Four and a bit years have passed since my tenure as captain at Banchory Golf Club came to an end. That’s time enough to reflect on the two-year experience and time enough for any (or most) grievances, either mine or others’, to have waned sufficiently so as not to create too much bad feeling next time I show up in the clubhouse bar.
Being a golf club captain is, without doubt, one of the most challenging things I’ve done but it was also one of the most rewarding. In the main, I look back fondly on the two years I spent as captain. I learned an awful lot. I learned to deal better with people, I learned to listen, and that my fellow golfers throughout the age range of members had and have different priorities to me that are no less important or valid.
