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Buckland Golf Club, Oxfordshire. (1920s - 1950s)
First appeared in the 1920s.
Faringdon Advertiser and Vale of the White Horse Gazette Saturday 9 June 1923. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
The final of the Bevan-Ritchie challenge cup was played on Monday 1 October 1923 between Miss H A Tarver (23) and Mr Gerald Turner(12), the result, after a keenly contested game, being in favour Mr Turner by 3 and 2.
Result of a match played at Faringdon in December 1924.
North Wilts Herald Friday 12 December 1924. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Result of a match against Faringdon Golf Club played in February 1925.
North Wilts Herald Friday 27 February 1925. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
In the 1930s the secretary was A C Vinen and the green-keeper G Batson. A 9-hole course with a membership of 100. Visitors, fees 2/- a day and 12/6 a week Sunday play was allowed. The railway station at Faringdon was 4 miles away and Oxford to Faringdon buses passed the course.
Matches played at Buckland in May 1933.
Faringdon Advertiser and Vale of the White Horse Gazette Friday 19 May 1933. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
By 1935 membership was 110. Fees were; 7/6 a week, 12/6 a month and 21/- for three months. Local hotel was the Lamb Inn.
Results from the Spring Meeting played in April 1935; Medal; W Green, 89-24-65; Mr Rathbone, 85-19-66; Bogey; S Carter, all square; J Moore, 1down.
Faringdon Advertiser and Vale of the White Horse Gazette Friday 12 July 1935. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Prize presentation in October 1935.
Faringdon Advertiser and Vale of the White Horse Gazette Friday 1 November 1935. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Below is the result of a match played at Goring and Streatley Golf Club in June 1936.
| Goring and Streatley Golf Club | Buckland Golf Club | ||
| J H Cooling (1up) | 1 | G Turner | 0 |
| E Jacson | 0 | G Baston (4&3) | 1 |
| J Herman (1up) | 1 | B J Cutteridge | 0 |
| N E Padwick (8&6) | 1 | C Povey | 0 |
| P C A Slade (halved) | 0 | A C B Dodd (halved) | 0 |
| R L Keightley (4&3) | 1 | J Dean | 0 |
| J A Clarke (4&3) | 1 | H I Taylor | 0 |
| F C Newberry (halved) | 0 | A C Vinen (halved) | 0 |
| Cooling and Jackson (6&5) | 1 | Turner and Baston | 0 |
| Herman and Padwick (6&4) | 1 | Cutteridge and Povey | 0 |
| Slade and Keightley (5&4) | 1 | Dodd and Dean | 0 |
| Clarke and Newberry (5&4) | 1 | Taylor and Vinen | 0 |
| 9 | 1 |
Match against Abingdon in August 1936.
Faringdon Advertiser and Vale of the White Horse Gazette Friday 7 August 1936. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Match played in October 1936.
Faringdon Advertiser and Vale of the White Horse Gazette Friday 23 October 1936. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Match against Faringdon in May 1937.
Faringdon Advertiser and Vale of the White Horse Gazette Friday 7 May 1937. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Result of a match played in June 1937.
Faringdon Advertiser and Vale of the White Horse Gazette Friday 18 June 1937. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
In 1940 and 1947 the secretary was E W Fry, 10 High Street, Bampton, Oxon and the green-keeper W J Rhodes. The nine-holes had a SSS of 66, club membership of 150.
Buckland Golf Club had disappeared by 1951.
The golf course is shown on the Ordnance Survey Map below.
O.S. Map Revised; ca.1928 to 1938; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1938}.