Longridge Golf Club

Longridge Golf Club
	The golf club's logo reflects its history with Preston Cycling Club
Club information
	Location in Lancashire
Coordinates	53°50′46″N 2°34′14″W / 53.8462°N 2.5706°W
Location	Fell Barn,; Forty Acre Lane,; Longridge Fell,; Longridge,; England
Established	1915 (109 years ago)
Type	Public
Total holes	18
Website	https://www.longridgegolfclub.co.uk/
Course
Par	70
Length	5,904 yards

Longridge Golf Club, in Longridge, England, was founded around 1915,^[1] making it one of the oldest golf clubs in the county of Lancashire.^[2] Situated on Longridge Fell's Forty Acre Lane, the elevation of the clubhouse is 744 feet (227 m),^[3] which is about 400 feet below that of the fell's peak. It is a par 70, 5,904-yard course.^[4]

Course

The course became eighteen holes, from its original nine, in 1971.^[1] Four of these holes (1, 2, 17 and 18) are located on the southern side of Forty Acre Lane and run north–south or south–north; the other fourteen, on the northern side of the road, follow the ridge of the fell, allowing for largely 180-degree views of not only the immediate West Lancashire area (most prominently the Vale of Chipping) but also into the Yorkshire Dales to the northeast.

History

Preston Cycling Club, who were looking for a new home, merged with the already established golf club on 17 March 1917.^[1] It was known as Preston Cycling Club and Longridge Golf Club until the 1960s, and the golf club's logo still references this connection.^[1]

Gallery

The clubhouse, Fell Barn,^[5] pictured in 2006
One of the four greens on the southern section of the course
Looking south towards Blackburn
A view from the northern side of Forty Acre Lane across the Vale of Chipping to Parlick and Fair Snape Fell
Towards the Yorkshire Dales