Most overrated golf course you have played.....

[bluewolf]

I haven't played West Lancs since we had that meet in the winter years ago, quite liked it even though we had a short course that day but I will say it was the most unwelcoming course I ever visited

Agreed on that day.. I've been back since and the welcome has been great..Playing it again in a few weeks and really looking forward to it..

 

[Norrin Radd]

cant say i have played an over rated course,as they are all good courses in someones mind.
i have played poor courses ,but they werent ever over rated anyway so you cant count them .
everyone will have differing ideas as to why they think a certain track dosent do what its cracked up to do.
it could have been ,poor greens ,poor facilities ,or any number of things ,so to have a thread on the subject just seems a little odd to me.

 

[davemc1]

Moogie - Does anyone actually pay £110 to play there? Surely not.

Ganton - A friend of mine plays a lot of corporate golf and rates Ganton as one of the best he has played. He loves Alwoodley but he rates Ganton above that. He has played pretty much every course of note in the NE and Yorkshire. How you are treated in the bar as a guest at Ganton is a different matter. Dave - I dare you to step over the line in the bar. Try it and see what happens.

would that mean me actually going the bar? Haha fat chance.. :rofl:

 

[Crow]

https://vimeo.com/175206671?ref=fb-share&1

A trip to the north west of Ireland is what you need

Stunning, what's the cost of living like there?

 

[bluewolf]

would that mean me actually going the bar? Haha fat chance.. :rofl:

But what if the Bandit is next to the bar?

 

[Junior]

Carnoustie! It's crap

gutted there's a few mentions of ganton, just agreed to play there at the end of the month, and to an open there next year.

wonder if I can get away with pulling out?

again... 

Its only opinion mate. IMO Ganton is outstanding. One of the best inland courses in the U.K. Didn't go in the clubhouse as it was late and we needed to get home.

 

[Dando]

For me Hever castle is massively over rated. Apart from some pretty magnificent trees (sad I know) I didnt find any of the holes enjoyable and was bored for the whole round - apart from seeing a snake on the 1st tee and mrs dando almost crapping herself!

 

[Billysboots]

San Lorenzo. People raved about it before we went. The course was okay - average condition. Layout okay. But the customer service was appalling. As a package, nowhere near good enough to justify the green fee.

 

[davemc1]

Ignore Davie. He just had a shocker when we played Carnoustie....

I used to think West Lancs was overrated, but now I absolutely love it..

Slaley was just a pointless slog with maybe 2 good holes..

imagine if my opinion was based on if I'd had a shocker, I'd hate golf!

now that I think about it...




just had a quick scan through the whole thread. Seems that craw fella had a bit about him 👍

 

[Bobirdie]

Gleneagles pga for me

 

[Mike07]

Old Course, oceanico in vilamoura. Terrible condition and nothing special

 

[LCW]

For me has to be The Brabazon at the belfry. First experience was marred with a near 6 hour round, It was the busiest golf course I have ever been on by a country mile.

I went back to give it another chance as my frustration first time round meant I didn't take particular noticed to anything that day apart from how slow it was. Upon completing the second more timely round I was properly underwhelmed. The 10th is a special hole and the 18th has the McGinley/O'Connor memories but I found the whole place pretty bland and a bit insipid. I assume it has only hosted the Ryder cup due to the complex and the space it has. The whole complex I might add is first class from the hotel to the nightclub but I would not go back for the golf.

 

[pokerjoke]

Woburn and Westhills

To be fair I played them when they were wetter than normal but they were 2 of my worst days on a golf course.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I struggle to think of too many holes at The Grove despite playing it three times. Mind you as I've never paid a penny to play it's perhaps harsh to be overly critical. I was a little disappointed with St Pierre in places despite playing ok and can only remember a couple of holes

 

[TomRogers147]

Not played a massive amount of top notch courses in my time but Stoke-by-Nayland a few weeks ago was rubbish even though in this months GM they make it sound like I enjoyed it.

Yes I played the Gainsborough course there twice last may and both times it was in dreadful condition all round. Though you could see it has a lot of potential. The 10th hole which goes round a large lake was very impressive. A real shame it wasn't better presented.

 

[Foxholer]

For me, (maybe contraversial considering its short history) but it's The Brabazon @ The Belfry. Sure, its a good course, but to have held 4 Ryder Cups and held numerous European Tour Events??? Really???

Only 3 holes did anything for me. 9th , 10th and 18th. The rest, nothing special and i think the PGA National is a far better track.

This for me too!

Though I'd rate the 3rd (particularly) and 17th as very good holes - and the 1st and 2nd as pretty good warm up ones. Not keen on 10, though I can understand why others might!

 

[Snelly]

I have probably answered on this before but the most overrated courses I have played are Wentworth West, Belfry Brabazon, Loch Lomond and Walton Heath.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Wentworth West

 

[Foxholer]

...
I used to think West Lancs was overrated, but now I absolutely love it..

That's not unusual for a links course! What may seem bland/disappointing in a particular round could easily change to outstanding in the next - even on the same day! Very dependent on breeze, even if only gentle, unlike (even open) parkland courses which may become a bit samey!

 

[IanM]

I am not sure the Brabazon is highly rated, so it might not be overrated! ..... it had the Ryder Cup because De Verre shelled out big bucks to get it! I've not met a golfer who ever said "wow" about it... some decent holes, decent (if pricey) venue as it has 3 courses on site.... but never wow!! I played the PGA National ages ago before the changes and I thought it was dreadful...so I hope that's improved.

Royal St David's disappointed me when I played it. Very good finishing stretch (apart from 18th) in the dunes, many of the rest less memorable. (In my view) Not a bad course but given the rating, I was expecting more when I visited.

The Grove gets some stick, but the condition has always been fantastic when I've been .... even in January.

I am struggling to think of another course in the top 100 I've visited and thought..."top 100? Really?"