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Penistone & Thurlstone Golf Club, Royd Moor Farm Course. (1904 - WW1)
The club was founded in 1904.
The course of nine-holes covering about 40 acres on the Royd Moor Farm, stated to be “in one of the prettiest valleys for miles” Initially there was a membership of just 5. The GCR station was 2 miles away.
From the Barnsley Chronicle Saturday 11 June 1904 - "A Penistone and Thurlestone Golf Club is just being formed, with links at Royd Moor, on property in the occupation of Mrs Mitchell. The committee appointed consists of; H Hinchcliffe, Thomas Smith, N S Moore, P Durrans, Dr. Beatie, Dr, G Wilson; A Hoyland and J A Wainwright, secretaries; T E Dennison, treasurer. The ground is very suitable and a nine-hole course has been arranged."
The following is from the 1905 Nisbet’s Golf Yearbook; Instituted 1904; Membership of 36; Joint hon. secretaries – J A Wainwright, Thurlstone, Penistone, and A Hayland, Wellcliffe, Penistone; Entrance fee 10s/6d and Subs 10/6; Nine-holes; Visitors 1s a day. The links are on a farm called Royd Moor Farm. The club is only just formed and has no clubhouse at present, but in a year’s time the club will have made considerable progress.
Below is the result of a club match played at Lees Hall Golf Club in May 1910.
| Lees Hall Golf Club | Penistone Golf Club | ||
| G Birch | 0 | T E Denison | 1 |
| G H Hemsoll | 1 | G A Winterbottom | 0 |
| F Clarkson | 1 | E Winterbottom | 0 |
| J Smith | 0 | H Hoyland | 1 |
| W Burnell | 1 | R A Goddard | 0 |
| W H Trippett | 0 | J Hinchcliffe | 1 |
| J E Dewsnap | 1 | J A Wainwright | 0 |
| J Hyde | 1 | A Hoyland | 0 |
| L Murray | 1 | H Hinchcliffe | 0 |
| F Potts | 1 | H Winterbottom | 0 |
| E Griffiths | 1 | T H Bollans | 0 |
| S Robinson (half) | 0 | W G Smith (half) | 0 |
| 8 | 3 |
Dance Held in February 1911.
Barnsley Chronicle Saturday February 1911.Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Below is the result of a match played at Penistone on Saturday 20 May 1911 against Clayton West Golf Club (also now defunct).
| Penistone Golf Club | Clayton West Golf Club | ||
| T E Denison | 0 | J F Beardall | 1 |
| J A Winterbottom | 0 | F Armitage | 1 |
| T G Martin | 0 | H Barnicott | 1 |
| J A Wainwright | 1 | J Hinchcliffe | 0 |
| E Winterbottom (half) | 0 | W Carnelly (half) | 0 |
| H Hoyland | 0 | T A Given | 1 |
| A Hoyland | 1 | D Bell | 0 |
| H Hinchcliffe | 0 | G Ingham | 1 |
| R A Goddard (half) | 0 | A Mitchell (half) | 0 |
| W G Smith | 1 | F Child | 0 |
| A Winterbottom | 1 | F Warren | 0 |
| T Smith | 1 | A Ashforth | 0 |
| 5 | 5 |
The Royd(e) Moor Golf Links. Image courtesy of Frank Accleton
Below, the end is nigh in December 1913.
From the Sheffield Daily Telegraph Friday 19 December 1913. Image © Johnston Press plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Attempted revival of the club in May 1920.
Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express Saturday 29 May 1920. Image © Johnston Press plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Penistone & Thurlestone Golf Club disappeared after WW1.