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Annfield Plain Golf Club, Pontop Pike Course. (1907 - 1930)
Founded in 1907 with an 18-hole short course of 3,221 yards. It was quickly reduced to nine-holes of 2500 yards, the longest hole being 485 yards and the shortest 200 yards. The course had natural bunkers with one green 1,000ft above sea level; the lowest was at 800ft. The station at Annfield Plain was 1 ¼ miles away. The local hotel was the Railway. There seemed to been many changes to the course over the years.
The original course was of 18-holes reducing to nine prior to WW1; 12-holes; from 1924 to 1927 nine-holes prior to closure.
Report on the opening of the course in November 1907.
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer Monday 11 November 1907. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Following is a report on the club and course from the Newcastle Daily Chronicle May 1908.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle Friday 29 May 1908. Images © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Superb and rare Medal won by F A Mackay September 1910.
Result of a one sided ladies match played between Beamish and Annfield Plain at Beamish in July 1910.
| Beamish Ladies' Golf Club | Annfield Plain Ladies' Golf Club | ||
| Miss M Brown | 1 | Miss Parker | 0 |
| Miss Brown | 1 | Miss Trowsdale | 0 |
| Mrs Severs | 1 | Mrs Wilson | 0 |
| Mrs Low | 1 | Mrs Lumley | 0 |
| Miss Crane | 1 | Mrs Parker | 0 |
| Mrs Hunter | 1 | Mrs Jopling | 0 |
| 6 | 0 |
In 1910/11 the secretary was William Aynsley, Front Street, Annfield Plain.
In 1914 there was a membership of 96. The entry fee was £1/1/0 and subs £1/1/0. Visitors’ fees were 1/- a day and 5/- a week. Sunday play was allowed without Caddies. There was also a clubhouse available.
Result of a match played against Consett & District Golf Club in April 1914 on the Loud Links, Annfield Plain, course.
| Annfield Plain Golf Club | Consett & District Golf Club | ||
| P E Lee | 0 | Geo Kirkhouse | 1 |
| C P Urwin (half) | 0 | J E Thorpe (half) | 0 |
| J Cranston | 1 | T D Dales | 0 |
| F A Mackay (half) | 0 | Dr J Murray (half) | 0 |
| W I Mackay | 0 | T A Hamilton | 1 |
| T J Pallister | 1 | Joseph Hamilton | 0 |
| Geo Pickering | 0 | Capt J E Parker | 1 |
| T Calvert | 0 | Dr William Bratton | 1 |
| T J Trowsdale | 0 | R D Park | 1 |
| R Cousins | 0 | J R W Sherwood | 1 |
| C B Wilson | 0 | P Davies | 1 |
| R R Harrison | 0 | Dr MacKenzie | 1 |
| 2 | 8 |
By 1923 the membership was 110. The amateur course record was 82.
In 1924/5 there was a membership of 180. Amateur course record held by W Thompson 81.
In 1926 membership was now 160.
| Secretary | Professional/greenkeeper | |
| 1914 | W J Mackay, Catchgate, Annfield Plain. | |
| 1923 | Joseph Cranston, 13 Fair View, Annfield Plain. | G Snowdon ("part time" pro) |
| 1924/5 | T C Larkman, Durham Road, Annfield Plain. | W Nattrass (g) |
| 1926 | William Aynsley, Font Street, Annfield Plain. | A Baker (g) |
| 1927 | Wm Aynsley, Fairview Terrace. | J Blakie (g) |
| 1928 | F Lee, Queens Parade, Annfield Plain. | |
| 1929-31 | T E Castle, 12 Elm Terrace, Annfield Plain. | T Snaith (g) |
From 1929 to the clubs last year 1931 membership was 100. The amateur record of 81 was still held by W Thompson.
Postcard of the Annfield Plain course. Author's Collection.
Ordnance Survey Map showing the golf course at Pontop Pike.
O.S. Map Revised 1916; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1923}.