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Pro shop staff wanted me to pay, though I’d pre-paid on GolfNow; resolved by showing confirmation.
Course condition was very disappointing: Raghu tee boxes, un-mown fairways, diseased and woolly greens, sandless bunkers.
Seriously, only worth about half the £33 we paid: definitely won’t be back!

Played as a 3-ball, not long after 2021 lockdown. Set-up and service in bar & shop were very good, everyone helpful and courteous.
The course is, in a nutshell, long, flat and boring - fairways and greens were top-quality, bunkers reasonable. Extensive crow damage due to chafer grub, all off-fairway, and greens staff battling this as we played.
Hats off to the workforce at Sandburn, they work hard to keep customers happy, but the landscape will always make it a pretty ordinary round of golf.

This is potentially a nice course with the provision of a little more resource. A few days after re-opening following COVID lockdown, it appeared to have had very little maintenance beyond basic mowing over the past 3 months.
Many bunkers were weed-strewn, compacted and stony, greens had been very recently scarified but not top-dressed or watered and were very dry, hard and fast.
I’ll need to hear about some improvement before I visit again.

Have played Springwater several times before, and there's a reason we're prepared to travel 50 miles to play it again. Every hole has its challenges, but not insurmountable for high-handicap players.
The walk can be demanding for less robust golfers, a buggy is recommended if not reasonably fit (I'm 67 and of average fitness/health).
The course was in fabulous condition, the staff were as ever very helpful and welcoming - I'll keep coming to this gem of a club.