CORHAMPTON GOLF CLUB
By The Secretary
It is now many years since TOM SCOTT wrote of Corhampton Golf Club as Follows:
"When one thinks of the old Golf Clubs in England, one's thoughts usually
turn to Royal Blackheath, Hoylake, Westward Ho! and Wimbledon. These indeed
are the oldest, but there are others and lesser known Clubs whose history
goes back nearly as far as some of the famous ones mentioned. Such a Club
is Corhampton in Hampshire, a small Club, it is true, but one with a history
dating back to 1885, which makes it perhaps one of the oldest dozen in England.
And like many other Clubs, Corhampton started in a modest way. Right up to
the first world war there were few members, no artificial bunkers, and the
only attention that the fairways received was from the sheep which grazed
on the course. It was golf in the raw but the enthusiasts struggled on playing
the game they loved until the skies of Europe became red with the reflection
of war. Then the little Club found the struggle too much, or at least the
players did, for it appears that play ceased for a time and it was not until
1919 that efforts were made to get going again."
Proudly, in 1977, the ninety second year of its existance, there are two
golfing veterans who have been members at the Club ever since their safe
return from the Great War, in 1919, and still going strong.