Nathaniel Creswick

With William Prest, he established the Sheffield Rules, which were highly influential upon the modern laws of association football.

[2] He and William Prest decided to create an independent football club which was founded on 24 October 1857 with Creswick as Honorary Secretary and Treasurer.

Like Creswick, a number of his fellow Founders had been early Sheffield FC players and Hallamshire Rifles officers too.

Most famously, in October 1957, Lindrick hosted the Ryder Cup, and became the last course on which the Great Britain and Ireland team, led by Dai Rees, beat the USA before the inclusion of European players.

Since then Lindrick Golf Club has played host to a number of events including the Curtis Cup in 1960, the Dunlop Masters (1966 & 1977), the Sun Alliance Matchplay (1975) and Martini International (1982).