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Westhoughton Golf Club
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The course is open. Work continues with brushing the top dressing into the greens profile. We may need to put a flag on temp whilst working on it. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Welcome to Westhoughton Golf Club

Updated 23/08/2024

Gents August Seniors Open RESULTS 2024

1st Place N Holt & R Entwistle
2nd Place J Kilner & N Lloyd
3rd Place W Eckersley & B Littler

NTP Hole 2 K Jackson
NTP Hole 4 N Forshaw
NTP Hole 10 N Lloyd
NTP Hole 12 M Leyland

NTP in 2 Hole 18 D Jolley

Many thanks to everyone who took part and to the volunteers and helpers on the day.

Lisa Reilly
Club Secretary



Club News

Well we managed to get the new season underway with Mr President Alan Spencer introducing our traditional Captains Driving in in front of an enthusiastic membership, we wish our Club Captains Mr John Simpkin and Ms Sue Collingwood all the very best in their year of office.

The guess the driving distance was won by the following .

Mr Captains drive 195 yards
Graham Smith and Eddie McGrath both spot on the mark winning £12 each
Lady Captains Drive 97 yards
Nearest guess of 99 yards shared by four members
Steve Concannon ,Danny Greenhaulgh, Ian Brett and Ray Fletcher winning £ 5 each

VIP Parking
This was won by our popular ex Captain and former President John Coupe.


The sum of £332 was raised to kick start the Captains charity which this year will be the British Heart Foundation and the Captains will continue with the novelty make a splash donate your cash if any of your balls fall into the various water hazards around the course .


Once again many thanks to John Brooker for his dedication in running the fundraising effort on behalf of the Captains and the members .

Lets hope we have an upturn in the weather and we can get back golfing on a full course .


More news updates to follow.

Many thanks,
Lisa Reilly
Club Secretary



The office / phone system will be manned from 09:00-14:00 Monday to Saturday, option 1 for the office and option 2 for bar and catering. If your call is diverted to the office mobile, please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible, or email to secretary@westhoughtongolfclub.co.uk.

Daily updates on course information will continue to appear on this website.

We are operating "Summer hours" until October 26th 2024. On Mondays the bar and catering are closed, but the rest of the are as follows.
Tuesday Bar: 12 noon - 10pm Catering: 12 noon - 7pm
Wednesday Bar: 11am - 10pm Catering: 9am - 7pm
Thursday Bar: 11am - 10pm Catering: 9am - 7pm
Friday Bar: 11am - 10pm Catering: 9am - 7pm
Saturday Bar: 11am - 8pm Catering: 8am - 7pm
Sunday Bar: 11am - 8pm Catering: 8am - 7pm the times are subject to change depending on weather and footfall. It is advisable to use the overflow car park in that instance.

Information concerning the course conditions will be advised & posted daily on club website, on ClubV1, also at the 1st tee, as well as by selecting Option 4 when telephoning the club on 01942 811085.

The clubhouse toilet facilities and locker rooms are available for use within the clubhouse. The clubhouse is usually open daily from 7am until 10pm . However if the weather is inclement the clubhouse can close early.

Visitor bookings including payment can be made via the "VISITOR BOOKING" tab top right of the screen. Please carefully follow the instructions on arrival to complete the visitor book & obtain a bag tag as well as confirming payments of green fees. (Failure to do so may invalidate the club's insurance cover)



Many thanks,

Club Secretary.




Book A Tee Time

Please check the VISITOR BOOKING top right of our club website for tee time availability & to make and pay for an online booking. Our yearly OPENS can also be booked using the VISITOR BOOKING top right.

Buggy Hire

October 4th 2021.
Golf buggies can only be hired by pre-booking at least 48 hours in advance by telephoning the secretary's office between 9am and 1pm Monday to Saturday. 01942 811085 Option1