Last Wednesday's Masher's Roll Up competition at Axe Cliff Golf Club was very special as it was also Doug Sinton's 90th birthday and some 24 of us turned up to mainly celebrate with Doug.

It was decided to send Doug out with our youngest player on the day Dan Hellier aged 19 and he managed to keep up with Doug who, remarkably, still walks around with his electric trolley!

Doug was born in Hammersmith, London and still remembers the Blitz, especially the Doodlebugs. 

He joined Axe Cliff in 2008 when he moved to Seaton with his lovely wife and they will celebrate their 66-year anniversary at the end of this month. They have two sons, 5 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

I asked him if he could give any advice to others on how to still be playing golf at aged 90: "Don’t die," he replied!

Incredibly, Doug was also winner on the day, scoring 44 points, with Richard Chambers and Mike Chadwick on 39.

And a Doug Ditty to finish: “This world is full of mysteries, and here is one of those. How do people who bite their nails manage to pick their nose."