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North East Derbyshire Golf Club, Beighton, Derbyshire. (1906 - WW1)

The club was founded in 1906.

Originally a ten-hole course with holes between 170 and 450 yards (Par 40) the course was eventually extended to eighteen holes. The large clubhouse was a former farmhouse. The railway station at Beighton adjoined the course. Club competitions included monthly medals, The Barkby Shield and The Butler Bowdon Cup.

Club Professionals; Donald Pettinger, 1906-1911; William Buckle, 1911-1915.

Meeting in October 1906 for the proposed Eckington and Woodhouse Golf Club at Beighton

 

North East Derby Golf Club, Beighton. The proposed Eckington and Woodhouse Golf Club in October 1906.

Sheffield Daily Telegraph Saturday 27 October 1906. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Report on the new North East Derbyshire Club in December 1906.

 

North East Derby Golf Club, Beighton. Report on the new North East Golf Club in December 1906..

Sheffield Daily Telegraph Tuesday 27 November 1906. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

North East Derby Golf Club, Beighton, Sheffield. Entry for professional D G W Pettinger. Entry for Donald Pettinger in the 1910-11 PGA List of Members.

 

Result of the May 1909 monthly bogey competition; H F Smith, 1down; W G Cook, 3down; G Birch, 3down; W Hargreaves, 3down; W F Mills, 3down; E A Barkby, 4down; A R Fordyce, 4down; A Good, 4down; J Green, 4down; D Newton, 5down.

 

North East Derby Golf Club, Beighton. Club button.

North East Derby Golf Club button. 

 

North-East Derbyshire Golf Club, Beighton. Competition results from October 1909.

From the Sheffield Daily Telegraph 18 October 1909. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Extract from a report in the Derbyshire Times on 23 February 1910 - "More than three months ago we exclusively reported the pending removal of the North-East Derbyshire Golf Club from their links at Beighton to a new course at Eckington. The accuracy of the intelligence was denied in some quarters but we are able to state that it was perfectly correct. The points of difference between Sir George Sitwell, upon whose land the new links were to be, and the committee were insignificant in character, and few expected negotiations to drag on for the length of time they have done. However it is gratifying to record that finality has been reached, that a definite e agreement has been arrived at, and very shortly a golf course in Renishaw Park will be an accomplished fact. In September last Alec Herd went over the land in Renishaw Park to report upon the possibility of an 18-hole course, and his report was highly favourable. It is proposed have the first holes in Renishaw Park running from the main entrance up to the North Wood and in front of the Hall, thence to strike across the road, continuing through the meadows, and finish close to the station in front of the club house, a site for which has been selected just within the Park gates near the Eckington Midland Railway Station."

Result of the 1910 May monthly medal; Dr J R McRae, 95-12-83; A H Cook, 90-6-84; H F Smith, 96-12-84; T G Rogers, 104-20-84; D Newton, 106-18-88; A W Green,122-24-98. 

Result of the monthly bogey competition held on Saturday 21 May 1910, it was played in stormy weather which helped to ruin many cards,  was won by Dr P E McElligott. The competitions arranged for ladies’ day proved very successful. The winners of the mixed foursome bogey competition were Miss A J Hounsfield and R G F Smith with Miss M T Quin and E White second. The result of the approaching and putting competition for the ladies finished in a tie between; Miss E G Cook, Miss A W Cook and Miss B A Hibbard. The gent’s competition was won by Dr P E McElligott, he was followed by W G Cook, A H Cook, Rev J A Godfrey, E White and J Fairbrother. 

Following are the results from the first round of the Barkby Shield played on Saturday 14 May 1910; Rev J A Godfrey beat J T Lugate, 5&4; E Newcombe beat J Bingham, 4&3; W F Mills beat J Green, 5&4; D Newton beat E White, 2up; A W Cotterell beat Dr P Bennett, 4&3; Dr J Fairbrother beat Dr G M Rae at the 21st hole; Dr W Bennett beat Dr McElligott, 3&1; Dr J R M Rae beat T G Rogers, 1up; R G F Smith beat H C Glenn, 5&4; Colonel J E Butler Bowden beat I Crowther, 1up; Dr T F Murphy beat Harold F Smith, 5&4; V P Slack beat Dr J Adam, 2up; E J Roberts scratched to G C Black; E Hall beat S Duckenfield, 5&4; Colonel Chandos Pole beat W Jenkinson, 7&6; E A Barkby beat E Cox, 5&3; E Kay beat P F Lapworth, 4&3; The following had byes in the first round, H Frankland Smith, J Hibbard, Dr A R Fordyce, F R Booth, B Hill, W G Cook, A Good, E L Thomas, R P Walker, G Birch, W H Briggs, E Weston, A H Cook, S D Jenkinson and S M Schindler.

Result of a mixed foursome bogey played in April 1911; winners - Miss A W Cook & Dr J Adam, 4down. Followed by; Miss A J Hounsfield & Dr T F Murphy; Miss Quin & Dr P Bennett; Miss E Rae & Dr J R M Rae; Miss G Richardson & Dr G M Rae; Miss E Cook & W G Cook; Miss D Forbes & H Frankland Smith; Mrs J Hibbard & E White; Mrs Richardson & Dr A R Fordyce; Miss A Forsdike & R G F Smith; Miss J Rae & W F Mills; Miss Thomas & Harold F Smith.  

There was a poor entry for the monthly bogey competition on Saturday 20 May 1911. The winner was E Kay with a score of 4down. 

In 1912 the secretary was A W Green. 

In 1914 the secretary was E J Roberts, Halfway, Sheffield, and the professional W Buckle. A 10 hole course with a membership of 168. The entry fee for gents was £2/2/0 and ladies £1/1/0. Subs for gents were £2/2/0 and ladies £1/1/0. Visitors’ fees were 2/- a day, 6/- a week and 15/- a month. (half fees if introduced by a member). 

Prior to WW1 many members of the North East Derbyshire Club moved to the new Renishaw Park Golf Club. Unfortunately Renishaw closed in 2023. 

Ordnance Survey Map from the time of WW1 showing Beighton railway station, golf course adjoined but not marked.

 

North East Derbyshire Golf Club, Beighton. O.S Map from the time of WW1.

O.S. Map Revised 1914; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1924}.

 

North East Derby Golf Club disappeared at the time of WW1.