Chigwell Golf Club

Lord Lambourne, former Lord Lieutenant of Essex, drove the first ball on the new course at Chigwell Golf Club on 3rd October 1925. Thereafter, a 4-man exhibition match was played involving two of golf’s Great Triumvirate, J.H. Taylor and Harry Vardon, along with Bert Batley, the club’s first professional, and Charles Whitcombe. Charles was one of three famous Whitcombe brothers; Ernie had finished runner-up in The Open the year before and Reg would go on…