Markers from around the UK

 

Welcome to the BMCC pictorial guide to  markers by County


Over 600 club markers from counties around London have been removed from this page for this update (August 2012) as we switch our emphasis to feature markers from the Rose counties of Lancashire & Yorkshire.  

The Scottish feature is as always included at the bottom of this page. 

For specialist collectors the BMCC can for a small charge  produce a pictorial guide to markers collected   from golf clubs, on a County by County basis.  This can be made available on CD or hard copy.  So, if there is a particular County or Country that you would like to see, do get in touch Kinghamphil@aol.com  and we will do our best to supply your needs. We can also show Centenaries by year as well as show some from the Worlds major golf tournaments. 

This page is purely a part sample to whet your appetite. Please ask for what you would like to see from a collection that has been accumulated over the last 20 years+


Please note Lancashire also includes markers from the Isle of Man.  

Yorkshire markers include North, South, East & West as one lot. So if you are searching for a particular part it may take a while!   

If you have some markers or pictures of markers from these counties, that are missing from these features, we would be pleased to hear from you.   

If you've missed a county that you would like to see drop me an email.   Contact Kinghamphil@aol.com 

Scottish Specialist

 

Welcome to the  BMCC  Scottish Specialist

 

Whilst a number of us collect Scottish Markers, few if anyone collects them with the passion of Martin. Whilst he lives in Lincolnshire he still manages at least 3 golfing/ marker trips to Scotland each year. If a marker has been produced in Scotland for a Scottish club, chances are he has it, or is trying valiantly to track it down. He even spends a lot a time trying to convince smaller clubs that there is a market, not only from golf club members, but visitors looking for a souvenir of their visit, as well as the growing number of collectors.  Many of whom are very keen, not least those involved with the BMCC. 

In the left hand column Martin has identified 6 Scottish golf clubs that didn't produce a marker until they celebrated their Centenaries. If you wanted to know about the others, or indeed any help with your collection of Scottish markers, contact the BMCC specialist:  Martin 204 Lincs  through the Ed. 

Martins latest trip

Trip to Troon & Arran June 2012

I am getting too old to do 4am starts and as we were due to catch the 12.30 ferry from Ardrossan
on the 26th we decided to motor up the day before, and overnight at The South Beach Hotel in Troon.
Photo above is of the Troon Municipal clubhouse. 

We made a slight detour on the way up so that we could call in at Lochmaben
to pick up a marker for Alan, alas I was told they had sold out the week before,
but would be re-ordering, not a good start. We arrived at South Beach at 2.30
and feeling like stretching our legs, asked reception if they could book us a
round at a shortish course, this they did at Fullarton, which is one of the
Troon Municipal Courses. It is just 4,682 yards but was in good condition and
nice to find a bit of run on the fairways.I had a 10 minute chat with the Pro
about Ball Markers, currently they just have a single Marker with the three
Course names on. The Pro did comment that he would consider going back to single
Markers when re-ordering as he thought it would boost sales. I also asked him
about Troon Welbeck & St. Medan and he said that any Markers we had would be
at least 15 years old, but promised to talk to both groups and may order some
when next re-ordering for his Courses.
If Golfing in the Ayr/Troon area the South Beach Hotel is an excellent
venue, good size rooms, good food, drinks at reasonable prices, privately owned
and their knowledge of the local golf club scene is second to none.

The weather for the first five days was excellent, temperatures between 25
to 29 degrees and clear blue skies with a gentle breeze. For our stay on Arran
our Hotel was a Best Western, The Kinloch at Blackwaterfoot. This proved to be
another excellent venue, with again good size rooms, very good food and their
Golfing arrangements faultless. The price for Bed Breakfast & Evening Meal,
plus 7 rounds of Golf and also the Ferry was £575 per person, fantastic
value.
Arran is about 20 miles long and 12 miles wide and has 7 golf courses,
needless to say none of them are long courses, due to lack of space, but all are
tricky. We played 53 par 3's during the week but 15 of them were over 190 yards
in length.

 On the afternoon of our arrival we went to play Corrie. The Clubhouse is
currently closed but the new people take over on the 5th June, when I am assured
Ball Markers will be re-ordered. The Golf Course was in good condition, quite
hilly in places, some interesting holes and excellent scenery. Day two we went
to Lochranza, much easier walking Course, again with very good views, this
Course has recently changed ownership and the new occupiers are working very
hard to return it to good condition. The fairways are ok, but the greens need
quite a lot of work. The food in the small Clubhouse was excellent.

On day three we went to Whiting Bay, this Course sits on the hills behind
the village and has magnificent views out over the bay. The Course is well laid
out on the land available and was in good condition. I would advise booking a
buggy as the first four holes are steeply uphill, it then levels out and 14
& 15 are downhill, and just when you think its getting easier 16 & 17
are back to climbing again with 18 downhill.

The next day we went to Lamlash which again involves straining the heart
muscles, many hills to climb and some very difficult par 3's, but again the
condition was good as was the food and scenery.

 

 

The fifth day we played Machrie Bay in the morning (9 holes) and Shiskine
in the afternoon (12) holes. Machrie Bay was a pleasant Course close to the sea,
the first hole a par 4 has the sea on the right and the road on the left, not
the easiest of starts. Shiskine is without doubt the best Course on the Island,
both in terms of quality and condition. It has some very testing holes and
excellent views.

On our final day we played Brodick which was a delightful mixture of
Parkland and Links. This Course has some fine holes, the 222 yard par 3 18th
being particularly difficult.

We had a tremendous week with good weather, excellent food, interesting
Golf Courses, very friendly natives, needless to say I will be spending the next
two weeks trying to loose the half stone I have put on.
Regards Martin

 

Ed.  Just for interest, Martin now has  markers for 484 different Golf Clubs in Scotland, some of which are shown below: