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THE
CLUB HISTORY
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| Skelmorlie golf club, was constituted on September 11th 1891 as a 9 hole course. Fourteen years later in 1905 Ladies were admitted as members, but not on equal terms, it is recorded that the Ladies held their committee meetings in the waiting room of Wemyss Bay train station. In 1909 the course was redesigned by the legendary James Braid and 4 additional holes were added, making it a thirteen hole course. The opening of the new 13 hole course featured a match between two open champions James Braid and George Duncan. Plans to extend the course to 18 holes were mooted in 1914. But were suspended at the outbreak of World War 1, when the minutes record 'The report of the Course Extension Committee was not forthcoming due to members being away at the war'. Golf continued to be played over the oldest thirteen hole course in the world until at last in July 1999 the club opened 5 new holes to complete the 18 course. 1999 was also a momentous year for the ladies as they became full members and the restrictions on playing times and voting rights disolved into history. | ||
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Hole
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Name
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Description
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1
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Halketburn
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Named after the overflow burn from the lower reservoir |
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2
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The
Cobbler
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Looking directly North on a clear day you can see 'The Cobbler' and the 'Arrochar Alps'. |
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3
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Duncan's
Dunt
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George Duncan the 1920 Open Champion played in the opening of the re-designed course 10 years earlier. |
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4
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Braid's
Brae
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Five times Open Champion, James Braid re-designed the course between 1908 and 1910. |
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5
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Cumbrae
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Standing on the tee you get a clear view of the said island. |
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6
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Bullfield
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This hole is on the site of the field where the one time Beithglass Farm bull roamed. |
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7
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Rest
and be Thankful .
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This hole was named as a memorial to Roy Baillie |
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8
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Boyd's
Best
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Legendary post war greenkeeper, Hugh Boyd rebuilt this green. |
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9
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Wright's
Turf Dyke
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Named after club captain Nigel Wright whose patience was exhausted when an amateur archaeologist caused a 6 week delay in the construction of the new holes while Scottish Natural Heritage were contacted. Planning consent and completion hinged on this dyke being preserved. |
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10 |
Back
O' the World
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Named from the description on the Ordnance Survey map of the moor area lying directly behind it. |
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11
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Toward
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Provides a fabulous backdrop of Toward Lighthouse and Rothesay Bay. |
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12
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Nannies
Content
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Named after the small farm originally situated behind the hole. |
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13
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Kyles
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As the name suggest one enjoys a spectacular view of the Kyles of Bute. |
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14
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The
Dam
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Prior to the new course extension this was the first hole and runs adjacent to the dam. |
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15
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The
Moor
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The longest hole on the course, the fifteenth sweeps alongside the moor. |
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16
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Donnie's
Wood
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The shortest hole named after the wood where the tee is set |
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17
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Sleeping
Warrior
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Offers a clear view of Goat Fell and Arran's Sleeping Warrior. |
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18
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Beithglass
Hame
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Named after the farmhouse which was situated to the rear of the car park. |