Dieppe Golf Club??

[DMoriarty]

Willie Park, Jr. built a course in Dieppe-Pourville, France in 1897.

Does anyone know anything about this course and its origins?

[peter_p]

http://www.golf-dieppe.com/HTML/GB2_parcours.html

[ForkaB]

Dave

The NE coast of France was and is a playground for the English.  After all, they used to own the place (until 1558).  It's easier to get there than say Westward Ho! from London.  Lots of courses along that coast:  Hardelot, Le Touquet, etc.  Some scholars think that these courses are where the battle was fought for the hearts and minds of GCA between Impressionism and the dark forces of the Arts and Crafts movement.........

[T_MacWood]

Dieppe started as 9-hole course on the high cliffs. At some point another nine was added across the road inland. Along with Park, another name associated with the course is M. Chantepie...I believe his role was construction.

In 1913 Fowler and Simpson built a new nine further inland and redesigned the other inland nine to form a championship 18. The original nine was also revised....evidently it was a little dangerous. It was also quite short became the ladies course. I have a feeling the course has been changed since then...the World Wars and all...I don't beleive it is 27 holes today.

[T_MacWood]

David
My impression is the original course's setting was spectacular but the quality was not quite up to the views....I'm not sure if Park or Chantepie was to blame.

Of the original course Darwin said there were some holes quite good and some amusing, but it was more suitable as a relief course. He then went on to say the new eighteen had hazards of good design that have none of the appearance of artificial bunkers, "which are found so often on links that give the appearance of a steeple chase course."

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