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Rayleigh (Bullwood) Golf Club, Rayleigh. (1890s)
An 18-hole undulating course situated on a private estate some 300 feet above sea level, with splendid views of the surrounding countryside, extending to the sea.
Report on the new course in June 1893.
From "Golf" Friday 16 June 1893.
Report from March 1894.
From the Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 2 March 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Report on the club in April 1894.
"Golf" Friday 27 April 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Below is a report on the Whitsun Meeting in May 1894.
From the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News Saturday 19 May 1894. Image © Illustrated London News.
Bullwood Golf Club v Southend Golf Club - A club match took place on Saturday 9 June 1894 on the Bullwood course and resulted in a victory for the visitors by 10 holes. The match between R P Newham (BGC) and Captain Nicholls (SGC) was a very interesting one, both being equal in strokes and holes at the seventeenth, Captain Nicholls taking the last hole, making his score 96 as compared to Mr Newham's 98.
Competition results from April 1895.
"Golf" Friday 26 April 1895. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Competition and match results from June 1895.
"Golf" Friday 14 June 1895. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Below is a competition result from July 1896.
From the Barking, East Ham & Ilford Advertiser, Upton Park and Dagenham Gazette Saturday 7 July 1896. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Ordnance Survey Map from the 1890s showing Bullwood House to the east.
O.S. Map Revised 1895; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1898}