Hesketh Golf Club Golfer's Library

The Heritage Committee is pleased to announce the launch of the Hesketh Golf Club Golfer's Library.

Over one hundred books are available for members to loan out for a period of three weeks per book. A wide-ranging selection from autobiographies, biographies, the Majors, instruction, golf club histories, golf course compendiums, memorabilia etc is available, ideal for students of the game to enjoy. Local history books  written by Hesketh's first Historian, Harry Foster, are also available. The full list of books is available below and members are requested to email Keith Hick with their request: keithhick9@gmail.com 

Several members have already kindly donated books to boost the Library and if you have any books to contribute to the collection, please contact Keith.

A copy of Henry Cotton's 'This Game of Golf', published in 1948, was recently donated. A close friend of Harry and Arnold Bentley, the brothers are each pictured in the book with Rudyard Kipling photographed alongside Harry Bentley, watching Cotton practice.

The Heritage Committee

Keith Hick (Chair); Derek Holden; Denise McInerney; Brad Ormesher; Jo Pimenta; Pete Watson

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FULL LIST OF BOOKS AVAILABLE

History of Significant Events

2026

Club set to host Regional Qualifying for the 154th Open Championship

2025

Club set to host Regional Qualifying for the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club

2024

Club set to host the England Golf Under 18 Championship

Club set to host Regional Qualifying for the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club

2023

Club set to host the England Golf Captains'/Senior Series

Club set to host Regional Qualifying for the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club

2019

Hosts the Lancashire Mens County Foursomes

2018

Co-hosts the 88th English Amateur Championship with Formby Golf Club

2017

 Bryan Hughes of Hesketh wins the British Seniors’ Amateur Championship at Sunningdale Golf Club

2011

Co-hosts the R&A Amateur Championship with Hillside Golf Club - Bryden McPherson is the Champion

2010

Hosts the Centennial Lancashire County Championship - Sean Towndrow (S&A) is the Champion

2008

Hosts the R&A World Junior Open - Moriya Jutanugarn (Thailand) is the Champion

Runner-up: Jordan Spieth (USA)

1998

Hosts the Open Championship Final Qualifying

1995

Hosts the Lancashire County Championship

1991

Hosts the Open Championship Final Qualifying

1985 Centenary Year 

Hosts of the ; 

British Seniors Amateur Championship;

Lancashire Amateur Championship;

Girls’ British Amateur Championship;

Girls’ Home Internationals

1983

Hosts the Open Championship Final Qualifying

1976

Hosts the Open Championship Final Qualifying

1971

Hosts the Open Championship Final Qualifying

1969

Hosts the Lancashire County Championship

1958

Hosts the Lancashire County Championship

1953

Hesketh member Harry Bentley appointed Walker Cup Chairman of Selectors

Harry Bentley represented GB&I in the 1934/1936/1938 matches

1947

Hosts the Dunlop-Southport Pro Tournament, returning in 1954 and 1957  

1946

Hosts the Lancashire County Championship

1939

Arnold Bentley of Hesketh wins the English Amateur Championship at (Royal) Birkdale GC

 1936

Harry Bentley of Hesketh wins the English Amateur Championship at Deal GC

Arnold Bentley of Hesketh, partnered by Tommy Thirsk of Bridlington GC, wins the Olympic Games Golf Exhibition Tournament Golf Pries der Nationen with the Trophy donated by Herr Adolf Hitler, Fuhrer and Chancellor of Germany

1926

Visit by HRH The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII; later the Duke of Windsor

1924

English Golf Union (EGU) founded; Hesketh Past Captain J Raynor Batty appointed first President

1910

Hosts the Inaugural Lancashire County Championship; Hesketh GC members played a leading role in establishing the LUGC

1902

Land owner, Charles Hesketh Bibby Hesketh reconstitutes the original 1885 course with the aid of George Lowe, Professional at St Anne’s GC; Southport GC members return from Moss Lane to form what is now Hesketh GC

1897

Open Professional tournament attracting the Great Triumvirate of Harry Vardon, J H Taylor and James Braid 

1892

 Southport GC members move to Moss Lane where a new 18 hole course is laid out by the Club Professional, George Strath Southport Corporation Pilkington Centenary Medal won by Harold Hilton                                                                                                                     

1885

Club founded

First Captain J Hardy Welsby;

Original course laid out by J O F Morris;

Hesketh members helped to form Birkdale, Ormskirk and Manchester GC’s.