Lochawe & Dalmally Golf Club, Argyll & Bute. (1907 - WW2)
Founded in 1907 when the professional was Peter "Willie" Brown.
Below is a report on the new course designed by Charles Hunter of Prestwick.
Below is the full report on the opening from the Dundee Courier Monday 10th June 1907.
Below is an extract from a report in April 1907 which mentions the golf course.
The three day garden fair held in aid of the golf club in August 1907 in the beautiful grounds of the Lochawe Hotel, opened by Miss Campbell of Blythswoood, resulted in raising the sum of £585.
The professional in 1908/9 was Richard Bridges and in 1909/10 R Hobbens.
Dunlop produced a series of interesting golf adverts prior to WW1. They included many famous courses and some a bit off the beaten track. Lachawe featured in 1914.
In 1914 the secretary was T W Currie, The Hotel. Lochawe. A 9 hole course with a membership of 50. There was no entry fee. Subs for gents were £1/1/0 and ladies 12/6. Visitors’ fees were 1/- a day, 3/6d a week and 10/6d a month. There was no Sunday play. The station at Lochawe was 1 mile away.
Lochawe & Dalmally Golf Club disappeared after WW1.
The club reappears. The following report is from the Dundee Courier Friday 6th July 1934. "Loch Awe Golf Course Opened - A new golf course was opened yesterday at Loch Awe, where a club has been formed. It is the only golf course between Oban and Killin, and is beautifully situated in Glenstrae. It has nine-holes at present. A clubhouse is to be built."
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