Mardyke Valley Golf Club

I have to start by saying I have played here many times before (mainly twilight) and have generally enjoyed it. The course is fine and represents good value for money. Unfortunately our experience this time was a pretty negative one.

We booked through GolfNow (2 ball). There was a 'hot deal' that was a lot cheaper, so obviously it made sense to book this. It became apparent afterwards that we had actually booked on alongside another 2 ball, but we did not have an issue with this. However, when we got to the tee it turned out they were actually a 3 ball - I can only assume one golfer had just turned up to pay on the day. What irked us somewhat is the starter let them go before us, stating it was because they had 'booked it ages ago'. Not sure why that is relevant (especially with one of them having not booked at all), the logical choice would be to let the 2 ball go first, surely? They also seemed quite new to the game, which again isn't a problem but just made the choice for them to go first even more bizarre.

I have to mention the starter some more. It's the 3rd time he's been there when I've played and I can't really say I've enjoyed any of the interactions. I find him to be quite in your face, blunt and to be honest just plain annoying. He really doesn't add anything to the experience and instead we found ourselves leaving the tee feeling agitated by talking to him.

One of the main problems with this course is that it has multiple pinch points, particularly around holes 1, 8 & 14 where groups bunch up and play becomes really slow. We teed off nearly 20 mins after our original tee time due to the first hole backlog - this after arriving to the tee in good time. We then saw two groups tee off on the 8th hole. The final straw for us was as we finished the 13th there were 3 groups waiting at the 14th tee, no idea what had happened to cause such a backlog. We waited for a few minutes, but due to the pace of play and general lack of enjoyment of the round we just walked in.

My advice to anyone who wants to play here - come late afternoon when it's cheaper, quieter and the starter as gone home, so you can actually enjoy your round. As for me, I don't intend on coming back in a while.

A very scruffy course especially fairways.
Greens very slow, bobbly and non responsive.
Could be so much better with a bit of tlc.

Mardyke Golf Course is an absolute pleasure to play. Tucked away in a peaceful setting, the course offers a great mix of challenge and playability for golfers of all skill levels. The fairways are well-kept, the greens run true, and the layout keeps things interesting from start to finish..

The facilities are solid, and it’s clear that care and effort go into maintaining the course. If you’re looking for a quality round in a scenic and laid-back environment, Mardyke is definitely worth a visit.

Course really good greens were excellant bearing in mind how much rain we have had fairways also very good

Quite a featureless course and a lot of roped off areas so you have to abandon your trolley and walk with a handful of clubs on most holes.

Had a lovely round. Course and greens in real good condition. Hit 95 with an eagle on 16.

I had a wonderful round of golf. Managed to break 100 and hit an eagle on hole 16 par 4. Hit my drive 200ish and then 9 iron from 146 yards hole in for eagle. Will never forget this hole now.

Greens were in very good condition. Fairways were dry because of the recent warm weather but not a problem.
The signage between holes was a bit of a problem especially for newcomers to the course like us.
Some of the holes were quite challenging and a course layout/ map would be very useful.

The greens were in great condition, probably the best it's ever been, the gree keepers ha e done a great job

Very nice course. Good putting green, warm up nets and chipping greens.
Not too busy. Great condition.
Greens amazing.
Friendly welcome

I’ve played here a few times. Always a great reception at pro shop. Lovely course. Not too hard but very open and playable. Some difficult holes with water in the way.
Never had any problems with pace of play.

Well kept greens and fairways, enjoyed the course, only negative was the slow play in front of us and the players behind us trying to push even though we had to wait ourselves.

Played Sunday 21st April, got round in 4 hours, no queuing after the 3rd hole, course in ok condition and value @£22 per player.

This golf course is in pretty good nick for the time of year. Fairways and greens playing well and rough not too concerning so generally easy to find Yr ball.
Reasonably well priced also .