# Frederick Pilcher — Golf Stories character guide

> Frederick Pilcher in Golf Stories by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Pilcher, the hound Pilcher

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

## Snapshot

A club member whose name is invoked with contempt by fellow golfers, a cautionary figure in the social landscape of the links.

## Who they are

Frederick Pilcher exists in the club's collective memory as a byword for something disreputable — the kind of golfer other men cite when they want to warn against a certain type of behavior. His reputation, whatever its precise origin, colors the way the Oldest Member's stories treat the moral hazards of the game. He matters less as an actor than as a shadow: the example everyone hopes not to become.

## Relationships

### [John Gooch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/john_gooch)

_professional_

Frederick and John are colleagues or business associates, likely working together on golf club affairs or local tournaments.

### [John Gooch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/john_gooch)

_professional_

Frederick and John are colleagues or business associates, likely working together on golf club affairs or local tournaments.

### [John Gooch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/john_gooch)

_professional_

Frederick and John are colleagues or business associates, likely working together on golf club affairs or local tournaments.

## In the story

### [Those in Peril on the Tee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/chapters/those-in-peril-on-the-tee)

Dresses in formal clothes to sabotage his own game, yet the tight coat and top-hat improve his swing.

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