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Sanquhar Golf Club, Dumfries & Galloway. (1894 – 1909)
The club was founded in 1894.
The original eighteen-hole course was situated half mile east of the town between Greenhead Plantation and Ryehill Plantation. It continued at this location until the 1909 when the club moved to its present location.
Report on the formation of the club in October 1894.
Dumfries and Galloway Standard Wednesday 24 October 1894. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
The earlier golf course is marked on the 1900 Ornance Survey Map below. Strangely the course appears in the same location on the 1951 Ordnance Survey Map.
© Crown Copyright {1900}.
The following is taken from the 1905 Nisbet's Golf Yearbook; Instituted 1894; Membership of 25; Hon. Secretary - R W Carson; Captain - W Mundy; Entrance Fee, nil and Subs 10s/6d (Ladies, 5s); Visitors' fees, 1s a day, 2s a week, 5s a month. The course of nine-holes is beautifully situated. The ground is undulating and sporting in character, with good natural hazards. At 650ft above sea level one of the most magnificent views in the south of Scotland is obtained.
Pre WW1 postcard of The Golf Course, Sanquhar.
The club moved to the new course at Euchan prior to WW1.
The Google Map below shows the location of the earlier golf course.