Designed and constructed by owner Mike Lowe, the course was founded in 1996.
Location
Easily accessible from Junction 12 of the M4 - 1 mile.
Facilities
* Clubhouse
overlooking the 18 hole and serving drinks and light meals open to golfers and non golfers alike / Functions
* Golf Academy / PGA qualified Pros
* Driving Range (see information below), short game practice area with undulating greens and sand traps
Hidden away
somewhat (although well signposted)you approach the Theale Golf
Centre along a narrow strip of tarmac between the local recreation
ground and open fields with a mix of excitement and trepidation.
Upon entering the spacious car park immediately in front of
you is a modern clubhouse and to your right a small driving
range.
You pay your green fees at the bar where the welcome is average.
The bar looks inviting enough and also has a small selection
of clubs, shoes, balls etc for sale.
Onto the course and it does look in
fine shape (especially given the recent dry weather we have
been having), very green and well-cut. There are all the customary
markers on the tees including a plan of each hole (something
so often missing on the cheaper pay & plays).
The course is parkland and nestles
nicely between the quaint hamlet of North Street and the M4
motorway, the noise from which on one or two holes could be
a little off-putting for some.
As I have said the course is in fine
shape with well-cut fairways, well-kept bunkers and green
that are springy and well-maintained. There is a good selection
of mature trees of different types and sizes as well as a
number of small streams and even the odd pylon or two. There
are also a few original artefacts dotted around the course
that pay testimony to the courses history. There is also a
decent amount of shade should the sun beat down as it did
on me today.
Overall this is a well-designed course
that makes the most of this most pleasant piece of rural Berkshire.
Challenging enough for the better golfer (although maybe not
for the lowest handicappers) yet forgiving enough for the
less able.
As for value-for-money, at £18
for 18 holes (£12 for 9) weekdays and £25 at weekends
it is not the cheapest around. It is a great day's golf so
therefore the price is probably justified although it is competing
with other clubs offering the same standards at a lower cost.
(NB Review posted August 15, 2005, prices have since changed) These prices are also 'per round' not 'per day' as is becoming
the fashion.
Interestingly enough (in this day and
age) Theale Golf Centre does NOT have a web presence! (NB Review posted August 15, 2005, the Club now
has a website, see top of page)
Overall a highly recommended course.
Phil Knott August 15, 2005
Very disappointed. The course was in poor condition, with mole hills everywhere and some greens were damaged. Tees were poor. Also the course has drainage problems. There are better courses in the area for the money. Craig Froude February 17, 2008
Driving Range
Hours
8am to dusk weekdays, 7am to 7pm weekends
Bays
6 covered bays, 4 open bays and a target area reaching 280yards
Heated
0
Automatic Teeing
N/A
Floodlit
N/A
Prices
£3.00 for 50 balls
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