Course Overview

Named after the magnificent tree dominating the right-hand side of the fairway, this tree is of such age as to appear individually on some of the earliest OS maps. To the right of the fairway, there is also an ancient barn formerly used for storing hay in the days when the land was part of the local estate’s Home Farm. This long par 5 plays into the prevailing wind making getting home in two a rare event! Once you reach the green it is guarded by two bunkers and a small run-off area to the left. A very challenging start to the back 9.

This par 4 is a 90 degree dogleg to the right, The hole places a premium on an accurate drive as a bunker and deep rough await an over-hit drive whilst anything short of the elbow will make it difficult to find the green. Once around the corner the green is protected by three bunkers on the right-hand side and to the right of the bunkers there is out of bounds.

The second par 3 is into the prevailing wind and slightly uphill. The green has difficult run-off areas to three sides and is protected to front left and right side by deep bunkers. There is deep rough and hawthorn bushes to the rear of the green and out of bounds beyond the bunker to the right. A par here always feels a well-earned one off the medal tee.

This is the club’s ‘Signature Hole’. Long-hitters will often consider going straight over the marsh, whilst the more cautious take the safe route down the left of the fairway. Either approach requires a drive of great accuracy to facilitate access to the green with your second shot. The green is cut into the banking and is two-tier and can produce the most devilish of puts. The approach shot is further complicated by 3 strategically placed bunkers in front of the green.

As one Past Captain famously said this hole is a "quarter of a mile" . The hole is played form an elevated tee from which, to the north east, you have views all the way to Teesside and the North Yorkshire Moors and to the west you have a view up Wensleydale. Just perfect on a summer’s evening. The playing of the hole requires a long straight drive which will benefit from the downhill part if a carry of 170 yards can be achieved. The approach is then to a green well framed by trees and protected to front left and right by two large bunkers.

Named after a famous 18th Century racehorse, reputed to be buried under the tee. All of the trouble on this hole is on the right, out of bounds awaits stray tee shots, whilst wayward approach shots can fall down the large bank. Cherry trees planted on the bank above and to the left of the green .

The last par 3 on the course and the shortest on the card, but don’t be fooled by the yardage, if you miss this green getting up and down from one of the two bunkers or from the run-off areas in front of the green is never an easy task. This hole also has another ancient stone barn to the right of the hole which historically and currently serves as a livestock shelter.

This hole has a large copse to the left of the green which was planted to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. These trees together with the one guarding the green on the right, make for a difficult approach and it is essential that attention is paid to placing your tee shot in the correct place. Add to this the two bunkers to the right of the fairway and great imagination is required to find a shot to the green.

A great finishing hole that plays up the hill towards the clubhouse with a slight dog-leg left to right. The name of the hole is derived from the ditch which forms part of the boundary to the left of the hole and is the dividing line between the parkland attaching to Bedale Hall and the course. A good drive and a good approach are rewarded, anything that strays will find trees to the right and out of bounds to the left of the green. Always a rewarding par to finish.