Rowlands Castle and Waterlooville

[Tongo]

Anybody played either / both of these courses? Thinking of playing them myself somewhen in the future so just looking to see what opinions / information people have on them. Would be interested to know what drainage is like as may well play them over winter / spring.

 

[IanM]

Only played Waterlooville in the summer. Not a course I've heard much talk about, but was much better than I was expecting. Nice variety of holes and the greens were good. For some reason I'm thinking it was a 9 hole with 9 added much later.

 

[Chisteve]

Rowlands is quite a nice course nothing spectacular quite a few dog leg holes when I’ve played always been in good condition club house is nice also always worth a visit has been quite busy sometimes

 

[TheUnwashed]

Only play either of them when it hasn’t been wet as neither drains well at all.

Waterlooville is good but very forgiving off the tee where you can get away with being massively wayward.

Rowland’s Castle is ok but doesn’t really inspire me.

I’d be looking to go 20-30 minutes away and play Blackmoor, Liphook, Goodwood Downs, Hayling, Alresford to name but a few.

 

[SteveW86]

Rowlands Castle are in the final of the county scratch league being played today, so they Atleast must have some good players there.

 

[MendieGK]

I was a member at the Ville for years as a junior. Greens are brill in summer but course get very wet in winter.

It’s only wide off the tee if you’re REALLY wide. If your 10yds off the fairway you’re in the trees on every hole.

Not a fan of Rowlands. I find it super boring (oh and they’re a rival of Waterlooville).

 

[richart]

We had a lot of members join from Waterlooville over last few years because it gets very wet in the winter. Not a problem at ours.