Ringway Golf Club

Situated in Hale Barns, close to Manchester airport, Ringway Golf Club was established with a 12-hole course in 1909. Three years later, Harry Colt extended the layout to eighteen holes. James Braid suggested changes after a visit in 1950 and the club’s centenary book states that he “tightened up the course” but it’s not known what, if anything, was done by Braid as a clubhouse fire in 1987 destroyed the records. Authors John F. Moreton and Iain Cumming…