PRESENT: F.B, J.B, P.B, J.G, D.F, C.M, P.F, P.L.

First impressions of Dalmahoy were that there was a very old clubhouse with lots of history attached, it was very busy with a strict timetable for tee times and the boys were anxious to get started while the sun was shining. Second impressions as the games progressed in tandem with the escalating wind, was that the greens were poor having just been hollow tined and the course was a definite challenge for the Morpeth boys with narrow fairways and the ever present danger of flying golf balls from every angle. We started on the shorter course which was the East course (I think), which was compact and much shorter than it’s sister course, which we would tackle the following day.

RESULTS: Whilst the temporary Comp. Sec., Mr. D.F, was collating the scores, the Chair revealed that in conversation with the Geezer, he had devised a means of secret recognition for the MOHGS which could be used in greeting a fellow member, without drawing any attention from the public at large. He called the greeting, ” Slapping the leather.” Upon meeting a fellow member, one should slap ones thigh with the flat of the hand and point two fingers at the fellow member as if using a pistol, blow down the imaginary barrel and return the imaginary pistol to its holster on the thigh. The Chair has an exceptional imagination, although he is quite deluded, but this greeting was adopted by the group for the rest of the weekend and MOHGS could be observed blowing down imaginary pistols for the remainder of the stay.

The temporary Comp. Sec. revealed the results of a very trying first game and decided that there would be no payouts until the following day. There were 2 x 2’s by the Straggler and Crocs. The DoD was Delboy with 24 points. DD’soD were the Laird and Kwok with 26 points apiece. Runner up was the Rabbi with 33 points. Joint winners with 34 points were the Cardinal and the Crocodile with a magnificent 34 points. The par 5’s would be decided over the two day event. The joint winners plus the runner up were each awarded £5 in prize money.

TOASTS: To Perez for scoring the goal that may keep Newcastle in the Premier league and to poor Burnley who are unfortunately already relegated.

BUSINESS: The Chair demonstrated his flair for the spoken word by declaring that the course in his estimated opinion was crap. It was revealed that the Chair had been humiliated in Frankie and Benny’s cafe earlier in the day, by being charged an astronomical £4 for a cup of coffee, whilst the other diners had enjoyed a full Scottish breakfast for a mere £5 apiece. This may have had an impact on his dour demeanour for the remainder of the weekend.

The conversation turned to religion, politics, morality and sport. There were good tales to be enjoyed and excellent ales to be supped before thoughts turned to food and the happy group decamped to the dining hall for a well deserved bite. The accommodation it must be reported was first class.

DAY 2.

The game was played over the West course ( I think), which was much longer and the wind blew even harder which made conditions extremely challenging.

RESULTS: One 2 was carded by Crocs. DoD was Brains with 18 points. DDoD was the Cardinal with 19 points. The runner up was Kwok with 26 points. The winner with a magnificent 30 points was the indomitable and ever resilient Crocs.

The aggregate winner over two days was the Crocodile with the Rabbi in a commendable second place. The par 5 winner was the Laird with Kwok in second place. The mystery pairs winners were revealed as the Straggler and the Laird with Delboy and Brains in second place. The overall winner without doubt was the course itself which proved, under the prevailing conditions, a very tough nut to crack. The temp Comp. Sec. distributed the prize money to the deserving recipients and was thanked by the Chair on behalf of fellow MOHGS, for his dedicated stewardship in the absence of St. Rappe, who incidentally, was much missed on this trip.

The Cardinal was also thanked for the organisation of the weekend which was once again faultless in its execution.

BUSINESS: The Chair was anxious about the consideration of future trips. He posed the questions—— What do we want from our golf? Do we drink too much on Sunday nights? These very important deliberations were left hanging, to be bottomed out at a future date. MOHGS do not take decisions lightly.

The final thoughts in a nutshell—— The camaraderie and cuisine were superb. Breakfast and dinner were a delight although an interpreter was needed to translate the dinner menu which was  very cordon bleu. The course left a lot to be desired. Overall very good value for money.

Delboy had a long drive ahead to the distant outpost of Windsor. Crocs was concerned about the oil consumption of his car and the others were brought back down to earth with the knowledge that the honeymoon was over and it was time to bust out of the bubble and return to real life with its attendant problems and rewards.

The meeting closed at 2.30pm.

BURT KWOK ( Hon. Sec.)

