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Grange Park Golf Club, formally The St Helens and District Golf Club was established in 1891 and officially opened in 1892.

The St Helens Reporter gives this account. “On Tuesday June 21st 1892 Mr. H. Seton Karr M.P. performed a very pleasing function when he opened the new links of the golf club. The club started about a year ago largely due to the exertions of Mr. B. B. Glover and Mr. C .H. Jolliffe. Originally it was proposed to lease a portion of Sherdley Park but this plan was unsuccessful and the course has been laid out at Grange Park by John Morris, professional at Hoylake, while Galbraith from the Hoylake club has been secured as the professional to the new club.

Grange Park Golf Club celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2016 and has over the past 125 years developed from its early beginnings as a bunkerless 9 hole course with changing rooms in a terraced house into a splendid 18 hole course with considerable scenic beauty and host to the 2014 Lancashire Amateur Championship

"It's hard to believe playing this picturesque and challenging greenbelt course, that St Helens is only a few minutes away"

Quoted from Today's Golfer

If you have played Grange Park you will need little or no persuasion regarding the merits of this Championship Course. Grange Park Golf Club is a traditional parkland course set in the industrial town of St Helens, but you wouldn't know it; neither would you realise that the Club was established in 1891.

At 6496 yards from the medal tees, it's a true test of golfing skill. The course's main defence are the greens, which are regularly amongst the best in the country and the views from the highest points are stunning. The Club House is an ideal resting place after your round, where you will find the bar and catering staff willing to serve you.