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Chester Golf Club is an English golf club, located in Curzon Park, Chester, Cheshire. The club participates in competitions and inter-club matches. Set on two levels, the 18-hole parkland course is contained within a loop of the River Dee. The clubhouse has a licensed bar.
The club was founded on 24 May 1901[ citation needed ] and is one of the oldest established golf clubs in the county of Cheshire.[ citation needed ] Formerly known as "Brueres Halgh" during the early Middle Ages, the land was used for agricultural purposes for many years. During the English Civil War a Parliamentary gun emplacement besieging Chester was used to bombard the northern defences of the city from a location close to where the maintenance sheds now stand.
Coordinates: 53°11′12″N2°54′34″W / 53.18667°N 2.90944°W
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