section 1 : the orbury way ( sample ) the orbury estate earl orbury - president the golf committee jim chives - club secretary spencer cartwright - club captain ian ( minty ) fresh - vice captain brian st. john-james ( bsj ) - committee secretary colin stimpson - social secretary charles easter ( bunny ) - handicap secretary bill muir - competition secretary estate staff brunswick - steward vic peters - golf professional cedric abeline - head chef clarence llewellyn - master housekeeper dave marsden - head greenkeeper bert pamphlett - gamekeeper eric styles - estates manager barry jones - tenant farm manager prologue the old man paused to rest halfway up the steep slope , leaning heavily on the four iron clutched in his hand as his chest billowed to suck air into his lungs .