Open Search -

Like us on Facebook


Course Atlas -

Course Atlas


Please consider supporting our efforts.

Amount: 


Portlemouth/Salcombe Golf Club, Portlemouth. (1914 - WW2)

Founded in 1914.

Listed as both Portlemouth Golf Club and Salcombe Golf Club at various times.

An excellent 9-hole course at Rickham on the coast near Mill Bay Cove and Prawle Point on the east side of the estuary. The course was a ¼ mile from Salcombe Ferry.

 

Portlemouth Golf Club Salcombe, Devon. A view from the Rickham golf links.

Above is a Fairweather postcard showing Mill Bay and the harbour from the Portlemouth golf links at Rickham.

 

In 1922 the Secretary was F Jordan, Gara Rock, Portlemouth, Salcombe and the professional Reg Bickle (1914 to 1930). Visitors’ fees were 2/- a day, 10/- a week, 15/- a fortnight and 25/- a month.

Results from the summer meeting July 1925.

 

Salcombe Golf Club, Portlemouth. Results from the summer meeting July 1925.

Brixham Western Guardian Thursday 30 July 1925. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

From the 1928 Golfer's Handbook; Membership 70; Portlemouth Golf Club; Hon. sec., F Jordan, Gara Rock Hotel, Salcombe; Course records; Amateur, G A Wadham, 76;Professional, R Bickle, 70; Visitors, 2s a day, Sunday play from July to September no caddies.

Golfer's Handbook 1933 to 1937; Membership 70; Portlemouth Golf Club; Hon. sec., F Jordan, Gara Rock Hotel, Salcombe; Course records; Amateur, G A Wadham, 76; Gren-keeper, T Thorning; Visitors, 2s a day, Sunday play from July to September no caddies.

In the clubs last year in 1940 the secretary was still F Jordan of Gara Rock Hotel, telephone Chivelstone 7. The greenkeeper  was T Thorning. Club membership was 75. Course records were, amateur, G A Wadham 76 and professional, R Bickle 70, (these were set in the mid 1920s). Visitors’ fees were 2s a day and 7s/6d a week. Sunday play allowed from July to September without caddies. The railway station at Kingsbridge was 12 miles away.

 

Salcombe Golf Club, Portlemouth. Course scorecard local rules.

 

Salcombe Golf Club, Portlemouth. Course scorecard stroke table.

 

Salcombe Golf Club, Portlemouth. Course scorecard.

 

Portlemouth Golf Club, Richam Common Course. Postcard of Gara Rock Hotel.

Postcard showing the Gara Rock Hotel 1940/50s.

 

Bartholomew Map showing the golf course.

 

Portlemouth Golf Club, Richam Common Course. Bartholomew Map from 1941 showing the golf course.

Bartholomew Maps © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1941}.

 

Portlemouth Golf Club, Salcombe, Devon. Golf course location.

Location of the Portlemouth course on Rickham Common.