementioned Comp. Bureau for their hard work and diligence. This led to a rash of toasts which included the Secretary and the much maligned Chair himself.

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 12.55pm.

Burt E. Kwok.

PRESENT: B.D, P.F, J.G, P.B, M.S, D.G-M, G.W, J.G(2), D.F, T.H, T.M, P.L, K.S, B.R, A.B-W, M.M.

The meeting was chaired by the Cardinal who welcomed back Shotgun after a long absence and also welcomed Barney Rubble who is a good friend of the President.

RESULTS: Only one 2 was posted by the Laird on the 14th. Today’s game was a 4 ball better ball. The D’soD were Shotgun and Shagpile with 39 points. Runners up with 46 points were Monty and Brains. The winners with a magnificent 48 points were the dream team pairing of the Laird and Scuttler.

NO TOASTS WERE OFFERED.

BUSINESS: The Laird apologised for being unable to offer a comprehensive list of last year’s achievements, at the AGM, because of time limitations following his trip to Oz. He wished to rectify the situation and proceeded to deliver the following account of events and trophy winners:
> 21/01/19.         AGM New Year 🔔.        The Prof.
> 28/01/19.         Foxton Away Day.           Brains/Wellen/2Beers.
> 08/04/19.         Chairmans Quaich.        2Beers.
> 03/06/19.         MOHGS v Beamish.       Win.
> 05/0619.          City GC Away day.          The Laird.
> 10/06/19.         Soapy Dish.                     Crocs.
> 16/07/19.         Shagpile Trophy.              D.Segal.
> 22/07/19.        MOHGS Championship.  The Laird.
> 29/07/19.        Newbiggin Away Day.      Rabbi&Crocs.
> 09/09/19.       Beamish v MOHGS.          Win.
> 16/09/19.        MOHGS v Hobson.           Win.
> 09/12/19.        Christmas Shield.             Kwok/Shagpile.

The Laird welcomed all newcomers to our ranks and reported that the weekly turnout had reached 20 on occasion. There have been several away days but no overnighters mainly due to poor weather. The MOHGS had triumphed home and away against Beamish and beat Hobson for the first time.

The internal comps have resulted in 7 different winners.

There remains consternation about the whereabouts of the New Year Bell.

OTHER BUSINESS:
The Geezer cards were reintroduced for today’s game.

* The Cardinal announced that there are now 9 members who wish to attend the game at Blyth GC on 20 March. The first tee time is 10.30. He will establish if bacon sarnies are available and estimates that the cost for the round will be £5/£6.

*Shagpile remarked that there are now 9 members attending the overnighter at Foxton. The issue of a single room for the Straggler had now been resolved.

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 1.15pm.

Burt Kwok.