Below is a timeline of the Club's history, kindly collated by Stephen Airey and David Youldon:
1931 | Blackwell Golf Course officially opened on 18 April, as a nine-hole pitch & putt course |
1932 | Pitch & putt course extended to 12 holes |
1938 | Blackwell Golf Social Club formed |
1945 | Nine-hole golf course opened |
1960 | Club became affiliated to the English Golf Union, which heralded a decade of unprecedented development. The Club's first Captain was Mr Denis Hopley |
1961 | First Club Championship, the winner being Ian Davie, now a Life Member of the Club. The Club's first Ladies' Captain was Mrs Lil Rhind |
1967 | Name changed to Blackwell (Darlington) Golf Club |
1970 | Name changed to Blackwell Grange Golf Club |
1971 | Eighteen-hole course opened on 3 May |
1972 | The Club received three visits, by The Rt. Hon. Viscount William Whitelaw, Peter Alliss and Bernard Gallacher, OBE. |
1973 | Club accepted into Teesside and District Union of Golf Clubs |
1974 | First meeting of Past Captains and first Gentlemen's Invitation Day |
1976 | Stressholme Golf Club opened |
1984 | Seniors' Section formed by Les Young and Tom Dunn |
1986 | Seniors' Section officially established, with Les Young being the first Seniors' Captain |
1999 | 'The Pre-Invitation Years 1693-1974' by Arnold Hird and David Youldon published (see below) |
2013 | Blackwell and Stressholme merged, with Blackwell moving from Briar Close to Snipe Lane on 1 July |
2015 | Clubhouse lounge refurbished, new locker rooms created, new professional's shop built and driving range refurbished. New facilities officially opened by Bernard Gallacher, an Honorary Member of the Club |
2019 | Remodelled holes 9, 11 and 13 opened, as well as a new swing studio and Junior Academy Course |
2020 | Remodelled holes 1 and 18 and short game practice area opened |
2021 | "History of the Seniors' Section" by Stephen Airey published (see below) |
2021 | New practice putting green to be opened |
2031 | This will be the Club's centenary |