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Barra Golf Club - West Coast, Scotland
June 18, 2013

Just read the review (Readable on the course page) and wanted to offer a different take on it. I know it was 2008 but I'm a slow reader. Simply couldn't agree less. Played it the previous year, 2007, with 4 or 5 clubs in a pencil bag. Most of what the reviewer says is absolutely correct, although the greens were definitely puttable(?).
Struggled to find where to go, never did find the 6th tee, lost a dozen golf balls (at least) one or two down the middle of the fairways, it's the wild flowers that confused me. So what? It was truly fabulous. One of the best golfing experiences I've had. Real golf, breathtaking views, just wonderful, makes you glad to be alive. Accept it's a bit of a problem for the manicured, corporate, couldn't possibly play without a buggy set. Also can't speak for the silent Captain, but maybe he felt like me that the previous reviewer just doesn't get it? Sorry.
Mark: 10
Value For Money: Good
Kevin Thurlow

Golf des Fontenelles - Pays de la Loire - France
June 17, 2013

Resort course layout of 6,500 yards with a SSS of 71 strokes. I played in 2008 (twice), and recently in June 2013 (four times) the 2013 course has been changed a little but still retains its cosmetic appeal. Playing off a handicap of 10 the layout is not all that difficult providing you keep the ball on the fairway, off the fairway balls can be easily lost, in the many drains, and water traps so if your driving is a bit erratic take extra ammunition with you. Greens are slow to medium in pace so the lower handicapper may well find this a problem early on, but they are flat. Water everywhere, and bunkers in abundance - its good fun.
All in all this track is a great holiday course with the opportunity to score very low, the ambience is lovely, so if you have the chance to play Fontenelles then don't miss it. 40 euro per round May - June in July prices do go up.
Off Course :- Bistro - Bar is friendly offering snacks and meals from 11:30 am each day. Restaurant is recommended locally but is pricey Golf Reception is open from 8:30 with English speaking receptionists. Course can get busy so book in advance if you can.
Mark: 7
Value For Money: Fair
Terry Sullivan

Withernsea Golf Club - East Yorkshire
June 16, 2013

This may not be the best golf club in Yorkshire but it could easily claim to be one of the most welcoming.
Recent alterations and some shrewd tree planting schemes have made it more than interesting.
Congratulations to greenkeeping staff on its superb condition.
Mark: 7
Value For Money: Good
John Foley

Tyneside Golf Club - Durham
June 16, 2013

Super parkland course in excellent condition - would recommend to anyone. Lovely clubhouse with friendly staff. Only downside was the food - very poor.
Mark: 8
Value For Money: Good
Pete Smalling

Oakleaf (Aycliffe) Golf Complex - Durham
June 11, 2013

2nd time I have played this course. After the 1st time I said I would never return as the fairways and greens were terrible. Returned for the 2nd time against my better judgement, what a difference, a real credit to the groundsmen. The course was in fantastic condition. If your a beginner its not a scary course but is still a challenge for the better golfer. For the price is certainly worth a look.
Mark: 7
Value For Money: Good
Andy

West Kent Golf Club - Kent
June 10, 2013

Just wanted to play at West Kent and was horrified at the cost of a green fee.... £75 what do they think they are doing. Have played there many times and do not think it is worth that much money!!!!!
Mark: 1
Value For Money: Poor
Anonymous

Malkins Bank Golf Club - Cheshire
June 8, 2013

Attended a club away day(Duxbury Park),on 7th June 2013.From the moment we got there,hospitallity was outstanding.Kind,warm staff and very efficient.Bacon butty excellent.
9 holes (front )played am.Tricky front 9. If you drive long,but are not on your game.It can punish you. Back in Clubhouse lunch time, for great soup and sandwich. Comfortable wait between eating and 18 holes .
Played 18 in afternoon,back 9 more interesing than front. Some lovely holes. Back in for evening meal. Excellent roast beef and veg,all first class.Real deal meal.Home made, an beef excellent, again, service and hospitallity first rate.
It was nice to see our club was made welcome via lots of printed A4 sheets,also having the starter at first tee was excellent.Very friendly bloke,nothing was to much trouble.
The greens were mentioned by some as to not being in greatest condition.For me they were ok. Same for everybody,it is about putting and adapting. Our winner got 40pts, so cannot be that bad.
Had a great day,thank you all at Malkins Bank.Hope we come back.
Mark: 10
Value For Money: Good
martin sales

