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Panteg Golf Club, Monmouth. (1908 - WW1)
The club was founded in 1908.
The final of the Godfrey Jones Cup was played in February 1910. It was won by Aubrey I R Butler who beat F E Lockyer by 7 and 6.
In 1914 the joint secretaries were W T Wooley, Sunnybank House, Griffiths Town and E H Bennett, “Royston”, Pontypool, the was professional G Burton. A 9-hole course with a membership of 170. Entry fees were £1/1/0. Subs for gents were £1/1/0 and ladies 10/6d. Visitors’ fees were 1/- a day. There was no Sunday play. The station at Pontypool Road was 5 minutes away.
Report from the Western Mail Tuesday 2 June 1914. "A highly satisfactory state of affairs was revealed at the annual meeting of the Panteg Golf Club last week, and the progress which is being made at Panteg is also being made by other clubs in the Eastern Valley. Golf has "caught on" during the last four years in a most surprising manner, and after a little more than six years existence the Panteg club is now in a happy position of being able to declare itself out of debt, and, in consequence of this, the founders of the club, who guaranteed it financially, have now decided to tender their resignations as members of the committee. This decision was brought to the notice of the members at their annual meeting, and, as a token of their appreciation of the services rendered to the club by the founders, they decided to elect them all vice-presidents, and to hang a memento group photograph of them in the clubhouse. Unfortunately, however, for the club, they have now a very big obstacle to face in the shape of finding a new playing course for the members. A considerable amount of discussion has been going on locally as to the probability of an amalgamation between the Panteg and Pontypool clubs, and providing an eighteen-hole course for the enjoyment of the members. The desirability of the adoption of such a course is easily apparent, but, as there appears to be no desire on the part of the members of the Panteg Club to move far away from their present site, Pontypool members are not in the least likely to agree to go so far afield for their play."
Results from the Panteg Golf Club Summer Meeting played in July 1914. Bogey Competition - S Evans (9), 3up; W J Thomas (14), 1down; A James (8), 2down; Ll Hughes (8), 2down; E J Bailey (8), 2down; A J Burgoyne (12), 2down. Medal Competition - Rupert Bennett, 98-20-78; W B Evans, 92-14-78; W J Thomas, 97-18-79; E E Harris, 106-27-79. Foursomes Medal (nine-holes) - E Mills and F C Koertgen, 46-8-38; H O Gibson and J Williams, 44-5-39.
Result of a nine-hole competition played in August 1916; Gentlemen - C Davis, 41-9-32; Ladies - Miss Madge Joshua, 37net; Driving - E H Bennett and Miss E Hopton; Approaching and putting - F A Parkhouse and Miss Harding; Clock golf - Rhys Harry and Mrs F J Russell.
The early 1900s map above shows the area just before the golf course appeared.
The present day Golf Road has been added, the course was located in this area.
Grid reference SO30630,00220, co-ordinates 330630,200220.
Panteg Golf Club disappeared after WW1. Many of its members joined the Pontypool Golf Club when they opened their new 18-hole course at Trevethin in the early 1920s.