Eaton - Norfolk

Founded in 1910, Eaton Golf Club quickly had a 9-hole course in operation on 40 acres of a leased property with an annual rent payment of £30 and no play on Sundays. The inaugural club committee contained six founder members of Royal Norwich (by then almost seventeen years in existence) and entrance fees were set at 2½ guineas, along with annual subscriptions of 1½ guineas for men and 1 guinea for ladies.

J. H. Taylor was called in to extend the course in 1912 and this layout was altered a decade later by Sidney Gill – who later became club captain then president – when he introduced two new holes to the west of the property. Local professional and 1923 Open champion Arthur Havers then assisted Gill in 1935 when further modifications were made, with five new holes brought into play on newly acquired land to the southwest of the main layout.

After World War II, the nines were reversed into the current playing order. The 6th wasn’t doglegged like the present day hole, the 7th was a short par three playing to the modern day 6th green, the 8th was a right doglegging par four, and the 9th played from the current tee position to a green located further north, where school playing fields are now located.

Nowadays, the course extends to 6,194 yards from the back tees, playing to a par of 70. Feature holes include the 458-yard 3rd (rated stroke index 1), the 195-yard 9th (which is the longest of the par threes), and the tight, bunkerless short par four 17th.