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Golf club Bloxwich, Bloxwich, West Midlands, England
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(Golf club 32106)
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Bloxwich Golf Club
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England
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West Midlands
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Stafford Road, West Midlands
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Bloxwich
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WS33PQ
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Description
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"The Club was formed in 1924 by a group of local businessmen, with the original land, just over 96 acres, having been sold to a Wolverhampton green grocer for the princely sum of £55 in May 1919. At its formation the course consisted of a nine holes and the core of the founders were inevitably Scotsmen. Mr Jock Patterson and Dr Norman Gilchrist were the driving force behind the foundation and their early acquisition of a clubhouse along with a further 12 acres of land hastened the move to a full 18 holes course. The property they purchased, the Field House, is still used today with the Board room being known as the Fieldhouse Room.
An early link with Little Aston was established with their Professional being engaged to design some of the holes, but most of the design work was completed by a Mr J Coburn who had learnt his trade under Tom Morris at the hallowed turf of St Andrew’s.
Some of the current competitions are memorials to the early founders, the Martin Cup and the Sixsmith Cup to name but two. In 1924 the first membership figures show 149 men, 108 ladies and 20 juniors; by the end of the year the male membership had grown to over 200. Even in those days the Walsall Observer said “from a sporting point of view the short (175 yard) 6th hole would take some beating” - it is still a daunting hole today.
The first hole-in-one was recorded in April 1925 by Major R W Downs, achieved on what was then the 135 yard 4th hole which is now the 13th on the present course.
During the war trenches were dug across the 9th, 10th, 12th, 15th, and 18th holes to prevent gliders and paratroopers from landing. These defences were backed up by a squad of 62 soldiers and officers with, you’ve guessed it, the squaddies in tents on the 10th hole and the Officers in the clubhouse. All however were made Honorary Members for the duration of the war.
Shortly after the war the club donated £5 to the R & A to assist in the cost of sending the Walker Cup team to America. How times have changed!
One of the names synonymous with Bloxwich Golf Club is H A (Peter) Squire, who as early as 1929 was nominated as a reserve for the England Boys International Team at the tender age of 17. Peter was the first member to break 70 in 1937 which over the years, due to various factors has fallen gradually to the present level of 63.
Bloxwich Golf Club (1988) Ltd could have been Bloxwich Golf Club (1951) Ltd as the Directors at that time offered to sell the club to its members for £12,500. The members responded by offering a meagre £3000 which understandably was spurned. By the time 1988 came around, the members had to pay £90,000 to buy the club. Some of the older members still have £400 loans outstanding to the club, money which was used to ensure that golf would be played on the fairways of Bloxwich Golf Club (1988) Ltd “in perpetuity”.
1988 was indeed a year of achievement for the club.
The history of the ‘new’ club will shortly be undertaken by a group of the older members who will recount their memories of the development since 1988. As soon as the information is available it will be published on this site."
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