Golf at Wallasey originated in 1891 when eight like-minded gentlemen convened a meeting to explore the possibility of forming a links golf course on land owned by Frederick and Heath Harrison.

Two weeks later, Old Tom Morris, who had been employed to carry out a survey, reported to a meeting that . . . "at Wallasey there are all the conditions at hand to form a first class links". Wallasey Golf Club was formed and Tom Morris authorized to lay out a course of length 5,175 yards. Amazingly, less than four months after the first General Meeting the links were open for play for the then elected 212 members.

The Harrison brothers built a clubhouse at a cost of nearly £3,000 which was leased to the club and was officially opened on Christmas Eve 1892. Little of the original 1891 course remains intact. Gales, blown sand, War Office requirements and the desire for extra length have led to several reconstructions. Only four of the original greens have stood the test of time and are incorporated in the present layout; ‘Stableford’ (2nd), ‘Lane’ (7th), ‘Hummocks’ (8th) and ‘Old Glory’ (12th). Several architects have been used over the years, most notably Harold Hilton (four times Amateur champion and twice Open champion) and James Braid (five times Open champion).

Old Tom Morris