Burnham & Berrow Golf Club

Burnham & Berrow Golf Club is a 27-hole members golf club in Somerset, England which has hosted many of the leading amateur golf tournaments in Britain, including the Brabazon Trophy and English Amateur.

Burnham & Berrow Golf Club
Club information
Burnham & Berrow Golf Club is located in Somerset
Burnham & Berrow Golf Club
Location in Somerset
Burnham & Berrow Golf Club is located in England
Burnham & Berrow Golf Club
Location in England
Coordinates51°15′07″N 3°00′10″W / 51.25194°N 3.00278°W / 51.25194; -3.00278
LocationBurnham on Sea, Somerset, England
Established1891
TypePrivate
Total holes27
Events hostedBrabazon Trophy,
British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship,
English Amateur
Boys Amateur Championship
Jacques Léglise Trophy
West of England Open Amateur Championship
Websitehttp://burnhamandberrowgolfclub.co.uk
Championship
Designed byWilliam Herbert Fowler and Harry Colt
Par71
Length6,925 yards (6,332 m)
Channel
Designed byFred Hawtree
Par70
Length5,818 yards (5,320 m)

History

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The club was first opened as Burnham Golf Club on a 9-hole layout designed by Charles Gibson, however the club was extended to an 18-hole layout by William Herbert Fowler by 1910 and was renamed to its current name of Burnham & Berrow Golf Club.[1] Even in its early years the course began to host high-level amateur tournaments hosting the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in 1906.

In 1913 a further redesign of the course was made by Harry Colt which redesigned the course into much of the layout that currently still stands, the work on this redesign was completed in 1923.[1] Following the redesigns the club would go on to host the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship again in 1923 and 1938 and the 1930 English Amateur.[2]

The first professional at the club was John Henry Taylor, who would later go on to win 5 Open Championships and captain Great Britain at the 1933 Ryder Cup.

Following World War II the golf club struggled financially and was forced to sell some land and redesign several holes as a result. However, despite these difficulties it continued to attract some of Britain's top amateur competitions, including the 1956 Brabazon Trophy[3] and the English Amateur in 1952, 1963 and 1971.[2]

Having recovered financially, the 9-hole Channel course was designed by Fred Hawtree and built in 1977, bringing the total number of holes available to members up to the present-day number of 27.

In more recent years the championship course has continued to host several top amateur competitions. It has hosted the Brabazon Trophy a further 2 times in 1990 and 2006[3] and the English Amateur a further 2 times in 1981 and 2006.[2] The championship course has also hosted to 1999 Jacques Léglise Trophy and the 2011 Boys Amateur Championship (alongside Enmore Park Golf Club) at Junior level.

Courses and scorecards

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Championship course

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The championship course is a full 18-hole links course and is the course on which all of the major competitions hosted by the club have been played. The scorecard for the championship course is as follows (all distances given in yards):

Championship Course
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Par 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 36 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 35 71
SI Men's 7 3 9 11 15 5 1 13 17 16 2 6 10 14 4 18 12 8
Blue 74 380 421 376 511 195 434 450 528 170 3465 395 438 401 558 192 469 362 200 445 3460 6925
White 73 380 393 376 495 158 398 450 490 170 3310 375 419 401 544 180 440 344 200 445 3348 6658
Yellow 72 369 386 350 485 146 390 444 465 155 3190 362 410 385 530 168 436 335 179 441 3246 6436
Par 5 4 4 5 3 4 5 5 3 38 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 36 74
SI Women's 15 2 6 14 10 4 12 8 18 9 3 7 1 16 11 5 13 17
Red 74 371 367 329 421 134 339 415 456 125 2957 320 377 331 474 120 324 314 140 387 2787 5744

Channel Course

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The Channel Course is an 18-hole course with nine greens. Each hole has 2 separate tee positions, one of which is used on each loop of nine. The course is a 5,819-yard par-70 off the men's white tees and a 5,038-yard par-70 of the women's tees.

Competitions hosted

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English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (Brabazon Trophy)

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The club has hosted the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy on 3 occasions, with the following results:

No Year Winner(s) Score
1 1956 Stan Fox 292
2 1990   Gary Evans
  Olivier Edmond
287 (tie)
3 2011   Neil Raymond 287

English Amateur

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The club has hosted the English Amateur on 6 occasions with the following results:

No Year Winner Runner-up Score
1 1930 Dale Bourn C. E. Hardman 3 & 2
2 1952 Bunny Millward Terry Shorrock 2 holes
3 1963 Michael Bonallack Alan Thirlwell 4 & 3
4 1971 Warren Humphreys John Davies 9 & 8
5 1981 David Blakeman A. K. Stubbs 3 & 1
6 2006 Ross McGowan Oliver Fisher 5 & 4

British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship

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The club has hosted the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship on 3 occasions, with the following results:

No Year Winner Runner-up Score
1 1906   Alice Kennion   Bertha Thompson 4 & 3
2 1923   Doris Chambers   Muriel Dodd Macbeth 2 holes
3 1938   Helen Holm   Elsie Corlett 4 & 3

Jacques Léglise Trophy

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The club hosted the Jacques Léglise Trophy amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain and Ireland and the Continent of Europe in 1999 with Great Britain and Ireland winning 15 points to 9.

Boys Amateur Championship

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Burnham & Berrow has twice hosted the Boys Amateur Championship, with the following results

No Year Co-host Champion Runner-up
1 1982 Mark Grieve Giles Hickman
2 2011 Enmore Park Golf Club Harrison Greenberry Patrick Kelly

West of England Open Amateur Championship

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The club annually hosts the West of England Open Amateur Championship, which is traditionally played in September and attracts many of the top amateur golfers from the region. It is now a world-ranking event, and boasts several recognizable names on the famous trophy.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Club History". Burnham & Berrow Golf Club. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "English Amateur - Winners". England Golf. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Brabazon Trophy - Winners". England Golf. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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