PRESENT: P.B, P.L, J.G, D.F, T.H, H.C

APOLOGIES: F.B, P.F, R.H, C.M, K.S, G.W, T.M, A.L

Due to the absence of the Straggler and Kwok the meeting was chaired by the Rabbi and minutes taken by the Laird.

RESULTS:  As the course was extremely busy due to being a bank holiday  the competition was played off yellow tees instead of the normal white tees for the first Monday in the month.

There were no 2’s posted, therefore £1.20 will be c/f to next week.

Duffer of the Day was the Falcon with 23 points and deputy duffer was the Laird with 26 points. Joint runners up were Brains and the Rabbi with 32 points will share £2  and the joint winners were the Cardinal and Mr Mckay with 33 points who share £4.00. Handicap adjustments are made in the usual manner as noted in the Results Records.

The Cardinal beat the Falcon 4/3 in Round 1 of the Quaich and commiserations were offered to Jock St Rappe and Soapy who were soundly beaten 6/5 in the final of the Seniors Calcutta Pairs Competition by Steve Gordon and Jim Turnbull.

Swears – £0.20 [H.C.] No Geezer’s Cards.

TOASTS: To Rory & Willitt and also to Brains on completion of his dining room.

LAST WEEK’S MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED.

DALMAHOY: Draw for was made as follows :-

1. Straggler

2. Rabbi

3. Crocodile

4. Kwock

5. The Cardinal

6. Brains

7. The Laird

8. Del Boy

Pairings as per attached Dalmahoy spread sheet. The Laird is temporary comp sec. for Dalmahoy so any queries should be directed towards him. Tee times Sunday – 12.30pm Monday 10.00 am.

The Falcon apologies for next 3 mondays.

No other business therefore meeting closed at 13.00 pm.

The Laird

Temp. Hon. Sec.

PRESENT: P.L, P.F, J.G, K.S, D.F, B.H, T.M, C.M. ( D.F had to leave early to attend the dentists.)

APOLOGIES: The Chair, P.B, Falcon, Jethro and Biggles. The Geezer apologised for his absence next week due to his visit to the Big Apple. Soapy will be away for the next two weeks.

The meeting was ably chaired by the Rabbi because the Straggler was busy playing for the team. It was very noticeable that the acting Chair was most agreeable and diplomatic, did not succumb to knee jerk reactions or devise new policy on the hoof, disregard sensible suggestions, or demote members on a whim.

Before his enforced early bath, the Laird proposed that Kwok be reinstated to his previous position of Hon. Sec. which included all the privileges which had hitherto been expunged, on a whim, by the absent Hon. Chair. The motion was carried unanimously and little Burt was once more elevated to a rank more in keeping with the onerous responsibilities of the post. Jock Strap further stated that there should be no more demotions or unilateral Machiavellian decisions by the Executive until the next AGM in January or thereabouts.

RESULTS: There were no 2’s posted, therefore £1.60 will be c/f to next week. Today’s competition was a four ball better ball. There were joint DoD’s, P.L&J.G and P.F&K.S on 35 points. The runners up were B.H&T.M with 39 points. The winners and Champines of the day with a massive 40 points were the ever popular Crocs and Laird. C.M has pouched the Laird’s poke of £3 which he will return upon application.

GEEZER’S CARDS: Contributions came from, T.M(20p), J.G(80p), B.H(60p), a total of £1.60. All monies were collected for safekeeping by the acting Chair Mr. P.L.

TOASTS: To Soapy and Jock Strap who won their Calcutta Cup match and are now in the Final which will be played next Monday. Both combatants will therefore be unavailable for next week’s MOHGS encounter and we wish them well in the big game.

To Justin Rose and Lee Westwood who won different competitions last week.

To Hartlepool who have managed to avoid the drop into non league football.

DALMAHOY: The Social Sec. was on official duty today, playing for the team so was unavailable to confirm the agenda for the Dalmahoy. It was thought that the first game on Sunday would begin at 12.30 and the final game on Monday would begin at 10.30. Mr. B.H has completed a spreadsheet for the competition and given it to the acting Comp. Sec., Mr. D.F. It requires that there be a draw which could be completed next week, at which time the Laird could then enter the names on the sheet. Several MOHGS, who are not attending Dalmahoy have signified an interest in playing at Morpeth on 11th. May.

WHITE TEES: The acting Chair, with typical insight, reminded the group that next week is the first MONDAY of the month therefore the game will be played off the White tees and MOHGS mufti is compulsory.

