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Chesterford Park Golf Club, Saffron Walden. (1892 - 1908) 

The club first appeared in 1892.

From "Golf" 29 July 1892 - "A nine-hole course has just been laid out by Tom Dunn at Chesterford Park, Saffron Walden, the estate of Mr Cunliffe. The same number of holes for putting on the lawn."

The Chesterford Park Golf Club held its first monthly meeting on Monday 14 November 1892 and was well attended. Eight ladies competed in the first class, Miss P Cunliffe, 89-9-80 and Miss Burrell, 93-10-83 being the best scores. The winner in the second class was Mrs Williams, 124 scratch.

Results of the December 1892 monthly medal.

Field Saturday 17 December 1892. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Report below from October 1893.

From "Golf" Friday 27 October 1893.

The monthly competition took place on Monday 11 December 1893. Fourteen ladies and seven men competed. Mrs Bellingham won the brooch with a net score of 57. The medal was won by the Rev T F F Williams with a score of 100.

Folllowing is the result of the monthly medal played on Monday 15 January 1894; Ladies - Miss Taylor, 79-23-56; Mrs Williams, 87-21-66; Mrs A W Stanley, 88-19-69; Mrs A Shafto Barthropp, 79-10-69; Miss E W Tuke100-28-72; Mrs Waterhouse, 88-15-73; Mrs Smith, 92-15-77; Miss Nockolds, 104-25-79; Mrs Bellingham, 99-18-81; Miss Tuke and Miss Burrell, no returns.

Gentlemen - Rev E F A Hext, 111-30-81; R Burrell, 136-34-102; Mr Burrell, 173-46-127; Mr Wentworth Stanley, H Green, Rev W B Bliss, W Adams, H P Cunliffe and Rev T F F Williams, no returns.

On Monday 29 January J White of North Berwick, the club professional, holed in one at the 175 yard first hole.

The "Bogie Cup" competition was played in February 1894, the Rev T F F Williams was the winner.

In the same month Hugh Kirkaldy, Oxford University Golf Club, winner of the 1891 British Open, and Jack White, formerly of North Berwick, now professional at the Chesterford Park Golf Club, played a match on the Chesteford Park course. White won the match.

Result of a match against West Wratting played in March 1894.

"Golf" Friday 16 March 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

During a six week period in April and May 1894 the members played a competition, the prize for the winner was a revolving bookcase given by the Hon. Lady Brabrooke, the winner was the Rev T F F Williams.

Report on the professional match played in February 1894.

"Golf" Friday 9 March 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Competition results from March 1894. 

"Golf" Friday 23 March 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Interesting to note the mention of a "ladies course" in the report below from April 1894.

"Golf" Friday 20 April 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Below is a report on a further match played between Jack White and Douglas Rolland in May 1894.

From the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News Saturday 12 May 1894. Image © Illustrated London News Group.

The May 1894 monthly medal and the Ashford Challenge Cup was won by Mr Cobbold.

In the June 1894 monthly competitions the brooch was won by Mrs Waterhouse of Newport, she also became holder of the Charterhouse Challeng Cup. Mr A W Stanley was the winner of the monthly medal and became holfer of the Ashford Challenge Cup.

Results of competitons played in December 1894. Bogey Cup, Rev E E Edgerley (27), 4down; Ladies' Brooch and Charterhouse Challenge Cup, Miss Burrell, 89; Medal and Ashford Challenge Cup, A Wentworth Stanley, 105.

Competition results from October 1894.

"Golf" Friday 19 October 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

In April 1895 the medal and Charterhouse Challenge Cup was won by Mrs A Shaft Barthropp of Newport, five ladies competed. Mr A Waterhouse won the medal and Ashford Challenge Cup.

Result of the ladies' Charterhouse Challenge Cup in June 1895; Miss F Burgess, 101; Mrs Waterhouse, 102; Miss F Nockolds, 102; Miss M Smith, 109; Mrs Williams, 113; Gent's medal; H Neville, 93; C H Taylor, 97; J C T Smith, 103; W Waterhouse, 104; M Taylor, 107; Rev C E Barnes, A W Stanley and H P Cunliffe, no returns. Mr Marshall Taylor won the Bogey Cup with a score of 6down.

Result of the July 1895 medal; A W Stanley, 126-14-112; Mr Marshall Taylor, 149-37-112.

In March 1896 a match took place between Club Members and the Servants.

Chesterford Park.

Below is a map of Chesteford Park in 1897. There is no golf course marked.

Chesterford Park. Reproduced from the {1897} Ordnance Survey Map.

On Saturday 8 May 1897 the monthly was played and won by Mr R Waterhouse, 106-18-88. Other competition results; Miss Burrell won the drive competition with a distance of 126 yards 2 feet 8 inches; Mrs Heriz-Smith wo the approach shot; Mrs Pickersgill Cunliffe won the puting.

Result of the medal played on Saturday 12 June 1897; Miss Burrell, 93-9-84; Miss Heriz-Smith, 136-35-101; Mrs Waterhouse, 117-13-104. Gentlemen; R M J Stewart, 100-12-88; W Waterhouse, 100-2-98; J C T Heriz-Smith J.P., 114-13-101.

Results of the  November 1898 monthly competitions.

Cambridge Chronicle and Journal Friday 18 November 1898. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Result of the June 1899 monthly medal.

Cambridge Chronicle and Journal Friday 16 June 1899. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

There is no entry for Chesterford Park in the 1905 Nisbet's Golf Yearbook.

The image below is from the Gog Magog Golf Club centenary book  “A CENTURY OF GOLF ON THE GOGS.” Picture courtesy of Michael Morrison.

The cups above “lent” to the Gog Magog club by Chesterford Park in 1908 (left to right – Charterhouse Cup, Poona Cup, July Cup.) Image courtesy of Michael Morrison.