Formby Golf Club

Formby Golf Club

Formby Golf Club is a golf links in Formby, Merseyside, England.

Founded in 1884, the course was redesigned by Willie Park in 1912, but has, over the years seen some changes since, including some in 1922 by James Braid.

The course has been the venue for a number of tournaments and competitions over the years, including the Curtis Cup in 2004 and The Amateur Championship in 1957, 1967, and 1984, and the Amateur Championship will return to the course in 2009. It has also been used as a qualifying course for The Open Championship in 1924, 1971 and 1996.

External links

* [http://www.formbygolfclub.co.uk Formby Golf Club]
* [http://www.englandsgolfcoast.com/ Englands Golf Coast]
* [http://www.southportreporter.com/139/southportreporter139-11.shtml Article on the 2004 Curtis Cup]
* [http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=329000&Y=409000&width=700&height=400&gride=329000&gridn=409000&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=pc&pc=&zm=0&scale=25000&multimap.x=296&multimap.y=215 Aerial Photograph from MultiMap]


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