Don't be fooled by the yardage
for Southwick Park!
There is enough here to really test your game and some
great holes, in particular the 1st, 4th, 11th and the last 3 are a real challenge.
It weaves it way around Southwick Park lake and you play over streams regularly
throughout your round. As mentioned before, the 4th is a great test. The welcome
in the clubhouse is always warm and the food is tasty and competitively priced.
I have played this course regularly over the past 10 years and its condition &
presentation continue to improve dramatically, especially from spring through
to late autumn; the greens are good and difficult to read. All in all, a friendly,
amiable golf club. Steve Searle October 25, 2006
I played this
course for the 1st time in January 2007. NIce course to play for the cost but
found that the fairways were poorly maintained and the greens were like the fairways
should be.
Interesting course though and worth visiting. Friendly staff at
the shop service with a smile and advise if asked. Edd even removed my old studs
and replaced them with the new ones I had just purchased. Nice guy. Steve
Armstrong February 1, 2007
In reply to previous review, unfortunately
we were unable to cut the fairways at this time due to the sustained period of
rain. Glad you found the staff friendly, please visit us again now and you will
see a significant difference in the maintenance of the course. Neil Palmer
March 30, 2007
Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to reply
and getting in touch so promptly. I am Chairman of the Greens for 2007. With regards
to
my earlier comments: We had the decision made for us (continuous rain)
in the early part of the year and could not cut the fairways until they had drained
properly, it took about 7 days, otherwise we would have severely damaged them.
We are situated in a pretty valley and surrounded by farmers fields so you could
imagine after all the rain we had in the early part of the year this was the only
option open to us. We have just significantly invested in new equipment and were
very frustrated at the delay in being
able to put it to good use, however
now it is showing signs of really improving. With our true rollers the greens
are the fastest they have ever
been and the fairways are lush, although cut
to the correct length. I was sorry to hear your reader had a disappointing visit,
but wanted to address
the comments. We are very proud of our course and wish
for all of our visitors to have an enjoyable time. Neil Palmer March
31, 2007
(Chairman of the Greens for 2007)
Having played this course during a break in this year's monsoons, I must say what a pleasure it was to find the course in excellent condition.
A friendly welcome in the pro shop and a course that had true, well maintained greens. This made for good fair test of golf. The course is not the longest but has many hazards including the river Wallington, a lake which the course follows around and well placed bunkering.
All combined making this an enjoyable challenge for all handicaps. Ian Thomas July 17, 2007
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