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Desborough Golf Club. (1930 - 1957)
The club first appeared in about 1930.
By 1932 the club was progressing well. The clubhouse which was erected two years earlier had now been paid for and the game had become so popular that consideration would be given to enlarge the building. Lieutenant-Colonel Burditt was the secretary.
Below is the result of a match played at Kibworth Golf Club in May 1932.
| Kibworth Golf Club | Desborough Golf Club | ||
| T Vernon and S Hamson | 1 | H Burditt and T Cox | 0 |
| J E White and T Goodey | 1 | S Hornsby and T Goode | 0 |
| F Payne and S March | 1 | H Goodman and L J Burditt | 0 |
| H Woodford and H Wolstenholme | 1 | S Blackmore and W Stratford | 0 |
| T Pollard and T S Parr (half) | 0 | C Burditt and T Dean (half) | 0 |
| H Hawkes and E Emms | 1 | H Giles and C Dickenson | 0 |
| 5 | 0 |
Below is the result of a match played at Desborough against Stamford Golf Club in May 1933.
| Desborough Golf Club | Stamford Golf Club | ||
| L Hornsby and T Dean | 0 | W E Roberts and A Baker | 1 |
| C H Burditt and R Haynes | 0 | H A Pearson and G Jones | 1 |
| W Coe and E Goode | 1 | W H Osborne and T Watts | 0 |
| L J Burditt and W Stratford | 1 | F Tinkler and J Ayres | 0 |
| P West and H Goodman | 1 | A Parker and P Nicholls | 0 |
| H Giles and A Tailby (captain) | 0 | A Turner and J B Scalato | 1 |
| 3 | 3 |
Below an appeal for more support in April 1934.
From the Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail Friday 6th April 1934. Image © Johnston Press plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
The annual meeting was held in March 1935. A credit of £38 against a debit balance of £11 the previous year was reported. It was decided to combine the offices of secretary and treasurer and Mr C Bloore was elected. Other appointments; President, Lieutenant-Colonel H Burditt; captain, C Burditt; vice-captain, H Goodman; competition secretaries, W Stratford and H Feakin; auditor, J L Smith; committee - G W Turner, C Marlow, T Dean, E Marlow, E Goode, H Giles, A Tailby, T Cox, W Stratford, H Feakin, R Barton and W Coe.
Notice for General Meeting with Mr H Goodman, Hon. Secretary. He was also vice-captain in 1935.
In June 1935 Mrs Leonard Kilborn won the Ladies' Championship at Desborough Golf Club with a score of 93. Miss Madeline Burditt was the former holder.
It was reported in April 1936 that golfers were protesting against the use of the nine-hole course after dark by motorists who chase rabbits by the beams of car headlights. The fairways had been cut up with zig-zag ruts inches deep. "The course is certainly infested with rabbits" said Mr A C Bloor, the club secretary, "but we take our own steps to deal with the trouble. It has taken us four years to establish our course, and tremendous harm has been done by this rabbit chasing."
In February 1939 Mr W Burton had a hole in one on the Desborough course.
Below is the result of a match played at Desborough against Wellingborough Golf Club in June 1939.
| Desborough Golf Club | Wellingborough Golf Club | ||
| R Haynes and T Dean | 0 | H Dorman and R Mumford | 1 |
| R Barton and W Coe | 0 | T H Parker and O A M Wilson | 1 |
| L J Burditt and W Stratford | 0 | M C Collier and G Binnie | 1 |
| W Busby and L Tebbutt | 0 | M Smith and C E Dorman | 1 |
| H Goodman and C Gingell | 0 | S Marshall and S C Pentelow | 1 |
| 0 | 5 |
In December 1939 the Desborough Golf Club was fined for a "Straying "Mascot." A placid old horse that wandered around the Desborough course, and was well known to many golfers, was mentioned at the Kettering Petty Sessions. The Golf Club in Pipewell Road, of which the secretary was Leslie Tebbutt, were fined 5/- for allowing the horse to stray on the highway in November. A witness said that the fence was in poor condition and there were several gaps where the horse could have got through.
Below is the result of the "R.A.F. Desborough Cup" played in August 1946.
From the Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail Friday 30th August 1946. Image © Johnston Press plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
The winner of the Thorpe Tankard in September 1946 was A L Allen, 88-12-76; runner-up was W H Bradley. The last time the Tankard was played for was in 1939, when the winner was R A Barton.
The Desborough Golf Club held their annual dance in the Co-operative Hall in December 1946. Among those present was Brig. John Profumo, Kettering's prospective Conservative candidate.
Below is the result of a match played at Market Harborough in May 1948.
| Market Harborough Golf Club | Desborough Golf Club | ||
| G Burgess and H Simpson | 1 | R Barton and H Blunsom | 0 |
| E Pepper and S Timson | 0 | H Goode and T Dean | 1 |
| S Dimmock and H Payne | 1 | A Allen and C H Burditt | 0 |
| P R Edwards and F Perrett | 1 | P Bennett and G Eva | 0 |
| D Crittall and G Varney | 1 | W Bradley and D Locke | 0 |
| G A Allen and C Kirk | 1 | G Barton and A Barton | 0 |
| 5 | 1 |
Below a report on the final chapter of Desborough Golf Club in May 1957.
From the Northants Evening Telegraph Saturday 25th May 1957. Image © Johnston Press plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
The Google Map below pinpoints the location of the former Desborough Golf Club course.