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I'll start by saying that I have played here many times and have always found it to be a great course and great value.

That said, I played yesterday and was shocked at the state of the course. It was a mud bath and virtually unplayable.

I'm amazed they allowed the course to be open, to be honest.

The greens were in very good condition but Christ knows how you are supposed to get to them with how wet and sludgdy the fairways were. Even fairway woods were digging down.

To give you an idea, when I arrived I was told it was carry only. No trolley even with hedgehogs,

I know it has been raining but even so......

On the plus side, I only paid a tenner but had had enough by 15 and walked off coated in mud.

Lots of grief given in recent reviews, mostly over the state of the greens, so let's get that out of the way first. One to eleven are absolutely fine. Pretty lush now, in fact, with a bit of winter-ready length. Twelve to eighteen are still being revived but the main body of each is perfectly playable.

So, if the bad reviews over greens was the reason not to visit then don't let it. Especially not at less that a quid a hole.

Main issue is currently the amount of leaves on the course. Be prepared to lose any ball that isn't on the fairway.

Works are ongoing to the clubhouse which has relegated the pro-shop (and I use the term loosely) to a effectively a bare room with a chair and a desk. Don't expect to stock up here pre-play.

Value for money? Yes. If you want Lindrick greens then pay £75 and go to Lindrick.