The Point at Polzeath - Cornwall
June 8, 2013

I play this course 3 times during one week in June each year. The club has new owners and the facilities are significantly improved with an excellent club house and sports bar/restaurant. The menu is very good. The course is very pleasing to the eye with numerous points to take in the excellent views of the local countryside and the course itself. The course is challenging with many climbs and dips and blind tee shots but is somewhat unforgiving of the stray ball with anything beyond the limited first cut finding deep grass and scrub on every hole. This can be overly punitive on your card in addition to the loss of balls. There are only two holes where a ball can stray from one fairway to another so perhaps not everyone's experience of a parkland course. The bunkers are clean cut but thin on sand. Greens are tidy but need some attention to be of a standard worthy of the rest of the course. I go back for the challenge and the delight of a course that uses the rolling geography to fabulous effect.
Mark: 7
Value For Money: Fair
J. Patterson

Beeston Fields Golf Club - Notts
June 7, 2013

Awful 'welcome'. Booked and paid for a tee time online but, on arrival, was told this would not be honoured. Was then told that there were plenty of times available, but would have to pay the full in-person rate. Have since read about the club's stuffy, outdated attitude and fully agree with this. The club will struggle to attract new members.
Mark: 1
Value For Money: Poor
Andy Greaves

Ash Valley Golf Club - Hertfordshire
June 6, 2013

friendly staff and good food course improved best i have ever seen it fairways very good greens and bunkers best ever views round the course make it an enjoyable round usually steve barker club pro on hand to give advise or improve your golf with lessons
Mark: 10
Value For Money: Good
bill griffiths

Scraptoft Golf Club - Leicestershire
June 6, 2013

The course was superbly presented and was a credit to the green staff. Our members appreciated it so much that a number of them would like to play it again in the not too distant future. The meal and drinks service was excellent and special mention must also go to the Professional for ensuring our day ran so smoothly.
Value For Money: Good
Andy Mee

Scraptoft Golf Club - Leicestershire
June 5, 2013

Following our visit on Monday 3rd June 2013 I just wanted to formally record our great satisfaction for the reception we enjoyed at Scraptoft Golf Club. Everyone made us so welcome. In particular I would like to thank Simon Wood for his excellent arrangements and flexibility. The day went smoothly due in no small part to Simon's efforts. Can you also pass on my best wishes to Captain Michael Creasey for his warm greeting and hospitality The course was superbly presented and was a credit to the green staff. Our members appreciated it so much that a number of them would like to play it again in the not too distant future. Could you also convey our appreciation to the caterers? The meal was excellent and I am only sorry that our timings for the meal went a little awry. You now have 40 advocates for the delights of Scraptoft Golf Club.
Thank you one again for a truly wonderful day.
Mark: 10
Value For Money: Good
Alan Lowen

De Gelpenberg Golf Club - Drente - Netherlands
June 4, 2013

Een juweeltje verscholen in het rustige Drentse landschap. De greens en fairways zijn over het algemeen in een (zeer) goede staat. Deze park/bosbaan heeft alles voor hoge- en lage handicappers in huis. Op verschillende plaatsen wordt de ruf kort gehouden door schapen (niet altijd), maar wel een aparte ervaring. Dat maakt het golfen op deze baan tot een heerlijke natuur wandeling waar de score toch wat minder belangrijk is. Het restaurant heeft heerlijke hapjes en voor ieder wat wils om de culinaire wensen in te vullen.
Mark: 9
Value For Money: Good
Ruud Helsdingen



Diamond Country Club - The Country Club Atzenbrugg - Lower Austria

June 4, 2013

Excellent challenging golf course with water on nearly every hole especially enjoyed the 2nd 9 with the run of holes from 10 - 16
Mark: 9
Value For Money: Good
Paul Knight

