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Clifton Golf Club, Manchester. (1907 - WW1)
The club and its nine hole course appeared prior to WW1, described at the time as a “semi-private” club.
Clifton was added to the growing number of clubs around the Manchester area in the 1900s.
The exact start date is yet to be found.
Ordnance Survey Map below from the 1900s shows the course and clubhouse.
O.S. Map Revised 1907; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1910}.
It was reported (below) in January 1913 that club membership was 85. The course was situated on the main road between Manchester and Bolton. Officers of the club as follows; president, Mr Laurence Pilkington; captain, Dr J W Chambers Herbert; secretary, Mr J T Fogg; treasurer, T A Crompton. The first annual meeting was held on Saturday 10th January 1913 and it was hoped that a prosperous future was in store for the club and members.
From the Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser Tuesday 14 January 1913. Image © Trinity Mirror. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
The course disappeared following WW1.
Above is the location of the course in 1909. The area that the course occupied has been built over, with Corrie Crescent, Corrie Drive and Belmont Avenue amongst the roads on the housing estate.