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Streatham (Common) Golf Club, Tooting Bec Common. (1892 - WW2)
The club was founded in 1892.
A meeting called to form the Streatham Golf Club in November 1892.
The formation of the Streatham Golf Club.
Application for membership form.
Layout of the Streatham golf course on Tooting Bec Common.
Ordnance Survey Map showing Tooting Common in the 1890s.
O.S. Map Revised 1893 to 1894 © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1898}.
From the Sporting Life Wednesday 30 November 1892 - "A NEW GOLF CLUB FOR LONDONERS - At the last meeting of the London County Council it was resolved to allow golf to be played over Tooting and Clapham Commons under certain regulations. These are of a very restrictive character. One is that after eight o'clock a.m. every player must engage a fore-caddie to display a red flag. No play is allowed after ten a.m. on any Saturday throughout the year, or on any other day during the months from March to October. Play is permitted until noon daily (except Saturday) during the four remaining months. A new club to be called the "Streatham Golf Club" has just been formed to take advantage of the permission to play thus given by the County Council, and already the number of applications for admission is most encouraging. A feature of the club, which will distinguish it from other golfing clubs about London, is that it has been resolved to admit ladies to the membership."
Report on golf on Streatham Common in May 1896.
St James's Gazette Wednesday 13 May 1896. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
By 1903 golf was permitted at Blackheath, Clapham Common, Hampstead Heath, Tooting Common and Streatham Common.
From the 1905 Nisbet's Golf Yearbook; Streatham Common Golf Club; Instituted 1897; Membership 45; Station, Streatham 2 minutes walk; Hon. secretary - F A Moore, "Allington " Lewin Road, Streatham; Entrance fee 5 shillings and subs 5 shillings; Nine-holes; Monthly competition for silver spoons and one silver bowl competition each year. This is an early morning club only. The course is well kept and the hazards natural.
From 1914 to Streatham Common Golf Club’s final appearance in 1923 the secretary was F A Moore, “Allington”, Lewin Road, Streatham. A 9-hole well kept course with natural hazards and a membership of 45. Entry fees in 1914 were 5/- and subs 5/-. The station was 2 minutes walk away. This was an early morning club only.
Golfing on Tooting Bec Common in the early 1900s.
In 1923 the Streatham Golf Club, Tooting Bec Common appears. The secretary was F W Gunston, 11 Ryde Vale Road, Balham. It was listed as having a 9-hole course with a membership of 300. Play was permitted until 10am March to October and 11am November to February. The station at Balham (LB&SR) was 10 minutes away.
In the mid 1920s the secretary was G C Stanbury, “Tamar” 20 Montana Road, Upper Tooting.
Report on the annual meeting in March 1928.
Norwood News Friday 23 March 1928. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
In 1930 the secretary was E J Claren, 17 Childebert Road, London SW 17 the professional was R W Wilson and the greenkeeper ? Symes.
In 1932 the secretary was R W Smith, 3 Elmfield Road, Balham or at the course Tooting Bec Common.
Report on the annual meeting held in February 1935.
Norwood News Friday 22 February 1935. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
From 1935 to 1947 the secretary at Streatham Golf Club, 17 Chidebert Road, Upper Tooting, London SW was E J Clark, telephone Streatham 7483. The professional was J Timpson and the green-keeper A Hart. Club membership had drastically reduced to 75.