GEEZER’S CARDS: Mr. J.G rather timidly suggested that in four ball better ball competitions, the Geezer cards should be shared equally by the competing pairs, since the duos also shared the 2’s pot if they were lucky enough to hit the jackpot. After a little deliberation it was agreed that Brains had a point and it was that this suggestion would become policy at the next opportunity for 4 ball better ball.

BANK HOLIDAY: Next Monday is a Bank Holiday, therefore there may well be a depleted group of contestants, however, several members signified their intention to attend.

BEAMISH: Mr. B.H is continuing to arrange a game at Beamish towards the end of May. Since food is unavailable on Monday it was decided to play on a Thursday or Friday. After much discussion, it was agreed that 29th May was the preferred option. Strappe was given a mandate to complete the transaction.

There being no other business, the acting Chair, having successfully negotiated the pitfalls and slings and arrows, formally brought the meeting to a close at 1.30.

BURT (Honourable Secretary)

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

APOLOGIES: P.B, E.E, T.H. H.C apologised in advance for his absence next week.

RESULTS: One 2 was posted by the Rabbi. DoD was the Straggler with a meagre 26 points. DD’s o D were Brains and Biggles with 30 points apiece. The Laird was runner up with 37 points. Joint winners on 38 points were El Mat and the Geezer.

The winners of the QUAICH COMPETITION were Soapy and the Geezer, who beat the Laird and Brains respectively. The Geezer will now play The Rabbi whilst Soapy will play the winner between Delboy and Kwok.

TOASTS: to Inverness Caledonian Thistle and the Bairns who will contest the Scottish Cup Final.

GEEZERS CARDS: F.B(20p), K.S(60p), B.H(60p), A.L(20p), P.L(60p), G.W(20p), J.G20p).—£2.80.

There was £2.20 in swears.

LAST WEEK’S MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED.

MATTERS ARISING: Mr. B.H has very graciously agreed to design a spreadsheet for the Dalmahoy Competition which will be fine tuned and completed by the Laird at the venue. The acting Comp. Sec. will decide the format for the weekend and reveal this to competitors prior to the games.

The Chair proposed an extension to the Geezer’s cards, whereby a chosen bunker each week would illicit a fine of 50p from those unfortunate enough to fall prey to its clutches. This was deemed a BAD idea by all present so the business moved on.

Clarification was given that all monies collected via the swears and Geezer Cards would be used at the discretion of the Soc. Sec./ Treasurer for use on away day outings for the purchase of necessities such as wine at the evening meal.

There was a truncated discussion on the reason for Kwok’s demotion. The Chair with a flippantly casual tap of his gavel responded that it was an executive decision and declined to be drawn further into the argument. He was tacitly supported by his Executive cohort.

Jock St. Rappe who is still in recovery after the op., but looking much more like his robust self, declared that he was willing to organise an away trip to Beamish but due to the state of the course at present, he felt that it would be better to delay the contest until mid to late May. Eight combatants signified an interest in attending.

The meeting closed at 1.30pm.

Burty the Clerky

PRESENT: A.L, P.L, T.H, C.M, J.G, H.C, T.M, K.S, F.B, P.F. (B.H and D.F, were present but did not play.)

APOLOGIES: E.E, G.W, P.B.

RESULTS: One 2 was posted by Mr. McKay who received £2 plus last week’s pot. The DoD was Biggles with 21 points. Brains was DDoD with 30 points. The Geezer was the runner up with 34 points. Joint winners on 35 points were Crocs, Mr. McKay and the Rabbi.

Kwok was informed that he was no longer the Hon. Sec. and henceforth was reduced in status to a mere clerk without portfolio. So here are today’s minutes.

TOASTS: To Jock Strap and Soapy after sojourns in hospital and Oz respectively.

LAST WEEKS MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED.

MATTERS ARISING: Dalmahoy has been bottomed out.

Donations to the Bailiff for his Charity walk can be paid to him in person or to the Cardinal who can make online contributions.

Geezers Cards: P.F(20p), A.L(60p), H.C(60p), K.S(40p), C.M(20p), J.G(40p), T.M(20p)—-£2.60.

There was £2.80 in swears.

There was a vote on whether or not a hedge was a tree or a bush and on a vote of 10-2 it was decided that a hedge is a truncated tree and therefore should be counted as such in regard to the Geezer’s cards.

If at all possible those who are involved in the Chair’s Quaich competition should play their games next week.

Soapy’s mate from Oz said that the MOHGS seemed to be a, ” Bloody bronzer mob.”

