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Bradford Golf Club in LEEDS, England in LS20 8NP
ls20-8np (Click on a Hole to View Flyover of the Hole or View Hole Maps or View Scorecard or View Nearby Courses or View Gradebook or Wireframe Hubspoke)
1The hole runs directly west, generally playing into the prevailing wind.Played along a ridge parallel with Hawksworth Lane with out of bounds on the right, the green is just visible from the tee. Willow Lane crosses the fairway while a bunker on the leApproach shots are generally made to unsighted green which is long, slopes strongly right to left and is guarded by two shallow bunkers, front left and side right. The hole provide2Little changed since Fowler’s redesign in 1922, the 2nd is played in the same direction as the 1st. Again, there is out of bounds all the way down the right, but not particularlyThe tee sits on a ridge requiring a drive across a valley. From the tee it is essential to keep to the right side of the fairway as everything slopes steeply to the left. A fairwayAll second shots are blind as the green sits at the bottom of the ridge beyond. Try to hit to the right as both the slope and the green fall away quite sharply to the left. The gre3The first of three short but challenging par-3s the 3rd runs south and requires a tee shot across a dip to a green on the crest of Birkin Hill. Hitting the green poses a real challA narrow saddle in a ridge running across the front, with a slightly downhill provides entry to the green. Increasing the challenge is the prevailing wind that blows from the rightA shorter tee shot here gives the best chance of avoiding the worst trouble and making a par. This hole is a real link with the past and is to be valued for that reason alone.4The 4th hole also runs south with an elevated tee and is a typical Fowler ‘risk and reward’ hole with the fairway in the player’s favour, sloping downhill toward the hole.A drystone wall on the right, marking the out of bounds boundary of the course, runs the full length of the hole and often comes in to play. There is a bunker on the left-hand sideWith a good drive, the green is only a short pitch downwards to the large sloping green. This hole stands as an invitation for some players to open their shoulders and drive the gr5The 5th is a demanding ‘no-nonsense” challenge even bearing in mind the prevailing wind is with the drive for this slight dog-leg right hole.Tall trees, rough and a bunker about fifty yards short of the green all on the right-hand side mean the safe line from the tee is to the left side of the fairway. This leaves a lonPlaying slightly uphill with the green well-guarded by bunkers left and right again, the approach tends to run the ball down to the right. The green is a very tricky one with a dis6The 6th hole turns the player back to the west and once more into the prevailing wind. The red tee is high and to the right of the 5th green while the yellow and white tees are relThe fairway is undulating and quite narrow, but a well hit drive will catch a downslope and shorten the approach shot. A dip before the green with a slight upslope and ridge which 7Running east, this long and challenging dog-leg left hole is favored by the prevailing wind.The fairway up to Willow Lane slopes steeply left to the right running many drives into the right rough. The best position after the tee shot is in the middle of the fairway, as thHaving crossed Willow Lane avoid a cross bunker in-front of the green before approaching the large green which again slopes left to right and is guarded by a bunker on the left and8Hole 8 is one of two major changes from Fowler’s original plan for the course. He envisaged four par three holes, and this was going to be one. The plan originally had the tee quAvoid the cross bunker on the left-hand side of the fairway to leave yourself a clear approach shot to the green which is guarded by bunkers left and right.There is a lot of room on the right side of the fairway off the tee, but for not the best line. There is a significant slope at the front of the green, so it’s always advisable t9This is the first of two par 5s and after the Fowler revision in 1922, a triangular piece of land adjacent to the course was given to the Club to enable the construction of a new bThe green is visible in the distance perched on a ridge that forms part of Greenhouse Hill. There are trees all the way down the left side of the hole. There is a similar line of tThe green is always a difficult target from any distance, especially when the flag is at the front. There is very little margin for error as it is hog-backed and balls easily run t10Hole 10 is the other major change from Fowler’s provisional plan. He envisaged the tee being to the east of the previous green and saw this hole as a short par 4 to the present gHowever, at some point the White tee was moved back and right across the previous fairway to create a longer and more demanding par 4 hole, something which was in place by 1935.The tee shot is slightly uphill and threatened by gorse and rough to the left while a line of trees and the out of bounds on the practice ground wait to the right. The two bunkers 11The elevated 11th tee on the ridge next to the Clubhouse offers beautiful views across the valley to Baildon. This hole was originally the opening hole in the 1922 layout and is a Running in a south westerly direction down a slope, two fairway bunkers, trees on the right, plus Willow Lane create some defence for the hole. On the left is a patch of heavy rougA short pitch across mainly level ground to a flat green should enable you to miss greenside bunkers front left and front right but beware another further on at the right, and a dr12This is a beautifully located short hole with more wonderful views down the valley.The green is not an easy target despite the relative shortness of the hole. Normally, the wind blows from the right, adding to the difficulty. By looking at the flag on the 9th, siThe 12th green is perched on Greenhouse Hill but is still somewhat downhill. The green lies diagonally across the line of play with two bunkers