Frinton Golf Club Explained

Frinton Golf Club
Pushpin Map:Essex
Location:Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England
Coordinates:51.8225°N 1.235°W
Establishment:1895

Frinton Golf Club is a coastal golf club, located on the suburbs of Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England.[1]

The club was instituted founded in 1895 and officially instituted in August 1896.[2] In 1910 it had a membership of 380.[2] The course length is 6265 yards and was designed by Willie Park Jnr. in 1904, with later additions by Harry Colt. The club course also dates to this period, designed by Homer & Sharp and built between 1903 and 1905.[3] The Ryder Cup golfers practiced here in 1929 prior to their first Ryder Cup victory at Moortown. In 1929-31 the club was involved in a legal dispute over the sale of alcohol on the premises.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Tulley, Clive. The Visitor's Guide to East Anglia. 14 October 2012. 1 January 1990. MPC. 978-0-86190-356-6. 210.
  2. The Golfing annual - Volume 23 (1910), Page 332
  3. Book: Bettley, James. Essex: The Buildings of England. 14 October 2012. 2 August 2007. Yale University Press. 978-0-300-11614-4. 371.
  4. Book: Cox, Edward William. Reports of cases in criminal law argued and determined in all the courts in England and Ireland. 14 October 2012. 1929. J. Crockford, Law Times Office. 279.