Bury Golf Club

Bury Golf Club
Bury Golf Club
Club information
Bury Golf Club is located in Greater Manchester
Bury Golf Club
Coordinates53°33′55″N 2°17′20″W / 53.565149°N 2.288909°W / 53.565149; -2.288909
LocationUnsworth Hall, Unsworth, BL9 9TJ, England[1]
Established1890
TypePrivate
Owned byBury Golf Club Ltd.
Total holes18
Websitehttps://www.burygolfclub.com/
Designed byAlister MacKenzie, Charles Hugh Alison, Harry Shapland Colt
Par70
Length5,909 yards

Bury Golf Club, is a private golf course and club in Unsworth, Bury, designed by Alister MacKenzie, Charles Hugh Alison, and Harry Shapland Colt. The club was originally located at a course in Redvales, Bury, before moving to its current Unsworth location in 1922.[2] The current course is eighteen-holes in length, and sits east of the clubhouse at Unsworth Hall. Notable players include Harry Vardon, Henry James, Sandy Herd, and Alister MacKenzie.

History

Redvales (1890-1918)

Bury Golf Club is one of the oldest in its district. The club was instituted in 1890, just before the late 19th century's golf boom, and was attached to a nine-hole course in Redvales, Bury (sometimes referred to as Redvales Links). Harry Vardon was the professional at the Redvales site for three years, and was the club's first professional, before leaving in 1896 for Ganton Golf Club.[3] According to Spalding's Official Golf Guide, it was at Bury that he adopted the "Vardon Grip", a popular grip used by many today.[4] Sandy Herd also played on the Redvales course during this time.[5]

On the character of the course, then captain, S. F. Butcher in 1892 writes:

"The Green is at Redvales, about one mile from Bury. It consists of nine-holes over grassland. Hazards: hedges, roads, and boggy land. Hitherto only a winter course, it is now open in summer also."[6]

Harry Vardon, both club professional and greenskeeper at the time, wrote the following in 1893:

"The course is of the unusual inland character, being mainly meadow land, and the hazards are hedges, roads, and a few artificial sand bunkers. It is situated about one mile from the Bury Station [...], about twenty minutes by rail from Manchester."[7]

In 1904, the club first presented a plan to extend the Redvales course by a further nine holes to create an eighteen-hole course,[8] in 1907 funding was secured, and the work began.[9][10] The new eighteen-hole course was formally opened on 19 September 1908.[11]

During its time at Redvales, the club hosted regular monthly medal competitions in both seasons,[12] an annual Boxing Day tournament,[13][14] ladies' day competitions,[15] the Kay Gold Medal, the St. Anne Cup,[7] and the Schofield Gold Challenge Medal (awarded by A. B. Schofield).[16] Also, there was the Sir Henry James Challenge Cup (also referred to as the James Challenge Cup), which was awarded by Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford, who was the club's president during the 1890s.[7][14]

During the First World War, the Redvales course was commandeered to support agricultural food production. The club gave the course up for ploughing in January 1918, and so the club closed down for the remainder of war.[17] The club remained out of operation until after the war had ended, when it then began searching for a new home.[18]

Unsworth (1920-present)

Bury Golf Course.
Looking over the golf course towards Unsworth Pole.

In 1920, the club acquired the building and land surrounding Unsworth Lodge with money collected from donations, renaming Unsworth Lodge to Unsworth Hall. The hall, an early 19th century Georgian mansion, was formerly occupied by the first mayor of Bury, Alderman John Duckworth.[19] Since its purchase by the club, the building has been refurbished, and then extended some time around the 1950s,[20] and is currently on Bury Council's list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest as a non-designated heritage asset, due to its landmark status and ties to the first mayor.[21]

The club commissioned golf course architects Colt, Mackenzie and Alison to design a new 18-hole course for the new location.[22] The Unsworth site was chosen due to its proximity to both Bury and Manchester, and its moorland terrain.[23] The construction took place through the course of 1920-1922, with the first of the nine links opening in 1921, and the rest fully operational by 1922. The club continues to operate from the Unsworth course to date.

Before its centenary in 1990, the Earl of Derby became the club's patron, providing the club with a trophy.[24]

Facilities

Course

The 18-hole semi-moorland course is around 6,000 yards, and contains some classic holes including three designed with McKenzie two-tier greens. The course contains diversified natural features and undulating contours; no two holes are alike, nor are there many which lie in the same direction, providing a varied and fair testing round.[25] Parr Brook meanders through the lower terrain, though pathways and bridges have been constructed to allow the use of buggies in the main season.[26]

Clubhouse

Bury Golf Course entrance.
Bury Golf Course entrance on Blackford Bridge.

