Moortown Golf Club is a golf club located in Alwoodley, near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1909, and the championship golf course was designed by Alister MacKenzie.
In 1929, Moortown hosted the second Ryder Cup matches, the first to be played in Great Britain.Daily Mirror 26 April 1929 About two thousand spectators saw America gain a narrow leadDaily Mirror 27 April 1929 before the Great Britain team won singles on the final day and thus the competition by a score of 7–5 points.Daily Mirror 29 April 1929
Moortown was a regular venue on the British PGA tournament circuit, which later became the European Tour, through to the mid-1980s, hosting the Yorkshire Evening News Tournament (19 times between 1925 and 1962), the Daily Telegraph Foursomes Tournament (1949), the Lotus Tournament (1950), the Silentnight Tournament (1965), the Tournament Players Championship (1980) and the Car Care Plan International (1984–1986). The club has also hosted qualifying rounds for The Open Championship as well as being the venue for the English Amateur four times, and the Brabazon Trophy on five occasions.
History Plans for the establishment of Moortown Golf Club were revealed in 1908. The Alister MacKenzie designed course, built on Black Moor, land that was leased from the Lane-Fox estate, partially opened the following year. Soon after, the full eighteen holes were open for play. Development of the course continued through into the 1930s, by which time MacKenzie's brother, Charles, was overseeing the work.
The official opening of Moortown was commemorated with a challenge match involving James Braid and Harry Vardon in September 1910; the event was originally planned for May but was postponed following the death of King Edward VII.
Tournaments hosted Ryder Cup
Year Winning team Score Losing team 1929 Great Britain 7 5 United States
European Tour YearTournamentWinnerScore 1986 Car Care Plan International Mark Mouland 272 (−4) 1985 Car Care Plan International David J. Russell 277 (+1) 1984 Car Care Plan International Nick Faldo 276 (+2) 1980 Haig Whisky TPC Bernard Gallacher 268 (−8)
Amateur YearTournamentWinnerScore 2009 Brabazon Trophy Niall Kearney 208* 1999 Brabazon Trophy Mark Side 279 1994 English Amateur Mark Foster 8 & 7 1980 English Amateur Peter Deeble 4 & 3 1974 Brabazon Trophy Nevil Sundelson 291 1969 Brabazon Trophy Michael BonallackRodney Foster 290 (tie) 1962 English Amateur Michael Bonallack 2 & 1 1957 Brabazon Trophy Doug Sewell 287 1938 English Amateur Frank Pennink 2 & 1 * – Event reduced to 54 holes because of adverse weather.
References
External links
Moortown Golf Club official website