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3.9
Friendliness
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Pace
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Amenities
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Great Lever & Farnworth Golf Club

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Parkland
Par 69
Length 5810 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Course Details

Year Built 1917
Golf Season Year round
Architect Andrew Mair

Rentals/Services

Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Catering

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.8
107 Reviews (107)
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Played On
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not all it seems

Arrived at the course to be told that four holes had been closed. The 1st, 2nd, 13th and 14th. If this would have been advertised then I wouldn’t have bothered playing. I checked other tee times just to make sure and it wasn’t mentioned at all on the listings for today. Left feeling disappointed and short changed which is a shame because the course is local and I regularly play it.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Excellent value

Winter conditions were great, huge open fairways. Excellent value with practice nets & practice green available too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pete/harry

Really enjoyed this course,will definitely play again the course was good considering the recent weather holes were well layed out and challenging went in the clubhouse and met by friendly staff and good prices well done to you all definitely see you all again thanks 😊

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very enjoyable game

First time playing here and won't be the last time course was in good condition even tho we had a lot of rain even tho there where a good few people playing never got held up at all staff very friendly and helpful I really enjoyed it

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Challenging

A belting course and well looked after challenging especially with abit of wind bring extra balls some of best greens I’ve played and friendly helpful staff in the pro shop

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tight fairways and super fast greens.

This course is very good. Has tight fairways which I found quite challenging. Another feature is that you find some, not all of the greens are very very fast. I think the more you play it then you will get used to this. Its very different than other courses I play and that's what I really like.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Gone downhill

I’ve played this course many times before but it felt like it had gone backwards in quality and I don’t like the new layout , also took us 4hrs 10 mins stuck behind 2 very slow 4 balls , not once did they ask us to play through , we was a 2 ball

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Another knock at a great course

Having played the course about 8 times over the year's, most of which was, with my Dad who was a past member. That was the old course layout.
I came a few month's out of lock down with my son and we both said it was lovely but would play better after some good sun.
Yesterday I came with my good friend from Blackburn, his first time playing at Great Lever.
We both had a great day and thoroughly enjoyed playing, apart from me, who hit a sweet last tee shot on the 18th and forgot there was a pond right in front of the green.
It didn't hamper our day and made up for it with an ice cold pint of Madri on the 19th.
Staff and members where all very friendly and accommodating.
Will definitely be back before winter.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Massive improvement

The new Green keeper and team have done and amazing job in 2022.. Big changes and massive improvement to the course. With the ongoing work I’m looking forward to how it will be in 2023

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Corse good.

Play this again. Good greens. Pity there was no breakfast service

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First visit

Fantastic course, best greens I have played all year, it was hard going playing on the hottest day on record but the course made it worth the effort. The course condition was fantastic and there are some fantastic golf holes on the course and at £14 it was a fantastic deal, can’t wait to play it again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great day

Lovely course, greens and fairways are in great condition, we got there early for a quick pint and spoke to a few members, all very friendly, we got advised to make sure we stayed out of the rough, but as we found out most of the rough was knee height, a few lost balls but still would definitely recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Layout and condition

I was disappointed with the layout. It is difficult to find several holes. Signage is poor for some holes. One or two holes are too adjacent to others. Even parts of the fairways are corrugated in places and the hard surface causes shots to deviate so far that I lost 6 balls

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden gem

Fantastic course, very well maintained greens and a good pint

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in tip top condition, fairways and greens lovely, if I had any negatives all that would be is the rough is to deep not only no chance of finding your ball but unplayable if you did, get that sorted out and I would say fantastic

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

Good course

Bit of confusion with the gps on my watch, so had to use a laser for distancing, had to cross a busy road twice during the round. Other the that the course was in very good condition and the staff were friendly, greens pretty fast, good day had.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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