Hunstanton Golf Club Watercolour By F.H. Partridge

Hunstanton Golf Club Watercolour By F.H. Partridge

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9th Tee Hunstanton Golf Club By F.H. Partridge.
An original watercolour by Frank (Frederick) Henry Partridge (1849 - 1929) of the 9th tee at Hunstanton Golf Club overlooking Gore Point. Signed by the artist, bottom right hand corner. Darwin wrote about Hunstanton in his book "The Golf Courses of the British Isles" Hunstanton is very amusing golf; it is more than that, for it is for the most part very good golf. Perhaps it is a little unfairly overshadowed in public estimation by its near neighbour Brancaster, which is altogether on a rather bigger and grander scale".
Bernard Gallacher says "It's a classic links course. A true championship test of golf."
Hunstanton Golf Club is an 18-hole members golf club in Norfolk, England, founded in 1891. During the Club's history, it has hosted more than forty events of national standing including twelve British & English Ladies Amateur Championships, five Brabazon Trophies and three English Amateur Championships.
The course was first designed as a 9 hole course but was significantly altered and extended in 1907 with the addition of 40 bunkers following designs by James Braid. The club hosted its first senior amateur event hosting the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in 1914, and the English Ladies Open in 1922. Following this the club hosted the English Amateur for the first time in 1931. Further changes were made to the course in 1950 with several of the holes being redesigned to their present format, most notably there were significant changes to the closing two holes.

Dimensions:

Height 12 cm / 4 34"
Width 24.5 cm / 9 "
Framed height 22 cm / 8 "
Framed width 35 cm / 14"
Framed depth 2.5 cm / 1"
Period

1900-1949

Year

Circa 1920

Medium

Watercolour

Country

United Kingdom

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