Huddersfield
Golf Club is one of the finest championship golf courses in
the whole of Yorkshire. Fixby for short, from
the tough doglegged 475-yard par four opening hole the
course is a true test of golf.
Mastery of every
single club
in the bag is required to return a good score. The
first nine are relatively flat but the second half is
undulating, and at its highest on the 18th fairway where
you have a fabulous view of the course and superb
clubhouse.
History
Huddersfield
Golf Club was formed following a meeting held in
Huddersfield's George Hotel on December 21st 1891. The
course was laid out on the magnificent parkland turf
of Fixby Park with the assistance of the owners, the
Clarke Thornhill family. The first captain was Harry
Huth, and the first president, The Earl of Dartmouth.
Prominent early
visitors included the legendary Ben Sayers and
brothers Tom and Harry Vardon. Vardon with James Braid
and J H Taylor played a notable exhibition match in
1906. Other famous golfing visitors include Henry
Cotton in 1936. In 1949 Roberto de Vicenzo became the
first and only player to drive within 100 yards of the
green on the 485 yard 18th. More recently Gary Player
is reported to have said that he wished he could carry
the Fixby fairways with him around the world.
Players who have
brought honours to the Club include Alex Herd, who as
Club Professional won the Open Championship in 1902,
and John Fallon, a past Ryder Cup Captain, who was
runner up to Peter Thomson in the 1955 Open at St
Andrews.
