Didsbury Golf Club (Manchester)

Description: Address: Ford Lane / Northenden / Manchester / M22 4NQ / England

Newest Review: ... Golf Club was founded as a nine-hole course on land near the local railway station in 1891. The front room of the stationmaster's house became its first clubhouse until 1901 when it moved to its present 18 hole site alongside the River Mersey. In 1921 the course was redesigned by the world renounded golf architect CA Mackensie and it was further redesigned by Former Ryder Cup golfers, Peter ... more

... Allis, now the voice of golf on television, and his partner Dave Thomas who produced the new course, which, with a few modifications, is that played today. The River Mersey borders the course on three sides and has played a major part in the club's ...more

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Didsbury Golf Club (Manchester): Inner City Golf (758 words)
by - written on 22/09/08 (Very useful, 320 readings)
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Didsbury Golf Club is situated on the banks of the River Mersey in where else but Northenden, yes its not actually situated in Didsbury which is a couple of miles away. Anyway the club is just south of Manchester city centre. It is a parkland course and is generally open all year round. It does occassionally close due to heavy rainfall and being on the banks of the Mersey which incidentally causes occassional evacuations due to flood warnings from the Environment Agency which effectively shut down Ford Lane which is the only access by car to Didsbury Golf Club. There are two carparks one situated right outside the clubhouse with a small number of disabled ... Read the complete review

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