Courses in the UK you would not recommend

[Foxholer]

Courses I wouldn’t go back to.
Pyrford, old thorns. Windlesham. The Oxfordshire.

Places I won’t play;
Any where that calls itself an ‘inland’ links. Or country club. Anywhere with no dress code

While I can understand your reasoning behind (at least most of) your 1st paragraph, your 2nd strikes me as rather daft!
While 'inland links' is often an excuse for lack of expenditure/mintenance, there ARE inland courses that have a decidedly linksy feel to them. These should not be simply rejected out of hand imo.
Likewise, courses that have 'no dress code' often seem, to me, to be more progressive than those that have one - that is often ignored/inconsistent/has to be constantly upated as golf fashion changes.
The course I play at - happily travelling 45+ miles to do so - does not, as far as I know, have a dress code (course or clubhouse). I believe it may have had one at some stage, but deliberately dropped it in order to allow members/anyone to 'drop in' on their way home from work without having to change into 'acceptable' attire. I've not seen any adult players in any clothes that wouldn't be acceptable at virtually any course. Oh, and btw...there's a definite linksy feel to the views/scenery of the above course, if not to the turf of the actual course.

 

[Dando]

Thamesview, burnt out cars and the pikeys horses roaming freely.

to be fair they moved the cars onto the driving range!

plus you had the stench from the waste treatment works

 

[Leftitshort]

While I can understand your reasoning behind (at least most of) your 1st paragraph, your 2nd strikes me as rather daft!
While 'inland links' is often an excuse for lack of expenditure/mintenance, there ARE inland courses that have a decidedly linksy feel to them. These should not be simply rejected out of hand imo.
Likewise, courses that have 'no dress code' often seem, to me, to be more progressive than those that have one - that is often ignored/inconsistent/has to be constantly upated as golf fashion changes.
The course I play at - happily travelling 45+ miles to do so - does not, as far as I know, have a dress code (course or clubhouse). I believe it may have had one at some stage, but deliberately dropped it in order to allow members/anyone to 'drop in' on their way home from work without having to change into 'acceptable' attire. I've not seen any adult players in any clothes that wouldn't be acceptable at virtually any course. Oh, and btw...there's a definite linksy feel to the views/scenery of the above course, if not to the turf of the actual course.

Inland links = goat track
No dress codes = 3/4 length shorts & a wife beater

 

[Dando]

That's my course

Ingrebourne links, fully open last year

Nearest thing To a coast is being close to the Thames lol

But 9 mins from my house or 15 in traffic I can't complain about it

Building 9 further holes aswell

Held 2 local PGA pro events for the club pros so it's classed as championship course lol

Never thought I'd like it there until I tried it

i have looked at playing there as its looks lovely.

 

[PJ87]

i have looked at playing there as its looks lovely.

Ever do on a week day pm me I'm not as much of a twonk as people think I'll give you a game and sign you in as a guest

 

[Dando]

Bromley golf club was pretty ropey when i last played there about 25 years ago

another poor course that could've been nice was Kent and Surrey - its shut down now

 

[Dando]

Ever do on a week day pm me I'm not as much of a twonk as people think I'll give you a game and sign you in as a guest

thanks

 

[Foxholer]

Inland links = goat track
...

Total assumption and often totally wrong!

...
No dress codes = 3/4 length shorts & a wife beater

Total assumption; snobbish; in the case of 'my' course, totally wong!

 

[Fade and Die]

There is a course in South London/Kent borders that i would not go back to, crossover holes, very cramped, hilly and constantly being told to “SHOOSH” by two lady members in front of us! (Wasn’t our fault she kept topping it?)

 

[Dando]

There is a course in South London/Kent borders that i would not go back to, crossover holes, very cramped, hilly and constantly being told to “SHOOSH” by two lady members in front of us! (Wasn’t our fault she kept topping it?)

Ruxley?

 

[spongebob59]

There is a course in South London/Kent borders that i would not go back to, crossover holes, very cramped, hilly and constantly being told to “SHOOSH” by two lady members in front of us! (Wasn’t our fault she kept topping it?)

Ruxley ?
I lost a few balls there im sure had hit the fairway, only to be offered them for sale by a lovely young lad from the local travelling community in the car park ?

 

[Dando]

Ruxley ?
I lost a few balls there im sure had hit the fairway, only to be offered them for sale by a pikey kid in the car park ?

Ruxley was shut for ages and has reopened as a 9 hole course.

A friend of mine was playing up the hill at Cray valley when one of the locals ran out and stole his ball. while giving chase another local on a quad bike stole his golf bag

 

[Fade and Die]

Ruxley?

Ruxley ?
I lost a few balls there im sure had hit the fairway, only to be offered them for sale by a pikey kid in the car park ?

Chislehurst. Website reckons it’s a Harry Colt design. It must have been a 4.45 on a Friday job!

 

[SammmeBee]

There is a course in South London/Kent borders that i would not go back to, crossover holes, very cramped, hilly and constantly being told to “SHOOSH” by two lady members in front of us! (Wasn’t our fault she kept topping it?)

Could only be Chislehurst…..

 

[SammmeBee]

Chislehurst. Website reckons it’s a Harry Colt design. It must have been a 4.45 on a Friday job!

?

 

[rulefan]

Ruxley ?
I lost a few balls there im sure had hit the fairway, only to be offered them for sale by a pikey kid in the car park ?

And you play your cricket in Yorkshire ?

 

[Rlburnside]

Barnhurst in Kent is one I wouldn’t rush back to , very tight 9 hole course,in fact it’s to tight to the point of being dangerous.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Bromley golf club was pretty ropey when i last played there about 25 years ago

another poor course that could've been nice was Kent and Surrey - its shut down now

Royal Magpie? How very dare you!

 

[Dando]

Barnhurst in Kent is one I wouldn’t rush back to , very tight 9 hole course,in fact it’s to tight to the point of being dangerous.

you'll be glad to hear its closed

 

[Imurg]

I'm going to generalise a little and say any course with a cross-over hole...
Hate them.
Feels like a poor piece of design.