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Societies
Welcome
by previous arrangement.
Green
Fees
D weekdays / E weekends
Course
Designer
H
Cotton - 1906
Location
1m
NW off A693
Map
Facilities
• Comfortable lounge offering beautiful views of the surrounding course / Snooker room / Television area
• Catering: Hot and cold snacks served all day. Set lunches and
evening meals available
• PGA Professional
/ Golf Tuition
Beamish
Park is a beautiful and somewhat challenging course. I have
been a member here for only a few months but believe that I
should be able to give you an idea of what the course is like.
The course is structured with the first 6 holes 'zig-zaging'
form the club house. The first begins accross the 18th fairway
and descends to the 1st fairway which bears left. The 2nd turns
back toward the clubhouse. A challenging par 4 with a few gentle
slopes and the green atop a slope 50ft or so above the fairway.
the 3rd returns to the clubhouse and is a simple to play par
3 with the green next to the entrance. Hole 4 is the hardest
of all with a Stroke Index of 1. I feel it is not only challenging
to the golfer but to anyone stupid enough to climb its mountainous
valley infront of the green. after about 200 yards the fairway
steeply descends about 100ft into a small valley and with a
terribly hard pith upto the green out of view at the bottom
of this valley; if your ball lands down here, kiss that birdie
goodbye! The 5th is a nice hole with only anoe ridge presenting
a straightforward approch to the green. Hole 6 has small bumps
with gentle climbs and descents. Remember to tee left because
th right hand side plays host to one of the practice grounds.
The 7th continues in the direction of the 6th then the fun begins.
The 8th (a 314 yard par 4 from the yellows) runs left perpendicular
to the 7th followed by a right sloping par 4 9th running along
the bottom of the course boundary. the 10th then runs back alongside
the 9th followed by a forgiving par 3 running alongside the
8th. the 12th provides the courageous golfer a left turning
dog leg with two reasonably large ponds on the inside of the
dog leg (each about 100-150 feet in diameter). from the 12th
you are rewarded with water foutain. The very showy 13th is
a short par 3 (151 from the yellows) with the tee area infront
of Beamish museum's 'Home Farm, a fully lateral ditch with a
stone bridge to a relaxing approch shot to the green with bunkers
either side. the 14th then runs across the foot of the 12th's
dog leg and heads toward a green which apparently has all areas
sloping towards the clubhouse. The 15th is a 1-2 minute walk
away as the 14th green is next to the 8th tee and the 15th tee
is next to the 7th green. initially a very frightening 359 par
4 from the yellows, the 15th requires a tee shot from a tee
box elevated approximately 200ft from the fairway about 120yds
infront and hit between two very tall 'forests' of trees approximately
250-300ft tall and about 50 yards apart. The par 3 16th tees
off alongside the middle of the 15th fairway with its green
located just behind the 15th green. a very easy birdie here.
The 17th is quite a long par 5 running the home stretch, nothing
exciting here but a long and relatively flat fairway. the 18th
runs uphill towards the clubhouse and crosses the 1st hole's
tee path, in this case by instruction of the commitee it is
the responsibility of those teeing off on the 1st tee to ensure
that the 18th tee and fairway is clear before teeing off. The
18th green is not visible from the 18th tee and it is likely
that if you teed off just after players infront just when out
of sight you will be ready to play your approach shot to the
green when those infront are still on the green. For this reason
on the 18th and consequently for the 7th there is a bell that
must be rang upon completion and clearing of that hole. You
will be pleased to know that green fees at the 19th hole are
very reasonable. Obviously I am unable to give you any prices
but trust me they are very reasonable. Drinks are very crisp
and the food is good and of a wide choice. A full size snooker
table is in the bar at a cost of 50p per 30 minutes. Dress code
is collars and sleeves, no trainers, no jeans, no football shirts,
only tailered shorts (no bermuda or cycle shorts) and no shoes
used on the course to be worn in the clubhouse. It is a very
prestigious and pleasent club and in the clubhouse one would
not associate its quality with that of a golf club unless you
were at a golf club in Beverly Hills. if I sound as if I am
boasting about my home club I do apoplogise, if I sound as if
i am putting it down in anyway ( which I believe I am not)...I
am not. it would be great for all of you to see the course and
so i will try and provide you with som photographs of the course
especially the 1st tee, the 4th green approach, the 12th's ponds,
the 13th's scenery, the 15th's tee shot and the 18th's return
to the clubhouse. Enjoy Beamish Park Golf Course, see you on
the putting green. Richard Long
