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North Manchester Golf Club
Played On 03/19/2023Maybe a bit early to be playing
Would have loved to know it was winter greens and matts before I booked. Had I known this I wouldn't have bothered. It might be okay in summer but by then it'll be too expensive to justify the price.
Haigh Woodland Park - Balcarres Course
Played On 07/22/2020Haigh Hall Course Review
Haigh Hall. A staple for many a golfer just starting out and being introduced to their local municipal course.
Haigh Hall is a no frills course that doesn't pretend to be anything its not. Could it be better in areas? Absolutely. Could some holes benefit from a bit of thoughtful redesign. Of course. Bit of extra drainage for soggy areas? Yes please! But one thing I've noticed having played here for the first time in a while is this. They are trying. The greens are getting there. The tees could do with some more seeding. The bunkers are in need of alot of care. But I think they know that, and appear to be making some progress.
It is a muni after all. Don't come to expect pristine fairways, greens that run like glass. Come for a knock with your mates.
Hindley Hall Golf Club
Played On 07/21/2020Hindley Hall Course Review
Hindley Hall. Its been on my doorstep for years. I've driven by countless times, and only just ventured onto their course.
The course and hall have been around for a long time so this is one of the more established courses in the area.
Due to the coronavirus, I did not look at the clubhouse itself although they appear to be making improvements in and around it. I'm sure the work being done will further enhance the impressive Manor House and surrounding areas. The pro shop appears to have been moved to a temporary building but offered a pleasant welcome and directions to all the facilities.
So, onto the course itself. Although the holes are a little bit throw together in terms of layout, they are clearly signposted. Getting from the tenth to the eleventh involves traversing another hole before getting there. There are also a few holes where you'd need to go back on yourself before reaching the tee, but this does not interfere with pace of play.
The course is relatively flat and an easy walking course, however do not be fooled by meaning this makes it easy to play. Well guarded bunkered greens and tree lined fairways await you on most holes. To score well here you must drive it well.
The greens themselves are the star of this course. Firm, fast and beautifully presented. A few bunkers could do with a rake, but with restrictions on rakes at the moment due to coronavirus, that's entirely forgivable. Nice amount of sand in the bunkers that I went in. Nothing worse than trying to splash out of concrete!
All in all a lovely course, that has stood the test of time. Fairways and greens drained well from the last few days of rain and it added to the enjoyment of the round.
Regent Park Golf Club
Played On 07/01/2020Regent Park Course Review
How the mighty have fallen. Poor old Regent Park. My very first golf course I ever set foot on. I learnt the game here. And loved growing up here many years ago.
Now, its a shadow of its former self. A ghost of what could have been. A ruin.
I would go as far as to say, that perhaps they did not plan on opening after lockdown. Perhaps selling the land to home development. Because I found a course devoid of any care at all. Overgrown, Unloved, anything but a golf course. You have no idea where one hole starts and only realise its ended because there is a flag poking out of a green that would make first cuts of rough look like amazing putt8ng surfaces.
Regrettably. Regent Park is dead. I have many fond memories playing here years ago. But thats all I have. There is not a golf course to speak of here anymore. Such a shame. Another course lost.
Gathurst Golf Club
Played On 07/10/2020Shame the course is so soft!!
Excited at the prospect of playing a new course as always I opted for Gathurst as I'd been past many times before and opted to visit here.
Very nice mature parkland setting with some very nice holes. Wind made it challenging throughout the round.
Just a shame the course was so wet. In most areas drainage was a huge issue. All the greens felt very very soft, to the point you felt bad just walking on them. Spongy would be accurate. Even pitches were leaving impact marks on them.
If they were to address this huge issue throughout the course, this place would be a joy to play. As it is now I'm left scratching my head as to how a established course such as this can hold so much water after only a few days of rain. Maybe a drought is in order before going again.