Bottom 5 courses

[Blue in Munich]

There is a course not far from me that I often refer to as a goat track but I haven't played there in years, I wouldn't play there if I was offered a lift there in a gold limo but I couldn't, in fairness, say it's a course others may think ok, and that there aren't worse ones around the country

Begins with L doesn't it? Make sure your carer takes you to the right one on Sunday……

 

[Blue in Munich]

I've played Bude a few times. OK, it will never hold the Open Championship but I've always enjoyed playing it. Just a good fun holiday course. Certainly played much worse in my time.

Couldn't agree more re Bude. Don't see what the issue is with Perranporth either. If you're going to slag a course off the least you can do is explain why you don't like it.

 

[NWJocko]

What didn't you like about Bude GC?

I thought it was a lovely little course with a good bit of variety and the course both times I've played it has been in great nick.

And the honey serving the beers was an excellent 9/10

Bude is the place that got me back into golf so will always remember it fondly.

Player it on holiday just after I'd jacked the football on a glorious summer day. Absolutely loved it and started playing regularly again when I got back.

Almost as enjoyable as playing it was sitting outside the inn with a pint (or few...) of Cornish Rattler cider watching the folk play the hole in the corner (par 3?)

Obviously some courses are better than others but still enjoy playing them all.

 

[chrisd]

Begins with L doesn't it? Make sure your carer takes you to the right one on Sunday……

Quite correct Blue!

....... Only about a mile away yet about a million miles in quality!

My carer doesn't work on Sundays so I'm hoping my sat nav isn't set on "via potato fields" setting!

 

[Deleted member 15717]

Middleton Hall isn't a great track. Some very odd holes which spark of 'we must get from point a to point b, how can we do it?' Wouldn't play there again out of choice
Not a great fan of Hellidon Lakes
Abbey Hotel and Golf (Redditch I believe) is a bit meh as well.

Apart from those 3, I can't think of any others I have played that are that bad!

 

[guest100718]

Ah..but i bet you've never played Ivinghoe....:fore::rofl:

Nor Milbrook nr Newgate street (now closed it was so bad)

 

[Deleted member 15344]

A nine holer in Newgate street gladly now someone's back garden and Beadlow Manor, they should grow spuds there, wait a minute I think they probably do!😱

Only played Beadlow once in a scratch match

Bunkers had zero sand in them - my fc actually hit an empty can of strongbow in a bunker

Greens looked like a wall in Beirut it had that many holes in it

Fairways just had no depth of grass.

Seemed a shame because it looks a good set up with two good layouts and a hotel but could see no money was being spent on the course and you looked like you needed Jabs before going into the hotel

 

[guest100718]

A nine holer in Newgate street gladly now someone's back garden and Beadlow Manor, they should grow spuds there, wait a minute I think they probably do!😱

That was Milbrook, what a dump. it didnt last long.

Beadlow has its good moments, but at the moment it is terrible.

 

[rosecott]

Saline GC outside Dunfermline just because its all round one big hill

It must be a Fife thing. I remember a 9-holer at Kinnesswood where every hole was either straight up the steep hill or straight down it.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Lydd (wouldn't play if its the last course on earth)
Redhill & Reigate (slow and too many cross over and bland holes)
Hoebridge (purely for the length of time it takes for a round)
Silvermere (too bland and soooo slow and full of golfers with zero idea of etiquette)
Traditions (Pyford). A bog most of the year except for two weeks every June when it finally dries out

Actually can't think of anymore. I've enjoyed most places I've played and aside from these (and I had to really think aside from Lydd which could have been top five on its own) there I've always found something on the course to enjoy. I've not taken hot bar staff into account!

 

[Slab]

It must be a Fife thing. I remember a 9-holer at Kinnesswood where every hole was either straight up the steep hill or straight down it.

Jees I forgot all about that one and think I've played it too

Didn't it have an honesty box for the green fee?

 

[Hacker Khan]

this would be my view - there's no such thing as a bad course, some are just better than others!
and as the dicussions here about Bude show what one golfers dislikes, another finds to their taste. It's the same in the top 100
surely hitting a ball around a field beats a day in the office?

But being contrary as that's what I do, that's a bit like arguing there's no such thing as a bad injury, as chopping your arm off is better than chopping your head off. Or you didn't come last in the race, you were the 8th best.

I do agree that playing golf of any kind is on the vast majority of occasions, better than not playing at all. But there have been times where you can pay a lot of money and get a very poor experience in return for whatever reason (poor course condition coupled with poor welcome/attitude etc etc). And in that case I would say that the course is plain bad.

I don't think I would say I have experienced that in this country where it is the fault of the course as there have been some redeeming features when things were looking a bit grim (although there have been occasions where I was 3 hours into a round and only on the 9th tee and thought, am I really enjoying this), but I have played one or two courses overseas where I would rather not hand over money to play them again as they were pretty bad.

Although I'm not sure if I am comfortable with naming and shaming them on such a public forum as I totally agree that the example of Bude kind of shows how peoples opinion can differ a lot.

 

[MendieGK]

Great Salterns in Portsmouth is also a contender.

How dare you!! That is a golf course of legends, where many great golfers from the south have started their careers! for a muni its not bad at all (or never used to be) considerably better the Crookhorn!!

I think your just jealous because the county sevens team always beat hayling!!

 

[MendieGK]

Perranporth GC.... awful course.

you've lost your mind

 

[Blue in Munich]

Perranporth GC.... awful course.

you've lost your mind

Surely that would infer he had one in the first place?

 

[MendieGK]

Surely that would infer he had one in the first place?

I actually apologise for that quote. little harsh.

However, to say Perranporth is not good is crazy. its easily one of the most fund golf courses i have ever played and if i remember rightly it came about 7th in the top 50 'fun' courses in the country!

the worst course i've played is St Ives (where the Titleist fitting centre is). I played it after the reader fitting day but 3 of us came off after 9 holes. just plain awful!

 

[GreiginFife]

The only course I have ever walked off and thought "that will be 5 hours of my life gone" was Torphin Hill in Edinburgh, now demised.
Blind shots with no signage, poor layout with fairwaus crossing each other and greens right next to tees and thats not even mentioning the need for either oxygen tanks or a sherpa...

 

[spongebob59]

Orpington golf centre.

 

[FairwayDodger]

I'm firmly of the view that I'd rather play golf anywhere than not play. All courses have different things for and against them, whether it's Muirfield the year it hosts the Open or some council muni.

I've come off courses and mumped about the odd daft hole and there are plenty of courses I won't hurry back to but none that had no redeeming qualities and none that I'd want to label as "worst" or "bottom".

 

[Crazyface]

Two near me get in my list. Tytherington (Championship Swamp) and Macclesfield (not a flat lie anywhere and shocking greens. "Home of Jamie Donnaldson" LMFAO).