Changes at Deal (Royal Cinque Ports)

[Michael Whitaker]

Looking forward to getting there next August, nice to have as a reciprocal club

Reciprocal from where?

Royal Canberra 😀

Aye, I was able to visit several Aussie courses via my RCPGC membership. Very sweet!

[Rich Goodale]

I call any course that will accept me to play with a letter saying I am a "Royal" club member or whatever as a "Huckaby."  I've turned down so many Huckaby's over the past 40+ years that my head swims.......

[Mark Chaplin]

Rich not sure what your point is, you don’t agree with reciprocal arrangements or clubs being honoured by the Head of State?

[Michael Whitaker]

Mark - I had the same question about Rich’s comment. What’s the problem with a club having reciprocal arrangements with like-minded clubs? Plus, being part of the “Royal” network is not unlike clubs that share a “brotherhood” with other clubs sharing a common designer like Braid, Fowler or MacKenzie.
Perhaps he was just making some kind of obscure inside-joke stab at Huckaby.

[Jon Wiggett]

Mark, Mike,


as a long standing member and herald for 'ROYAL' Dornoch I suspect his comments might be a little 'tongue in cheek'.

[Rich Goodale]

M&M


It may just be me, but I have played many "Royal" clubs and do not find any of them to be "like-minded" other than being populated with golfers.  In fact, my observation is that the more "Royal" a club becomes the less "like-minded" are their members.


Rich


PS--I have no probs with Mr. Huckaby.  He is a GCA icon.
PPS--I do not think that the purveyor of "Royal" status (i.e. Head of State Betty Windsor) knows or cares a thing about golf, other than that it keeps Prince Andrew occupied.  At least our Head of State can golf his ball.


rfg

[Jon Wiggett]

PPS--I do not think that the purveyor of "Royal" status (i.e. Head of State Betty Windsor) knows or cares a thing about golf, other than that it keeps Prince Andrew occupied.  At least our Head of State can golf his ball.


rfg

You must be very proud of the Don

[Mark Chaplin]

4 clubs have been granted Royal status since the Queen took the throne.

[Rich Goodale]

PPS--I do not think that the purveyor of "Royal" status (i.e. Head of State Betty Windsor) knows or cares a thing about golf, other than that it keeps Prince Andrew occupied.  At least our Head of State can golf his ball.


rfg

You must be very proud of the Don

Jon


I'm not proud of anybody other than myself and the rest of my family (of whom none are of the Trumporleone family).

[Rich Goodale]

4 clubs have been granted Royal status since the Queen took the throne.

So what?

[Jon Wiggett]

PPS--I do not think that the purveyor of "Royal" status (i.e. Head of State Betty Windsor) knows or cares a thing about golf, other than that it keeps Prince Andrew occupied.  At least our Head of State can golf his ball.


rfg

You must be very proud of the Don

Jon


I'm not proud of anybody other than myself and the rest of my family (of whom none are of the Trumporleone family).

well that's the rest of the world f$*"ed then . Can this thread get anymore bizarre???

[Michael Whitaker]

Bizarre indeed!!!

What the Hell is going on... Rihc is starting to sound like Kavanaugh.

[Rich Goodale]

Bizarre indeed!!!

What the Hell is going on... Rihc is starting to sound like Kavanaugh.

Thanks for the compliment, Miek!!


See you at the Dixie Cup.


Rich

[Niall C]

Yes, Royal Tarlair v Royal St Georges, that would be an interesting match up 

Mark – going completely off topic but are you sure that Her Majesty was the one who conferred royal patronage and not one of her family ? I don’t have Scott MacPhersons book but I’m fairly sure he outlines who granted what and to whom and it wasn’t all the reigning monarch.

Niall

[Marty Bonnar]

Yes, Royal Tarlair v Royal St Georges, that would be an interesting match up 

Mark – going completely off topic but are you sure that Her Majesty was the one who conferred royal patronage and not one of her family ? I don’t have Scott MacPhersons book but I’m fairly sure he outlines who granted what and to whom and it wasn’t all the reigning monarch.

Niall

Big hitter, Her Madge.
Give the Lama a game. Here’s the list:
http://www.golfalot.com/golf-courses/royal-golf-clubs-2776.aspx


F.

[Thomas Dai]

There used to be two Royal clubs in Singapore. Initially Royal Singapore and later the Royal Island Club which ultimately merged to become the Singapore Island Country Club, a club with two different sites on one small island.
Wasn’t there a Royal Hong Kong as well?
Atb

[Rich Goodale]

Yes, Royal Tarlair v Royal St Georges, that would be an interesting match up 

Mark – going completely off topic but are you sure that Her Majesty was the one who conferred royal patronage and not one of her family ? I don’t have Scott MacPhersons book but I’m fairly sure he outlines who granted what and to whom and it wasn’t all the reigning monarch.

Niall

Big hitter, Her Madge.
Give the Lama a game. Here’s the list:
http://www.golfalot.com/golf-courses/royal-golf-clubs-2776.aspx


F.

If one looks closely at the list, you can see that all Royals are rubber stamped by the reigning Monarch, but a few also have "Patrons" (e.g. Duchess of Sutherland at Dornoch).


That being said I wonder how Royal Belfast and Royal Portrush got stuck into the England column and Royal County Down is with Ireland.  Does this maybe be a precursor as to whether Brexit is going to be hard or soft or just completely f***ed up?

[Jon Wiggett]

There used to be two Royal clubs in Singapore. Initially Royal Singapore and later the Royal Island Club which ultimately merged to become the Singapore Island Country Club, a club with two different sites on one small island.
Wasn’t there a Royal Hong Kong as well?
Atb

There was indeed a Royal Hong Kong Thomas. Nice enough courses on top of a hill with a great view. It was 30 years ago when I played it so no idea what the situation is now.