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The course is excellent. Tee boxes, greens and fairways are all in great condition. So very tricky holes, greens are very challenging but running true and fast. The real shame was the pace of play. Astonishing slow, waiting from the first tee box on every hole for at least 10 minutes.
Some other holes we were stacked up 3 deep in groups. It did seem like the course had key far to many people on. I have my suspicions that people are not following correct tee slots allocated as on the website it seems you can book slots where you should join up with others (to make more money i guess!?) and my feeling is that these people don’t actually join up. I think potentially a starter at the first hole could help combat this.
All in all, course fantastic! Pace of play - awful

After playing the PGA national I was kean to try the Derby. The Derby Plays shorter and gives good opportunities for plenty of pars If finding the fairways. I play off 14 and found it a lot more enjoyable than that PGA as more of a realistic test for my ability. Only down side weren’t the Greens whixh worse than you’d expect, quite bobbly and looked abit battered in places.
Caught behind a VERY slow 4 ball (held up around 3 groups) but that happens at every course so can’t penalise to much for that. Overall, excellent value for money though.

Living In Wiltshire, I visit my girlfriend every month and always look for a nice course. There are so many to chose from around the Area but I am extremely glad that I chose this course. It was in excellent condition for the time of year, fairways 10/10, greens were good. Very picturesque with some wonderful holes. Will be coming back and would strongly recommend to first timers. Holes 4 and 16 were particularly impressive.