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Chester Golf Club

The main entrance of Chester Golf Club.

Chester Golf Club is an English golf club, located in Curzon Park, Chester, Cheshire.[1] The club participates in charity events,[2] competitions and inter-club matches. Set on two levels, the 18-hole parkland course is contained within a loop of the River Dee.[3] The clubhouse has a licensed bar.

The club was founded on 24 May 1901[citation needed] and is one of the oldest established golf clubs in the county of Cheshire.[citation needed] Formerly known as "Brueres Halgh" during the early Middle Ages, the land was used for agricultural purposes for many years. During the English Civil War a Parliamentary gun emplacement besieging Chester was used to bombard the northern defences of the city from a location close to where the maintenance sheds now stand.

Between 2011 and 2012, a gang broke into and repeatedly robbed the club, damaging the premises and stealing £203,000 worth of property. The suspects were later found guilty and imprisoned for the crime.[4]

References

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  1. "History :: A meadowland course on two levels contained within a loop of the River Dee". www.chestergolfclub.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  2. "McLintocks' charity golf competition raises money for Nightingale House Hospice". Cheshire Live. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  3. "Chester Golf Course". Visit Chester & Cheshire. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  4. "Gang who raided Chester golf club jailed for 50 years". Cheshire Live. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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