Barnsley and District Golf Club. (1894 - 1968)

The first Bradford Golf Club appeared in the mid 1890s and was located at Day House to the north west of Barnsley. 

In 1905 the club moved to an 18-hole course at Dodworth and was renamed Barnsley and District Golf Club.

Barnsley and District Golf Club disappeared in 1968 and was renamed Silkstone Golf Club.  

Result of the 1894 February monthly competition; R Bury, 115 (62+53)-22=93; R H Rushforth, 145 (71+74)-27=118; J Carrington, 101 (54+57)-9=92; R Hoey, 107 (56+51)-19=88; E Ledgar, 108 (54+54)-9=99; W E Haley, 120 (54+66)-15=105; J Carter, 133 (69+64)-30=103.

Competition result from January 1895.

 

 

It was reported in March 1896 that the recent additions to the course at Day House were inaugurated on Saturday the 28th with a match against Redmires.

Barnsley		Redmires
Tullie	1	Drummond	0
Bury	0	Whitaker	4
Drew	6	McFarlane	0
Ledgar	5	Henderson	0
Wood	0	Candlish	3
Wade	0	Pearson	9
Hewitt	1	Cousins	0
Carrington (captain)	9	Shuttleworth (captain)	0
	22		16

In May 1897 the Barnsley club entertained the Hallowes Golf Club at Day House.

Barnsley		Hallowes
R Tullie	0	J Whitaker	3
W W Wood	5	W Candlish	0
S Lawton	5	J H Harrison jun	0
R Bury	4	C C Baggaley	0
E Ledgar	1	H H Macfarlane	0
J Fountain	5	F E Cockayne	0
W E Reley	1	J F Eardley	0
W P Hurst	0	T E Shuttleworth	2
J Brunton	2	J D Cousins	0
Dr Halton	0	R Travis	10
	23		15

Result of the June monthly medal competition 1898; J Carrington, 95-11-84; J Fountain, 96-11-85; E Ledger, 100-14-86; R Tullie, 98-10-88; H H Dransfield, 117-18-99; P J Taylor, net 100; C S Alderson, net 101.

Report on the annual meeting in February 1899.

 

 

Result of the March medal 1899; Lieut Colonel Bamforth, 95 net; W Wood, 95 net; Mr H Langley, 97 net; Mr E Ladgar, 97 net; R Lillie, 102 net; E Longley, 106 net; Alderman Raley, 107 net.

The monthly medal result played Saturday 2 May 1903. The course was unusually soft with the heavy rain, casual water was a problem, even on some of the greens. The winner of the first class medal and club button was Mr W Wood who returned the following score; Out 6,6,5,3,5,6,4,5,4 - 44 In 5,6,5,4,4,5,4,4,3 - 40. R R Longley won the second class medal and cup. Full result; W Wood, 84-9-75; T Fox, 92-14-78; R R Longley, 97-18-79; F A Hewitt, 93-12-81; E Frudd, 95-14-81; A H Longley, 89-3-86; J Clegg, 102-14-88;V Longley, 104-16-88; V Longley, 104-14-90.

Below is the result of a match played on Saturday 26 September 1903 at Dronfield against Hallowes Golf Club.

Hallowes Golf Club		Barnsley Golf Club
H H Macfarlane (half)	0	F A Hewitt (half)	0
T W Quine	1	T Fox	0
W Candlish	1	J Clegg	0
J L Carlisle	1	W Wood	0
S George	1	R Bury	0
C T Gould	0	W E Raley	1
J J Bingham	1	Colonel Bamforth	0
A G Binns	1	J Robinson	0
T B Henderson	1	E Ledgar	0
C R Senior	1	A T Thomson	0
	8		1

Result of the 1904 April medal; T Fox, 95-12-83; J Robinson, 99-16-83; F A Hewitt, 94-10-84; H H Dransfield,  95-10-85; ;  J Clegg, 103-14-89; W E Raley, 106-15-91.

In 1905 the club moved to an 18-hole course near Dodworth and changed name to the Barnsley and District Golf Club.

 

 

 

From the 1905 Nisbet’s Golf Yearbook; Barnsley and District Golf Club; Instituted 1905; Station at Dodworth; Hon. secretary – F A Hewitt, Bank, Barnsley; Entrance fee, £1/1s and subs £2/2s; 18-holes. The course is 5 minutes walk from Dodworth Station. The land is old pasture., and the soil light, with one of the most beautiful views in South Yorkshire.

The Bradford and District Golf Club disappeared in 1968 and became Silkstone Golf Club.