Longridge Golf Club

Longridge Golf Club
	The golf club's logo reflects its history with Preston Cycling Club
Club information
	Location in Lancashire
Coordinates	53°50′46″N 2°34′14″W / 53.8462°N 2.5706°W
Location	Fell Barn,; Forty Acre Lane,; Longridge Fell,; Longridge,; England
Established	1915 (109 years ago)
Type	Public
Total holes	18
Website	https://www.longridgegolfclub.co.uk/
Course
Par	70
Length	5,904 yards

Longridge Golf Club, in Longridge, England, was founded around 1915,^[1] making it one of the oldest golf clubs in the county of Lancashire.^[2] Situated on Longridge Fell's Forty Acre Lane, the elevation of the clubhouse is 744 feet (227 m),^[3] which is about 400 feet below that of the fell's peak. It is a par 70, 5,904-yard course.^[4]

Course[edit]

The course became eighteen holes, from its original nine, in 1971.^[1] Four of these holes (1, 2, 17 and 18) are located on the southern side of Forty Acre Lane and run north–south or south–north; the other fourteen, on the northern side of the road, follow the ridge of the fell, allowing for largely 180-degree views of not only the immediate West Lancashire area (most prominently the Vale of Chipping) but also into the Yorkshire Dales to the northeast.

History[edit]

Preston Cycling Club, who were looking for a new home, merged with the already established golf club on 17 March 1917.^[1] It was known as Preston Cycling Club and Longridge Golf Club until the 1960s, and the golf club's logo still references this connection.^[1]

Gallery[edit]

The clubhouse, Fell Barn,^[5] pictured in 2006
One of the four greens on the southern section of the course
Looking south towards Blackburn
A view from the northern side of Forty Acre Lane across the Vale of Chipping to Parlick and Fair Snape Fell
Towards the Yorkshire Dales