What do people think about Godstone?

[barrybridges]

I'm in a bit of a quandry.

Godstone is right on my door step - literally 5 minutes away - but a bit further afield are a number of other courses like Edenbridge, Chartham Park, Addington etc.

I'm looking to join a club and have played Godstone quite a bit (maybe 10 times) but I just can't bring myself to commit and I wonder if anyone else had any thoughts or reviews of it?

My problem is that Godstone is good value and local - if I join then I know I'll be more likely to play than if I join somewhere further afield, as it's so convenient to get to.

At the same time, whenever I play there I always think it's really badly maintained. This morning - on a lovely hot spring day - the greens were like the surface of the moon and everything was over-watered massively. The fairways weren't cut to a good length either - it was either like playing from the light rough all the time, or else semi-bald.

I don't know what to do - has anyone else got any advice?

 

[Oddsocks]

barry, holtye in edenbridge is £395 per year for 7 days at the moment, your be hard pushed to find a harder test. for me godstone is too open, its designed for startes only and you could hack around with a good score at the end, rather like woldingham.

review here

http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk//showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/345212/an/0/page/0#345212

 

[dieseldave]

Barry, having played Godstone quite a few times you are right it is not that well maintained,it's more of a summer course in the winter the drainage is not very good the fairways are usually saturated.
The greens vary a lot from a sheet of glass to sand.
If you do join there i think you get a few visits to the other courses in the group.