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West Wycombe Golf Club, Downley, Bucks. (1893 - WW1)
The club was founded in 1893.
The President of the club was Sir Robert J Dashwood Bart.
The professional in the mid 1890s was C Blanchard.
The new "Wycombe Ho! Golf Club in March 1893.
South Bucks Standard Friday 31 March 1893. Content provided by THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Below is the result of the first competition played on Downley Common.
From the Bucks Herald Saturday 14 October 1893. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
From the South Bucks Standard 10 November 1893. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Result of the March 1898 monthly medal.
South Bucks Standard Friday 11 March 1898. Content provided by THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Result of the May 1898 monthly medal; J C Parker, 109-18-91; A E Williams, 94 scratch; Mrs Johnson, 133-35-98; G O Wheeler, 130-30-100; J Hicks Graves, 127-25-102; W E Hall, 104 scratch; Wilmot Johnson, 140-30-110; Rev H N Drummond, 120-10-110.
Report on the annual meeting in June 1898.
South Bucks Standard Friday 10 June 1898. Content provided by THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
The following is from the 1905 Nisbet's Golf Yearbook; Membership of 20; Hon. secretary - G D K Bannerman; Entrance fee 21s, and Subs 21s, ladies 10s/6d; Station three quarters of a mile. The nine-hole course is on common land, the greens being very good.
The club disappeared before WW1.
The Google Map below shows Downley Common.