Penrith Golf Club

Golf

History

The course was formed on 13th May, 1890 on the site of a former racecourse.

Nine holes were laid out around the oval racecourse traces of which can still be seen on the 13th, 15th, 17th and 18th fairways.

The clubhouse in 1913 showing the wooden extension which had just been added to the racecourse grandstand

The 18 hole course was officially opened on 24th April, 1913 but in 1918 the club was suspended during the war with a large part of the course being ploughed up for food production. Reinstatement and improvement of the course started in 1922 together with the addition of a new clubhouse in 1936.

The first Open Meeting held by the Ladies Section in July 1930
County Inter Club Matchplay Champions 1933

G.S.Scott, J.F.Bowerbank, Wesley Hall, H.A. Scott

Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood played an exhibition match at Penrith in July 1937
The clubhouse in 1935 after a £2,500 re-building scheme

The most recent major refurbishment of the clubhouse and changing rooms was undertaken in time for the Millennium year.

In August 1949 a party of Ryder Cup players staged an exhibition match at Penrith During which Ken Bousfield set a new course record of 65
An aerial view of the course showing how bare it looked before the extensive planting of trees in the 1950s and 1960s. The 11th green, below the quarry, is in the extreme left foreground
Lord Whitelaw presenting gifts to Mr Johnny Wood and his wife to mark Mr Wood’s 53 years on the ground staff
The clubhouse in 1966 after the addition of the new lounge
Lord Whitelaw presenting his cup to the first Penrith winner, W.R. Sharp in 1966
Donna Thomson, Ladies Champion for 11 years and County Champion for 7 years. A former English Schools Champion she was also a member of the Scottish Girls Team and the Scottish Ladies Team
Gary Lockerbie  who had a successful amateur career, including wins in the English Amateur and the Lytham Trophy, before turning professional after representing Great Britain and Ireland in the 2005 Walker Cup.