Golf de Beaune Levernois - Bourgogne - France
June 3, 2013

The first shock was the price of a round, ok, it was Sunday, but 65 Euros for this region was high. In hindsight I should have demanded a refund and left the course when my 2 euros for 28 range balls deposited a mixture of ancient range balls and mud in equal measure into my basket. The range itself is a field with a few randomly placed at distances unrelated to the number on them.. The range mats were in poor repair and the range itself was, to be fair, in even worse repair than the mats. Away from the range the chipping green and putting greens were in very good shape.
Sadly the same could not be said for the course as far too many fairways had huge areas that were quagmires and so totally unplayable. You had no need of the local rule for pick and place because every ball plugged wherever it landed, this of course made the longer holes too long, which can take a bit of the fun out of the game.
This maybe a good course when it is dry, but I have my doubts, things like filthy range balls and ripped up fairways without GUR markings tend to be symptoms of underlying problems.
I would not recommend this course to anyone especially since there are so many cheaper and considerably maintained courses within close proximity to this one.
Go to one of them.
Mark: 1
Value For Money: Poor
Sean Cunningham

Royal Dornoch Golf Club- Caithness & Sutherland - Scotland
May 29, 2013

Royal Dornoch - Struie
good course , well prepared. greens a bit slow but very smooth and true. clubhouse very welcoming with excellent food and drink.
Mark: 10
Value For Money: Good
taylornw May 29, 2013

Tain - Inverness - Scotland
May 29, 2013

fantastic course. friendly helpful staff. nice food. good value. play here and you wont be disappointed.
Mark: 10
Value For Money: Good
taylornw

Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Club - Inverness - Scotland
May 29, 2013

course is nothing special but is well looked after with good greens. worth a look though as the scenery is fantastic. good value with 2 for 1 voucher.
Mark: 8
Value For Money: Good
taylornw

La Torre Best Golf, Roldan/Murcia - Spain
May 27, 2013

Have been there this May, golf was completely overshadowed by the animal cruelty I have seen. Dead cats in the golf lakes. When the golf club did not give me any satisfactory answers I asked around and found out that some of the residents, mostly British, hate the stray cats so much that they kill them and throw them into the lakes.
This is sick! How do you explain this behaviour to your kids whom you bring up to respect all life on this planet? I am not willing to spend my money in a golf resort that tolerates such behaviour. So this surely was my first AND LAST visit to La Torre Golf Resort, part of Polaris World, in Roldan/Murcia/Spain
Mark: 1
Value For Money: Fair
John M. Caren

Tain - Inverness - Scotland
May 24, 2013

friendly welcoming golf club. staff were excellent. course was fantastic.
Mark: 10
Value For Money: Good
wilson

Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Club - Inverness - Scotland
May 24, 2013

warm and friendly welcome. course is fairly ordinary but was in good condition and the scenery was amazing.
Mark: 7
Value For Money: Good
wilson

Royal Dornoch Golf Club- Caithness & Sutherland - Scotland
May 24, 2013

Struie
nice course in excellent condition although the greens were a bit slow. warm welcome in the clubhouse,good food,good service. a very enjoyable day despite the rather poor weather.
Mark: 10
Value For Money: Good
Wilson

Fray Bentos Golf Club - Uruguay
May 24, 2013

Fray Bentos Golf Club is a 9 hole course designed by A. MacKenzie. One of three that he has done here in Uruguay. Two of them, Fray Bentos and Cerro were built for the English workers and managers at meat packing plants using during WWII in Fray Bentos and Montevideo.
Fray Bentos is a great 9 hole course with two tee boxes for each hole. Sometimes, they are just several yards apart on the same teeing ground. But a few are set up on different teeing grounds.  Water in play on 4 holes, OB on the left side of 4 holes. Several fairways are lined with trees and 2 holes have trees in play in the fairway. Caddy's are available for $450 pesos and worth every peso. I don't know if rental clubs or pull carts are available. There is no pro shop, only a few gloves and balls for sale. During the week, there is a very limited snack shop. Best to bring it with you. There are no bathrooms or drinking water on course. There is a driving range and a putting practice area. There are no riding carts available. The course design would make it difficult to use one. There are several places where you have to cross drainage ditches and a creek. The course is closed on Mondays. There is a clay tennis court and a handball area.
Traveling Golfer

Long Vien Golf Club - Laos
May 22, 2013

Yes it is a nice golf course and the brillant locker rooms with machines for massage and every things you need
Mark: 10
Patrick

