Because of the cost of maintenance only 9 holes were brought into use. In June a crisis meeting was held over the grazing of the course by cattle. It was proposed that if the cattle continued to be grazed with the permission of MacBrayne's that the club should be wound up. The matter was settled in favour of the club.

A motion was put by the Captain A.A.Kean that "there should be a marked improvement to the facilities given to the youth of Tobermory to take their place as playing members of the club".

Low income and heavy cost were a problem. Balance in hand Dec' 51 £23 19s 9d. The Hotel suffered a loss on the course of £250 and the new owner Mr Mackay was not prepared to sustain this. Because of poor wages offered by the Hotel the greenkeeper resigned and nobody could be found to take the post. The committee decided that they would take responsibility for one green each until the matter could be remedied.

The Club took over the financial responsibility for the upkeep of the course from the hotel. A new constitution was drawn up. Mr Tom Macphail was appointed greenkeeper from mid- March to December.

Again there were problems getting a greenkeeper. Duncan Mackinnon Bad­daraich was working part time and volunteers were again called for to cut the greens. Mr Alex MacDougall was asked to act in an advisory capacity on the green keeping and the maintenance of equipment. He had worked on the course before the war and from time to time thereafter. Mr William MacLean started work part time. The following year he took over the greenkeeping and remained in post for a further 12 years with a succession of assistants including James Tandy and John Docherty.

A Trophy was donated for competition between The Western Isles Golf Club and Vaul Golf Club on the Isle of Tiree. The donors John and Gilbert Cadden had for many years given a peripatetic dental service to the two islands by means of a boat equipped with a dental surgery. The annual competition played alternate years at Vaul and Tobermory has become synonymous with fierce competition, good fellowship and hospitality of the highest order.

The club ran smoothly until 1973 when the owner of the Western Isles Hotel indicated his intention of developing the part of the Course including the Games-field and the fairway adjacent to Erray Road. The Committee put up a spirited defence and, although the uncertainty ran into 1974, the threat was finally lifted and efforts were started to try and buy the course.