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3.8
74 Reviews (74)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
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3 Stars
8
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
82.6%
Recommend this course
59 out of 74 reviews
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3.5
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
75.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 4 reviews
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3.6
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
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2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
75.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 12 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Parkland
Par 71
Length 6538 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf & Spa - Premier Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Lee Westwood Golf School"
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness

Reviews

3.8
74 Reviews (74)
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Superb condition all round

Course in superb conditions with greens particularly good.
Downside was slow play of 2 groups of 4 ahead of our 2 ball.
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Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Dependable

The weather conditions over the last few weeks have been horrendous and most courses unplayable, but this course stood up well. Well Done

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Poor condition

Played a few McDonald courses and all of the courses have been nothing less than perfect. I don’t know how this course was open today ridiculously water logged and the greens were shocking. I imagine in the summer this would be a great course to play but I’ll avoid in the winter again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Fairways dry greens decent

Go off fairways your wet but after weather over last month it good and £20 can't complain would love play it it summer 👍

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Abysmal

Having not played this course for about 5 years i was alarmed to see it's decline.
Tees were muddy and long, farways extremely wet in parts. Greens painfully slow and bumpy.
Worst of all the rough was an absolute Joke, 1,yard off the fairway and into thick and wet rough, surely this is unnecessary and shows total neglect.
I won't be returning any time soon.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Day off

Booked a day off work and enjoyed a round of golf on the Premier course at Macdonald Portal, really nice place and the staff were very friendly, we booked a buggy (recommended) as the course is hilly.
The course its self was in excellent condition, challenging for a novice like me but a couple of my playing partners had birdy chances.
overall great value for money and next time we go we're venturing onto the championship course.

Conditions Excellent
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
First Time Playing

Portal premier

Course was well refined , greens was hard to land and stay on my ball ran on when landing. But enjoyed the game.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Extremely disappointing - we won’t be coming back

Very, very disappointed today.
The greens were in appalling condition, patchy, bobbily and generally just very poor indeed. Certainly wasn’t any chance to read the greens, even from short distance, the ball wouldn’t behave as it should.

Pace of play was incredibly slow, we had a three ball two parties in front of us that wouldn’t let anybody play through. The two ball behind them and in front of us gave up after the 10th, purely due to the frustration of the party in front. They were members though, and obviously they felt entitled to hold up the rest of the course.

Only plus point is that the round was only £25 on a Saturday afternoon, I can only assume that’s because the management knows how poorly the course is currently presented.

With the right care, this could be a lovely course, perhaps they should look at employing a new team of Greenkeepers?

We were a three ball, and all of us have said that we will never return, which is a shame as it is so local for us.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tidy course

Very good course ignore the negative reviews, brought down by it being a hotel. Nice layout and well maintained.

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

the slowest round I've played

me and my friend played on Saturday 12th November tee time 10 10am and finished at 14 55 almost 5 hours there were 3 four ball's in front of us the group in front actually had the course greens chairman playing.at every hole we where stood waiting for almost 10 to 15 minutes too tee off no call through offered...
awful.........

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 85
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Good. Very good!

The course was in Very good condition. Very hilly you need a buggy if you have mobility issue. Overall a very enjoyable afternoon playing golf!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

One of my favourite courses to play. Not in its best condition but it’s only April. Buggies are now £40 which is the most I’ve ever had to pay anywhere in the country so it’s not a cheap knock if like me you have to have one.

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