Batchwood Golf & Tennis Centre
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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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White | 71 | 6509 yards | ||
Yellow | 70 | 6161 yards | ||
Red (W) | 73 | 5702 yards |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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White M: 69.7/119 | 484 | 337 | 140 | 377 | 424 | 210 | 465 | 372 | 218 | 3027 | 444 | 435 | 403 | 353 | 344 | 359 | 144 | 488 | 471 | 3441 | 6468 |
Yellow M: 69.0/118 W: 72.7/125 | 469 | 326 | 128 | 349 | 416 | 189 | 418 | 363 | 192 | 2850 | 434 | 426 | 351 | 347 | 339 | 337 | 137 | 478 | 451 | 3300 | 6150 |
Red W: 71.2/121 | 409 | 298 | 115 | 344 | 367 | 173 | 396 | 337 | 180 | 2619 | 388 | 410 | 333 | 318 | 318 | 328 | 124 | 445 | 420 | 3084 | 5703 |
Handicap | 16 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 9 | |||
Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 71 |
Handicap (W) | 12 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
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Slow play
A course that allows a three ball sharing a bag between them. I appreciate its a public course and golf ettiqutte is lacking but there is no need for unnecessary delays. The staff or the course marshall whizzing around in their buggy should have been aware but stull did nothing about it. Fairways were not maintained certain greens had huge puddles and tee boxes were hacked. Ball cleaning where available didnt even have water in them. Staff of this course are letting it down. Potential to be a lovely course but as highlighted lazy or lack of staff is casuing this to run down.
Improving
The course is on the whole benefitting from new green keeping staff with new equipment after years of poor maintennce. The greens are improving all the time. One bugbear for methough is that they have narrowed the fairways and have a wavy pattern along the edges. This may look pleasing on the eye but in practical terms over 90% of the time even if you hit the narrow fairway you are playing your second shot from the rough. Those who play here are not Pro's so why make it difficult like this?
Super course.
Started off with quite a bit of rain but it soon cleared up and the course played well with the greens in great condition.
Long par threes nicely shaped interesting holes
Good value and testing course
A little muddy in places and the fairways could do with a cut
I haven’t played for several years but will make a point of coming back in the summer
Needs more TLC
Firstly, the course is promoting booking through tee-off times/golf now yet when on arrival they have no record of your booking and someone else could have reserved the same time over the phone direct with the course. Then my playing partner who arrived separately from goes and pays for his round even though I have prepaid to tee-off times, It's a shambles.
So it's very cheap and very quiet. A lot of the bunkers are missing rakes and the absence of distance markers on a lot of the holes is annoying. Greens not great.
I've played it quite a few times and really want to like it but it's the worst condition I've seen it.
True value
The course has suffered from the hot weather. It is recovering slowly , the greens are fine albeit a tad slow but that’s understandable they are protecting them . Tee boxes are not too bad , all in all it’s really good value for money and for a public course a fair test . All four of us who played ranging from 6 hcap to 28 will return .
Great course
We played when it was raining and had rained for a couple of days. But the fair ways were not to bad at all. And apart from 1 green the water did not lay. Nice course and would definitely play there again.
rubbish round of golf
Tee off first hole caught the first group up in front 3 ball after one shot and waiting on the tee for 15 mins then the next hole 9 people were playing golf all together holding all of us up. Called club house but they was not interested at all so time we got to hole 3 it had taken us 1 hour the whole way around was so long having to wait hold back on shots and you must watch out for the public kids riding there bikes across the fairways without thinking about balls.
Average condition
We played this course earlier in the year and it was in much better condition. The fairways were very bare in places so we decided to implement pick and place. The greens were also patchy and very slow. But for £10 very good value for money, a fairly demanding course.
A public course
Fairly obvious this was a public course, unfortunately. My playing partner (who's a single figure handicapper) commented that it was obvious the greens hadn't been cut for a few days. We had to wait 3-4 times for Joe/Joanne public to walk aimlessly across, down or around the course. Having shouted fore at another who seemed to be engrossed in something near the 8th green before retiring, with his dog, back to the tree presumably whence he'd come, I was relieved to see the ball which he'd been totally oblivious to, fell short of hitting him. Many of the distance markers had been either moved, swapped or removed which was frustrating. As new comers, it was somewhat confusing when pin flag colours randomly changed making it hard to judge which green we were supposed to be aiming for.
Nothing which investment in some dedicated greenkeepers and a course marshal wouldn't fix.
Buggies were available and the 19th is the Leisure Centre with no obvious bar, etc. There was no pro shop and you pick-up your booking, card or pay for the round, extras, etc. at the main reception desk which isn't obvious when first arriving in the car park.
Sadly not a course we will be returning to anytime soon.
Lovely course
A lovely course. Well kept and a fair test for any golfer. Staff very friendly and helpful.
Excellent value at £10 for a round. It's by no means a top course but I've played others that costed more than were a lost worse.
would i play here again?
It was cold and windy for May. I have played here before in the winter, when i thought the greens were much better than this time. I would not play here again if the greens are not improved. If the average green speed is 7/8 than these greens were 0/1.
Good course
nice course. Picturesque and super fast round. Would definitely play here again.
Can't beat this course for value for money
Just unbelievable value for money, amazing course a must play! Thanks tee off times.
This course kept well
A good days golf . Course in excellent condition still playing off normal tees. Even the sun came out not bad for December..
Keep it Simple, Stupid
Nothing glam here, just plain old golf to be played. Given its a municipal with gyms and other activities it doesn't 'feel' like a golf club but in terms of getting out there and knocking the ball about. What more could you want? Course keeping up to scratch even after a 24 hr down pour! I'd like to see some water (just my preference) but there are enough bunkers, trees and bends to test. Will go back but make sure your expectations are set correctly in order not to be disappointed. Its not Ryder Cup so dont expect it to be :o)