T. F. (Tom) Sharp (G 44-47).

From Michael Coffey (SH 59-62) (President of the OSBGS).

“Tom Sharp was the core and essence of the Old St Beghians’ Golfing Society. A gentleman in every sense of the word, he was our last link with the golden age of the Hewitt.

Having gained a ‘blue’ at Oxford after the war, he and Alec MacCaig were selected by the Society’s founder, Brigadier General Critchley, to play in his team to represent St Bees in the Halford Hewitt. It must have been such a culture shock for Tom and Alec, fresh out of St Bees, to experience the meeting with Critch (and his batman/driver Titch!); the journey down in the fully stocked motorised caravan to the famed Guildford Hotel for the black-tie dinners; rubbing shoulders with the likes of Micklem, Longhurst, Crawley etc. He always said the memories stayed with him and showed him there was so much more to golf than the game itself.

He was a wonderful captain of all OSBGS sides. Always keen to encourage, whilst standing over a putt after putt on the practice green, he would say, ‘make a four at the first’. His greatest success on the course came in 1983 when he led the St Bees side of six to victory over Wrekin in the Cyril Gray tournament.

Tom, together with Alec, was joint Secretary of the Society and later President on the death of Dick Harrison.”

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