The Course
Each day the Pro will be able to punch in the course condition ie. Open/Waterlogged in places/Very wet/Dry/Soft/Hard/Closed/etc.
Location
Stamford 18 hole Golf Course is a par 70 part parkland, part moorland course, with gentle sloping hills, many tree lined fairways some with heather lined rough. Although the heather can be difficult to extract a ball from, there is ample compensation when the Spring and Autumn colours abound.Over the years some of the best equipment has been purchased, allowing the Greens staff to produce one of the best maintained courses in the area. The course was described by the President of the Cheshire union of Golf Clubs as quote: "A hidden gem in the foothills of the Pennines."
Map to the CourseThe course lies on the Eastern slopes of the river Tame valley north of Stalybridge, one mile East of Mossley centre, on the B6175 Huddersfield Road, in the Northern reaches of Cheshire, overseen by the Penine range of hills.
History
During the latter part of the nineteenth century the game of golf increased rapidly in popularity in England, having spread southwards from its Scottish homeland. Over a hundred years ago the Crows i'th Wood farmland fields were laid out to accommodate the game of golf by a group of Caledonian expatriates and a few local enthusiasts.
The course was originally nine holes but in 1908 it became 18 holes with the 11th to 17th on the opposite side of Huddersfield Rd. This section of the course had to be abandoned by order of the First World War cabinet due to the need to grow crops. After the war the club was fortunate to obtain land to the south allowing an 18 hole course to be maintained once more.
A narrative prior to losing the steep holes east of Huddersfield Rd. was interestingly recorded by W.H. Andrew an early member.
I have a vivid recollection of mounting that first hole at Stamford 1908-1916... when the course went half way up Shaw Moor. Weak golfers used ropes and belayed themselves to their caddies while they took their shots. But it was rare fun, that golf cum mountaineering what wonderful turf and what wonderful air! Golf on that old Stamford course was like an adventure.Who was it that slipped and broke his neck coming down the "Hades" hole, where you just tapped your ball off the tee and it rolled down 250 yards in one dreadful drop? Stamford golfers in those days had the finest of calves and thigh muscles of any club members in the northern union.
The history of the clubhouse which has involved the use of many buildings over the years is detailed on the House page.
To see a description of the course hole by hole click this link. The Holes
Back to TopLocal Rules
These are rules governing the permanent aspects of the design of the course and how to treat them as they are encountered during a game. Such as ditches, temporary greens, Out of bounds etc. usually printed on the scorecard.
Temporary Local Rules
These rules govern the temporary aspects of the design of the course and how to treat them as they are encounter during a game. Such as ground under repair, lift and place in use, use of mats etc. not printed on the scorecard.
The daily protection of the course is in the hands of the Greens sub-committee, the Greenkeeper and the Professional, temorary local rules are printed and displayed on the notice board situated in the members corridor to the 19th hole and sometimes in the golf shop. When necessary similar notices will be printed and displayed on the outside board near the shop, it is hoped that we will be able to arrange for the Pro to update the website at the top of this page, with the course conditions, on a daily basis(see top of page).
You can view all the current rules on the notice boards detailed above prior to them being displayed on this page.