Est. 1929
The club at Long Island was formed from the British Legion Golf Club in May 1934, Mr. St. Clair Jackson was Captain and Mr. E. Dickinson was Hon. Secretary.
The 9 hole course was constructed on 38 acres of farmland, the farmhouse being adapted for the current clubhouse. The Captain opened the course on 29th September 1934 with Mr W.R. Gregson, Captain of Hesketh Golf Club, and Mr. A. Critchley, President of The English Golf Union, in attendance. The local paper reported “the greens made putting a speculation”.
In 2001 a decision was made to extend the course to 18 holes. A development team headed by Mr. A. Slaven supervised the construction of the new 9 holes. On 2nd April 2005 the Captain, Mr. K. Walsh opened the extended course.
The course retains much of the character of the original nine holes insofar that it is a flat parkland course of just under 6000 yards accurate driving is at a premium. The new greens are to USGA specification making putting less of a speculation.
Membership has risen from 230 to over 350 playing members demonstrating the success of the extension to the course.
The 9 hole course was constructed on 38 acres of farmland, the farmhouse being adapted for the current clubhouse. The Captain opened the course on 29th September 1934 with Mr W.R. Gregson, Captain of Hesketh Golf Club, and Mr. A. Critchley, President of The English Golf Union, in attendance. The local paper reported “the greens made putting a speculation”.
In 2001 a decision was made to extend the course to 18 holes. A development team headed by Mr. A. Slaven supervised the construction of the new 9 holes. On 2nd April 2005 the Captain, Mr. K. Walsh opened the extended course.
The course retains much of the character of the original nine holes insofar that it is a flat parkland course of just under 6000 yards accurate driving is at a premium. The new greens are to USGA specification making putting less of a speculation.
Membership has risen from 230 to over 350 playing members demonstrating the success of the extension to the course.
History
How the land used to look before the golf course.