Sutton Coldfield Golf Club

Sutton Coldfield Golf Club was formed in 1889 and the Reverend W.C.R. Bedford was made the first Captain, with two fellow ministers of religion appointed onto the committee. The club’s initial course was a 9-hole layout located at the Town Gate of Sutton Park but it was soon abandoned for a layout forming part of the current course located on the other side of the park, closer to Streetly Station. In 1919, Alister MacKenzie was approached to revitalize…