SiBrad1969

I've played here a fair few times and can honestly say it gets better every time. The Greens are not the best but they are more than acceptable, however it's a very well looked after Golf Course that is more than worth the Green Fee of £21. Most holes are fairly straightforward but there are some challenging ones, particularly the couple of long Par 4s and the 220 odd yd Par 3 17th. The Clubhouse has decent facilities (Driving Range, Practice area and Bar/Cafe) so i can't think of a reason to complain. Not sure what it's like at weekends but on a Friday it is nice and quiet so the pace of play is perfect. Overall, if you just want to play Golf with no 'bells and whistles', where you can get around in less than 4 hours and is fairly cheap...give this place a try.

This course represents good value for money at around £20. You can just turn up and play now as there are always Tee Times available throughout the day. It suited us to play here as we could get an early Tee and be finished by lunch time. The course was in pretty good condition, the greens are never the best but certainly good enough for our standard. There is a lot of work going on around the course but this did not spoil our Round...that was taken care of by the very poor standard of our games. Still enjoyable though...sort of...in hindsight...after a few days sulking.

I booked a Sunday afternoon Tee-Time quite late on Friday and was lucky enough to find a 'Hot Deal' for £16.99. The members must have all finished their rounds before we played because the course was more or less empty...though the car park full. The conditions were perfect and, considering the hot weather, the course was in fantastic condition. Always appreciate the work that goes into maintaining this course, the greens are always nice, fairways well defined and sand in the bunkers. Fortunately some decent golf was played, with a couple of Birdies for me and a fantastic Eagle by my playing partner on the par 5, 13th. Finished it off with a post golf beer in the club house, which was excellent. Highly recommended.

Always enjoy playing at West Berks, weather was great, course was in fantastic condition and for a change...the Golf was fairly good. As it was a Bank Holiday and we were a two ball, the pace of play was a little slow around the 10th, 11th and 12th but it didn't spoil the round. Some of the Bunkers would benefit from having a little more sand, but overall we were happy with the layout.

Great course in fantastic condition. Superb value for money, friendly welcome and some good Golf played. Always enjoy this course...some tricky pin positions when we played but overall a fair test. Highly recommended.

For the time of year, the course was in great condition compared to others in the area. The welcome in the Pro Shop was friendly and helpful, unlike in previous reviews of mine, so that was a pleasant surprise. The pace of play was fairly slow, with many four balls in front of us (we were a two) but nothing to really complain about. The round was hard going because we had to carry our clubs as advised on the website...however there were plenty of Trollies being used, so the info was not consistent. Always enjoy playing the course, it's a real test...especially from the back tees for those who are brave enough. We will return.

We arrived at the course about an hour before our scheduled Tee off time but, after a quick warm up on the practice ground, we were permitted to go early. I must say the welcome we received was in stark contrast to our two previous and the course was in great condition considering the weather we've had. The Golf wasn't up to much but it was still nice to be out on a fabulous, well maintained course. We will return!!

I always enjoy playing this course, it's really well looked after with fabulous Greens and well tended Fairways. With the option of four tees to play from, it is a real challenge, especially off the whites and blues. But, and I said this on my last review of this course, the reception you get has to improve. The Pro Shop/Reception is small but adequate for checking in, but the young assistant Pro (if that's who he was...he looked young) needs to improve his bedside manner. No greeting, not even 'hello', just a check on his computer that we'd paid online and a casual point towards the first tee was all we got. No offer of a scorecard, course planner, location of practice facilities...nothing. This gives a poor first impression of an otherwise fantastic Golf Course and could be the difference between returning to play again...or not.

I played this course a few years ago when it was under different management and it was pretty good, certainly equal to any of the other clubs in the area. It is less than two miles from my house, therefore it made sense to play here when we were struggling for a tee time for a late notice game on a Friday evening. I must say the first impressions were not great. It was 5:15pm and there was no one in the Pro Shop or anyone at the Hotel reception area, therefore as it was close to the tee time we'd paid for online, we just went ahead and teed off. From then on the experience just got worse. The course seemed unkempt, the 'Hole Maps' were faded and in some cases unreadable, the teeing areas were uneven and worn and the fairways were like the first cut of rough, in fact my playing partner just missed the fairway to the left and couldn't find his ball in the first cut. The Greens were patchy, the bunkers were more gravel than sand and the water area fringes were overgrown. It is such a shame this course has been allowed to deteriorate like this as it is Peter Allis designed and could be really good if looked after well. We left feeling disappointed and probably wouldn't play here again as there are Golf Courses in the area that are much better value for money.

We paid £23 each as a two ball on a windy Friday, which is a bargain for a course of this quality. The course was in good condition, considering the recent weather, the greens being a particular highlight, running very smooth and true. My only complaint about the course is that the holes are quite ‘samey’, not much variety, mainly straight up and down but all in all we enjoyed the round and would probably play again. We were disappointed with the welcome we didn’t get in the pro shop. I explained that we hadn’t been to the course before but all we got was a finger pointing to the first tee and instructions to follow the group in front. Well derrr! No welcome to the club, no saying where the warm up area was, nothing, nada, zilch. Luckily the barman was friendlier after our round or we may not have bothered.