ARCA National Golf Day 21st July 2006

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The Belfry requires little by way of introduction. Host to four Ryder Cups the Brabazon course is the adopted home to the Ryder Cup and conjures up images of the dramatic approach over the lake on to the 18th green. If any one player put the course on the map then it was Severiano Ballesteros who performed a feat that the designers had deemed impossible. The Spaniard watched as Nick Faldo, his opponent, hit an iron into the perfect position at the tenth from which to pitch over the water onto the green. Ballesteros reached for his driver and launched the ball into orbit. It was an imperious blow, for the ball soared, then carried the trees strategically placed to stop such a shot before finishing eight feet from the hole. The hole then measured 310 yards, and a plaque marks Ballesteros's achievement and remains as evidence of the moment when The Belfry was truly born. Let’s hope our day can provide you with special memories too.