how old is your golf club ?

[stevek1969]

how old is your club and do you know the history of how it started,its a subject i like reading about the history of the game .
here's a link to the history of mine.
http://www.scotscraiggolfclub.com/golf_club_history.htm

 

[Aztecs27]

Re: how old id your golf club

20 years-ish I think.

Cant' find any history on it.

Sorry.

 

[Deleted member 1418]

Re: how old id your golf club

Established in 1890 and is the oldest parkland course in Hertfordshire.......according to our website!

http://www.busheyhallgolfclub.co.uk/index.php

 

[USER1999]

Re: how old id your golf club

Established in 1890 and is the oldest parkland course in Hertfordshire.......according to our website!

http://www.busheyhallgolfclub.co.uk/index.php

Oldest course, but not the oldest club. West Herts used to be based there long before you Johnny come latelys.

 

[Mightymoose]

10th oldest in the world

http://www.burntislandgolfhouseclub.com/

 

[StrangelyBrown]

Established 1920

 

[richy]

The club I've just joined is celebrating it's centenary year this year.

 

[fundy]

one of the plethora of courses built in the 1990s here, the area is full of them. Some will be very nice in 15-20 years but all are a bit immature still currently

 

[Deleted member 1418]

Re: how old id your golf club

Established in 1890 and is the oldest parkland course in Hertfordshire.......according to our website!

http://www.busheyhallgolfclub.co.uk/index.php

Oldest course, but not the oldest club. West Herts used to be based there long before you Johnny come latelys.

You boys got the better deal

 

[Durango]

At least as old as 1892.

 

[Region3]

18 years old, built on rubbish ground by a building firm who'd never done a golf course before.

http://www.beedleslake.co.uk/history/

 

[richart]

Our centenary is in 2013, so by maths 98 years old. Harry Colt course, and features in 'Creating Classics, the golf courses of Harry Colt', book published a couple of years back.

Original course was only 12 holes, although the plan was to build 18. By 1914, 13 holes had been built before the First World War intervened. Colt returned after the War to redesign part of the original course, and finish off the remaining holes. Introduction of the Haskell ball meant that some holes needed to be longer. Colt returned again in 1930 to make further amendments. Couldn't keep him away from the place !

Some land was sold by the second hole in the 70's, and the proceeds used to buy the course from Lord Selbourne. A new second hole was built which is the only major change since the 30's. This new hole is my least favourite on the course, and is the only one that you can see houses when playing.

 

[doubletripledouble]

1922, Some guy called MacKenzie was in the area at the time

 

[grumpyjock]

1978 built on the old waste tip outside Huddersfield.
matured quite nicly with a damm site more trees than when I first played it in 1981.
Nice clubhouse now with planing permision for a snooker room sun room.
A 15 bay driving range and a good pro shop with about 10 training assistants as well as full time pro's.
Caird Park in Dundee was my old club from a sprog to single figure handicaper, then i left and joined the Grey Funnel Line.
Now trying to find my past form.

 

[brendy]

1903 and they recently released a fantastic history of the club including its more famous members and pros. Some of the photos are great, You can see when all this (points round randomly) really was just fields!!.

 

[Adi2Dassler]

Used to be a member here >
http://www.royalmusselburgh.co.uk/index.php/history 1774 making it the 6th oldest club in the world?But for various reasons I left to go to Kings Acre...a full 223 years younger.

 

[Imurg]

APGC established in 1995!!

Bit of a young'un then......

 

[moonraker]

We are celerbrating 100 years of golf at Upavon next year. There have been golf holes laid out on the site at Upavon since 1912 when the area was used for recreation by the newly-formed Royal Flying Corps just before the First World War. In 1918 the Royal Flying Corps evolved into the Royal Air Force who occupied Upavon Aerodrome Station for 75 years. The RAF vacated the site in 1993 and by 1997 the current testing 18 hole layout was established. from the website. http://www.upavongolfclub.co.uk/

 

[Swinger]

Salisbury & South Wilts - 1889

The course has changed a bit but some of the membership have been there since day 1!!

 

[stevek1969]

1978 built on the old waste tip outside Huddersfield.
matured quite nicly with a damm site more trees than when I first played it in 1981.
Nice clubhouse now with planing permision for a snooker room sun room.
A 15 bay driving range and a good pro shop with about 10 training assistants as well as full time pro's.
Caird Park in Dundee was my old club from a sprog to single figure handicaper, then i left and joined the Grey Funnel Line.
Now trying to find my past form.

a varied lot of posts between new clubs and established club,like most towns ,cities new courses have sprung all over the place up beside me there are a few but they seem to stuggle for members i don't no why as some are decent tracks.

grumpyjock ,caird park is still going strong fella ain't played it in years played "campie" last year was in good knick and bloody tough ,better track imo than its neighbour downfield.