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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. 

From the Melton Mowbray Times Friday 1o March 1893 - "A number of ladies and gentlemen at Melton have taken up the game of golf with great enthusiasm, and daily may be seen with the implements of war for practice. I believe the introduction of golf to Melton is mainly due to the Rev. G A Crawshay , who is an expert player."

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.”

Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette Friday 13 October 1893. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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.

Melton Times Friday 19 January 1894 - "Melton Golf Club - The services of Hurry, the Cambridge professional, who recently acted in the capacity to the Grantham Golf Club, has been engaged by the Melton Golf Club for a month. He arrived this week, and has been busily engaged in initiating the members into the art of this increasingly popular game."

Sunday play rejected in March 1894.

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

Possible move to a course near Long Clawson railway station.

Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette Friday 9 November 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Nothing further found on the earlier club.

The club was reinstated in 1904.

Report on a proposed club and course at Hose in September 1904.

Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette Friday 23 September 1904. 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.”

Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette Friday 14 October 1904. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Report on the new course at Hose and the visit Tom Williamson in 1904.

Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette Friday 4 November 1904. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Competitions played in April 1905.

Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette Friday 28 April 1905. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette Friday 3 November 1905. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

It was reported in April 1906 that "The links of the Hose Golf Club were extensively patronised by golfers."

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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.