Recollections of Ena Scott (Gleig) in 1989. After the Mars boys had gathered stones from it, the field down at Wormit Bay became Wormit Bay Golf Club. It opened in 1912, and was a very popular 9 hole course. Local people donated cups and trophies, and then a very attractive clubhouse was built where for many ...
Newport Golf Club was laid out on land at Inverdovat Farm in the 1880s. The club played for three medals: the Newport medal, provided by the club; the Walker medal, presented by honorary captain Harry Walker (of Westwood, now St Serf’s home) in 1888; and the Wizard medal, presented by the editor of the Wizard ...
A newspaper cutting describing one man's memories of playing at Wormit Golf Club before World War II.
Sadly not in our archive but, equally sadly, spotted for sale on Ebay. Wormit Bay Golf Club operated from 1912 until 1940. These trophies were presented to the club in 1925 by Miss Rosa MacDougald. She herself won the trophy, only once, in 1929. Rosa was a member of a well-known and very sporting Wormit ...