JohnnyCasswell

Had played St Melyd before last year so gave it another go, doing a full 18 holes this time (it is a 9 holer with different tees for the 'back nine'). Staff were very friendly and helpful and the course was in great condition. The greens were superb - looked great and rolled brilliantly with a good pace. Green staff were out during our time cutting fairways and tees, which was good to see. Off course, there is a great clubhouse / restaurant that you can order food from as well as a hut that does snacks and drinks. Plenty of seating and some open venue named huts to sit in if you want. A nice chance to sit and have a drink and review the round. The course isn't long although quite up and down for most of the holes so provides a challenge. I was really impressed and mad sure I popped my head in to the office / shop afterwards to compliment the greens staff. Will definitely be back there as it was great value for money at a hot deal of £14.

Have played at Abergele before and enjoyed it. It has a good variety of holes and some lovely views. The start and end is more undulating and adds to the challenge! The course was reasonably quiet, given it was a Monday I guess, so we got around without any issues. The course was obviously soft after all the recent rain but played okay - some mud balls, but that is to be expected. Greens were okay (played them better) but with lots of worm casts and running at a reasonable speed. Fairways hadn't been cut, I guess because of the wet weather, but not long as such, and the bunkers were very compact and in need of a rake / turnover. The only point which I recall from last time was the tees still need some work with leveling or at least filling in divots with seed mix etc. We had a drink in the bar after and enjoyed the views. Overall a good round.

Played here a couple of times and at a cheap price, thought we'd give it a go again.
On arrival found they were on temp greens (maybe not surprising given time of year and recent weather) and that the par 3s were closed (shame as there are 5 of them). With no pro currently at Widnes, I guess there was no way of knowing / Golf Now being able to inform you of this. We just go on with it and it wasn't too bad. Some 'greens' were just in the fairway, while some had been cut a bit. Obviously shorter course and we played some extra holes to make up for the closed par 3s, but most holes weren't too bad under foot and we almost had the course to ourselves. Variety of holes better than I remember and would like to go back again when on proper greens etc. For a pre-Christmas knock, it was fine and we had a pint in the clubhouse afterwards.

Had read a few things and seen some course vlogs so thought we'd give it a go. It had rained a lot in the week leading up to the round so we had a lot of mud balls and it made it play quite long but the course had held up well considering. Quite a hilly course and some quirky holes giving blind shots etc but it was interesting to play. Playing a second time would help with some of the lines off tees and for second shots The 18th is a great little closing hole. Was good value for money and the facilities were good.

Played here before but not in summer so was good to see what it was like 'in season'. Course is what it is - a municipal. Condition fair - greens were quite good initially, if slow, but quite pitted on some of the later ones. Bunkers were generally poor as no rakes but had sand in them. Fairways were fine and cut, tees okay. Got a bit slow as groups wouldn't let those ahead through, and people jumping in on holes so etiquette not it's best (including dress code) and dog walkers around but it's what you get with this sort of course. It was fine for a knock and okay for £12, wouldn't pay more though.

Hadn't played Abergele before but had heard good things about it from people. As you walk from the car park it looks brilliant - super view down 1st and 18th, excellent clubhouse and putting green before the 1st tee. Course was a very good condition, given the recent heatwave - greens were excellent and fairways well kept. Only let down was some of the tees (we played off the yellows) were a bit scabby and not cut, needing a bit of TLC. Love the layout and variety of the holes, giving different challenges. Got struck behind a slow 3 ball for a fair chunk of the round but no problem overall. Will defo go back to play again!

Hadn't played here before but seen some good course vlogs so gave it a go and didn't regret it! It has a lovely variety of holes (including the sheep on some!!) and really quirky in nature on some of them, the back 9 especially is very good although the little parkland section over the road is nice too. Greens were very good and the course in super condition - several green staff were out watering greens etc while we played which is a good sign. Excellent value for money at £15 and will definitely be back!

Played here again for the second time this year and enjoyed a nice round. Pace of play was fine except getting stuck behind a 4 ball who didn't want to let us through but luckily they went off after 9 holes.
Course was playing very nicely - greens were great and running very well. Maybe only the a few scrappy tees let it down. Runcorn is a nice mixture of holes and will definitely go back to play again. Stayed for a drink after in a nice little sun trap by the putting green!

Second time of playing Wirral and wasn't disappointed. It's a lovely heathland course, not long, but tests accuracy and also a good variety of holes. It was in very good condition although the greens were quite slow as they had been treated and not cut, but first week of August is usually a greens maintenance time so no complaints. Weather was great and the members we spoke to were very friendly and hospitable. Stayed for a couple of drinks afterwards too.
Love the layout and will definitely be back there again!

Played here a couple of years ago on a wet later October afternoon so wanted to try it in better conditions - and wasn't disappointed!
The course was a very good condition and greens were excellent - ran true if a touch slow on some. There is a nice mixture of holes and difficulty levels with a few water and foliage features to help it's character. Tees well marked and maintained. The pro was helpful and bar staff friendly when we stayed for a drink afterwards. Definitely good value for money at £20. Would certainly play again.

