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Coventry Hearsall Golf Club, Hearsall Common Course. (1894 - 1911)
The club was founded in 1894.
The original 9-hole course was situated on Hearsall Common which brought with it the usual problems of grazing animals, picnickers and walkers. Building was not allowed on common land, so in stepped George Gilbert a founder member who owned land adjoining the course and he allowed a clubhouse to be built on the fields.
The club continued on the common until 1911 when it moved to Beechwood Avenue, its present site.
Report on the new club in June 1894.
Leamington Spa Courier Saturday 23 June 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Result of the December 1894 monthly medal; S W Morris, 115-20-95; Vaughan W Robinson, 130-34-96; G Walker, 105-8-97; C B Townsend, 108-10-98; W V Best, 131-30-101.
On Tuesday 9 October 1900 Coventry Hearsall entertained Ward End on Hearsall Common, it was the first match of the season for the Ward End Club. Result below.
| Hearsall Golf Club | Ward End Golf Club | ||
| Mr Sanderson | 4 | J E Burgum | 0 |
| Mr Morris | 0 | W Heath | 3 |
| A Hill | 0 | P Campbell | 2 |
| Mr Smith | 0 | A W Robson | 4 |
| Mr Worwood | 1 | H V Titmus | 0 |
| Mr Ward | 0 | J Westwood | 1 |
| Mr Makepeace | 0 | H W Pooler | 5 |
| 5 | 15 |
Result of a match against Castle Bromwich Golf Club (now defunct) played in May 1901.
Birmingham Daily Gazette Monday 13 May 1901.With thanks to Trinity Mirror. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved.
Below is the result of a match played on Saturday 20 July 1901 at Coventry against Alcester.
| Hearsall Golf Club | Alcester Golf Club | ||
| H E Cashmore | 0 | W Gardner | 1 |
| Harry Smith | 7 | E Jephcott | 0 |
| W E Ward | 0 | G Lightfoot | 5 |
| A J Makepeace | 7 | J Yates | 0 |
| J Hudson | 7 | R G Coathope | 0 |
| 21 | 6 |
Ordnance Survey Map from the 1900s showing the course and clubhouse.
O.S. Map Revised 1903 to 1905; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1906}.
The following is from the 1905 Nisbet’s Golf Yearbook; Instituted 1895; Hon Sec., A Bruce- Moore, Hampton House, Chapel Fields, Coventry; Captain, A J Makepeace; Entrance Fee nil and Subs £1/11s/6d; Twelve-holes; Professional, J Cunninghame; Professional record, J Cunninghame 73; Amateur record, C B Sanderson 77; Visitors’ 1s day, 2s/6d a month. The course is situated in an elevated position overlooking Coventry. The land is common land. The hazards and bunkers are natural, the former consisting of ditches, the latter of furze.
Below is the result of a match played at Burbage on Saturday 20 February 1909.
| Burbage Golf Club | Hearsall Golf Club | ||
| W G Wood | 0 | C D Pole (7&5) | 1 |
| J E Pilgrim (half) | 0 | L Cartwright (half) | 0 |
| A W Crofts (4&3) | 1 | W G Franks | 0 |
| A O Wilcox | 0 | W J Wormell (3&2) | 1 |
| A T Blakesley | 0 | A G Hadden (1up) | 1 |
| W C Britton (2&1) | 1 | R Wormell | 0 |
| J Green | 0 | W Jones (3&1) | 1 |
| J Mason (3&2) | 1 | E Tucker | 0 |
| N G Clarke | 0 | E A Floyd (8&7) | 1 |
| G Bott | 0 | C J Johnson (3&2) | 1 |
| 3 | 6 |
Below is the result of a match played at Castle Bromwich (now defunct) on Saturday 17 April 1909.
| Castle Bromwich Golf Club | Coventry Hearsall Golf Club | ||
| W G Oxley | 0 | C D Pole (5&3) | 1 |
| J G Riddell | 0 | W Thortley | 1 |
| W Bentley (2&1) | 1 | L Cartwright | 0 |
| S W Morris (6&5) | 1 | W Franks | 0 |
| J Cochrane (2up) | 1 | H Johnson | 0 |
| W H Abbott | 0 | W S Wormell (1up) | 1 |
| A Sadler (3&1) | 1 | A G Hadder | 0 |
| W Bennett (7&5) | 1 | C Johnson | 0 |
| F Jones | 0 | E A Floyd (6&5) | 1 |
| Rev H Moore (half) | 0 | R Wormell (half) | 0 |
| S Smith (1up) | 1 | J N Lowe | 0 |
| H C Wright | 0 | A J Elkins (3&1) | 1 |
| 6 | 5 |
Coventry Herald Friday 4 June 1909. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Result of the December 1909 monthly medal; First Section - J W Lowe, 71; R Wormell, 72; C D Pole, 73; A J Elkins, 77; A Wright, 79; W J Wormell, 81; Herbert Johnson, 83; I McCuaiz, 85; Second Section - E H Spencer, 82; W Jenks, 83; J Haymes, 87; J H Smart, 93; W Bednell, 98.
Result of a first team match played on the Hearsall Common course against Ladbrook Park Golf Club in October 1911.
| Hearsall | Ladbrook Park | ||
| C D Pole | 0 | E Spencer (4&2) | 1 |
| C E Cox (2&1) | 1 | W McAlpine | 0 |
| L Cartwright (5&4) | 1 | G Longland | 0 |
| W J Wormell | 0 | W C Belvoir (5&4) | 1 |
| A G Hadden (4&2) | 1 | H C Church | 0 |
| G H Frost (3&2) | 1 | W J Riley | 0 |
| J McCuaig | 0 | W F Cutler (6&5) | 1 |
| G W Harriden (half) | 0 | O H Russ (half) | 0 |
| W Franks | 0 | E A Taylor (5&4) | 1 |
| R Wormell (2&1) | 1 | A B Matthews | 0 |
| 5 | 4 |
The second team played at Ladbrook Park, result below.
| Ladbrook Park | Hearsall | ||
| A Hill | 0 | C J Kaye (3&2) | 1 |
| W G Stewart | 0 | W Bennett (2&1) | 1 |
| F H Thomason (3&2) | 1 | J Holt | 0 |
| H R Grifffin (3&2) | 1 | J Budge | 0 |
| E Larkam (2&1) | 1 | D Sharp | 0 |
| W Harvey Gibbs (4&3) | 1 | M Holmes | 0 |
| H K Patterson (5&4) | 1 | T D Griffiths | 0 |
| E Squires | 0 | J Simpson (2up) | 1 |
| T H Dean (5&3) | 1 | J Baker | 0 |
| H B Griffin (6&4) | 1 | H A Bullock | 0 |
| 7 | 3 |
Location of the Hearsall course on the common.