Orsett Golf Club

Golf at Orsett dates back to the late 19th century when several locals caught the Scottish golf bug and laid out a few rudimentary holes on Mucking Heath, which is located in the wonderfully named area of Mucking and Fobbing. Records are sketchy, but in 1898 the recommendation was to form a golf club and, in 1899, a 4-hole Orsett Golf Club was born. In 1928 James Braid was paid 21 guineas by Sir Francis Whitmore to design a new 18-hole course. Since then,…