Bamburgh Castle Golf Club was founded in 1904 by Lord Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside, with the support of his friends, after the failure of two earlier courses on the links between Bamburgh and Seahouses. The course was opened on 18th August 1904 with a tee shot struck by Lord Armstrong’s 10 year old daughter, Winifreda, followed by a lunch and a competition.
Initially the course was 4,282 yards, with a bogey of 80. Although the opening and closing holes were similar to today, the course was squeezed onto less land than now and therefore had a different layout.
Today’s players can therefore relate their score to an early course record of 66, set in 1928 by the club pro (and later Secretary), Harry Gibb, a very impressive score given the equipment and conditions at the time. The current record is 62, scored in 2012 by member Garrick Porteous, 2013 Amateur Champion. The professional course record is 60, set by George Cowan of Westerhope GC.
There have been some lengthened holes, landscaping improvements and partial extensions over the years, including the creation of a car park in 1938. The club now has a hard working and long serving green-keeping team - the two most experienced have almost 60 years of service between them - and a steward to run the clubhouse. In earlier times the club also employed a professional and a caddy master, with caddying an essential part of golf.
The club is a regular competitor in the North Northumberland League and has won the League many times including a hat trick of successes in 2002, 2003 and fittingly in the centenary year of 2004.
The centenary celebrations were many and varied (including a golf week to mirror the inauguration week), setting the seal on a century of success and instilling a feeling of confidence for the future.
Northumberland has plenty of great courses & would recommend a visit or using as a stop off point if travelling to Scotland.
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