Burnham & Berrow Golf Club
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| Coordinates | 51°15′07″N 3°00′10″W / 51.25194°N 3.00278°WCoordinates: 51°15′07″N 3°00′10″W / 51.25194°N 3.00278°W |
| Location | Burnham on Sea, Somerset, England |
| Established | 1891 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 27 |
| Tournaments hosted |
Brabazon Trophy, British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship, English Amateur Boys Amateur Championship Jacques Léglise Trophy West of England Open Amateur Championship |
| Website | http://burnhamandberrowgolfclub.co.uk |
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| Designed by | Herbert Fowler and Harry Colt |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,925 yards (6,332 m) |
| Channel | |
| Designed by | Fred Hawtree |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 5,818 yards (5,320 m) |
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.
As of August 2014 the golf course had been rated as the 23rd best golf course in England and the 52nd best course in the British Isles by golf club review site Top 100 Golf Courses.
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. 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. 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.
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 and the English Amateur in 1952, 1963 and 1971.
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.
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