Why 18 Holes?
Many people have asked why golf courses have eighteen holes and this is now the universal format played today. The early golf courses all had different numbers of holes and…
Reflections on the Club Motto ‘By Hook Or By Crook’
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Golf Ilustrated
Buxton and High Peak Golf Club: Golf Illustrated – the first review On going through some old papers given to me recently, I came across this review of Buxton and…
The 9th Hole ‘Standside’
For the history of the 9th hole ‘Standside’ please click HER.
A Who’s Who of Competitions (Ladies Section)
Club Competitions Ladies Section This little history has been constructed with the invaluable assistance of Mrs Elizabeth Howe (Centenary Year Ladies Captain and winner of the Ladies’ section Scratch…
The POEM
Buxton and High Peak Golf Club Buxton and High Peak Golf Club – what can I say? Upon such a good course, a pleasure to play Xerxes the King of…
Ball In The Bag
The Ball in the Bag – A Living Club Tradition Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday a group of golfers meet at The Club to play “Ball in the Bag”. This…
The Buxton and High Peak Golf Club
The Buxton and High Peak Golf Club This little booklet provides a snapshot of both the Club and life in Buxton in the inter-war period. It was published in 1925.…
Centenary News
Three Centenary Newspaper reports I am indebted to Ron Clarke and “others” for this information. Included here are three news items reporting the centenary of The Club. The…
Reflections of Old Map
Reflections on a Map In the trunk of papers stored in the upstairs flat of the Clubhouse I found a map. It was in several pieces. I have re-assembled them…