 Clubhouse in 2014 | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, England,TS25 1DE |
| Established | 1874 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 22 (5 course layouts) |
| Events hosted | Brabazon Trophy (1985, 2014), Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (1974), British Mid-Amateur Championship (2001), Carris Trophy (1996), Boys Amateur Championship and Jacques Léglise Trophy (1978, 1986) |
| Website | www.seatoncarewgolfclub.co.uk |
| The Old Course | |
| Designed by | Alister MacKenzie |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,603 yards (6,038 m) |
| The Micklem Course | |
| Designed by | Alister MacKenzie & Frank Pennink |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,594 yards (6,030 m) |
| The Brabazon Course | |
| Designed by | Alister MacKenzie & Frank Pennink |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,920 yards (6,330 m) |
| The Bishop Course | |
| Designed by | Alister MacKenzie & Frank Pennink |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,857 yards (6,270 m) |
| The New Course | |
| Designed by | Alister MacKenzie & Frank Pennink |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,850 yards (6,260 m) |
Seaton Carew Golf Club has held golf games since 1874,[1] making it the tenth oldest golf club in England. The club is based in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool on the North Sea coast, north of the River Tees in North East England. When it was first established it was the only golf club in the English counties of Yorkshire and Durham, hence its original name Durham & Yorkshire Golf Club; the club's crest and badge retain the emblems of both the Archbishop of Durham and The Archbishop of York.
As more golf clubs were coming into being, particularly in North Yorkshire and County Durham, the club's Committee and members decided the old title was no longer apt and the name of Seaton Carew Golf Club was adopted in 1887.[2] By the end of the 19th century the links was already regarded as one of the English game's premier golfing locations. In the 1888-89 Golfing Annual the course was described as being of "sandy nature, covered with soft velvet turf that springs under one's foot and rejuvenates the aged".[3] and was also featured in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News[4] which even in 1894 stated that "in the opinion of visitors that between St Andrews and Sandwich there are few better rounds on the east coast than Seaton Carew." The course has since featured in many golf publications and reviews.[5][6][7] Seaton Carew is frequently referred to as one of the most challenging links golf courses anywhere in the British Isles.[8] In 2009 the "Sky News" reporter Graeme Bailey said of his visit to these links "Seaton Carew has everything any golfer would want, but most importantly it is a course which could stand shoulder to shoulder with anything in Britain."[5]
Seaton Carew Golf Club was one of the earliest golf clubs in the UK to elect a lady captain of the club. Jane Longhorn was appointed in December 2010 and served the club as captain throughout 2011. Longhorn was the first lady to be elected as captain in the club's 136-year history.[9]
- ^ "Recalling a Century of Golf at Seaton Carew". Hartlepool Mail. 5 March 1974.
- ^ Trotter (1999, p. 9)
- ^ Bauchope, John (1889). The Golfing Annual 1888-89. Forgotten Books(2013). pp. 276–7. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Seaton Carew Golf Club". Vol. 1072. The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News. 28 April 1894. pp. 265, 269–270.
- ^ a b Bailey, Graeme (13 November 2009). "Seaton Carew review. We check out one of the oldest course's in England". BskyB. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Northern Golf-Seaton's Home Comforts". Offstone. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Seaton Carew Golf Club". Today's Golfer. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "North East look to impress as Seaton Carew host the Brabazon trophy". BskyB. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "First female Captain in golf club's history". Hartlepool Mail. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2014.