Greenford Golf Club, Greater London. (1912 - WW1)
The club was founded in 1912.
Below the proposed 18-hole golf course.
Advert for the new Greenford Golf Course in October 1912.
Below a report on the first annual meeting in October 1912.
The final of the President's Cup was played in September 1913; A N Harper (3) beat E E Lintott (11) by 7 and 6.
In 1914 the secretary was L M P Sulivan at the Golf Club. Club Telephone number Wembley 145. The professional was William Cheape. An 18-hole course on good loamy subsoil on high undulating ground with natural hazards. The club had a membership of 350. There was no entry fee. Subs were £5/5/0. Visitors’ fees on introduction were 1/6 a day, weekends 2/6 a day. Sunday play allowed with caddies. There were stations at Greenford adjoining and Sudbury Hill DR 15 minutes away.
It was reported in October 1914 that over thirty members of the Greenford Golf Club had joined the Army, several were thought to be in the fighting line.
Greenford Golf Club disappeared after WW1.
The Britain from Above link below (from 1926) shows the location of Greenford Station which adjoined the golf course.
http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw016598?search=greenford&ref=4
The Google Map below pinpoints the location of the former Greenford Golf Course.