▁Liverpool ▁G olf ▁Cour se . ▁G olf ▁was ▁becoming ▁increasing ly ▁popular ▁after ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁The ▁course ▁designed ▁by ▁Tommy ▁Howard ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁A ▁club ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁Dr ▁R . ▁A . ▁Love jo y ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁president . ▁The ▁club ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁membership ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 0 , ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 9 2 ▁members ▁and ▁ 3 6 ▁associ ates . ▁Many ▁prominent ▁Liverpool ▁families ▁became ▁foundation ▁members ▁including ▁the ▁Mars den , ▁Buck land , ▁Cl ink , ▁W ych , ▁H amer , ▁Prince , ▁Corn es , ▁Fitz pat rick , ▁K ers h ler ▁and ▁Web b ▁families . ▁Women ▁were ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁course ▁from ▁its ▁in ception . ▁Col ling wood ▁House ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁club ▁house . ▁In ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁course ▁was ▁extended ▁from ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁holes . ▁ ▁The ▁Liverpool ▁G olf ▁Club ▁bought ▁the ▁Col ling wood ▁Est ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁under to ok ▁alter ations ▁to ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁proposal ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Main ▁Ro ads ▁to ▁build ▁an ▁express way ▁through ▁the ▁golf ▁course , ▁led ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁G olf ▁Club ▁to ▁appro ve ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁course ▁and ▁look ▁for ▁an ▁alternative ▁site .