Moortown Golf Club
Website | moortown-gc.co.uk |
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Designed by | Alister MacKenzie |
Par | 71 |
Length | 7,001 yards (6,402 m) |
Course rating | 74.8 |
Course record | 141 |
Moortown Golf Club is a
In 1929, Moortown hosted the second Ryder Cup matches, the first to be played in Great Britain.[1] About two thousand spectators saw America gain a narrow lead[2] before the Great Britain team won singles on the final day and thus the competition by a score of 7–5 points.[3]
Moortown was a regular venue on the
History
Plans for the establishment of Moortown Golf Club were revealed in 1908.[4] The Alister MacKenzie designed course, built on Black Moor, land that was leased from the Lane-Fox estate, partially opened the following year. Soon after, the full eighteen holes were open for play. Development of the course continued through into the 1930s, by which time MacKenzie's brother, Charles, was overseeing the work.[5][6]
The official opening of Moortown was commemorated with a challenge match involving
Tournaments hosted
Ryder Cup
Year | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | |
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1929 | Great Britain | 7 | 5 | United States |
European Tour
Year | Tournament | Winner | Score |
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1986 | Car Care Plan International | Mark Mouland | 272 (−4) |
1985 | Car Care Plan International | David J. Russell | 277 (+1) |
1984 | Car Care Plan International | Nick Faldo | 276 (+2) |
1980 | Haig Whisky TPC |
Bernard Gallacher | 268 (−8) |
Amateur
Year | Tournament | Winner | Score |
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2009 | Brabazon Trophy | Niall Kearney | 208* |
1999 | Brabazon Trophy | Mark Side | 279 |
1994 | English Amateur | Mark Foster | 8 & 7 |
1980 | English Amateur | Peter Deeble | 4 & 3 |
1974 | Brabazon Trophy | Nevil Sundelson | 291 |
1969 | Brabazon Trophy | Michael Bonallack Rodney Foster |
290 (tie) |
1962 | English Amateur | Michael Bonallack | 2 & 1 |
1957 | Brabazon Trophy | Doug Sewell | 287 |
1938 | English Amateur | Frank Pennink | 2 & 1 |
* – Event reduced to 54 holes because of adverse weather.
References
- ^ Daily Mirror 26 April 1929
- ^ Daily Mirror 27 April 1929
- ^ Daily Mirror 29 April 1929
- ^ "Another golf club for Leeds". The Yorkshire Evening Post. 12 November 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 31 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Club History". Moortown Golf Club. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Course History". Moortown Golf Club. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Opening of the Moortown club". The Standard. 26 September 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 31 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A new golf club for Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. 11 January 1910. p. 14. Retrieved 31 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sympathy of the working Classes". The Yorkshire Post. 12 May 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 31 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
- Moortown Golf Club official website