Oldest Member (character)
The Oldest Member is a fictional character from the short stories and novels of P. G. Wodehouse. He narrates the majority of Wodehouse's golf stories from the terrace of a golf club whose location is unclear. The location and name of the club change between the stories, and between the US and UK versions of some of the stories.
The Oldest Member (right), 1922 illustration by Tony Sarg for "The Long Hole" in McClure's Magazine
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr Mulliner, with tall tales on subjects ranging from bibulous bishops to megalomaniac movie moguls.
Wodehouse in 1930
St Nicolas, Guildford, where Wodehouse was christened
Cover of Wodehouse's first published novel, 1902
Wodehouse in 1904, aged 23