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.

 

Penistone & Thurlestone Golf Club, Royd Moor Farm Course. 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

 

Penistone & Thurlestone Golf Club, Royd Moor Farm Course. Picture of the Royd(e) Moor Golf Links.

The Royd(e) Moor Golf Links. Image courtesy of Frank Accleton

 

Below, the end is nigh in December 1913.

 

Penistone and Thurlstone Golf Club, Royd Moor. The club nears the end 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 & Thurlestone Golf Club, Royd Moor Farm Course. Attempted revival of the club in May 1922.

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.