The Addington owner dies

[Mark Chaplin]

Ron Noades business man, golfer and football club owner has died. He purchased The Addington from the member shareholders and set about an extensive restoration. His wife is a golfer but Noades owned 4 or 5 clubs so I wonder what will happen to the jewel in the crown?

[Joel_Stewart]

Isn't this the course that was highly rated in the Confidential Guide? 

I haven't played it but I know its in London, has hosted the Ryder Cup and has some great history.

[Adam Lawrence]

I love Addington, but it hasn't hosted the Ryder Cup. Not sure where you got that idea from Joel.

[Michael Whitaker]

I love Addington, but it hasn't hosted the Ryder Cup. Not sure where you got that idea from Joel.

Perhaps mistakenly from this photo on the Addington website

[Paul Dolton]

Its a great course. I rememeber playing it for the first time. Ron Noades had just brought it and he came out of a room in the clubhouse in working clothes and a tool belt on. Obviously was a hands on buisness man.

[Joel_Stewart]

My bad.  I guess in those days they practiced at different courses.  

[Adam Lawrence]

Weird one that. The 1933 RC was at Southport & Ainsdale in Lancashire - the best part of 200 miles from Addington. The team must have made something of a tour before or after the matches.

[Ulrich Mayring]

Weird indeed. Considering that they landed in Southampton and only had a week to get to Lancashire, they must have driven right through Surrey to get to The Addington.

Ulrich

[Sean_A]

Its not like Croydon is out of the way between S'hampton and LANCS  .  A week is plenty of time to visit London and get to LANCS.  What are we talking, two train journies?  

I notice Sarazen isn't in the photo.  I was thinking this photo could be after Ryder Cup.  Many (probably all of them as the US team pretty much ran the table at that Open!) of the US team would have stayed on in the UK for The Open.  This would have left plenty of time casually make it up to St Andrews before The Open a week or two later and still leave oodles of time to return for the PGA in August with a trip through London.  So no, I don't think it is in the least strange, but where is wee Gene?

Ciao