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Burnham & Berrow, Championship in BURNHAM-ON-SEA, England in TA8 2PE
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1A big feature of the hole.The original first hole was a short blind hole over the top of the sand dunes to a green in a hollow just to the right hand side of the current practice ground. Following a report 2Named after the range of hills which are clearly visible to the south west across Bridgwater bay.The Quantocks were England’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, being designated in 1956. This hole was previously played as the third hole before the first was changed. T3Named due to the punch bowl shape of the green. Originally played as the 4th hole the hole was created in 1897 by Charles Gibson when the course was extended to 18 holes after the Before taking on its sharp dogleg shape when the course was nine holes this hole was played to what is now the 15th green which was the far extent of the original nine hole course.4Named after the Carboniferous Limestone Island which lies in the middle of the Bristol Channel and is often used as a driving line from the tee. The island is protected as a nature5Name after Henry Shapland “Harry” Colt. PrO-Bably the most respected of all the architects of his day.Accredited with being involved in designing over 300 golf courses worldwide (115 on his own including Sunningdale new, and Wentworth East and West) worked predominantly with Charle6Named after the 450 foot high hill that dominates the flat Somerset levels that surround it making it visible from many miles around.Made of Blue Lias Rock from the Jurassic period and capped with Midford Sands. Site of an Iron Age hill fort. Also has an annual foursomes knockout Tournament (The Brent Knoll BowlThe previous 6th hole which was formerly the 7th was built in 1910 by Herbert Fowler who had designed The Berkshire and Walton Heath and was a member at Burnham. It was a tough hol7Named after the windmill that was erected in 1926 by Plumpton of Cullompton to pump the water away towards the sea in this low lying part of the course.This worked well and larger open ditches were dug in 1928, 1936, 1960 and 1961. Eventually the windmill became O-Bsolete and was dismantled in 1973. The brick foundations remained Originally played as the 8th hole on land to the right of the existing hole it was built as part of the 1910 course extension by Herbert Fowler following the Club taking up the opt8Named after Charles Hugh Alison who was partner with Harry Colt and John Morrison of Colt, Alison & Morrison Ltd. Alison was a member of Burnham for over 40 years and was also an aHe served in both WW1 and WW2 decoding ciphers. One of Alison’s most respected designs is Milwaukee Country Club (1929), co designed with Colt, which was ranked among the top 50 This hole was originally laid out as part of the 1910 extension by Herbert Fowler. However the final input of the Colt/ Alison team came in 1951 when Alison was asked to design a n9Named after the wreck of the Norwegian Barque SS Nornen which can be seen from the new back tee. The SS Nornen was wrecked in a gale in March 1867. The Burnham Lifeboat was launcheThe ninth is a classic example of a MacKenzie par 3 hole and was designed in conjunction with Colt. Once again this hole formed part of his 1913 proposal but was completed and open10Named after the Battle of Spion Kop near Ladysmith in South Africa in January 1900 in the second Boer War where the British were defeated. Winston Churchill, Mohandas Ghandi and BaThis will be the third time the name has been used at Burnham & Berrow. The first time was when the course was extended in 1901 for the 9th hole which was approximately 190 yards lThe second time was in the 1910 extension by Herbert Fowler for the new 10th hole which was very similar to the old 9th in that is was an west-east tee shot over the line of forty 11Named after The Berrow Manor which is close to this hole. It was the Berrow Manor who owned the land west of the Berrow Road which was a rabbit warren before it became a golf cours12Named for O-Bvious reasons due to its close proximity to the Berrow Parish Church, St.Mary’s. There has been a church on this site since before AD 1000. In 1790 the Berrow ChurchThe golf course first reached the church when it was first extended to 18 holes in 1897. The course was extended past the church in 1901 creating one of the most renowned holes on Proposals to divert the course west of the church were approved in 1972 along with the construction of the Channel course. The existing hole, originally designed as a par 3 to be