Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club, Lancs. (1906 - 1908)
The club was founded in 1906.
The original nine-hole course was laid out near Hillside Station.
Below is a report on the official opening of the course in June 1907.
The 1908 map below shows the location of the early course, marked Southport Golf Course. To the east are St John’s Road, Olive Road and Cardigan Road, with Sandon Road to the south. This area has now been completely built over.
In 1908 the club moved a bit further south. This course was located on Liverpool Road near the Crown Hotel, Birkdale.
Due to the construction of the new Waterloo Road most of this course was lost, some of the areas which did remain were used in the current layout.
The Google Map below shows the area once occupied by the earlier nine-hole course.