Grange Park

The club was founded in the form of St Helens and District Golf Club in 1891. It was a club with members playing on a nine-hole layout created by John Morris, nephew of Tom Morris. Tom Morris. Grange Park Golf Club was established in 1911, replacing the former club. In addition, a new lease brought 18 holes to the course.

Following the Great War, the Pilkington Glass company bought the land where it was laid out, and determined to design the course.

Based on James Braid and his Four Hundred Golf Courses by John E. Moreton & Iain Cumming "approaches were proposed for Braid, Colt, MacKenzie, Hawtree, Taylor, Fowler and Abercrombie Simpson as well as Croome.

The final firm was awarded the course in 1926 and the course was launched a year after. Bizarrely the course was reopened in 1928. Braid was commissioned to redesign the course. This confirms the notion that Braid was the best in bunkering.

While the course was set to be rerouted through three stages the bunkering of Braid is present on a number of holes. This is the highest portion that is St Helens, and sandstone just a few inches beneath the surface of the course makes it fast drying."

The Centenary Record from H.L. Fairclough (published on November 21, 1991) provides more details about later course changes that were made by Frank Pennink: "he submitted an idea in November of 1965, and... his changes included building three greens and six new tees and the construction of two fairways to serve the new holes that were to be built on the additional land.

The new course was completed for play in the year 1967... In the year 1969 after a lengthy trial period and discussion with the club members and the members, the decision was made to alter the play order of the holes according to the current arrangement. The subsequent re-numbering holes caused more disappointment for the older members but this was offset by the reality that the new layout was able to restore the numbers of holes 14 to 18 back to their original numbers."

In more recent times the layout is 6.509 meters from back markers playing to a par 72. The holes are laid out in two nines that return. Highlights include back-toback par fives on the 6th and 5th as well as the most compact par three of the course at 160 yards on the 16th.