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3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 6469 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Spa Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1907
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Spa

Available Activities

Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Great Britain & Ireland (2021 #13)

Reviews

4.1
64 Reviews (64)
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Reviews 90
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
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Previously Played

Windy in the spa

Due to busy golf course played back 1st and front 2nd,only criticism is tees not numbered so if not familiar with course......,took a while to find 14 got in way of few golfers,sorry!,but once got tee-ing off enjoyed my day just the challenging wind

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Greens and fairways in great condition.

Played the course on Tuesday afternoon and it was quiet. I hadn’t played the course before. Greens and fairways were in very good condition. A bit hilly. But overall it was great value for money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Enjoyable course

Course was in very good condition...tee boxes, fairway and greens.
Previous comment relating to sloping tee boxes seemed to be now fixed. Quite a few boxes relayed as grass seemed very new.
Would definitely play here again...an interesting course with a good variety of different holes.
Not too difficult and very few out if bounds areas.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Spa Golf Course

Great Weather for time of year.
Greens and Fairways In Great shape for time of year.
Long course so fits bit hitters unless you have alot of shots from handicap
very enjoyable

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great condition

For December this course was in fantastic condition. Fairways still firm. Greens were beautiful and true. Buggies allowed .... in December..... in Ireland. .... what more can I say !!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lovely Course

I played on a Sunday morning with 2 friends and all 3 of us loved the course. It was nice to play off tee boxes and still on the proper greens. The entire course was in excellent conditions (a couple of bumpy greens) and we all loved the layout.

I will definitely play this again and would strongly recommend to anyone.

I had a good round too which definitely helps

Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyable parkland course

Very enjoyable parkland course with a number of stand-out holes. Suffering a bit from the current drought but the greens were excellent and true. Surprisingly hilly. Well-appointed modern clubhouse.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very challenging course

Great course in great surroundings. And definitely a course you need a few rounds in to get the read of it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Slow

I had a coffee after 9holes, hoping that I’d feel less frustrated by the slowness of play. Nope.
Don’t go there. Even the coffee is horrendous .

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

People cutting at the 10th hole

As a former member of this course one of the reasons I left was people cutting in at the 10th hole.we were out quite early but when we reached the 10th 3 four balls had cut in ,in front of us.To make things worse the first tee box was free.It has been a problem at this Course for years they really need to sort it out

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

great parkland course

My favourite course in Northern Ireland from so many points of view - the layout the condition of the greens etc and the fairways One little bugbear which applies to many courses - from the newcomer's angle make sure that there are no ambiguities to do with signing and directions. One should not have to search for the next tee it should be clearly pointed out. The clubhouse is almost luxurious, the facilities excellent every contact with the staff totally satisfying.and helpful.And of course the club is situated in the unrivalled beauty of the rolling county down countryside

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Loved it

We really liked this course. Tough under foot from the heavy rain the night before, but course held up well. Hole layout was how we like it, "challenging". Rolling hills pleasing to the eye. Will definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Condition, Slow Play

Due to competition, the pace of play ahead of our 2 ball was very slow. Apart from that. The course was in fine condition. Greens were close to perfect. Fairways and rough were clearly very well kept. Great value for money. The strong wind makes some long par 4's longer but some par 5's easy to make in 2 going the other way. Good layout. Played a few times before and will definitely go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Highly recommend

First time playing this course. really enjoyed it. Staff very helpful and friendly. Very enjoyable course, challenging but still chances to score at some holes. Had a lovely feed in restaurant after, Great day all round would recommend to anyone and I plan to visit again soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Beautiful Parkland

Had a very enjoyable round and the course was in gr8 condition along with the beautiful backdrop of the Mourne and Dromara mountains as a backdrop,food in clubhouse afterwards was very good and staff were extremely helpful and friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Beautiful course in great condition

Been a number of years since I last played here but it is always a pleasure to do so. Course was in excellent condition, greens were in super nick. Most enjoyable course to play in County Down bar none. A bargain at the price when compared to some overrated and a lot more expensive courses nearby.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

spa

everything was great only problem was out of the 18 holes9 were temporary other than that all was great friendly staff and players on the course very friendly and helpful would have no issues with going back

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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