World’s longest serving golf club member

Norfolk golfer Geoffrey Crosskill has just set a new Guinness World Record as the longest serving golf club member.

Geoffrey, who is 94, joined Eaton Golf Club, Norwich, in 1934 and had been a member continuously for 82 years and 18 days when his record was certified. 

Geoffrey became a club member when he was 12, enrolled by his father, Alec, who was a club captain, and his first annual subscription was a guinea (£1.05p). But what’s kept him there all those years? “I love Eaton,” he said. “I love it as a club, it’s very friendly and I really have enjoyed my time there. It’s helped me a lot health-wise. Without it I don’t think I would be here, I think it has kept me very fit.”

Geoffrey has had five holes in one during his golfing career, won a number of top club competitions and once had a handicap of nine, which has now crept up to 16. He plays nine-holes three times a week. 

England Golf advocates the benefits of golf club membership and Richard Flint, the Participation and Club Support Director, said: “This is great news and we’re delighted to congratulate Geoffrey and wish him many more years of membership at Eaton. We work hard to promote club membership and all it offers and it’s wonderful to hear of someone who has enjoyed the friendship and fitness benefits for so long.”

Eaton Club Manager Peter Johns remarked: “Even the outbreak of World War 2 and a heart attack didn’t keep Geoffrey from his beloved Eaton Golf Club for long. We are very proud to have Geoffrey as a member, he is a perfect gentleman who regularly pops into the office to let me know how his round went and to find out what’s going on at the club. He and his regular golfing companion, Donald Ray, are usually finishing their nine holes at about 8.45am!”

(Image Archant/EDP)

SHARE
Previous articleDriving distance only grows by one per cent
Next articleForemost expands in-store ticketing solution
A graduate of Cardiff University’s highly respected post-graduate magazine journalism course, Andy has successfully edited four different publications across the B2B, trade and consumer sectors. He is skilled at all aspects of the magazine process in addition to editing websites and managing social media channels.