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Sundridge Park Ladies’ Golf Club, Bromley. (1904 - 1920s) 

The club was founded in 1904.

The Ladies’ had their own nine-hole course situated at Halls’ Farm to the west of the Sundridge Park course. At this time the ladies were sharing the clubhouse facilities with the men. With the suffragette movement gaining momentum the ladies were always striving to play on the full course but the committee of the Sundridge club were not very obliging. They did eventually have a separate annexe built for a ladies room and eventually played more often on the “Long Course”.

Membership for ladies at this time was 100 and it was proposed to increase the membership to 150.

Competition played over the ladies' links in October 1904.

Folkestone Chronicle Saturday 22 October 1904. Content provided by THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Pictures from the foggy Autumn Meeting in 1904.

King and his Navy and Army Saturday 17 December 1904. Content provided by THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

From the 1905 Nisbet's Golf Yearbook; Sundridge Park Golf Club; Instituted 1901; Number of members; 350 full; 150 ladies; Hon. secretary, H W Seir; Captain; J E Shaw; Entrance fee, £10/10s; Ladies, £3/3s; Subs, £5/5s; Ladies, £3/3s; Number of Holes; Gentlemen's Course, 18-holes; Ladies Course, 9-holes; Professional; Jack Randall; Terns for visitors - By introduction of member, who is responsible for the green fee. This is a very picturesque course, undulating, well timbered, with fine natural hazards, and might be termed a difficult rather than an easy course, being thoroughly sporting. 

Result of the August 1908 monthly medal played over the long course; Mrs Smee, 114-19-95; Miss Harwood, 119-23-96; Miss Wheeler, 123-26-97.

Report on the annual meeting in October 1911.

Sydenham, Forest Hill & Peng Gazette Saturday 21 October 1911. Content provided by THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Eltham & District Times Friday 24 May 1912. Content provided by THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Competitions played on the long course in June 1914.

Eltham & District Times Friday 12 June 1914. Content provided by THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

The Golf Links and Clubhouse at Sundridge Park pre-WW1.

It was reported in October 1914 that due to the war the autumn meeting of the ladies' club had been abandoned.

Following WWI  both courses reopened in April 1919.

Report on the ladies' annual meeting in October 1919.

Bromley & West Kent Mercury Friday 24 October 1919. Content provided by THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Competition and mention of the short course in 1925.

Bromley & West Kent Mercury Friday 5 June 1925. Content provided by THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

From the Golfer's Handbook 1928; Sundridge Park Golf Club; Membership; Gents, 360; Ladies, 160; Secretary, Lt. Col. T K Pardoe; Professional, Jack Randall; Green-keeper, T M Luck; 18 and 9-hole courses.

The above is the last mention of a 9-hole course. In the 1933 Golfer's Handbook it was listed has having two 18-hole courses.

Ladies playing on the Sundridge Park course in the early 1930s.

The Ordnance Survey Map below shows the course at the time of WWI. Hall's Farm, location of the ladies' course,  can be seen in the centre of the map.

O.S. Map Revised 1914; © Crown Copyright (year of publication 1919).