# Ferdinand Dibble — Golf Stories character guide

> Ferdinand Dibble in Golf Stories by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** young Dibble, Ferdinand, Dibble

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

## Snapshot

A strong-wristed, good-eyed golfer who nonetheless plays like a dub, and whose self-confidence collapses every time he tries to propose.

## Who they are

Ferdinand Dibble is a young man of sound physique and hopeless nerves, the sort of player who tops his shots precisely when he most needs to shine. He is desperately in love with Barbara Medway but cannot summon the gall to speak, because every bad round convinces him he is unworthy of her. His private war between affection and self-doubt makes him the perfect specimen for the Oldest Member's thesis that golf is the Great Mystery.

## Relationships

### [Barbara Medway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/barbara_medway)

_rivalry_

Barbara and Ferdinand are sharp-tongued rivals, constantly trying to outdo each other in social standing and golf prowess.

### [Barbara Medway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/barbara_medway)

_rivalry_

Barbara and Ferdinand are sharp-tongued rivals, constantly trying to outdo each other in social standing and golf prowess.

### [Barbara Medway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/barbara_medway)

_rivalry_

Barbara and Ferdinand are sharp-tongued rivals, constantly trying to outdo each other in social standing and golf prowess.

## In the story

### [The Heart of a Goof](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/chapters/the-heart-of-a-goof)

A 'goof' whose golf obsession has made him too diffident to propose to Barbara Medway; his game improves at Marvis Bay.

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