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Newport Golf Club, Shropshire. (1920s - 1937)
First appeared in the early 1920s.
Competitions played in May 1921.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 20 May 1921. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Results of competitions played in June 1921; Ladies' monthly medal (nine entries); First; Mrs Evans; Second; Mrs Shuker; Gents' monthly medal (eleven entries); A E Whittingham, 79-10-69; C H Jones, 86-16-70; F Nevill, 87-15-72; K G Vanderword, 95-22-73; A B Hardwicke, 91-15-76. Lawrence Cup (1st round); C H Cutter beat C W Todd, 2 and 1; W W Goodhead beat G A Brampton (19th hole); A E Whittingham beat C H Jones, 1up.
Result of a match played in March 1924.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 14 March 1924. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Report on the annual meeting held in April 1924.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 2 May 1924. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Result of the October 1924 medal; W Toft, 80-17-63; J R Pooler, 81-13-68; F Davies, 92-22-70; G Tucker, 82-9-73; R P Liddle, 88-10-78. No returns from; F C Whittingham, R D Newill, A L Dawbarn and T Whitmore.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 12 March 1926. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
The annual meeting of the Newport Golf Club was held in April 1926, Mr R P Liddle in the chair. The accounts showed a debit of £14/19s/3d. Mr Liddle was re-elected president; A Lawrence, vice-president; E W Cleasby, hon. treasurer; W Toft, hon. secretary; Dr Pooler, captain; Miss Liddle, lady captain; Mrs Toft, lady secretary.
Result of the annual gold medal played in May 1927.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 20 May 1927. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 8 May 1931. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Imperial Mid Iron club marked G Pettinger, Newport, Salop.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 27 May 1932. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Result of a match played in July 1934.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 3 August 1934. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 3 May 1935. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Ladies' match played in May 1935.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 17 May 1935. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 31 July 1936. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Sad end for the Newport Golf Club in April 1937.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 9 April 1937. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Above image courtesy of the Newport History Society.
Golf course and clubhouse marked on the above map. Reproduced from the {1926} Ordnance Survey Map.
The Google Map below pinpoints the location of the former clubhouse and course.