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Doyle Golf Club, Guernsey. (1905 - WW1)

The Doyle Golf Club played over the L’Ancresse links.

Below is a report on the annual meeting held in April 1906.

Guernsey Evening Press and Star Monday 9 April 1906. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Competition result for the newly formed Doyle Golf Club in May 1906.

Guernsey Evening Press and Star Wednesday 30 May 1906. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Result of a match played in May 1907.

Guernsey Evening Press and Star Thursday 16 May 1907. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Results of stroke competitions played in October 1907; 3 October, H Grut, 95-25-70; 10 October, H Grut, 99-25-74; 17 October, J A Upham, 87-12-75; 24 October, F Dorey, 89-12-77. The winner of the monthly bogey competition on 7 November was, H G Marquand, 4down. 

Report on the annual meeting in March 1909.

Guernsey Evening Press and Star Saturday 13 March 1909. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

The cost of a lost golf ball in October 1911.

Guernsey Evening Press and Star Tuesday 31 October 1911. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Establishing of the Guernsey Open Championship in December 1911.

Jersey Evening Post Wednesday 20 December 1911. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Report of a mixed foursome played in March 1913; Mr Cecil Noel and Mrs W Sebire, 92-7-85; J A Upham and Mrs Grug, 104-14-90; P F Dorey and Miss R Sebire, 95-4-91; A J Whetnall and Miss Grut, 107-15-92; F Martin and Miss N Niles, 110-16-94; H G Wheadon and Mrs Dauncey, 115-18-97. The winning pair won the prizes offered by Mr W H Smith, the second pair received club spoons.

Competition results from November 1913.

Guernsey Evening Press and Star Thursday 6 November 1913. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Report on the annual meeting in February 1914.

Guernsey Evening Press and Star Tuesday 10 February 1914. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Competition Spoon for Doyle Golf Club – won by P A Binley, January 1915.

Above images courtesy of Charles Broomer.

Competition results from November 1916.

Guernsey Evening Press and Star Tuesday 28 November 1916. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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