In 1967, Frank Boulton (Wearside) received the committee's approval to circularise all Union Clubs informing them of the intention to form a County Veterans Society. The response to the letter was encouraging and resulted in a meeting at Durham City on the 5th December 1967,(click here for copy of minutes)where the "Durham County Golf Veterans Association" was formed with the membership being restricted to 100 for the first year. Frank Boulton became the Association's first Secretary the following year.

The first Spring Meeting was at South Shields in May 1968 where 53 members played nine hole in the morning and eighteen holes after lunch. The following year,Spring Summer and Autumn competitions were held, culminating with a Dinner in November, all of these were to become annual events. Later at a Dinner Dance in the Ramside Hotel J.V. Todd was elected Hon. Life Member of the Veterans' Association in recognition of his services to golf. Consett members of the Association presented two cups to be competed for in a four-ball competition at the annual Summer Meeting in 1973. They were dedicate to the late Mr.F.D. Dobson and were presented to the first winners at the annual dinner, E. Ellis (Bishop Auckland) and W. Maddison (Seaton Carew).

The following year "The Auckland Goblets" were presented by Bishop Auckland, then later George Howe, (Darlington) donated two Cups for the Spring Meeting. Now there were Trophies for all the Association's competitions held during the season. With the Association becoming more and more popular it became necessary to increase the maximum number to 175. Then new ground was broken in 1976 when Inter County matches began against Northumberland, Yorkshire Cumbria and later against Lancashire and Cheshire. In 1978 the constitution was changed and the age was increased to 60 years.

Association member R.B. Turner (Wearside) had received International Honours by representing England Seniors against Ireland, Sweden and Wales in Ireland (2000). In 2003 Ken Davidson (Brancepeth Castle) presented the Association with a trophy for the new scratch competition.

In November 2006 a veteran's age reverted to the original 55 years.

For more information about the Durham County Golf Veterans Association, please visit their website by clicking http://www.durhamcountygolfvets.co.uk/index.htm