Meet the world’s longest serving 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.

He’s delighted by the recognition but laughs: “I had nothing to do with it! My granddaughter did it all to surprise me.”

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.”

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He plays nine holes three times a week and added: “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 hole-in-ones 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.

Eaton club manager Peter Johns added: “Even the outbreak of World War Two 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!”

However, Geoffrey isn’t the oldest regular golfer at Eaton. That honour goes to Harry Moorhouse, who will be 99 on the July 7 and has been a member for a mere 44 years!

Meanwhile, lets hear it for Willie Cuthbert!

Kirkintilloch Golf Club posted this fantastic video of 102-year-old Willie Cuthbert on their Twitter page on Friday. Still swinging it great!

Kirkintilloch’s oldest member. Willie Cuthbert 102 years young @ScottishGolf pic.twitter.com/ZiNP2koZnJ

— Kirkintilloch GC (@KirkintillochGC) June 2, 2016

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