Great Tee Shot Off The First By Fairway’s New Rookie Captain!
You may know, or can surely imagine, that feeling of uncertainty whilst addressing the ball on the first tee of a golf competition held on a course you’ve never played before.
Will all that dedicated practice and preparation pay off?!?
Somerset Fairway Lodge held their annual Installation Meeting at Yatton Masonic Hall on Wednesday 4th November, and what an occasion it proved to be.
Unusual, for Fairway Lodge at least, was that the incoming Master, Mark Fountain, was not only an Initiate member of the Lodge, but this was also to be his first Installation as a Worshipful Master. The majority of Fairway’s current members are past Masters or members of other Lodges, having become joining members as a result of their special interest and participation in all things golf.
If Mark was at all nervous preparing for that figurative drive off the first tee, it didn’t show, and off it went, right down the middle!
The Presiding Officer, representing the Provincial Grand Master, was Fairway Lodge member and Past Assistant Provincial Grand Master, Tony Guthrie, accompanied by Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies, Mac Mackay.
The outgoing Master, Jeff Body, has served the Lodge brilliantly during the past couple of years, both as Master in his own right during the past twelve months, but also for much of the preceding year, standing-in whilst a period of ill health beset his predecessor.
Jeff set the tone for the meeting with his customary relaxed, yet supremely competent style, as Mark’s Installing Master.
Mark then continued that theme by appointing and investing his Lodge Officers in an equally impressive manner.
Tony was the first to acknowledge the quality of both Jeff’s and Mark’s performances during the Installation, a sentiment that was shared by all those in attendance, all of whom wish Mark well for a successful and happy year as Master of Fairway Lodge.
The Somerset Fairway Lodge is based at Yatton Masonic Hall. However the April, June and September meeting venues vary year on year as they are preceded by a golf competition with a Lodge meeting afterwards at a convenient Masonic Hall in Somerset. All Somerset Fairway golf competitions and meetings are open to all Masons. Contact the Secretary, Scott McKechnie for more details.
The forthcoming golf fixtures scheduled for 2027 haven’t yet been finalised, but will be published in the very near future on this website.
Fairway Lodge members look forward to welcoming golfers of all abilities to join them for their forthcoming golf fixtures and meetings.
The Festive Board, following the meeting, included a delicious roast pork dinner which was enjoyed amidst a very lively atmosphere. All in all, a very memorable Installation Meeting for Somerset Fairway Lodge!
