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Founded in 1889, The Wilmslow Golf Club is a parkland course situated just outside Wilmslow, in the picturesque rural surroundings of Great Warford. It has a current total membership of 652 active members, and has had only 4 long serving…

An early image from Werneth Low G.C.

Many clubs in Cheshire hosted exhibition matches to boost charities such as the Red Cross

Vale Royal Abbey Golf Course, designed by Simon Gidman and opened on 1998. Utilising the trees and lakes within the ancient grounds it is a beautiful parkland course. Constructed on good draining sandy soil, the course is playable 12 months a year.…

An early picture of the course

Sandiway is proud to share its’ centenary with CUGC. It was designed by 1912 Open Champion Ted Ray, improved in 1925 by the renowned Harry Colt and enjoyed strong connections with ICI in its’ early years. The freehold was purchased from Lord…

Royal Liverpool was formed in 1869 and this world-renowned club has hosted many Opens and championships.
Here we have a recent aerial photo, the clubhouse, the 1921 GB&I v USA match which subsequently became the Walker Cup, an old postcard of the…

Roy in action, venue n/k

1997 press article

Prestbury Golf Club was founded as Prestbury and Upton Golf Club in 1920, its first competition was held in April 1921, and the course was officially opened in April 1924. At that time the course measured 6.344 yards with a ‘bogey’ of 77. The…

James Newton (Prestbury) becomes Cheshire's first player since Bill Sutton (1930) to win the Irish Amateur Open Championship.

Mike Harrington (Prestbury) drives from the 10th at Wilmslow in the Cheshire v Durham match, June 2017.
Plus a second image by Geoff Garnett

A young Jamie Donaldson

Champions: Israel Sidebottom (left) and Bob Hardman of Lancashire pictured at Stockport, 1923

Ian R. Patey

Harold Janion, the renowned and highly respected Secretary of Royal Liverpool G.C. and universally known as "Jane" was the county's first President. He died suddenly on the eve of the 1922 County Championship