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Farnworth Golf Club, Crow Wood, Widnes. (Pre-WW1)

The club made a brief appearance just prior to WW1.

The course opened in July 1914.

There is no evidence that the club survived the war.

The following newspaper reports are from the Widnes Weekly News.

 

Farnworth Golf Club, Crow Wood, Widnes. Advert for a Groundsman.

Advert for a Groundsman.

 

Farnworth Golf Club, Crow Wood, Widnes. Report on the opening of the course in July 1914.

 

Farnworth Golf Club, Crow Wood, Widnes. Report on the opening of the course in July 1914.

 

Farnworth Golf Club, Crow Wood, Widnes. Report on the opening of the course in July 1914.

Report on the opening of the course in July 1914.

 

Farnworth Golf Club, Crow Wood, Widnes. Problems with drainage on the golf course.

Problem with drainage on the golf course.

 

Ordnance Survey Map from the 1900s showing Moorfield Road and Crow Wood. The golf course had not been laid out at this time.

 

Farnworth Golf Club, Crow Wood, Widnes. Ordnance Survey Map from 1900s showing the location of the golf course.

O.S. Map Revised 1905 - © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1908}.