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4.0
169 Reviews (169)
5 Stars
92
4 Stars
61
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
80.9%
Recommend this course
157 out of 169 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.6
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
80.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 5 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.7
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
70.8%
Recommend this course
17 out of 24 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Style Parkland
Par 70
Length 6346 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Hobson Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1979
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire should be worn.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.0
169 Reviews (169)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

The course was excellent for early February. Well done to the grounds staff

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Jeff

In general course was very wet but there had been a lot of rain that week so didn’t expect anything else will be back to play it in the summer nice enough course

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Should of been closed

Very boggy . Was hard ti even walk on the fairways

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

First class first impression and didn’t disappoint

Good pace of play, well laid out holes, didn’t lose a ball. Greens were slow but to be expected with the amount of rain. Will definitely come back. Pro shop xlent, friendly and wide selection of stock, could’ve spent longer in there but will go back. Driving range, chipping area and practice putting all good. First tee white fenced, nice touch. Joined up with a solo member for a couple of holes and he remarked that the wind was quiet and can make a difference on a few holes.

Pie, gravy and chips £4 and good coffee afterwards was also good value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

Was a great course lovely staff very welcoming and course played really well and greens well looked after

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

Winter golf at Hobson

Only a few days prior to our game the course was frozen solid under a covering of snow and yet the green keeping staff managed to have most tees and all permanent greens in play only three days after reopening which speaks volumes about the amount of effort that is currently going into course maintenance and puts some other nearby so-called "prestige" courses to shame - top marks to all the staff at Hobson - keep up the good work!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Winter Golf is the Worst! Decent Course Though!

Would really like to come back and play this course again in the summer months. Hate playing winter golf which might have reflected in my review! Those back to back par 3’s were interesting, particularly the green on second one! Some well positioned traps all around the course too! Greens were excellent. £25 a little steep but I was an early Sunday slot so fair enough.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

Disappointed

Too many holes close to each other,especially early on that caused delays in playing and course safety. Plus unfortunately from the start followed a non golfer couple who were consistently hacking around, oblivious to holding up play for ourselves and others behind and lacking course etiquette.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Little gem!

Very good day with my grandson.
Warm welcome and course in good condition throughout

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

Not going back there.

Disappointed with this experience. Staff ok but members appeared quite snobby and the tee times were non existent with members coming from nowhere and just stepping up to the first tee. I had to start asking times so that I could find my position. Pace of play was very slow with mainly 3 and 4 balls not letting anyone through. Course was dull with not much gaps between adjacent holes so you were also on your guard to avoid flying balls. Will not be returning here.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Slow play at Hobson

Course in great condition – 5 stars. Pace of play poor – 1 star. Overall score 4 stars purely due to excellent condition of the course. We teed off with two holes totally clear ahead of us then had the misfortune to end up behind a 4 ball that we caught up with on the 3rd hole! We subsequently waited circa 20 minutes to tee off on each hole and completed the course well over 1 hour beyond reasonable pace. This issue can be easily addressed by the club simply by monitoring time elapsed from the 1st to the 10th and asking anyone that is ridiculously slow to stop at the club house for 40 minutes and let the backlog clear through.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hobson Golf Course

Excellent course, good condition. Play was slow due to being too busy.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

Beautiful course in great condition. Greens immaculate and just overall fantastic

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

Hobson wet but good

Course in great condition and a pleasure to play. Greens probably best in area and much better than some so-called "superior" courses that we have played this year. Could not believe that there weren't more people on the course - very quiet for such a good quality venue. If anyone from Hobson is reading this it might be a good idea to open up access to the booking diary more for visitors - e.g. stop blocking out long periods of time for members that obviously aren't interested in playing - this would undoubtedly result in more income for the club.

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