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Great Harwood Golf Club, Clinkham Road Course. (1896 - 1927)

Founded in 1896.

The original nine-hole course was situated on land at Belmont with part of the farm buildings being used as a clubhouse.

Mention of the club in February 1900.

 

Great Harwood Golf Club, Clinkham Road Course. Mention of the club in 1900.

Blackburn Standard Saturday 3 February 1900. Public domain.

 

From the 1905 Nisbet’s Golf Yearbook; Membership of 70; Station – Great Harwood, half a mile; Hon. Secs. – J Pollett, L & T Bank, Great Harwood, and P Haworth, Palatine Buildings, Great Harwood; Captain – Dr B Stahlknecht; Entrance fee nil and subs £1; Nine-holes; Amateur Records – P Haworth, J Whinsarrth, B Stahlknecht, 38 for nine-holes; Terms for visitors 2s/6d a week. The course is situated on moorland at Belmont. The principal hazards are stone walls, ditches, hedges, and a disused quarry. The length of holes varies from 140 to 400 yards. Hotels; White Bull and Old Bull, Blackburn.

Result of a match played in September 1906.

 

Great Harwood Golf Club, Clinkham Road Course. Result of a match played in September 1906.

Accrington Observer and Times Saturday 22 September 1906. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Great Harwood Golf Club, Clinkham Road Course. Prize presentation in October 1906.

Accrington Observer and Times Saturday 27 October 1906. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Result of the President's Cup competition played in May 1910; F Martin, winner; J Houghton won the second prize of 10 shillings.

 

Great Yarmouth Golf Club. Result of the ladies' annual competition May 1910.

Accrington Observer and Times Saturday 5 November 1910. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Fixtures for 1913.

 

Great Harwood Golf Club, Clinkham Road Course. Fixtures for 1913.

Blackburn Times Saturday 8 March 1913. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Result of a match played in June 1913.

 

Great Harwood Golf Club, Clinkham Road Course. Result of a match played in June 1913.

Blackburn Times Saturday 14 June 1913. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Below is a report of the club’s move to its current location in 1927.

 

Great Harwood Golf Club, Lancashire. The move to the new golf course in 1927.

From the Burnley Express Wednesday 21 December 1927. Image © Johnston Press plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Ordnance Survey Map showing the location of the course prior to WW1.

 

Great Harwood Golf Club, Clinkham Road Course. O.S. Map showing the golf course prior to WW1.

O.S. Map Revised 1909; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1912}.

 

The Google Map below pinpoints the location of the former course.