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
Location in Somerset
Location in England
Coordinates51°15′07″N 3°00′10″W
LocationBurnham on Sea, Somerset, England
Established1891
TypePrivate
Total holes27
Tournaments 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 byHerbert Fowler and Harry Colt
Par71
Length6,925 yards (6,332 m)
Channel
Designed byFred Hawtree
Par70
Length5,818 yards (5,320 m)

History

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 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

Championship course

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 44453445336 4445344343571
Handicap Men's 7391115511317 16261014418128
Blue 74 3804213765111954344505281703465 39543840155819246936220044534606925
White 73 3803933764951583984504901703310 37541940154418044034420044533486658
Yellow 72 3693863504851463904444651553190 36241038553016843633517944132466436
Par 54453455338 4445344343674
Handicap Women's 15261410412818 9371161151317
Red 74 3713673294211343394154561252957 32037733147412032431414038727875744

Channel Course

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

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

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

NoYearWinner(s)Score
1 1956 Stan Fox 292
2 1990 Gary Evans
Olivier Edmond		 287 (tie)
3 2011 Neil Raymond 287

English Amateur

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

NoYearWinnerRunner-upScore
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

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

NoYearWinnerRunner-upScore
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

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

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

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.

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See also

List of golf courses in the United Kingdom

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