Ampleforth College
Golf Club
Golf Club
COURSE DEVELOPMENT - KEY DATES
CLUB
1972 – Club formed.
1983 – Club affiliated to EGU.
1986 – Club assumes full responsibility for maintenance of the course and for some machinery and equipment.
1992 – Club assumes full responsibility for the provision of all machinery and equipment.
2000 – Club negotiates renewal of lease to 2021.
2001 – Club obtains planning permission for clubhouse.
CLUB
1972 – Club formed.
1983 – Club affiliated to EGU.
1986 – Club assumes full responsibility for maintenance of the course and for some machinery and equipment.
1992 – Club assumes full responsibility for the provision of all machinery and equipment.
2000 – Club negotiates renewal of lease to 2021.
2001 – Club obtains planning permission for clubhouse.
2006 – Club renews planning permission for clubhouse.
COURSE
1960 – Course (9 holes) constructed, advised by Arthur Howell, professional at the York Golf Club.
1983 – New hole (10 holes in total), course measured, holes renumbered, and SSS of 63 allocated. Length – 4065 yards.
1986-90 – Bunkers relined, refilled and surrounds returfed. Tees extended and returfed.
1991 – First green moved and constructed in safer position.
1992 – Putting green introduced.
1993 – New third tee constructed.
1994 – New eighteenth tee constructed. New fairway bunkers on third hole.
1995 – Additional land acquired for two new holes. New bunkers for the second hole constructed.
1996 – New sixth tee constructed.
1997 – Two new holes opened for play, three short par 3's closed (back to 9 holes), course measured, holes renumbered, and SSS of 69 allocated. Length – 5567 yards.
1998 – Ninth green lifted, remodelled, drained, gravel and sand base inserted, and returfed. Third green extended.
1999 – First green lifted, remodelled, drained, gravel and sand base inserted, and returfed.
2000 – Second green lifted, remodelled, drained, gravel and sand base inserted, and returfed.
2001 – New sixth green constructed with drainage, gravel and sand base inserted, and turfed.
2002 – New seventh green constructed with drainage, gravel and sand base inserted, and turfed. New eighth tee constructed.
2003 – New eighth green constructed with drainage, gravel and sand base inserted, and turfed.
2004 – New seventeenth tee constructed. New sixth tee constructed.
2005 – New first tee, new putting green, and short game practice area introduced. Course measured. Holes renumbered. Length – 5600 yards.
2006 – Review of bunkering. Second tee extended and path created from 1 st green to second tee.
2007 – First phase of bunker review completed with the addition of three new bunkers on the 4/13 th hole.
Bunker review report here
1960 – Course (9 holes) constructed, advised by Arthur Howell, professional at the York Golf Club.
1983 – New hole (10 holes in total), course measured, holes renumbered, and SSS of 63 allocated. Length – 4065 yards.
1986-
1991 – First green moved and constructed in safer position.
1992 – Putting green introduced.
1993 – New third tee constructed.
1994 – New eighteenth tee constructed. New fairway bunkers on third hole.
1995 – Additional land acquired for two new holes. New bunkers for the second hole constructed.
1996 – New sixth tee constructed.
1997 – Two new holes opened for play, three short par 3's closed (back to 9 holes), course measured, holes renumbered, and SSS of 69 allocated. Length – 5567 yards.
1998 – Ninth green lifted, remodelled, drained, gravel and sand base inserted, and returfed. Third green extended.
1999 – First green lifted, remodelled, drained, gravel and sand base inserted, and returfed.
2000 – Second green lifted, remodelled, drained, gravel and sand base inserted, and returfed.
2001 – New sixth green constructed with drainage, gravel and sand base inserted, and turfed.
2002 – New seventh green constructed with drainage, gravel and sand base inserted, and turfed. New eighth tee constructed.
2003 – New eighth green constructed with drainage, gravel and sand base inserted, and turfed.
2004 – New seventeenth tee constructed. New sixth tee constructed.
2005 – New first tee, new putting green, and short game practice area introduced. Course measured. Holes renumbered. Length – 5600 yards.
2006 – Review of bunkering. Second tee extended and path created from 1 st green to second tee.
2007 – First phase of bunker review completed with the addition of three new bunkers on the 4/13 th hole.
Bunker review report here
2008 – Second phase of bunker review completed with the addition of two new bunkers and reconstruction of the green side bunker on the 5/14 th hole.