Hadn't played Davyhulme for a few years so thought we'd go for a post Christmas round on a day it wasn't raining!
Given the recent weather and rain of the last 2-3 weeks, it was in good condition - on full greens, which were running okay, and playing off most tees, albeit with the mat sunk into the ground. So that was a positive for 27th December.
The course layout is good and I like the mixture of holes that Davyhulme gives you. The pro was welcoming and helpful. although the clubhouse wasn't open for a drink afterwards which was a shame, but it was a bank holiday so maybe not a surprise.
Only downside was getting stuck behind a 4 ball from about the 6th hole who didn't seem to want to call us through, and a couple of loose shots from behind us that probably warranted a fore shout but no harm done.
Overall, a very enjoyable round (playing well helped!) and worth £20. Would certainly go back again when more in the golfing season.

First time playing here and really enjoyed it, even if I was struggling with a bit of a bad back! Not a long course and you don't need driver really (other than for a couple of longer par 4s or if you want to go for the green on some) but certainly you need to put the ball in the right spot off the tee to make the second shot a bit easier.
Given the time of year, the course was in pretty good condition - using normal tees and on normal greens (apart from one on the 2nd that was a poor temp) which were okay if a little bumpy and had some tyre marks on.
One hole was closed for drainage work but we played a couple of holes twice to make up for it.
Favourite hole was the par 4 5th and the par 3s are nice, if not long. I like the heathland feel of the course.
Pro in the shop was friendly and helpful and the clubhouse / bar was modern and good selection for a drink afterwards.
Would definitely go back there at a different time of year when course is at its absolute best and the greens are running nice.

Played here last Friday and was very enjoyable. Wasn't that busy, surprisingly, so pace of play was fine. Some really nice holes and overall in really good nick - greens were lovely to putt on and they rolled really nicely. Back nine a bit tougher than the front nine with some tighter, undulating fairways. Wind got up at times which made some holes tough, especially the par 3s that all seemed to be straight into the wind!! Great value for money at £20 for the round and will definitely be playing there again!

Went back to West Derby after playing there a year ago and it was on a great deal at £15 for the round. I like the holes and it is a good parkland course with a variety of par 3s, 4s and 5s to suit all. Condition was very good and greens ran pretty nicely. Was really enjoying it until getting to the 6th. For some reason they have changed round the order of the 3 holes from the 6th to 8th and for me, it doesn't make sense! They were 3 good holes but putting them so you now play them the other way round as ruined them for me and its hard to get your eye for the hole. I'm sure they will have to do a lot of work to realign greens etc if they are keeping it like that, but it threw me a bit mid round. Back nice is nice and it's a nice run in to the clubhouse. I'd go back and play again but possibly not until the 'new' 6th-8th holes are sorted properly.

Enjoyed a Christmas Eve round of golf in sunny, if cold conditions! After all the rain over the last few weeks, it did well to be open, and all holes open too. There were a lot of boggy places and it was generally heavy underfoot but that was mainly on the walks from greens to the next tee. The greens were fine, if a little long (which you'd expect) and as they wouldn't have been able to get machines onto the course at the moment, it played well. The course was a nice layout, good mixture of holes with water features etc. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The clubhouse is very nice too. Would love to come back when it is drier and playing a bit more 'normal'!

First time playing at Widnes so wasn't sure what to expect. The pro was friendly and very helpful on arrival, pointing out where to go for the next tee on some holes and a few tips for our game. Was quite busy and got stuck behind a 4 ball for a few holes but they let us through eventually. Course was a good test with some tight tree lined fairways and accurate tee shots are a must! Condition wasn't amazing but after the heavy rain the last couple of weeks, it was probably no surprise that the course was soft and wasn't cut short with some cut grass still on the ground. Greens were okay but a bit bumpy with the softness. Lots of pitch marks on some of them - why don't people repair them?? Had a drink after and the staff were friendly. A good variety of holes (long and short, straight and dogleg) although par 3s are a bit samey. Good value for money, overall a good round of golf.

On what was a horribly hot day, a very enjoyable round of golf was had at West Derby! Nice course and some great holes - not overly long although par 5s are longer to compensate a bit. Definitely need to think about where to put your tee shot on some of the par 4s and playing it a second time you would have more of a clue with places not to be in! Condition was great with greens running okay if a little inconsistent in pace. Some of the water features etc are nice and tees etc were all in good condition. Good to see greenstaff out on the course working - they obviously take pride in what they present. One of the par 5s had been cut to a par 4 so you had to tee off in the fairway for some reason but that is the only minor point. A nice drink in the bar afterwards topped off a great experience. Would play again for sure.

First time I had played Bowring Park and it was what it is - a municipal golf course! Guy on the front desk was friendly and helpful, a few we bumped into around the course who had played there before were friendly too - a few others were clearly jumping on to play and maybe etiquette on holes wasn't quite what you'd expect elsewhere (maybe a bit snobbish to say that!)
Course layout was fine and some good holes - it had a few testing par 4s with water and you had to think about where to put your tee shot.
Could have been better condition - fairways hadn't been mowed so not much distinction to the rough. Greens weren't great with bare patches, etc but passable (again with it being a municipal) as the ball rolled okay. Tee boxes okay but bunkers more like weed bowls (luckily I didn't go in one!)
I'd play there again for £12 but Allerton Manor shows what a muni can become if you put a bit of money and effort into it.

Not played allerton before but was quite impressed overall. Course condition was okay - greens ran nice but tees and bunkers need some TLC. Quite a short course which means you don't need to use every club in the bag but they have some good plans for the place so will be good to see what they do with it over nwxt few years to make it more of a test of golf. Off course facilities are nice. Would play here again for sure.