Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Country Club

Would have been good but not well maintained long rough no sand in bickers enjoyed it but very long walk between some of the holes but value for money that we payed

First time on this course. Understandably the course has yet to catch up with its full maintenance regime due to covid. however this is still a great course and a big challenge. Very long course and the long grass in places and unforgiving rough added to the challenge,. Despite this it was good value for money.

Second time playing the course today. Compared to the great conditions I played in 2 years ago, the course seems to have let itself down somewhat. The course appears overgrown in large parts and the greens were in terrible condition full of moss and bobbles. As for the bunkers, the less said about those the better. Such a shame that a once great course has come to this. Serious TLC needed in order to stop this course going down the pan.

Having played this great course I was dismayed to see the conditions of it .Bunkers overgrown and greens patchy and bare.Not a greenkeeper in site .Owners should hang their heads in shame.

Very disappointing
The greens were attrotious, very little grass, plenty moss and are patches.
The bunkers were full of weeds and haddened been raked for months.
The grass around bunkers was 1 foot high and full of weeds.
No strimmers been used for months.
Signage for Tees were no existing on a few holes

Fairways were nice. Rough was heavy and quite harsh. Bunkers need a lot of attention. Greens were probably the worst I have ever seen. Other courses at this time are in much better condition.

Great location and course for long hitters but in these early stages of recovery the course requires a lot of TLC.

Hard to give an honest review of this course and facilities due to the circumstances of covid 19.So here it is.
Very friendly member of staff who explained how the course was playing,eg bunkers were classed as gur ,landed in a few ,not many people taking care of course but apart from some greens being a little bit sparse of grass and bumpy it was a lovely course to play,smashin setting ,score could have been better or a lot worse due to green condition as i said .
This is a course you need to play a few times to get the right line for the second/third shot and i would recommend this to anyone who likes a challenge
There are not many courses i have played that i would like to play again but this is definately one of them and for the price of a round its good value for money,oh before i forget great to have a tee thats level /flat ,makes a big difference when teeing off

Never get tired playing at Cardrona, fantastic course and the location and scenery is beautiful.. You always receive a warm welcome from the staff in the pro shop who are very friendly and helpful. The condition of the course is some what below it’s usual standard because of lockdown but this shouldn’t put anyone off returning here, wish I lived closer to Peebles as I would take out a membership.

The course was surprisingly dry. The greens had been holotyned and rolled flat so putting was pretty true, if a bit slow , but it is January.
The professional was very welcoming.

The overall quality of maintenance of the fairways was extremely poor. The fairways were left long and were almost like light rough.

The greens were again very poorly maintained covered in debris and moss.

I would not recommend in its current state

Would have more chance if you used a pitch wedge on the green rather than a putter

Having played Cardrona several times I was really shocked at how poor the course has become. Granted we have been in isolation running with reduced Staff but when compared to other courses in the area Cardrona is in shocking conditions. Greens are damaged beyond repair with disease all over the surface. Border line unplayable greens which is a great shame as the course layout is so good.

Really like this course as it has some great holes. Love the location amongst the hills and by the river. It does need a bit of upkeep at the moment, but hopefully sorted soon.

Staff in shop very friendly and helpful, course in great condition long but very enjoyable. Had a very enjoyable game. Course is a long walk. Recommend to everyone.

Nice layout very individual holes, you will not stray onto another fairway!

Played as a two ball Saturday afternoon at 2.
36pm and got round in four hours. Paid £18.00 each. Never been to a course where there was not one set of tees under 6000 yards. The red tees are over that distance and that's a long course for most club ladies. This is a good layout in the river Tweed floodplain. There is a public footpath going through it and whilst this is not a problem the number of dog and other walkers just wandering along the golf course could be. Wide generous fairways and some long par 3's. Tees ando fairways in great condition and greens looked threadbare but played ok. Been quite dry so fairways ran a bit not sure how wet it gets in winter as right alongside river.If in the area would definitely recommend as a venue. Staff in pro shop were friendly. Can't comment on food or bar as did not have time to use them. Have to say the hotel itself could do with a spruce up. Would happily play again