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Hunstanton Golf Club is an 18-hole members golf club in Norfolk, England which has hosted many of the leading amateur golf tournaments in Britain including the Brabazon Trophy and English Amateur.

Hunstanton Golf Club
Club information
Location in England
Coordinates52.955826°N 0.507903°E / 52.955826; 0.507903
LocationOld Hunstanton, Norfolk, England
Established1891
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Tournaments hostedBrabazon Trophy,
British Ladies Amateur,
English Amateur,
Boys Amateur Championship
Websitehttp://www.hunstantongolfclub.com
Designed byJames Braid
Par72
Length6,741 yards (6,164 m)

History


The course was first designed in 1891 and was significantly altered in 1907 with the addition of 40 bunkers following designs by James Braid.[1] The club hosted its first senior amateur event hosting the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in 1914, and the English Ladies Open in 1922.[2] Following this the club hosted the English Amateur for the first time in 1931.[3]

Further changes were made to the course in 1950 with several of the holes being redesigned to their present format, most notably there were significant changes to the closing two holes.[1] Following this the course continued to host British amateur tournaments, it hosted the English Amateur again in 1960[3] and the Brabazon Trophy for the first time in 1966.[4] In total the club has hosted the Brabazon Trophy on five occasions[4] and the English Amateur on four occasions[3] as well as six Women's Amateur Championships and two Boys Amateur Championships.[5]


Scorecard


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 45434435537 4444353443572
SI Men's 1571175913113 10216618814412
White 73 3425344451714253361675095143443 38144436138621947218944739932986741
Yellow 72 3245234251554222991524894803269 36740133837221245415943036630996368
Par 45435435538 4544353543775
SI Women's 1573179513111 81610414218612
Red 76 3095093951434182791314544283066 35738932234320844213040935529556021

Competitions hosted



English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (Brabazon Trophy)


The club has hosted the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy on 5 occasions with the following results:

NoYearWinner(s)Score
11966Peter Townsend282
21973Roger Revell294
31980 Peter McEvoy
Ronan Rafferty
293 (tie)
41991 Gary Evans
Mark Pullan
284 (tie)
52003 Jon Lupton287

English Amateur


The club has hosted the English Amateur on 4 occasions with the following results:

NoYearWinnerRunner-upScore
11931Leonard CrawleyBill Sutton1 hole
21951Geoffrey RobertsH. Bennett39th hole
31960Doug SewellMartin Christmas41st hole
41995Mark FosterSam Jarman6 & 5

The Womens Amateur Championship


The club has hosted The Womens Amateur Championship (formerly known as the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship) on six occasions, the results of which are as follows:

NoYearWinnerCountryScoreRunner-up
11914Cecil Leitch England2 & 1 Gladys Ravenscroft
21928Manette le Blan France3 & 2 Sylvia Marshall
31946Jean Hetherington England1 up Philomena Garvey
41958Jessie Valentine Scotland1 up Elizabeth Price
51972Mickey Walker England2 up Claudine Clos-Rubin
62022Jess Baker England4 & 3 Louise Rydqvist

Boys Amateur Championship


The club has twice hosted the Boys Amateur Championship with the following results:

No Year Champion Runner-up
1 1990 Michael Welch Matthew Ellis
2 2005 Bernhard Neumann Jordan Findlay

See also


List of golf courses in the United Kingdom


References


  1. "Hunstanton Golf Club - Course". Hunstanton Golf Club. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. "Hunstanton Golf Club - Course History". Hunstanton Golf Club. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. "English Amateur - Winners". England Golf. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. "Brabazon Trophy - Winners". England Golf. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  5. "Boys Amateur Championship - Winners". Golftoday.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2014.





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