# Cuthbert Banks — Golf Stories character guide

> Cuthbert Banks in Golf Stories by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Cuthbert, J. Cuthbert Banks, Banks

**First appearance:** 0000-archibald-s-benefit

## Snapshot

A golfer whose clicking swing and romantic ambitions collide with the club's snobberies and the whims of the woman he adores.

## Who they are

Cuthbert Banks is the kind of earnest young player whose devotion to golf is matched only by his devotion to an unimpressed beloved. His distinctive clicking swing marks him as a curiosity at the club, where style and status matter as much as strokes. The early arc follows his struggle to be taken seriously both on the links and in love, making him a sympathetic figure in Wodehouse's comedy of manners.

## Relationships

### [Adeline Smethurst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/adeline_smethurst)

_romantic_

Adeline and Cuthbert are sweethearts, their relationship marked by gentle courtship and shared love of golf.

### [Adeline Smethurst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/adeline_smethurst)

_romantic_

Adeline and Cuthbert are sweethearts, their relationship marked by gentle courtship and shared love of golf.

### [Adeline Smethurst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/adeline_smethurst)

_romantic_

Adeline and Cuthbert are sweethearts, their relationship marked by gentle courtship and shared love of golf.

## In the story

### [The Clicking of Cuthbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/chapters/the-clicking-of-cuthbert)

The protagonist, a skilled golfer who wins Adeline's love through his golf connections.

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