Orpington Golf Centre, Cray Valley - Kent
May 21, 2013

Played Cray last weekend afternoon. Been playing the course for years as it is local and was good value. New management ! £29 for a afternoon Saturday round. No buggies No Rakes in any bunkers pin positions must have been placed by the kids wheel spinning around the course on motorbikes as two or three placements would have been a challenge for tiger ! 3 paces on cup on a 30 degree angle .. Not an even tee you are playing up and down. Cray was always a no thrills no spills pay and play public course. But I can now understand why it is empty !! Before playing try Birchwood or Chelsfield.
Mark: 1
Value For Money: Poor
Paul Hoffman

Yelverton Golf Club - Devon
May 21, 2013

I joined here from Boringdon Park just over a year ago - the best move I ever made on the golf course. Boringdon Park is absolutely terrible and Yelverton is a terrific course - certainly and by far the best course in the Plymouth/West Devon/East Cornwall area. It's playable on proper tees & greens all year around and offers plenty for everyone - there are both short & long versions of par 3's, par 4's & par 5's. You have to be accurate but you also have to hit the ball a decent distance. It offers scoring opportunities on the front 9 but the back 9 (particularly the stretch from 10 to 13, known to members as The Murder Mile - over 1500 yards covering 4 holes with no par 5's - 3 long par 4's & a tricky par 3) makes a score very difficult to maintain. It also has a difficult closing stretch from 16 - 18. To sum up, it's a tremendous course and will test every facet of your game - if you don't hit it straight/keep your ball in play, you will pay the price. It's the best conditioned course around and nature has designed it, rather than some guy with a big ego and more money than sense trying to create something out of nothing and failing miserably, as is so often the case with new courses nowadays. Yelverton has been around for over 100 years for a reason!
Mark: 10
Value For Money: Good
Neil Harris

South Herefordshire Golf Club
May 20, 2013

Disappointing - we were charged £21 including the 2 for 1 vouchers; £42 would have been very steep indeed for this course.
The Pro was not eactly welcoming, the course itself is not too bad; set in beautiful countryside; but the greens really do need some work.
Had brief snack afterwards - the baguettes turned out to be mini rolls and the coffee was like a babicino.
bit of a shame......it could easily be much better than it is
Mark: 3
Value For Money: Poor
dafttea

Burnley Golf Club (Glen View)
May 20, 2013

Played in their Mixed Open on 19th May. The course was very wet with little or no grass on the fairways but plenty of moss. The greens were some of the worst I have ever played on. There are a lot of blind tee shots making it very dangerous as you don't know who or what is over the hill. Not recommended.
Mark: 1
Value For Money: Poor
Trevor Lush

Orpington Golf Centre/Cray Valley
May 19, 2013

Please do not waste your £29 on this course. Played it yesterday and was extremely disappointed. No thought was given to pin placements and on the 14th the pin was actually placed 8 inches from the ridge that runs across the green making it virtually impossible. On 4 other holes the pins were placed on slopes when there were perfectly good flat spots on the green. The tee boxes are all uneven and no thought had been given to their placement. I understand the need to rotate pins and tee boxes but these were ridiculous. At one point a motor bike came across the 14th tee with 3 kids on it and not once did I see a Marshall on the course yet some guy flogging drinks appeared 4 times. Hardly any of the green side bunkers had rakes in them so you can imagine the state of the bunkers and on the 6th greenside bunker there was more weeds than sand. The staff were friendly enough but there were no buggies available despite being told on the phone before we booked that the course was not busy. I have been playing here for 20 years and this is the worse value for money experience I have ever had at this course. £29 for pay and play is expensive.
Mark: 2
Value For Money: Poor
Lee Pollard

Draycote Hotel & Whitefields Golf Club - Warks
May 12, 2013

Very disappointed having read the previous reviews. Tired driving range, poorly stocked golf shop, tee boxes covered with divots and weeds, fairway grass not thick enough so can't be cut to the proper length, poorly maintained bunkers and some of the worst greens I've seen in a long time - firm, lumpy and full of holes. Many other courses in the area in much better condition and have much cheaper food & drink prices. Shame, because it has the potential to be a good golf course.
Mark: 3
Value For Money: Poor
Mike A

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