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Golf club Hallamshire, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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(Golf club 32619)
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Hallamshire Golf Club
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England
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Yorkshire
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Sandygate
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Sheffield
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S104LA
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Description
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"Hallamshire is a traditional and enjoyable test of golf and recently celebrated its centenary.
There are many challenging holes on this beautiful moorland course but none more so than the par three sixth, where you are required to play over a tree-filled ravine which always plays into the wind at over 200 yards. Not easy, but great fun all the same.
Hallamshire was, incidentally, the club that first had the services of Percy Allis, father of the famous Peter Alliss, former Ryder Cup player and now the famous 'Voice of Golf'. The course has also spawned one of British golf's great female golfers, Alison Nicholas.
Situated on a shelf of land at height of 850 feet, there are magnificent views from almost every vantage point.
History
In the 1890's Christopher Leng, the son of the proprietor of The Sheffield Daily Telegraph, was asked by a group of his associates to lay out a golf course within easy reach of the centre of Sheffield. In April 1897 he was in a position to announce the intention to form Hallamshire Golf Club.
The original course was designed by Leng, with the assistance of an unknown professional of the time. It was laid out over 18 holes on 100 acres of land made up of 48 postage stamp fields.
The first major event held at Hallamshire was in 1899, when Harry Vardon, the then Open Champion, played Alex ‘Sandy' Herd in an exhibition challenge match. One extract from the report of the match in the local press gives a feel for the course at that time:
“Vardon got in a tremendous drive, slicing a bit and so finding the turnips”; one hazard that thankfully no longer features.
By 1908 Hallamshire was considered to be of sufficient quality to host the Yorkshire Championship, although the course had already changed significantly from that played by Vardon and Herd.
In common with most golf courses, many improvements and changes have taken place over the years, but one thing remains indisputable – Hallamshire Golf Club offers a true and fair test. It can be fearsome in a buffeting wind, but glorious in its magnificent setting.
The condition of the course today is a credit to the founding fathers who acquired 48 tiny fields and had the foresight to create a golf course which gives so much pleasure to all who are privileged to play it."
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