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Bletchingley Golf Club, Surrey. (1901 - WW2)
The club was founded 1901.
There is no entry for Bletchingley Golf Club in the 1905 Nisbet’s Golf Yearbook.
Result of a match played against Redhill & Reigate in March 1908.
| Bletchingley Golf Club | Redhill & Reigate Golf Club | ||
| S D Greig | 1 | Alan Cosens | 0 |
| H V Pearce | 1 | S G Peerless | 0 |
| J K Guy | 1 | J Charlton Tucker | 0 |
| F T Maw | 0 | H Rosling | 1 |
| E Wood | 0 | A W Makovski | 1 |
| E Hopkins | 0 | George Cosens | 1 |
| 3 | 3 |
James Braid visited the former Bletchingley course in 1909 and probably advised on bunkering and the re-configuring of holes. In the Nisbet’s Golf Yearbook 1910 states that; “the course was improved under Braid’s advice.”
In 1914 the secretary was J Keble Guy, Barmoor, Bletchigley. A 9-hole course with a membership of 100. Entry fees for gents were £3/3/0 and ladies £2/2/0 subs were £3/3/0 and £2/2/0 respectively. Visitors’ fees were, 1/- a round, 2/- a day, 5/- a week, 15/- a month and £2/2/0 for six months. Sunday play was allowed without caddies after 1pm.
Image courtesy of David Heath.
The pictures below shows some of the undulating features of the former course, plus a windmill.
The Bletchingley golf course at Nutfield prior to WW1.
O.S. Map Revised 1910; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1914}.
During the 1920s and early 1930s the secretary was M T Maw, The Gatehouse, Nutfield, Surrey and the greenkeeper Luke Payne. Membership of 100. Visitors’ fees were 2/6 a day, 5/- on Sunday, 10/- a week and £1 a month.
Below is the result of a match played at Bletchingley against Warlingham Golf Club (now defunct) on Saturday 16th May 1931.
| Bletchingley Golf Club | Warlingham Golf Club | ||
| S D Greig | 0 | R Parry (5&3) | 1 |
| D O Light (4&3) | 1 | A Meredith | 0 |
| W R Birchall (8&7) | 1 | R T Bowly | 0 |
| C A Curnall (6&5) | 1 | F Harrison | 0 |
| F Roberts | 0 | C H T Cole (5&3) | 1 |
| E C Tyndale (5&4) | 1 | H Andrews | 0 |
| F E Barnard (6&5) | 1 | E W Lighton | 0 |
| S B Mitchell (4&2) | 1 | F H A Bell | 0 |
| D O Light & W R Birchall (4&3) | 1 | R Parry & F H A Bell | 0 |
| C A Curnall & E C Tyndale | 0 | A Meredith & C H T Cole (6&4) | 1 |
| F Roberts & F E Barnard (2up) | 1 | R T Bowly & E W Lighton | 0 |
| V T Ruck & S B Mitchell | 0 | F Harrison & H Andrews (2up) | 1 |
| 8 | 4 |
1935 the secretary was D O Light, “Holmbury” Peter Avenue, Oxted the professional was F Mayell and the greenkeeper J Worsfold. 9 holes with a SSS of 68 and a membership of 165. The station at Redhill was 2 miles away with a good bus service to the course. Local hotel was the White Hart.
In 1940 and 1947 little had changed. Membership had reduced to 110 and visitors’ fees were now 1/6 a day, 2/6 on Saturday, 3/6 on Sunday and Bank Holidays, 10/- a week and £1 a month.
Location of the first Bletchingley course.
Bletchingley Golf Club had disappeared by 1951.
The current Bletchingley Golf Club was founded in 1993.