Oxley Park Golf Club

The course, which celebrated its centenary in 2013, was created by Harry Shapland C**t, the famous golf course architect who designed over 300 courses around the world. Other C**t courses include Royal Lytham St Anne’s, Royal Liverpool (Hoylake), Royal Portrush, Muirfield, Sunningdale Old and Wentworth West to name but a few! The first loop finishing at the eighth, a par four of 443 yards. The sec

ond loop finishes at the eighteenth, another testing finish with a stroke index of 2. Visitors and societies are made more than welcome with discounted green fees and packages available. Just visit the visitors page or call our Pro on the number below for the latest offers. In 1912, the Oxley Park Golf Club was formed by a group of local entrepreneurs including the then owner, Judge Henry Staveley Hill K.C., M.P. They employed Harry Shapland C**t, to lay down the first eighteen holes. C**t was also responsible for the design and remodelling of many famous courses including the New and Eden courses at St Andrews, Muirfield, Sunningdale as well as courses all over the world. Judge Henry was educated at Westminster School and St. John's College Oxford. A barrister, he was Recorder of Banbury from 1903-1922 and M.P. for Kingswinford from 1905- 1918. In 1901 he married Eileen de Grey Darcy, and they lived at New Oxley House until his father Alexander's death, when they moved to Oxley Manor. During the Great War Henry served as Lieutenant Colonel Commanding the 2/1 Staffordshire Yeomanry 1916-17. In 1920 the family left Oxley and their house was demolished in 1929. From 1922-28 Henry Staveley-Hill was a County Court Judge. He died on March 25th 1946 at his home "Oxley" at Evesham. His wife died on December 12th 1968. They are both buried in the family grave at Bushbury, Wolverhampton.