Golf clubs

The Club was formed at a meeting of twelve men in the Jolly Sailor Inn, Whitburn, on 2nd December 1930. Within a month, land had been rented from the Harton Coal Company, a Professional and a Greenkeeper were appointed and a Clubhouse pavilion (used by the Club until 1979) had been purchased. By 1933 the Club had grown to 130 members and it was agreed to form a Company, limited by guarantee.The course was laid out in 1934 by J Morrison of Colt, Alison and Morrison, Golf Course Architects to produce an 18 hole par 70 course of 5635 yards.Located to the east of the Cleadon Hills of South Tyneside, between South Shields and Sunderland on Lizard Lane, Whitburn Golf Club offers challenging golf with panoramic vistas of the North East coastline stretching from County Durham to Northumberland. It overlooks dramatic North Sea cliffs and is a magnificent setting to play golf.