Meeting closed at 1.25.

Kwok( Clerk)

The 9th. Hole is now in working order.

PRESENT: P.L, P.F, D.F, F.B, T.M, C.M, P.B.

APOLOGIES: B.H, E.E, T.H, A.L, H.C.

Due to an oversight, there were no Geezer’s cards today.

RESULTS: There was one 2 posted by the Rabbi. DoD was Crocs on 26 points. DD’soD were the Laird and Kwoks on 29 points. The Geezer was runner up with 32 points. The winner and champine of the day was the irrepressible Chair with 33 massive points. The Rabbi and the Cardinal had 31 points apiece.

TOASTS: The England football team for their victory over Lithuania.

To the Laird who won last week’s Senior’s Competition.

To Richie Ramsey who won the Hassan II Trophy.

CORRESPONDENCE: Soapy sent a postcard to the Chair to say how much he was missing the old codger and how he was nonetheless having a good time down under.

LAST WEEKS MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED AS A TRUE RECORD.

MATTERS ARISING: The Chair promised to speak to Strappe about the possibility of a Texas Scramble when the time is right.

Dallmahoy is booked for May 10th. The cost is £122 per punter and should be paid by April 10th.

C.M has ordered a single room and it was decided that the other single should go to P.B. The remaining contestants will be sharing, thus: Beaton/Beaton, Findlay/Layton, Fowler/Gibson.

The Chair had been approached by the Bailiff for sponsorship for a Charity walk which he will be undertaking shortly in aid of Heart Research. The Chair has Sponsor forms which can be completed by interested parties next week. The Bailiff will hopefully complete a walk along the Roman Wall on April 27.

AOB: Mr. P.B informed the group that the Senior’s team are short of players on 16th. April, for the visit to Seahouses. Three MOHGS signified an interest, which was remarkably the number of players he was short.

It was proposed that there be a Bowls Day this year since it had proved to be very popular 2 years ago. Mr. D.F declared that he would attempt to make arrangements for a bowls day in June/July.

The Chair tried to make progress on the CHRISTMAS PARTY since April is just around the corner and time flies. The proposed venue was Ephesus but at present the jury is out over its suitability in terms of service and food quality. Mr. P.B insisted that he will try it out shortly and give a definitive judgement.

Next Monday is Easter Monday and the Rabbi has booked two tee times at 8.56 and 9.04. There appears to be three interested parties at present.

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

BURT(Hon. Sec.)

Only 8 combatants entered today’s competition therefore it was decided to play Better ball. The 9th hole was out of commission due to drainage works.

PRESENT: T.M, C.M, P.B, P.F, P.L, J.G, F.B, D.F.

RESULTS: There were 2 x 2’s posted by the Laird and Rabbi who shared a pot of £5.60 which was in turn split with their partners, Brains and Straggler. D’soD were Straggler/Rabbi and Geezer/Cardinal on 39 points. The joint winners were Kwok/Crocs and Laird/Brains with 41 points apiece.

GEEZER’S CARDS: P.F(40p), P.L(20p), J.G(40p), P.B(40p), D.F(20p), —–£1.60

£2.00 was collected in swears.

APOLOGIES: Mr. McKay, Falcon, President, Jethro, Biggles, St. Rappe.

TOASTS: To the President and Lady M. to wish them a happy holiday and safe return. The Chair insisted on offering a wee dram to honour the couple before today’s proceedings got under way.

To Jocks and Mr. McKay to wish them both speedy recoveries.

To the Dept. Of Ophthalmology at the RVI for improving the Kid’s eyesight.

To the 6 Nations Championship for providing excellent entertainment and showing up footballers for the pathetic diving, conniving and contriving duplicitous creatures they appear to be.

LAST WEEk’S MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED AS A TRUE RECORD.

The Chair apologised for being unable to attend the game at the Bridle Path on Friday. There are 4 other contestants interested in playing.

The Soc. Sec. Declared that he had made no progress with the Dalmahoy trip due to pressure of family commitments.

The Chair revealed that the President is Keen to organise a trip to Southport to play a game against his former golfing mates. This will be bottomed out upon his return from Oz.

The Chair remarked that the Geezer’s cards have added an extra layer of excitement and praised the Geezer for this initiative.

There were questions asked about the use of cards, in particular the 6 or more and the 3 putt cards, during a better ball competition and St. Rappe will be asked for guidance upon his return.

The Geezer asked if the MOHGS would consider a Texas Scramble. The Chair politely but firmly turned down the suggestion.

Tee times as per next week. The meeting closed at 12.50.

Burt E. Kwok(Hon. Sec.)

PRESENT: P.F, J.G, T.M, C.M, D.F, P.L, F.B, K.S, N.McQ.

APOLOGIES: B.H, P.B, E.E, H.C, Biggles.

RESULTS: There were no 2’s posted, therefore £1.80 will be carried forward to next week. DoD’s were the Geezer and Crocs with 34 points. The DDoD with 35 points was N.McQ. The Rabbi was runner up with 42 points. The winner with a magnificent 43 points was the ever popular Straggler.

GEEZER’S CARDS: J.G(20 p), P.F(40p), T.M(20p), D.F(60p), C.M(20p), K.S(80p)—-£2.40.

There was £1.40 collected in swears.

TOASTS: The Chair welcomed Noel and invited him to play again whenever he was in the area.

To Mr. B.H who has hopefully had his operation and now recovering his strength and fitness.

To B.H and K.S who won through to the semi finals of the Senior’s Calcutta Cup.

To Soapy who won Saturday’s Competition with a massive 14 under par total.

To Lewis Hamilton who won the first GP of the season.

LAST WEEK’S MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED AS A TRUE RECORD.

MATTER’S ARISING: The Hon. Soc. Sec. Is booking 8 places at Dalmahoy and will release more information shortly.

Crocs is booking two tee times at the Bridle Path on Friday 27th March. There are 5 people interested at the present time.

Beamish will be sorted when Mr. B.H returns from his convalescence.

BUSINESS OF THE DAY: It was decided that henceforth, the nickname for Noel McQueen will be Barney Rubble, due to his association with rocks and minerals.

The Chair revealed that Kwok has breached copyright by naming his old folks bingo group, St. Bedes Open House. He was further enraged to discover that Kwok has offered the name Open House as a franchise for a multitude of Bingo groups which will be unveiled over the next few weeks. The Chair warned Kwok that he has put the matter in the hands of his legal team, Lord Snooty, and that he could expect to receive a letter shortly, demanding 25 guineas per infringement.

A pub crawl in Newcastle has been arranged for Friday 3rd. April to celebrate the birthday of St. Rappe. At present there are 4 MOHGS who are definitely interested but everyone is invited.

The President announced that he will be absent for the next 4 weeks whilst he is on holiday in Oz. He gave his hip flask to the Chair for safekeeping during his absence and in a show of unmitigated generosity he also presented the Chair with a full bottle of Famous Grouse top up the flask when needed. The Chair accepted the gift with alacrity and announced that he would offer a tot to everyone on the first tee next week, to toast the President and wish him Bon Voyage. The President swallowed hard and gently wiped away a tear of gratitude.

The Chair informed the group that he had recently ordered a takeaway from the Manzil and that he was underwhelmed by quality of the grub. The Geezer had also recently ordered a takeaway from the same emporium and had been extremely satisfied with the comestibles. The Geezer revealed that his curry was rated with 3 chillies but the Chair refused to divulge the potency of his vegetarian concoction.

There was a question about whether or not a putt from just off the green should be counted in regard to the Geezer’s card for three putting. It was deemed that a putt from just off the green should not be counted because the shot could also be chipped onto the green. However as usual, the matter cannot be resolved without input from Mr. B.H, and he may wish to give this some thought from his sick bed.

Tee times for next week are as per.

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

Burty(Hon. Sec.)

Ps. The results for those not already mentioned are as follows—–P.F(36), J.G(41), D.F(37), K.S(38)

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

Whilst the Comp. Sec. was preparing to deliver the results, Soapy enquired about the possibility of his good friend, Noel McQueen, joining us for a game next week. Noel is a member of the Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club and a former lecturer in geology. Soapy remarked that a suitable nickname might be Rocky. The Chairman magnanimously approved this request and went on at great length about the core values of the society and in particular its sensitivity to embrace the casual visitor. Soapy was expecting a straight yes or no, so the Chairman’s eloquence left him speechless and not a little tearful.

The results were still not forthcoming and the Chair mentioned in passing that he had a rather stiff neck. Someone asked if he had been at the Viagra again. The Geezer asked if he could raise a point to which there were loud giggles and applause. Another MOHG asked if anyone had any experience of using this medication, to which Brains replied, “You can get hardened to it.”

