Hexham Golf Club

Formed in 1892, when golfers first played on a 9-hole course within Tyne Green Country Park, Hexham Golf Club moved less than a mile west to its present location in 1907. Harry Vardon, one of the Great Triumvirate, had a hand in designing this new layout and the setting out of an 18-hole course within such a compact 80-acre property was quite an architectural accomplishment for the 6-time Open champion. James Braid visited the club in April of 1921,…