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Archibald Mealing

A golfer in whom desire outruns performance, whose improbable championship win at Cape Pleasant sets a comic benefit match in motion.

supporting

Also known as Archibald, Mealing, Archie, Archie Mealing

First appearance: Archibald's Benefit

As a supporting figure in Golf Stories, Archibald Mealing is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The protagonist, a poor golfer who wins the championship despite his lack of skill.
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Archibald Mealing is the beloved duffer of the Cape Pleasant Club, a man whose golf blends hockey, Swedish drill, and buck-and-wing dancing, yet whose generosity keeps him in everyone's good graces. In his thirty-first…

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Character Web

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MMMargaret MilsomMCMcCaySISigsbeeMJMrs. Jane Juke…MGMr. GossettAMArchibald Mealing

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  • Romantic
  • Other

Character groups

  • Practical and key golfers
  • Forgetful and reflective golfers
  • Humorous and pompous golfers

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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