to the right, one to the left and a 13Playing westward against the prevailing wind there is a ditch going across in front of the tees.The tee shot tends to make the player favour the left side, but this is not the correct strategy. The best line in is from the right, although trees either side of the fairway alonThe green is long and slopes down slightly to the left; it’s well-guarded by four greenside bunkers but there is relatively little trouble at the back of the green. What looks in14A short but tough par 3, the 14th runs northwards and significantly uphill, playing much longer than you think. A three here is a score to be celebrated. The green is set into the The tee is sheltered, but the green is exposed to the prevailing wind from the left making club section tricky. The elevated green is on a narrow spur and is guarded by three bunkeThe front left bunker is especially difficult to recover from. There is fescue on the mound to the rear of the green while anything to the right will fall away to either the bunker15Running in an eastward direction the 15th is favoured by the prevailing wind. From the tee complex on Birkin Hill, the highest point on the course, the tee shot plunges downhill inThere are groups of trees on both sides and a large cross-bunker down the right side of the fairway. The approach shot is over a ditch to a tricky green which slopes down to the riThe green is guarded by a bunker forty yards short on the left of the fairway, blocking the approach from that side. However, there is a bunker at the front left of the green and a16Turning back into the prevailing wind and once again the tee is elevated the 16th is a truly challenging hole. Some players consider this to be the toughest hole on the Course The The fairway lies along a kind of natural shelf and the ground falls away to the left encouraging play to the right of the fairway.Approach shots to a large Mackenzie style green need to be accurate. As well as the greenside bunkers the ground to the left rear of the green drops away quite severely. This is a 17The 17th is a sharp dog leg to the right, running in an eastward direction, so again benefitting from the prevailing wind.The fairway slopes from right to left where the three bunkers at the dog leg wait to catch the unwary.The safest line is well to the left hand-side of the fairway. Around the dog leg the view to the green opens up, but with no landmarks at the back to give focus, there is the possi18The 18th runs north and is uphill all the way. The tee shot is through a narrow neck between two sets of trees. The left-hand side of the fairway provides the best line to the greeWillow Lane (by this time a sunken road) bends left not far from the green and runs diagonally across the fairway and is in play. This gives a degree of risk and reward. Go for theThe green is set into the rising ground which is quite steeply banked in front. The green is guarded by three deep bunkers, one to the left front and two to the right front and sid
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Hole: 2 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 5/5 Yards 0 0
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Hole: 3 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 17/17 Yards 0 0
146
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Hole: 4 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 15/15 Yards 0 0
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Hole: 5 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 11/11 Yards 0 0
443
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405
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Hole: 6 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 9/9 Yards 0 0
346
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316
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Hole: 7 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 3/3 Yards 0 0
433
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396
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Hole: 8 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 13/13 Yards 0 0
338
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309
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Hole: 9 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 7/7 Yards 0 0
465
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425
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Hole: 10 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 6/6 Yards 0 0
391
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358
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Hole: 11 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 14/14 Yards 0 0
294
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269
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Hole: 12 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 18/18 Yards 0 0
127
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116
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Hole: 13 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 4/4 Yards 0 0
352
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322
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Hole: 14 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 16/16 Yards 0 0
157
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144
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Hole: 15 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 8/8 Yards 0 0
400
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366
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Hole: 16 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 2/2 Yards 0 0
399
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365
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Hole: 17 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 10/10 Yards 0 0
458
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419
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Hole: 18 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 12/12 Yards 0 0
320
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293
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