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Grange-over-Sands Golf Club, Middle Fellgate Course. (1894 - WW1)
Founded in 1895.
The original 9-hole course was situated at Middle Fellgate. The current club on Meathop Road was founded in 1919.
Report on the new course at Middle Fellgate in April 1894.
Golfer Friday 28 April 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Report on the annual meeting held in March 1895.
"Golf" Friday 22 March 1895. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Result of a match played on the Grange course against Kendal on 25 July 1895.
| Grange-over-Sands Golf Club | Kendal Golf Club | ||
| T H Wilson | 3 | Colonel Liston | 0 |
| J Thoms | 0 | D C Liston | 3 |
| Rev G Vickars-Gaskell | 3 | W Evershed | 0 |
| W Till | 1 | H Eddison | 0 |
| J Askew | 2 | C J Cropper | 0 |
| T Rigg | 3 | G E Moser | 0 |
| Dr R H Beardsley | 0 | Rev J Livesey | 5 |
| A Rigg | 1 | T H Green | 0 |
| 13 | 8 |
Below, result of a home match against Seascale Golf Club played on Saturday 8 August 1896.
| Grange-over-Sands Golf Club | Seascale Golf Club | ||
| W Till | 0 | T Pegram | 9 |
| A R Crossley | 0 | P S Russell | 2 |
| E H Carr | 5 | A Shaw | 0 |
| J E Higgin | 0 | N N Thompson | 2 |
| Rev G V Gaskell | 0 | W J Chambers | 4 |
| T Rigg | 2 | G S Wilson | 0 |
| J Wilson | 0 | T H Coward | 2 |
| J Ratcliffe | 3 | J C Russell | 0 |
| G Dickinson | 0 | H E Wilson | 4 |
| 10 | 23 |
The general meeting of the club took place at the working Men’s Institute on Thursday 3 March 1898. Competition winners for 1897; New Year’s Day competition winner, J Thoms; “The Crossley” T H Wilson; “The Merral” W Till; the club prize, A Rigg; the captain’s prize, W Till. Matches were played against, Kendal, Windermere, Furness, Seascale and Ulverston. The course was in excellent condition, the greens splendid. Eight new members had joined during the last year . The financial position of the club was very encouraging. The following officers were elected; captain, Rev G Vickars Gaskell; treasurer, J Askew; secretary, J E Higgin; committee, R H Beardsley, J H Midgley, T Rigg, W Till, G Podmore, J L Wilson and E Smith.
On Saturday 28 April 1898 the second playing of the President’s took place at Grange, the winner was T H Wilson 85-6-79.
Grange played a home match against Ulverston in June 1898, for the full result see Ulverston.
Below is the result of a match played at Ulverston on Saturday 15 July 1899.
| Ulverston Golf Club | Grange-over-Sands Golf Club | ||
| J A Kitchin | 0 | T H Wilson | 7 |
| E L Tosh | 0 | W Till | 13 |
| J Myerscough | 0 | A Firth | 5 |
| T W Mason | 0 | J H Midgley | 0 |
| J H Park | 4 | W Mylrea | 0 |
| J Fletcher | 0 | J E Higgin | 5 |
| J Parkinson | 1 | T Rigg | 0 |
| 5 | 30 |
From the 1905 Nisbet’s Golf Yearbook; Instituted 1895; Membership of 70; Hon. secretary – J E Higgin, Broughton Bank, Grange-over-Sands; Captain - O W Porritt; Entrance fee £1/1s and subs £1/1s; Nine-holes; Green-keeper, Fred Hill; Terms for visitors, 2s a day, 5s a week, 15s a month. The links are very sporting but rather hilly, and are 2,500 yards in length. The greens are excellent. There is a small clubhouse. Hotels; “Grange” and “Crown.”
The clubhouse and course on a postcard dated 1908.
The club continued to be listed in the Nisbet’s Golf Yearboook until the outbreak of WW1.
O.S. Map showing the location of the golf course and clubhouse.
O.S. Map Revised 1910; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1919}.