p13Named after the pill boxes that feature on some of the holes. You can see five pill boxes when playing this hole. (one on the 6th, three on the 7th and one on the 13th).This hole opened for play in 1978 as part of the course diversion to the west of the church. The fairway is played down what was the previous 6th hole which was also moved to the w14One of the best loved and most famous holes on the course came into existence when the course was extended to 18 holes in 1897. Named after an old derelict mill which the tee was bThe hole changed very little until it was sold off in 1975. The tee shot was played at an angle across a sandy track called the ‘Old Kent Road’ which had a high bank on one sidSadly the old mill hole was sold off in 1975 to help fund the course developments. A new 14th hole (The existing one) was built by remodelling the old 14th green and constructing a15Named after the steep faced hollow on the right of the 15th fairway called “The Kitchen”. The 15th green is one of only two original greens. It was first played as the 4th greeThe 6th hole, 310 yards was played from a tee close the previous 5th green was played over a high sandy ridge to a green which was in the hollow behind today’s 5th tee. In the 1916In 1891 a sandy track ran from the Berrow Church to the Berrow Inn across what is now the 16th hole. In those days it was the fifth hole and was similar to today’s 16th but withthe tee much further back and right of today’s tee and the green fifty yards further on from today’s green. At 417 yards, bogey 5, it was the longest hole on the course. This s17Named after the most famous sand hill at Burnham “Majuba” which is now used for the tees of the 17th and 3rd holes on today’s course. It derives its name from the battle of MIn 1891 it was twenty feet higher than today and had a steep conical shape. In 1891 the 6th hole although only 160 yards in length was played directly over the top in an east-west 18Named after the 100 foot high pillar lighthouse built in the 1830’s one of three lighthouses in Burnham-on-Sea. The other ones are the old lighthouse ‘Round Tower’ on The EspThe original 18th hole was 267 yards long from a tee placed on a large sand hill on the right of today’s 18th fairway. It is still visible today and was used for years by Fred BrIn 1901 the tee was moved back to make the hole 345 yards long and a better finishing hole. In the 1910 extension by Herbert Fowler he cleared the dunes around the old 17th green.
Holes Distances in
Yards Meters
Hole: 1 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 7/13 Yards 383 383
372
374
0
Meters 350 350
340
342
0
Hole: 2 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 3/3 Yards 422 395
387
369
0
Meters 386 361
354
337
0
Hole: 3 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 9/7 Yards 370 370
354
333
0
Meters 338 338
324
304
0
Hole: 4 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 11/17 Yards 514 498
489
423
0
Meters 470 455
447
387
0
Hole: 5 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 15/9 Yards 194 160
147
136
0
Meters 177 146
134
124
0
Hole: 6 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 5/1 Yards 438 406
398
345
0
Meters 401 371
364
315
0
Hole: 7 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 1/11 Yards 449 449
443
414
0
Meters 411 411
405
379
0
Hole: 8 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 13/5 Yards 523 487
457
427
0
Meters 478 445
418
390
0
Hole: 9 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 17/15 Yards 169 169
158
124
0
Meters 155 155
144
113
0
Hole: 10 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 16/8 Yards 398 379
364
324
0
Meters 364 347
333
296
0
Hole: 11 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 2/2 Yards 438 421
412
378
0
Meters 401 385
377
346
0
Hole: 12 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 6/12 Yards 402 402
388
333
0
Meters 368 368
355
304
0
Hole: 13 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 10/4 Yards 566 553
538
476
0
Meters 518 506
492
435
0
Hole: 14 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 14/18 Yards 193 181
168
120
0
Meters 176 166
154
110
0
Hole: 15 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 4/6 Yards 482 444
438
342
0
Meters 441 406
401
313
0
Hole: 16 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 18/14 Yards 368 349
341
320
0
Meters 336 319
312
293
0
Hole: 17 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 12/10 Yards 202 202
182
142
0
Meters 185 185
166
130
0
Hole: 18 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 8/16 Yards 447 447
443
388
0
Meters 409 409
405
355
0
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