366 - Course Diaries: Wallasey Golf Club

About this episode

Sam and Tom discuss the history of Wallasey Golf Club with archivist Simon Coombs.

Ahead of our Story of a Golf Club film over on YouTube, Sam & Tom sit down with Wallasey club archivist Simon Coombs to talk about the fascinating history of the club. Starting with the foundation of the club, to the design of Old Tom Morris and the golden age greats that followed him, Bobby Jones' round in Open Qualifying on his march to completing The Grand Slam, as well as Wallasey member Dr Frank Stableford's defining contribution to the club game with the invention of the Stableford ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam, Tom

Guest: Simon Coombs

Topics covered

• golf history
• Wallasey Golf Club
• Old Tom Morris
• Bobby Jones
• Stableford scoring

Keywords

• Wallasey Golf Club
• golf history
• Old Tom Morris
• Bobby Jones
• Stableford

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wallasey Golf Club

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