The present clubhouse, located at Unsworth Hall, contains a licensed bar, two lounges, and a dining room named the Vardon Room (in honour of alumnus Harry Vardon).[27] The hall is also licensed to hold events,[28] and contains a commercial kitchen capable of serving up to eighty guests.[29] There is also a pro shop offering equipment, repairs, and facilitating equipment and buggy rentals.[30]

Scorecard

[31][32][33]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Par 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 37 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 33 70
SI Men's 14 2 8 4 16 6 18 12 10 9 3 1 7 13 15 5 17 11
White 165 403 397 416 275 529 331 374 481 3371 196 359 442 392 178 283 380 108 306 2644 6015
Yellow 151 379 382 409 250 483 307 345 446 3152 196 354 442 385 167 270 370 103 268 2555 5707
Par 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 36 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 34 70
SI Women's 17 3 7 1 15 5 11 13 9 10 6 8 2 16 14 4 18 12
Red 368 281 113 388 324 452 381 96 432 2835 299 105 394 408 276 286 176 347 416 2707 5542

Past Captains

Year Captain Vice Captain Lady Captain Junior Captain
2025 Kevin Speight Ian Morris
2024 Steve Olive Kevin Speight Angela Wilkinson Lewis Flynn
2023 Graham Cross Steve Olive Julie Speight Jude Brown
2022 Graham Cross Ollie Richardson

Competitions

As the founding member, the club participates in Bury & District Golf Association (BDGA) organised competitions each year including the Harry Vardon championship trophy, the first of which being held at Bury Golf Club on 21 May 1938. The original silver trophy was stolen from the clubhouse in 1968, after which a new and more modest trophy has been used.[34] Participating golf clubs include: Breightmet; Bury; Greenmount; Harwood; Lowes Park; Pike Fold; Rossendale; and Walmersley.[35][36][37]

The club is also one of nine members of the North West Manchester Golf Association (NWMGA), having joined in 2016. Each year the association hosts competitions between clubs, contributing to a league table. In the most recent competition in 2019, Bury finished fourth in the league.[38]

In addition to the district competitions, the club hosts several of its own internal and open competitions, in both seasons.[39]

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Bury Golf Club". Visit Manchester. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Heritage". Bury Golf Club. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. ^ Browning, Robert H. K. (1948). The Bury Golf Club. London: Staples House. p. 7.
  4. ^ United States Golf Association (1902). Spalding's Official Golf Guide. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 171.
  5. ^ Vardon, Harry (1905). The Complete Golfer (2 ed.). London: Methuen & Co. p. 12.
  6. ^ Duncan, Scott David, ed. (1892). The Golfing Annual 1892-1893, Volume V. London: Horace Cox. p. 138.
  7. ^ a b c Duncan, Scott David, ed. (1893). The Golfing Annual 1892-1893, Volume VI. London: Horace Cox. p. 129.
  8. ^ "Proposed Eighteen Holes for Bury". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 20 April 1904. p. 11.
  9. ^ "Bury Golf Club". Manchester Evening News. 24 January 1907. p. 4.
  10. ^ "Centenary". Bury Golf Club. Bury Golf Club. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Bury Golf Club". Bury Times. 29 August 1908. p. 5.
  12. ^ "Bury". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 10 October 1899. p. 9.
  13. ^ "Bury Club". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 6 February 1900. p. 3.
  14. ^ "The Sportswoman". Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. London, England. 29 July 1911. pp. 28–30.
  15. ^ "Bury Golf Club". Golf. 10 (284): 77. 12 April 1895.
  16. ^ "In Lancashire the Bury Golf Club have offered to give up land for ploughing". Caernarvon & Denbigh Herald. 11 January 1918. p. 7.
  17. ^ "Bury Golf Club, Manchester". Golfs Missing Links. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Gentry, Clergy, and Private Residents". Bury Council. Slater's Directory of Bury. p. 35. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Bury Urban Historic Landscape Characterisation Interim Report". Bury Council. October 2008. p. 84. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Draft local list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest". Bury Council Planning. Bury Council. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  21. ^ "New Links for Bury". The Manchester Guardian. 26 January 1920. p. 11.
  22. ^ "Bury Golf Club". The Manchester Guardian. 12 February 1920. p. 6.
  23. ^ "Bury Golf Club - History". Bury Golf Club. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  24. ^ Browning, Robert H. K. (1948). The Bury Golf Club. London: Staples House. p. 10.
  25. ^ "Format of play and starting times". Bury Golf Club Members. Bury Golf Club. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Bury Golf Club - History". Bury Golf Club. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Premises Licence Register". Bury Council Licensing Office. Bury Council. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Kitchen deep clean". Clean Projects. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  29. ^ "Pro Shop". Pro Shop. Bury Golf Club. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  30. ^ Browning, Robert H. K. (1948). Length of Holes. London: Staples House. p. 19.
  31. ^ "Bury Golf Club". All Square Golf. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  32. ^ "Bury Golf Club Scorecard". Off Course. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  33. ^ "A Brief History of 'The Bury and District Golf Association'". The Bury and District Golf Association. BDGA. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  34. ^ "Clubs". The Bury and District Gold Association. BDGA. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  35. ^ "Competitions". Bury Golf Club Members. Bury Golf Club. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  36. ^ Pye, David. "Peter set for his new role as the BDGA president". Bury Times. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  37. ^ "2019 League Results". North West Manchester Golf Association. NWMGA. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  38. ^ "Competitions". Bury Golf Club Members. Bury Golf Club. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

Bibliography

  • Vardon, Harry (1905), The Complete Golfer, Methuen & Co.
  • Browning, Robert H. K. (1948), The Bury Golf Club, Staples House
  • Bell, Cyril (1990), Bury Golf Club: The First Hundred Years, Bury Golf Club

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