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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.

 

Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club, Lancashire. Report of the opening of the new links 1907.

 

Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club, Lancashire. Report of the opening of the new links 1907.

 

Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club, Lancashire. Report of the opening of the new links 1907.

From the Manchester Courier Monday June 17th 1907. Image © Illustrated London News Group. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

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. 

 

Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club, Lancashire. Location of the earlier course  on the 1908 O.S map.

Location of the early nine-hole course. © Crown Copyright {1908}

 

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.