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Melton Mowbray Golf Club. (1893 – 1900s)

The original club was founded in 1893. The club was re-instituted in 1904.

The current Melton Mowbray Golf Club was founded in 1925. 

Report on the proposed club in August 1893.

Grantham Journal Saturday 12 August 1893. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Report from the Nottinghamshire Guardian, Saturday 30 September 1893; “Golf Club at Melton Mowbray - A golf club is being formed at Melton Mowbray. A capital course has been secured, extending from the bathing place at Melton Mowbray to Mr Spreckley’s farm near the church at Burton Lazars. It has already been marked out, and several of the members have engaged in practice, but the club cannot get into full swing until some rain has fallen, when a meeting will be held for the appointment of officers.”

Entry from the 1893 Golfing Annual; MELTON MOWBRAY GOLF CLUB; Instituted October 1893; Annual Subscription, Fifteen Shillings; Number of Members, 45; Joint Secretaries—W. J. New and A. H. Marsh, Melton Mowbray: Green-keeper, J Lee; The course of nine- holes is situated about half a mile from Melton Mowbray Station (Midland Railway). 

The Ordnance Survey Map below shows the location of the railway station in the 1900s. The first golf course was half-mile from the station in the direction of Burton Lazars.

O.S Map Revised 1902; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1904}.

Report on a general meeting held in January 1894.

Grantham Journal Saturday 13 January 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Sunday play rejected in March 1894.

Stamford Mercury Friday 23 March 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Report on the “New Club” from the Grantham Journal Saturday 8 October 1904; "A Golf Club For Melton – A well attended meeting, to discuss the desirability of forming a Golf Club Melton Mowbray, was held at the Bull Hotel, on Monday evening. The chair was taken by Mr Jas. Atter, who with, Mr E Bentley, initiated the idea, and there were also present – Rev. C B Hulton, W J New, J Fletcher, R S Goward, E Jeeves, W F Hill, C W Stanley, A E Pywell, W T Bobart, W C F Kirkby, M Jackson, M Dolman, W Barnes, H C Holmes, and others. The chairman said he had called the meeting at the request of several who had took an interest in golf, either as players, or would-be players. With the help of several old golfers, they had been looking round for a suitable piece of land, and had come to the conclusion that the best links could be made just to the right-hand of Hose station. After discussing the matter, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr Fletcher, seconded by Mr Hill, that a club to be called the “Melton Mowbray Golf Club” be formed; and it was further decided, on the proposition of Mr New, Mr Jeeves seconding, that the links be formed at Hose, if satisfactory arrangements could be made with the tenants of the land there. A committee of Messrs. Atter, Bentley, New and Jeeves, was formed, to carry out the necessary arrangements for the establishment of the club, to report to a further meeting which was convened for last (Friday) evening. The chairman announced that the old Golf Club had volunteered to let them have their implements, including nine sand-boxes, flags, mowing machine and roller, and he thought they ought to feel very grateful to them for their kindness. (Hear, hear). The meeting was then adjourned.”

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The Google Map below shows the location of the railway station. The first course was half-mile from the station in the direction of Burton Lazars.