1895


Having decided that the Royal Hotel does not marry with the Club’s ambitions, and with the 20th century not too distant, a new building has risen up on alongside Meols Drive. Designed by local architects Woodfall and Eccles at a time when the creation of such purpose built buildings is still in


its infancy, the new clubhouse is one that will stand the test of time and match perfectly the character of the Club and its course: substantial but understated.


The Clubhouse on a postcard dated 1902


1896


The Ladies Amateur Championship is contested for the fourth time, and for the first time at Hoylake. The winner is Amy Pascoe, who beats runner-up Lena Thomson 3&2 in the final, putting an end to the winning streak of Lady Margaret Scott who had claimed the first three titles staged at Royal Lytham, Littlestone and Royal Portrush.


1890


John Ball, the great Hoylake player and arguably Britain’s greatest ever amateur golfer, wins his second Amateur Championship on his home course. In the same year at Prestwick he becomes the first Englishman and amateur to win The Open. A taciturn man who lets his game do the talking, Johnny Ball goes on to win a total of 8 Amateurs.


1897


Having won The Open at Muirfield in 1892 (the first year the tournament was played over 72 holes), Hoylake’s Harold Hilton wins again, this time on his home course, making him the only amateur apart from John Ball and Bobby Jones to claim the title of Champion Golfer. Hilton also won the Amateur Championship four times, was runner-up on three occasions, and won the US Amateur Championship in 1911, the year in which he also held the British title. The man is obviously no slacker - in the same year he still finds time to become the first editor of the new Golf Monthly magazine.


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