About the Club

Crewe Golf Club was formed in 1911 and has been a major contributor and supporter of golf in Cheshire.

Environment

History

Honours (Men)

Honours (Ladies)

Environment

One of the most attractive elements of the Golf Course is that, although Haslington is close by and Crewe itself only some two miles distant, there are open vistas in every direction, with scarcely a building to be seen.

These unspoiled surroundings are set in what, at first sight and somewhat deceptively, seems to be a gently rolling landscape. Very soon however the golfer experiences the long steady pull to the second - a hole that plays every inch of its 400 yards. This is an experience which is quite frequently repeated, especially in the first nine holes. Over the years the various course designers have made imaginative use of these up-and-down-hill characteristics to create a demanding test of all the golfing skills, but of accuracy and touch, in particular.

Each hole has its individual characteristics. The fairways are for the most part generous, but in some instances tight and tree-lined with tall oaks often providing a difficult obstacle for the wayward drive. A number of holes are strategically designed to provide a testing second shot over or round a pond. The greens are well bunkered, some are particularly narrow and should not be missed on the wrong side.

The Course is thus challenging to the golfer and pleasing to the eye, an achievement with which the many developers over the years can be well pleased. This is not to suggest that the Course is finished. There will always be something else to be done in the way of improvements, as the following short history recounts.
 

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History

In the beginning...

The earliest beginnings of golf in the Crewe area are shrouded in the mists of time. There is, for instance, some tantalising evidence of Golf being played at various sites in Crewe before 1893. Also, in the day books for 1911 - 1914, which survived the Club House fire of 1969, visitors were naming home clubs at Nantwich, Alvaston, Alsager, and Barthomley as well as such still-thriving clubs as Sandbach, Mossley and Wolstanton.

Of one thing, however, we can be certain, our present Club's origins can be traced back to November 1910 when a group of people, of whom Dr. E. C. Bailey was elected chairman, met at the Euston Coffee Tavern in Earle Street to discuss a proposition that a golf club should be formed. A Provisional Committee was set up to hunt around the vicinity for a suitable site.

By December 1910, Bailey and his committee had examined a number of possibilities, the most suitable being at Mr. Booth's Fields Farm, Haslington. The proposition was:

• Rent - £4perannum

• Fairways to be mown 60 yards wide beginning 100 yards from the tees

• Greens to be made and fenced - not more than 25 sq. yards in area

• Bunkers to be allowed provided they did not interfere with cattle grazing

• A Club House and tool sheds to be allowed

• Also grazing rights for one horse, but

• No dogs and no play on Sundays.

In January1911, a General Meeting was called and the proposal was accepted on the basis of a 14 years lease. A Founder Committee with Mr. R. Baxter Booth as its Chairman was elected. This committee set to work to turn the outline proposition into a real golf course.

After a great deal of work and preparation, the formation of the new club was agreed and the first groundsman, Samuel Burgess, was appointed at a wage of £1 a week. Later, his son was employed at 5 shillings a week. By the 9th of May the Founder Committee had completed its work and once more a General Meeting was called at the Euston Coffee House at which the first officers of Crewe Golf Club were elected. They were:

At the same time, it was announced that the nine-hole course would be opened for play on Saturday, May 13th 1911.

Thus it was that on Saturday, May 13th, 1911, the first Captain drove the first official golf ball from the first tee down the first hole of Crewe Golf Club. The nine holes were then:

And in September of that year, W. W. Warneford, the President, presented the first Cup for Annual Match Play.

... more history.

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Honours (Men)

Portuguese Amateur Champion

2000

James Holmes

British Seniors Amateur Champion

British Universities Stroke-play Champion

British Universities Appearances

European Seniors Amateur Champion

English Seniors Amateur Champion

2000,  2001,  2004 & 2005

Roy Smethurst

England Seniors Appearances

English Senior County Champions

Cheshire Presidents

Cheshire Players and Appearances

Cheshire Champions

Cheshire Match Play Champions

Cheshire Foursomes Champions

Cheshire Team Champions (Crewe Golf Club)

Cheshire Junior Champion (under 16)

Cheshire Boys and Appearances

Cheshire Senior Champion

Northern Senior Champion

Senior British Open - Amateur Medal

Dunham Forest Trophy Winners

1970
1983

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Honours (Ladies)

Cheshire Players and Appearances

Cheshire Foursomes (Doris Chambers Trophy)

Cheshire Scratch Team Winners (Elisabeth Wilson Shield)

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