The Blackwell Grange Golf Club
Encyclopedia
The Blackwell Grange Golf Club is a golf
club situated in the Blackwell, County Durham
area of Darlington
, County Durham
, in the North East of England
. It shares its name with the nearby Blackwell Grange Hotel, since many of the course
holes lie square to the hotel. The club also includes a large clubhouse and a small golf shop. The course has a neighbouring course called Stressholme Golf Club.
which was then extended to form the current clubhouse. The course was established in the twentieth century and is unique, as it contains two masts, disguised as trees by the side of the fourth fairway.
for the course is 68, containing seven par 3s, eight par 4s and two par 5s. The longest hole on the course is the 13th, which is 547 yards long, measured from the competition white tee
s. The shortest hole is the par 3 third, which is 142 yards in length. After the fourth, the player must cross a relatively busy road to get to the remaining holes. Again, after the seventh hole the player must walk along a small path to get to the 8th tee, before returning to the other side to get to the 12th tee. The player crosses the initial busy road after the 16th, to get to the 17th tee.
The course contains relatively wide fairways, though flanked by trees on either side, and bunkers surrounding all of the greens. Three ponds are found on the course, two on the second and one on the fifteenth. The course is quite unique in the way it slopes, giving many holes blind tee shots and approach shots, though most of the holes are straight, with only a few dog-leg holes. Inaccurate drives are punished severely, as there are out of bounds not far off of the fairway on numerous holes.
Golf
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club situated in the Blackwell, County Durham
Blackwell, County Durham
Blackwell is a suburb in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated towards the edge of the West End of Darlington, beside the River Tees. Blackwell consists of large 1930s style semi-detached and detached houses, and private, newly-built homes...
area of Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, in the North East of England
England
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. It shares its name with the nearby Blackwell Grange Hotel, since many of the course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
holes lie square to the hotel. The club also includes a large clubhouse and a small golf shop. The course has a neighbouring course called Stressholme Golf Club.
History
The clubhouse was originally the British Pavilion in BrusselsBrussels
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which was then extended to form the current clubhouse. The course was established in the twentieth century and is unique, as it contains two masts, disguised as trees by the side of the fourth fairway.
Course structure
The parPar (score)
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for the course is 68, containing seven par 3s, eight par 4s and two par 5s. The longest hole on the course is the 13th, which is 547 yards long, measured from the competition white tee
Tee
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s. The shortest hole is the par 3 third, which is 142 yards in length. After the fourth, the player must cross a relatively busy road to get to the remaining holes. Again, after the seventh hole the player must walk along a small path to get to the 8th tee, before returning to the other side to get to the 12th tee. The player crosses the initial busy road after the 16th, to get to the 17th tee.
The course contains relatively wide fairways, though flanked by trees on either side, and bunkers surrounding all of the greens. Three ponds are found on the course, two on the second and one on the fifteenth. The course is quite unique in the way it slopes, giving many holes blind tee shots and approach shots, though most of the holes are straight, with only a few dog-leg holes. Inaccurate drives are punished severely, as there are out of bounds not far off of the fairway on numerous holes.