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St. Andrew's Institute/Y.M.C.A. Golf Clubs, Mapperley. (1907 - 1932)

The St. Andrew's Institute Golf Club, Mapperley Course, first appeared in 1907 and continued until 1918.

In 1925 the Morley House (Y.M.C.A.) Golf Club appears on the Mapperley Course and continues until 1932.

The current club comes into being in 1932.

Result of a match played at Erewash Valley Golf Club in March 1907.

Erewash Valley Golf Club   St. Andrew's Institute Golf Club  
W E Radford 0 H H Goodall 1
M A J Tarver 0 R Grainger 1
C R Ross 0 H Bellamy 1
W Whittaker 1 H R King 0
E C Baker 1 J A Dixon 0
Dr. Vartan 1 A Wainman 0
W P Bland 1 H Hodgkinson 0
Dr. Kingsbury 1 W J Marshall 0
  5   3

Result of the May 1907 monthly medal; A Wainman, 90-16-74; A Ley, 89-8-81; A Thorpe, 95-10-85; H Hodgkinson, 109-16-93. No returns; H H Goodall, E Sansom and W Marshall.

Result of a match played at Mapperley in June 1910.

St. Andrew's Institute Golf Club   Bulwell Forest Golf Club  
H Hodgkinson (2up) 1 J M Lyon 0
C H Old 0 F Plumb (4 and 3) 1
A Wainman (1up) 1 F Forman 0
E M Cutts (4 and 3) 1 J Scott 0
S G Smith (7 and 6) 1 J W B Allen 0
F Spencer (4 and 3) 1 H Kiddier 0
J G Brex 0 E R Newton (2 and 1) 1
G Old (2up) 1 H Johnson 0
H Dexter (halved) 0 H W Davis (halved) 0
R Exelby (4 and 3) 1 F G Chambers 0
  7   2

Competition result from November 1912.

 

St. Andrews Institute Golf Club, Mapperley, Notts. Result of the Morley Cup Competition in June 1910.

Nottingham Evening Post Monday 4 November 1912. Image © Trinity Mirror. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

St. Andrews Institute Golf Club, Mapperley. Matches played in 1913.

Nottingham Journal Monday 5 May 1913. Image © Reach PLC. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Result of a match played at Bulwell Forest in July 1913. 

Bulwell Forest Golf Club   St. Andrew's Institute Golf Club  
Dr. J M Lyon (halved) 0 H Hodgkinson (halved) 0
Dr. J R Edward (3 and 2) 1 S G Smith 0
F Plumb (4 and 3) 1 F Spencer 0
H A Bellamy (halved) 0 A E Thorpe (halved) 0
J L Hewis (1up) 1 E M Cutts 0
A B Campbell (4 and 3) 1 R R Exelby 0
J W B Allen (8 and 6) 1 A Powell 0
W Swanwick (8 and 7) 1 P Dobson 0
F W White (7 and 6) 1 H Montgomery 0
Dr. W T Williamson (1up) 1 H James 0
  8   0

Below results of club matches played in May 1914.

 

St. Andrews Institute Golf Club, Mapperley, Notts. Result of matches against Bulwell Forest in May 1914.

Nottingham Evening Post Monday 11 May 1914. Image © Trinity Mirror. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

In October 1915 R G Clarke won the members' cup with a net score of 153 for 36-holes. In the medal finals G Clark, 85-8-77 and R G Parker, 105-20-85 were winners in their respective divisions.

Ordnance Survey Map from just after WW1 showing the St St Andrew's Institute Golf Course.

 

St Andrew's Institute Golf Club, Mapperley. O.S. Map showing the golf course.

O.S. Map Revised 1919; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1920}.

 

The following report is from the Nottingham Evening Post Friday 29 March 1918. "After occupying the course at Mapperley for eleven years, the St. Andrew's Institute Golf Club, Nottingham, is transferring to Bulwell Forest, the land at Mapperley being requisitioned for the purpose of food production." 

In 1925 the Morley House Y.M.C.A. Golf Club appears.

 

 

Morley House (Y.M.C.A.) Golf Club, Mapperley. Report on the new club in 1925.

Nottingham Journal Saturday 14 February 1925. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Morley House (Y.M.C.A.) Golf Club, Mapperley. Professional appointed in March 1925.

Nottingham Journal Wednesday 18 March 1925. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

 

Morley House (Y.M.C.A.) Golf Club, Mapperley. Exhibition match played in July 1926.

Nottingham Journal Friday 30 July 1926. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Morley House (Y.M.C.A.) Golf Club, Mapperley. Report on the annual meeting in March 1929.

Nottingham Journal Tuesday 26 March 1929. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

 

Winding up of the Y.M.C.A. Golf Club  in 1932 and the new Mapperley Golf Club appears.

 

Morley House (Y.M.C.A.) Golf Club, Mapperley. Winding up of the Y.M.C.A. Golf Club in April 1932.

Nottingham Evening Post Saturday 16 April 1932. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.