Bamburgh Castle Golf Club: the First 100 Years, 1904-2004 - Hardcover

Gordon McKeag

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1902527399 ISBN 13: 9781902527390

Publisher: Bamburgh Castle Golf Club, 2005

Synopsis

This book by Gordon McKeag about 'Bamburgh Castle Golf Club: The First 100 Years 1904-2004' was printed as a limited edition of only 1000 copies. Golf Monthly's 'Hidden Gems Handbook' says of Bamburgh Castle Golf Club: "This is quite possibly the most beautiful and most beautifully situated Golf Course in England." Lord Armstrong who, with the support of his friends, founded the Club in 1904 would have derived great satisfaction from this comment. He knew that two earlier Golf Clubs in Bamburgh had failed and that the success of this venture would be largely dependent upon summer visitors. What Lord Armstrong and his friends did not know was that, within 40 years, the future of both Club and Country would be threatened by two World Wars. The subsequent story of Bamburgh Castle Golf Club is one of struggle, survival and success. The story is told in the context both of the game's history and the history of Bamburgh Village. Happily, after a hundred years of golf on Budle Hills, the pure air, and the views of Cheviot, of the Farne Islands, of Lindisfarne and of the ever varied sands and sea are unchanged from those that our forbears and the founders of the Club enjoyed. Contents: 1. The Early Days of Golf; 2. Bamburgh Village and Its Environs; 3. Bamburgh Castle Golf Club 1904 - the Formation; 4. Two Wars and Their Aftermath 1914-1949; 5. The Post War Years 1950-1990; 6. The Nineties - the End of a Millennium; 7. The Millennium, the Centenary and Beyond; 8. The Ladies Club; 9. The Workmen's Club; 10. Harry Gibb and Family; 11. Professionals, Greenkeepers and Stewards; 12. Caddies and Caddy Masters; 13. The Course and Its Development; 14. Dad's Army, Notes and Anecdotes; 15. Bamburgh Castle - the Family Club; Appendix 1: Rules and List of Members 1905; Appendix 2: Office Holders and Trophy Winners; Appendix 3: Lady Captains and Trophy Winners

Edition details

• Publisher: Bamburgh Castle Golf Club
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1902527399
• ISBN 13: 9781902527390
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 222