Large Burnham And Berrow Fire Causes Course Damage

A huge fire burnt through the rough between six holes of the Somerset links course this weekend

burnham and berrow fire

A huge fire burnt through the rough between six holes of the Somerset links course this weekend

Large Burnham And Berrow Fire Causes Course Damage

A large fire destroyed parts of the course at Burnham and Berrow Golf Club in Somerset over the weekend.

The links course, which ranks 31st in the Golf Monthly UK&I Top 100 Courses list, lost all of its rough between holes 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

The huge fire started near the course's reservoir and burned during a Somerset vs Cornwall county match, with players posting videos and pictures online.

The match had to be abandoned.

The course, like many others across the UK at the moment, has a smoking ban due to the ongoing heatwave.

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Burnham and Berrow tweeted that they believed the fire may have been started deliberately.

The fire was contained with the help of six fire engines along with help from the club's greenkeepers who managed to activate the course's pop up sprinkler system.

An overhead view of the area affected by the fire

Forunately nobody was hurt and, incredibly, the course was open for play today.

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Burnham and Berrow tweeted, "Everyone please be careful in these hot conditions, we wanted to share these videos and photos of what happened on course today to highlight the importance of being careful. It’s a sad day but we are still open for play tomorrow and determined to bounce back!"

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Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


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