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Ipsley Golf Club, Redditch, Worcestershire. (1891 - 1908)
Founded 1891.
Report on the new golf course in October 1891.
Alcester Chronicle - Saturday 10 October 1891. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Result of the first handicap competition played in September 1891.
"Golf" Friday 9 October 1891. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
The professional in 1892/3 was D Weir.
Result of a competition played in May 1892.
Alcester Chronicle - Saturday 28 May 1892. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Below competition results from April 1893.
From the Alcester Chronicle Saturday 29 April 1893. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Result of a match played at King's Norton in March 1894.
"Golf" Friday 13 April 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Below, result of a match played against Bromsgrove at Ipsley on Saturday 25 March 1899.
| Ipsley Golf Club | Bromsgrove Golf Club | ||
| H R Heatley | 4 | R Tapp | 0 |
| F C B Cave | 0 | M W Grafton | 4 |
| C A Milward | 3 | T Russon | 0 |
| F V Milward | 3 | W D Ashbourne | 0 |
| W A Downes | 5 | G W Wall | 0 |
| 15 | 4 |
Below is the result of a match against Bromsgrove Golf Club in March 1901.
From the Alcester Chronicle Saturday 30 March 1901. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Below a match played on the Welcome Links, Stratford-on-Avon, in December 1901.
From the Alcester Chronicle Saturday 14 December 1901. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Below is the result of a match played at Stratford-on-Avon in January 1903.
| Stratford-on-Avon Golf Club | Ipsley Golf Club | ||
| W F Hutchings | 7 | S Whitehouse | 0 |
| E G Holtom | 7 | N Lunn | 0 |
| D B Sanders | 0 | J H Whitehouse | 5 |
| T H Lloyd (half) | 0 | Rev. Canon Newton (half) | 0 |
| G F Kendall | 4 | E E Browning | 0 |
| 18 | 5 |
In December 1903 the Ipsley Club played a club match at Droitwich, the home team were the victors by five matches to one. The Ipsley team players were; W S Whitehouse, F V Millward, the only winner on the Ipsley team, H S Clarke, Canon Newton, E E Browning and R R D Whitehouse.
The following is from the 1905 Nisbets Golf Yearbook; Instituted, 1890; Membership of 40; hon. secretary and captain – J H Whitehouse; green-keeper, W French; entrance fee nil and subs £1/1s; nine-holes. The course is on the old Ipsley racecourse. All the hazards are natural and comprise of a brook and a river.
Location of the golf course on the 1900s Ordnance Survey Map.
O.S. Map Revised 1903; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1905}.
In 1906 the secretary was J H Whitehouse, Ipsley Court, near Redditch and the professional W French. A 9-hole course. Visitors on introduction were allowed 2 days free then 2/6 a week. The station at Redditch was 2 miles away. Local hotels were the Unicorn and the Royal.
Below is the result of a match played at Ipsley against Redditch in February 1906.
| Ipsley Golf Club | Redditch Golf Club | ||
| J H Whitehouse | 1 | G Lightfoot | 0 |
| F R Orpwood | 1 | G F Jones | 0 |
| R D Whitehouse | 1 | R G Coathupe | 0 |
| Canon Newton | 1 | H Jones | 0 |
| E E Browning | 1 | F Hemming | 0 |
| C E James | 1 | F Hyde | 0 |
| P H Joscelyne | 0 | G Thomas | 1 |
| E Warner | 1 | W H Smith | 0 |
| 7 | 1 |
The Ipsley course existed between 1891 and 1908 and was situated where the Arrow Valley Lake is today.