Kingsway Golf Course, Scunthorpe. (1971 – 2017) 

The club was founded in 1971. 

The original nine-hole was designed by R D Highfield and measured 3,830 yards (18-holes) with a SSS of 59.

World famous Scunthorpe golfer Tony Jacklin opened the course. 

 

Kingsway Golf Club, Scunthorpe. Tony Jacklin to be invited to open the course.

Grimsby Daily Telegraph Thursday 11 March 1971. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

New course record in August 1976.

 

Kingsway Golf Club, Scunthorpe. New course record in August 1976.

Grimsby Daily Telegraph Tuesday 24 August 1976. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Kingsway Golf Club, Scunthorpe. Report from August 1979.

Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Thursday 23 August 1979. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

In the mid 1980s and early 1990s the secretary was R D Highfield and the professional Chris Mann. Visitors’ fees were £1/10p, Juniors and OAPs, 50p (1988) £2 (1991.) 

 

Kingsway Golf Club, Scunthorpe. Renaming the golf course in July 1996.

Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Tuesday 30 July 1996. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Kingsway Golf Course, Scunthorpe. Winter in 1997.

Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Saturday 4 January 1997. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Kingsway Golf Club, Scunthorpe. Advert for the course in 1998.

Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Saturday 9 May 1998 . Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

From the 2006 Golfer's Handbook; Kingsway Golf Centre; Membership 200; Secretary, B Smith; Professional, S Brown; 9-holes, 2,500 yards, Par 33; 9-hole Par 3 course; Visitors, 9-holes, £7 (£9 weekend), 18-holes, £10 (£13); Driving range.

The course continued to be listed in the Golfer's Handbook  until it ceased publication in 2015.

It was reported in December 2017 that the council owned course would be closing to make way for a proposed country park/nature reserve. The golf club had been making a loss for several years both in playing numbers and financially.

A petition was raised to try and save the course but to no avail.

 

Kingsway Golf Course, Scunthorpe. Course scorecard local rules.

 

Kingsway Golf Course, Scunthorpe. Course scorecard.

 

Kingsway Golf Club, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Views of the former golf course.

 

Kingsway Golf Club, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Views of the former golf course.