RESULTS: There were no 2’s posted therefore £2.20 will be carried forward to next week. DoD was St Rappe with a meagre 24 points. DD’soD were the Rabbi and the Laird with 29 points apiece. The runner up was Soapy with 37 points. The winner and this week’s champine was the ever popular Soc./Fin. Sec., the Cardinal, with a massive 40 points.

The Chair remarked that there had been several gimmes given today and he expected that these  gimmes were fair and considered, by all groups.

APOLOGIES: Biggles, Jethro, Falcon and El Mat.

TOASTS: To the British Davis Cup team for their winning performance against the Yanks.

GEEZER’S CARDS:  P.B(20p), B.H(40p), P.L(40p), T.H(20p), J.G(80p), T.M(40p), P.F(20p), a total of £2.60.

LAST WEEK’S MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED AS A TRUE RECORD.

MATTER’S ARISING: Last week, the Rabbi questioned whether or not continuous putting should be allowed since he felt that this gave an unfair advantage in regard to the Geezer’s cards. The Pontiff of Protocol, the Rev. Hallett, said last week that he would think on the matter and give a judgement this week. The judgement was, that he had consulted his golfing rule book and it clearly stated that the golfer furthest from the hole should be the first to putt and should be followed by the next nearest in order of distance from the hole. Therefore continuous putting was deemed to be unlawful and the maximum penalty for disregarding the rule was disqualification. There was a universal sharp intake of breath but no one dared question the pronouncement.

Mr. McKay rather shamefacedly admitted that he had left his ” In the Bunker” card in his bag. He was gently castigated by the Geezer who drew everyone’s attention to the astronomical cost of typing and laminating. He further requested financial assistance for the production of the cards but the Chair swiftly moved on to other business.

The Chair firmly reiterated his demand from last week that people refrain from paying in shrapnel and that copper coins and 5p’s were not deemed to be coin of the realm in MOHG currency.

The Social Secretary revealed that there were now only 8 contestants for the trip to Dallmahoy. He was given the green light to make arrangements and will shortly inform the group of their financial liabilities.

Hunley Hall, Beamish and the Bridle Path away days will be bottomed out next week. The Bridle Path is available on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Hopefully tee off times are as per next week.

There being no other business, the meeting closed at 1.34pm.

Burty Kwok (Hon. Sec.)

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

APOLOGIES: Falcon, Biggles, Jethro, El Mat.

RESULTS: There were 2×2 posted by the Executive, Soapy and St. Raggler. A pot of £3.80 was shared between the old codgers which included £1.80 from the previous week. The DoD was the Cardinal with 26 points. Kwok was DDoD with 29 points. The runner up was the Straggler with 38 points. The winner with a magnificent 42 points was the ever popular St. Rappe.

GEEZER’S CARDS: P.F(60 p), T.M(20p), B.H(20p), J.G(40p), D.F(20p), F.B(20p), P.L(40p), K.S(40p), P.B(20p)—— A total of £2.80.

There was a total of £3.40 in swears until Soapy became over excited, pointed aggressively at Strappe and was obliged to pay a 20p penalty bringing the new total to £3.60.

TOASTS: To Andy Sullivan who won the South African Open.

LAST WEEK’S MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED AS A TRUE RECORD apart from the wording relating to the playing for the CHAIRMAN’S Quaich, which should have been—-” might be possible to play on MONDAY,”——– rather than, ” if possible on a Monday.”

DALMAHOY: There was much discussion about when was the most expedient time for the visit. It was generally agreed that there would never be a time when all MOHGS would be available. The Cardinal with his usual aplomb decided to cut to the chase and declared that he would make arrangements to book the venue for May 17 and if this was not possible he would try for May 10. All participants are requested to email the Cardinal by Wednesday to register their intention to attend.

The proposed visit to Hunley Hall is to be bottomed out next week.

A.O.B: The Comp. Sec. revealed that he was willing to arrange an away day to Beamish. At the moment a round of golf plus a bowl of soup and a roll was available for £10/person. However this deal was not available on Mondays.

The Rabbi was not happy with the interpretation of the rule for 6 shots or more on a hole. He claimed that by continuously putting, a player might gain unfair advantage, by finishing first on the hole and relegating others to be last, thereby collecting the card. Mr. B. H will give the matter great thought and make a pronouncement next week.

Crocs announced that the deal at the Bridle Path was available until the end of March and that he was willing to book the venue if anyone was interested.

The tee times for next week are unchanged—— 8.48, 8.56 and 9.04.

There being no other business, the meeting closed at 1.20pm.