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BURNLEY GOLF CLUB probably ranks amongst the top five favourite courses of most golfers connected to the East Lancashire Golf Association. Those who visit always make a vow to return.
It is a James Braid designed course which weaves across the West Pennine Moors making excellent use of the contours of the land.
Founded in 1905 as a nine-hole course, Glen View was lengthened to 18 holes in 1914. In the years since then, the course has been continually improved, as has the clubhouse itself, making available modern facilities to members and visitors alike.
Fair but challenging, the Glen View course (as Burnley Golf Club is known locally) stands on the fringe of the Habergham Eaves moors. It is a course which makes excellent use of the rolling countryside and offers a true test to golfers of every standard.
There are four par threes and one par five for a total of 69, but when the wind blows several of the par four holes play more like par fives!
Glen View has a number of holes to challenge the best golfer but many would rate the 5th as the most difficult, with out of bounds all the way down one side and a water hazard (river) all the way across the fairway. This same river, incidentally, has to be negotiated on the 3rd, 4th and 17th holes.
The hole classed as the easiest according to the stroke index can, on occasion, prove to be the most difficult. From the tee, the 18th is a straightforward downhill hole requiring a good tee shot, but there is an intimidating out-of-bounds field on the right-hand side and when the prevailing wind blows, five off the tee is by no means uncommon! This hole has spoilt many a good card. The par threes are all testing for different reasons, with the 11th regarded as our ‘signature’ hole.
As well as being a very pleasant place to enjoy a round of golf, Glen View offers magnificent panoramic views. One can look over the town itself, with Turf Moor home of Burnley FC in regular view. The surrounding villages are all in sight and beyond Pendle Hill can be seen the 'Three Peaks' of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-Ghent, and on a very clear day the Lakeland hills come into view. Over to east there is a good view of the Cliviger wind farm in operation.
Visitors are assured of a warm welcome at Burnley Golf Club |