Monmouth Golf Club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Monmouth, Wales |
| Established | 1896 |
| Type | Country club, Golf Course |
| Owned by | Members |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Website | Monmouth Golf Club |
| Designed by | George Waldron |
| Par | 69 |
| Length | 5,582 Yards |
51°49′35″N 2°42′18″W / 51.826376°N 2.705028°W
Monmouth Golf Club is an 18 hole golf club based just outside Monmouth at Leasbrook Lane, Near Dixton, Monmouth.
The course is on high ground to the east the Town with views of the Welsh Hills, Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley. The Club claims to be one of the prettiest golf courses in Wales.[1]
History
Monmouth Golf Club was formed on 25 June 1896 at a meeting held at the Kings Head Hotel, Monmouth.[1]
The site of the club was initially based at Priory Farm. This proved unsuitable for golf and the club moved to Vauxhall Fields, taking over the Vauxhall Golf Club and its course until. In 1903 the club moved to the Hendre Estate. The club moved again in 1905 to Troy Farm.[1]
Membership in the early years was about 30 to 40 people which was deemed low. The problem of low membership being attributed the inability to cope with long grass in the summer months. This was because the landlord of the ground, which was rented out as a golf course, wanted to make hay on the fairways as well as receiving rent for a golf course. A dispute arose regarding the cutting of the long grass by the members leading to Monmouth Golf Club obtaining a High Court ruling in 1910 which defined a fairway but the ruling was not in the clubs favour.[2]
The long grass problem and led to the closure of the course in 1912. Several attempts were made to reopen but these were not successful until 1920 when the club was reformed at Dixton on part of the present course.[1]
George Waldron was the clubs first professional. In 1921 he laid out a nine hole course, which opened on the 1st October 1921.[1]
In 1992, land was rented to enable a further nine holes. The eighteen hole course being opened on 18 July 1992 and the new clubhouse later that year.[1]
Improvements in the drainage of the course and the construction of buggy paths around the course took place in the following years. In 2008 purchased the freehold of the previously rented area of the course making the 18 hole course wholly owned by the members .[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g "History". Monmouth Golf Club. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "High Court Of Justice. King's Bench Division., Farmers And Golfers., Woodward V. Heywood", The Times, London England, pp. Page 4, col C, Monday, Dec 05, 1910
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