Golf Stories · Character
Mortimer Sturgis
A middle-aged golf fanatic who requires his future bride to play the game, and who falls hopelessly in love with a champion instead.
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Also known as Sturgis
First appearance: archibald s benefit
As a major figure in Golf Stories, Mortimer Sturgis is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A carefree man of thirty-eight who takes up golf for the first time and becomes completely obsessed, neglecting his fiancée Betty.
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Mortimer Sturgis is a devoted golfer who winters at the Hotel Superbe in Saint Brule with ninety-four clubs and a habit of chipping in his bedroom. He has long stipulated that any wife of his must play golf, having once…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Central and hapless golfers
- Cheerful and minor golfers
- Transformed and social golfers
- Forgetful and reflective golfers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Betty Weston
romantic · positive
Betty and Mortimer are engaged in a lighthearted romantic relationship, with Mortimer… How this plays out →
- Betty Weston
romantic · positive
Betty and Mortimer are engaged in a lighthearted romantic relationship, with Mortimer… How this plays out →
- Betty Weston
romantic · positive
Betty and Mortimer are engaged in a lighthearted romantic relationship, with Mortimer… How this plays out →
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