One evening a few golfers were slowly getting hammered.

Whilst drinking vast amounts of alcohol they were pondering the exclusive nature of the golf societies in this country. They decided they would never be able to break into anyone elses society so they would have to create their own.

It was an idea brewing up in the drunken heads of Simon Dewey and Doug Struthers. As they discussed the possibilty of the society they were unsure of whether to proceed. However, an even merrier and more amateur golfer, Andy Whitsed, encouraged them and a few months later Sursum Deorsum was born.

It has caused much consternation that in the first 3 years of it's existence it has been won by Dewey, Struthers and Whitsed - is it fixed? I couldn't possiby comment but the green jackets were a very comfortable fit!

The first person to tee off in 1999 was Dewey and he won that year. The first person to tee off in 2000 was Struthers and he won that year. The first person to tee off in 2001 was Whitsed and yes, he won that year! Marples was the first to tee off in 2002, and broke the sequence by playing like a donkey claiming he had a bad shoulder thereby handing victory to the Sursum Virgin, Maycock!