A relative newcomer to the Society’s metaphorical trophy cabinet.

 

King O’ The Fives (often abbreviated to simply King O’ The) is a heavy medallion. From its introduction in 1998 until 2011, it was to be worn by the member who had the lowest number of accumulated shots on the par 5 holes played on The Tour (with the exception of those holes played during The Cleek). As with The Colin Dawes Medallion, this accolade had to be worn at all times during The Tour, including socialising.

However, 2012 was a big year. Not just for the nation - what with The Olympics, The Euros and Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, but also for The V.A.G Society. 2012 heralded a momentus change in format of King O', as it aligned itself with so many other Tour competitions and became a full on, no hiding-place, team event.

All four members' scores on each par 5 were recorded and an average calculated across the Tour. Strongly influenced by the Society's love of precious metals, the award structure was as follows:

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Society Average Score: 1 - 5.9999 = GOLD MEDAL

Society Average Score: 6 - 6.9999 = SILVER MEDAL

Society Average Score: 7 - 7.9999 = BRONZE MEDAL

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Should the average exceed 7.9999 the medallion was deemed to be unawarded and the Society deemed to be a bit rubbish at golf.

But in the midst of all this upheaval, some things remained unchanged and so as members mounted the teeing area of a par 5, the melodic announcement of “King O’ The Fives…… Genna” could be heard rippling out across nearby fairways.

However, in 2015 and as a consequence of the ever-evolving playing formats of the 'majors', it was decided that the time had come to rest the collective vocal chords and hang-up King O' The in the Society's metaphorical trophy cabinet for good. A medallion of means by no means, King Of The Fives.