Hunstanton Golf Club

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Hunstanton Golf Club
Club information
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Icona golf.svg
Location in England
Coordinates 52°57′21″N0°30′28″E / 52.955826°N 0.507903°E / 52.955826; 0.507903
Location Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, England
Established1891
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Events hosted Brabazon Trophy,
British Ladies Amateur,
English Amateur,
Boys Amateur Championship
Website http://www.hunstantongolfclub.com
Designed by James Braid
Par 72
Length6,741 yards (6,164 m)

Hunstanton Golf Club is an 18-hole members golf club in Norfolk, England which has hosted many of the leading amateur golf tournaments in Britain including the Brabazon Trophy and English Amateur.

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History

The course was first designed in 1891 and was significantly altered in 1907 with the addition of 40 bunkers following designs by James Braid. [1] The club hosted its first senior amateur event hosting the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in 1914, and the English Ladies Open in 1922. [2] Following this the club hosted the English Amateur for the first time in 1931. [3]

Further changes were made to the course in 1950 with several of the holes being redesigned to their present format, most notably there were significant changes to the closing two holes. [1] Following this the course continued to host British amateur tournaments, it hosted the English Amateur again in 1960 [3] and the Brabazon Trophy for the first time in 1966. [4] In total the club has hosted the Brabazon Trophy on five occasions [4] and the English Amateur on four occasions [3] as well as six Women's Amateur Championships and two Boys Amateur Championships. [5]

Scorecard

Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Par454344355374444353443572
SI Men's157117591311310216618814412
White73342534445171425336167509514344338144436138621947218944739932986741
Yellow72324523425155422299152489480326936740133837221245415943036630996368
Par454354355384544353543775
SI Women's157317951311181610414218612
Red76309509395143418279131454428306635738932234320844213040935529556021

Competitions hosted

English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (Brabazon Trophy)

The club has hosted the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy on 5 occasions with the following results:

NoYearWinner(s)Score
11966 Flag of England.svg Peter Townsend 282
21973 Roger Revell 294
31980 Flag of England.svg Peter McEvoy
Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty 		293 (tie)
41991 Flag of England.svg Gary Evans
Flag of England.svg Mark Pullan 		284 (tie)
52003 Flag of England.svg Jon Lupton 287

English Amateur

The club has hosted the English Amateur on 4 occasions with the following results:

NoYearWinnerRunner-upScore
11931 Leonard Crawley Bill Sutton 1 hole
21951 Geoffrey Roberts H. Bennett39th hole
31960 Doug Sewell Martin Christmas 41st hole
41995 Mark Foster Sam Jarman 6 & 5

The Womens Amateur Championship

The club has hosted The Womens Amateur Championship (formerly known as the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship) on six occasions, the results of which are as follows:

NoYearWinnerCountryScoreRunner-up
11914 Cecil Leitch Flag of England.svg  England 2 & 1 Flag of England.svg Gladys Ravenscroft
21928 Manette le Blan Flag of France.svg  France 3 & 2 Flag of England.svg Sylvia Marshall
31946 Jean Hetherington Flag of England.svg  England 1 up Flag of Ireland.svg Philomena Garvey
41958 Jessie Valentine Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1 up Flag of England.svg Elizabeth Price
51972 Mickey Walker Flag of England.svg  England 2 up Flag of France.svg Claudine Clos-Rubin
62022 Jess Baker Flag of England.svg  England 4 & 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Louise Rydqvist

Boys Amateur Championship

The club has twice hosted the Boys Amateur Championship with the following results:

NoYearChampionRunner-up
11990 Michael Welch Matthew Ellis
22005 Bernhard Neumann Jordan Findlay

See also

List of golf courses in the United Kingdom

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hunstanton Golf Club - Course". Hunstanton Golf Club. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hunstanton Golf Club - Course History". Hunstanton Golf Club. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "English Amateur - Winners". England Golf. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Brabazon Trophy - Winners". England Golf. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Boys Amateur Championship - Winners". Golftoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
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