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Stoke Albany Golf Club, Market Harborough. (1995 - 2018)
18-hole course designed by Hawtree that opened in 1895. Set in the Welland Valley, water came into play on nine-holes but particularly at the ninth, tenth and eleventh.
Due to financial difficulties and falling membership the club closed in 2018.
The opening drive in April 1995.
Leicester Daily Mercury Thursday 27 April 1995. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
In July 1995 Ken Mattock was appointed secretary/ manager at the recently opened club.
Golfer’s Handbook 1998; Ashley Road, Stoke Albany; Membership 400; Secretary R Want; Professional, A Clifford; 18-holes, 6,132 yards, Par 71, SSS 69; Architect, Hawtree.
Captains drive-in 1998.
Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail Thursday 8 January 1998. Image © National World Publishing Ltd. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Fund raising in August 1999.
Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph Saturday 21 August 1999. Image © National World Publishing Ltd. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
It was reported in December 2001 that Kettering Borough Council had refused the application to add an additional nine-hole course to the existing 18-hole course. The club intended to re-submit the application.
Golfer’s Handbook 2002 - 2004; Ashley Road, Stoke Albany; Membership 450; Secretary R Want; Professional, A Clifford; 18-holes, 6,132 yards, Par 71, SSS 69; Visitors 2002, £13 (£18); 2004, £17 (£20); Architect, Hawtree
Ladies' drive-in December 2003.
Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail Wednesday 31 December 2003. Image © National World Publishing Ltd. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Golfer’s Handbook 2006/7; Membership 450; Secretary, R Want; Professional, A Clifford; 18-holes, 6,175 yards, Par 71, SSS 70; Visitors, £17 - £20 (£23 before 11am, £21 after 11am).
Golfer’s Handbook 2008/9; Membership 450; Secretary, R Want; Professional, A Clifford; 18-holes, 6,175 yards, Par 71, SSS 70; Visitors, £20 (£23 before 11am, £21 after 11am).
The club continued to be listed in the Golfer’s Handbook until it ceased publication in 2015. The secretary was R Want.
Course scorecards and pictures.
