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Formed on the present site in 1902. Little known of history as yet. The first question that come to mind is why "The Links". Traditionally
Links golf courses were adjacent to the coast,usually on land over a sandy subsoil that was useless for agriculture. On those two points alone,
1] you cannot get much further from the coast and 2] Newmarket exists on chalk, not sand. Be that as it may, the title of The Links has stuck. The term actually became used more during the reign of Edward VII. Possibly this instance it took its name from the training gallops for steeplechasers at Links Farm The Newmarket Club seems to have come about in 1902 as a sort of halfway house for Cambridge golfers who maybe thought the distance to Royal Worlington was a bit too far. As to a licece to dispense alcohol, it defies logic to consider golfers being forced to be tee-total, the King would definitely have disapproved of such a notion. In late 1902 a golf team from Edinburgh played a team from Cambridge University at the Royal Worlington and Newmarket Club. The new Clubhouse was built in 1935
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| Year | Secretary | Owner | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | |||
| 1907 | H.J.Cooper | Bury Free Press | |
| 1907 | James E Collin & John H.Aylmer (jt sec. | directory | |
| 1927 | H.S.Howard & M.J.Barnard-Smith | Bury Free Press | |
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