Hornsea Golf Club
1898
Hornsea Golf Club was established as a members’ club in 1898 and moved to its present site in 1908. The original design of the current course, which opened in 1908, was by Alex (Sandy) Herd, Open Champion 1902.
1912
In 1912, Dr. Alister Mackenzie, the renowned golf architect from Leeds, who designed, among others, Alwoodley, Royal Melbourne, Cypress Point, Pebble Beach and most famously the Augusta National was brought in. He made numerous recommendations for the Hornsea golf course, particularly in relation to the greens.
1925
In 1925 James Braid, 5 times winner of the Open was asked to the course and he proposed various alterations relating to bunkering on the course. The course is kept in very good condition throughout the year and is rarely on temporary greens.
2006
The Course Manager, Gareth Williams, himself a low handicap golfer, has been at the club since 2006 and joined us from Wentworth in Surrey, having previously served at Sarasota in Florida and the 2009 Open Championship venue, Turnberry in Scotland.
2010
In 2010 the club engaged Howard Swan, the internationally renowned golf course architect, to make recommendations on the course, as part of our ongoing course improvement plan. This plan is now part of our Course Policy and in recent years an extensive programme of rebunkering has taken place.