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Malmesbury Golf Club, Shipton Moyle. (1890s)

Private course probably laid out on the Estcourt Park Estate of the Sothen Estcourt Family.

Below are reports of the club playing matches against Minchinhampton and Bath.

 

Malmesbury Golf Club, Shipton Moyle. Match against Minchinhampton in April 1890.

Wilts and Gloucester Saturday 12 April 1890. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Malmesbury Golf Club, Shipton Moyle. Match against Bath played in May 1891.

Golf Friday 22 May 1891. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Below 'MGC' monogram button annotated for 'Malmesbury Golf Club' (Wilts). Gilt two piece button with the PRE 1895 back mark 'Pitt & Co. 50 St. Martins Lane London'.

 

Malmesbury Golf Club, Shipton Moyle. Club button.

Image courtesy of Dixon Pickup.

 

Ordnance Survey Map from the 1890/1900s showing the Estcourt Park and House.

 

Malmesbury Golf Club, Shipton Moyle. O.S. Map showing Estcourt Park and House.

O.S. Map Revised 1898; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1903}.