Liverpool Banking & Insurance Golf Club (became Freshfield Golf Club). (1908 - WW2)
The club was founded in 1908.
It was known as the Liverpool Banking & Insurance Golf Club Ltd until the 1930s when it became Freshfield Golf Club.
In 1914 the secretary was Edward W Styder, Royal Insurance Co Ltd, 1 North John Street, Liverpool (telephone Formby 102). The professional was J Jackson. An 18-hole course with a membership of 420. Entry fees for members not connected with banking and insurance were £7/7/0 and subs £3/3/0. Visitors’ fees were 2/6 a day, 3/6 a day at weekends and bank holidays. Sunday play was allowed without caddies. Ladies were allowed to play on Sundays or after 12.30 on Saturday. The station at Freshfield was about 5 minutes away.
Competition result from April 1920.
From 1923 and into the 1930s the secretary was J Stewart. The professional was John Jackson and the green-keeper William Rimmer. Joint professional course record holders were J Jackson and J Rimmer with scores of 72. Visitors’ fees for gents were 2/6 a day 7/6 at weekend and on bank holidays, 10/- a week excluding weekends 15/- including. Ladies 2/-, 3/-, 7/6 respectively.
In 1935 the secretary was Lt. Cmdr. C L Procter R.N and the honorary secretary P A Grass. The professional was still John Jacskon the green-keeper was now E Rimmer.
In 1940 and 1947 the address was Freshfields Golf Club, Formby, Liverpool (telephone 102). The secretary was J H Hankins, telephone 269 and the honorary secretary E H Thomas. The professional was the long serving John Jackson and the green-keeper J A Marshall. The 18-holes had a SSS of 73. Course records were, amateur K Black 72, professional J Jackson and J Rimmer 72.
The location of the former course can be seen on the Britain from Above link below.
http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw038525?search=formby&ref=6
By 1951 the course had disappeared and the club was playing over the nearby Formby Ladies course.
The Freshfield course has been taken over by The Woodvale Aero Club.