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Quennevais Golf Club, Jersey. (1894 - WW1)

Founded in 1894.

From the 1905 Nisbet's Golf Yearbook; Instituted, 1894; Membership, 60; Station, Pont Marquet; Nearest large town, St Aubyn, one mile; Hon. secretary and captain - C J Sumner, Belle Vue, St Aubyns; Entrance fee; £1/10s, Ladies, £1; Subs; £1, Ladies 15s; Number of holes, 9; Professional - Haynes; Amateur record - F Willett, 37; Terms for visitors, 1s a day, 4s a week, 7s a fortnight, 12s a month, £1/1s three months. The course is very pretty. All the hazards are natural and consist mainly of sand. The greens are always in excellent condition, though rather small.

Moving from the early course in September 1908.

 

Quennevais Golf Club, Jersey. Report from September 1908.

Jersey Evening Post Saturday 26 September 1908. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

From the Jersey Evening Post Tuesday 29 September 1908; "QUENNEVAIS GOLF CLUB - Members of the club and others have been notified that the club headquarters have been moved to Don Farm, near Don Bridge railway station."

Below is the result of match played on the Royal Jersey course in January 1909.

 

Quennevais Golf Club, Jersey. Result of a match played at Royal Jersey Golf Club January 1909.

From the Jersey Independent & Daily Telegraph Saturday 16 January 1909. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Competition results from November 1909; Monthly medal; J W Pym, 98-12-86; Monthly bogey; E F V Briard (18), 2 down; Mixed foursomes; F H O Nash and Miss Nash, 101-7-94.

Competition results from December 1909; Monthly medal; C J Sumner, 89-11-78; Mixed foursomes; E F V Briard and Mrs Briard, 112-18-94.

Competition results from May 1911.

 

Quennevais Golf Club, Jersey. Competition results from May 1911.

Jersey Evening Post Thursday 25 May 1911. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

In 1914 the secretary was G L LeCronier, Villa Waldegrave, Beaumont, telephone St Aubins 12. The professional was B A Neil (1911 to 1916).

An 18-hole course with excellent greens and a membership of 140. Entry fee for gents was £1 and ladies 10/-. Subs for gents £1/10/0, ladies £1/5/0. Visitors fees were 2/- a day, 6/- a weekand 17/6 a month. Ladies 1/- a day, 5/- a week 15/- a month. Sunday play was not allowed. The railway station at Don Bridge was one minute from the clubhouse.

Quennevais Golf Club disappeared after WW1.

The Google Map below shows the approximate location of Don Bridge station which was a one minute walk from the golf course.