Radcliffe-on-trent golf club
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Radcliffe-on-Trent Golf Club is a golf course in Radcliffe-on-Trent.
It was founded as a nine hole golf course in 1909 and is now an 18 hole parkland course, located approximately 5 miles to the east of Nottingham
in Radcliffe-on-Trent on Cropwell Road, just south of the A52
. Its foundation was marked with a golf match between two notable professional golfers of the time, Tom Williamson and Harry Vardon
. The trophy, won by Vardon
, was reacquired by the Club for its centenary in 2009, which was also marked with matches against Rushcliffe Golf Club which also celebrated its Centenary, and by hosting the McGregor Trophy which is the national under 16 boys tournament organised by the English Golf Union
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The course measures 6423 yards and is a par 70 with a SSS of 71. The course is characterised by tight fairways lined with mature trees, and by relatively long par 3 holes. As a private club it has a maximum of 695 male and female members.
It was founded as a nine hole golf course in 1909 and is now an 18 hole parkland course, located approximately 5 miles to the east of Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
in Radcliffe-on-Trent on Cropwell Road, just south of the A52
A52 road
The A52 is a major road in the East Midlands, England. It runs east from the junction with the A53 at Newcastle-under-Lyme near Stoke-on-Trent via Ashbourne, Derby, Stapleford, Nottingham, West Bridgford, Bingham, Grantham, Boston and Skegness before terminating on the east Lincolnshire coast at...
. Its foundation was marked with a golf match between two notable professional golfers of the time, Tom Williamson and Harry Vardon
Harry Vardon
Harry Vardon was a Jersey professional golfer and member of the fabled Great Triumvirate of the sport in his day, along with John Henry Taylor and James Braid. He won The Open Championship a record six times and also won the U.S. Open.-Biography:Vardon was born in Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands...
. The trophy, won by Vardon
Harry Vardon
Harry Vardon was a Jersey professional golfer and member of the fabled Great Triumvirate of the sport in his day, along with John Henry Taylor and James Braid. He won The Open Championship a record six times and also won the U.S. Open.-Biography:Vardon was born in Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands...
, was reacquired by the Club for its centenary in 2009, which was also marked with matches against Rushcliffe Golf Club which also celebrated its Centenary, and by hosting the McGregor Trophy which is the national under 16 boys tournament organised by the English Golf Union
English Golf Union
The English Golf Union is the governing body for men's and boys' amateur golf in England. It represents over 1,900 golf clubs with over 740,000 members and is affiliated to The R&A, which is the global governing body of golf outside the United States and Mexico.The English Golf Union was founded in...
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The course measures 6423 yards and is a par 70 with a SSS of 71. The course is characterised by tight fairways lined with mature trees, and by relatively long par 3 holes. As a private club it has a maximum of 695 male and female members.