Modern Times

The Second World War affected the Club far more than WW1. Anti-invasion measures saw major defences built on the first nine; the Old Billy was requisitioned; eight holes of the back nine remained in limited play but, in 1944, a flying bomb badly damaged the clubhouse.

After a difficult year or two the club got going again. The land beyond the coastguard cottages was sold and finances received a boost when income from gravel extraction was negotiated; the 'Putter' was played again in 1947 and the clubhouse was eventually repaired and enlarged. By 1953 the membership had risen to 700 and a number of one and two-day matches became a traditional feature of the club's fixture list.

In 1977 a separate 9 hole golf course was opened on land given up by the receding sea. This course, named the Jubilee, has been improved over the years and now provides a first class alternative to the Old course.

By the 1990s membership had increased to over 1000 in all categories; The Old course remains substantially the same as the 1938 shape except for further gravel working to the right of the 11th hole which created Squatters Pool and a better hole. Both the Old and Jubilee courses have been lengthened and improved and the Clubhouse has been enlarged again and given a new roof.