Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club

Address:	Horsemanside, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Essex, RM4 1JU, United Kingdom
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Opened:	1989
Holes:	36
Type:	Parkland
Length:	Abbots 6501 yds; Priors 5878 yds
Par:	Abbots 72; Priors 70 (White Tees)
Rating/SSS:	Abbots 71; Prior 68 (White Tees)
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Green Fees:	Abbots - mon-thurs £34, fr £38, w/e £42; Priors mon-thurs £18, fri £20, w/e £25
Offers:	TSG Partner Club - See website for details
Tel No:	A=01708-381108,P=01277-373344
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Website:	www.staplefordabbottsgolf.co.uk

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Stapleford Abbotts has two 18 hole golf course and additional practice facilities available to all. The main course (The Abbotts) is right next to the main Clubhouse, which is a charming black wood paneled country barn and has functions rooms available for hire. The second course (The Priors) whilst right next to the M25, also offers a superb test for the higher handicappers. There is also a challenging 9 hole, par 3 golf course (The Friars).

Description

Designed and built in 1988 both courses have matured superbly since. Following on from Clubhaus plc and American Golf, Stapleford Abbotts is now operated by Crown Golf, who acquired the club in 2004. The Abbotts and the Priors had thousands of saplings planted in the early years have matured and grown so as no longer to require the stakes.

Crown Golf operator 23 courses in the UK and The Social Golfer is a proud partner. All TSGers can play Crown Golf Courses at Guest Rates

Visitors are very welcome and Green fees start from as little as £15.

There are also many different 5 day and 7 day membership options available

Head PGA Professional – Rory O’Keefe

General Manager – Ben Driver

These reviews represent the personal view of the individual and are not those of the TheSocialGolfer.

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Number of Reviews: 35

Pete Mayo

Handicap: 20

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21 Apr 2019, 13:01

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Nice course.

Great value thanks to Ed. No driving range but otherwise very good practice areas. Course was in good conduction except for some of the bunkers. It is no longer owned by crown golf. Word is that the original owner has bought it back wants to improve overall quality.

Paul Houghton

Handicap: 13

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01 Sep 2018, 15:19

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Wrong Stableford Abbott’s ?

I joined a game with Paul, Ian and Roger. We had thought it was the Abbotts course well Ian and I did. It made us slightly late but anyway we played the Priory course which has some interesting holes. The club pro was very helpful once our mistake had been spotted, we were chaperoned to the Priory course by the senior captain Fred a lovely chap.
The Priory course is not too difficult, but the greens are a horror story, either infected or dug up by rabbits. Some were very hard also. The company was great but until the greens improve it’s somewhere I would not return even for £21, the buggy was a further £18. Some of the tees were pretty ropey also.
Hopefully I’ll get to play the Abbotts one day?

Michael Hanley

Handicap: 14

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03 Nov 2017, 16:03

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Enjoyable course....

Stapleford Abbotts GC is a pay and pay style proprietary parkland golf course near Romford Essex.

There are two 18 hole courses, ie the Abbotts and the Priors, plus a 9 hole par 3 course. The course was designed by Howard Swan and opened in about 1988. Since about 2004 the course has been a part of the Crown Golf Group.

I played the Abbotts course with fellow Epping Bandits members. The Abbotts course is a very easy walk. The course is well set out with challenging tee shots, requiring negotiation of doglegs, ditches, ponds etc. The greens were large, undulating, were in good condition and most surrounded by deep bunkers.

Played in October as the rainy season commenced it was evident that the course is not the best draining and consequently the fairways were not being cut affecting the run of the ball. However, the course was perfectly playable. I enjoyed the course very much. Next time I hope to play it in its best shape in the summertime.

A green fee of just under £20 was good vfm.

The catering service was excellent. Good golf fare, ie a pre-match breakfast and post match meal were good quality and vfm.

Ian Archer

Handicap: 20

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01 Nov 2016, 19:18

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Priors Course Review - Course Shortened At Moment

Review relates to Priors Course not the members Abbotts course. There is no clubhouse, no practice facilities. There is a toilet in a portacabin. It is the course played along the M25, the other side of the mountain of mud and rubble being deposited by the lorries.

The course is carded at 5425 yards (yellow), but many of the holes have been dramatically shortened . . hence my 43 stapleford points! So I did not include the round for handicap. Some of the par 5s were now shortened to a short par 4 . . so short just a drive and a gap wedge. Course must now be playing well under 5000 yards . .

Not the owners fault, but the course has suffered from local thugs/gypsies? riding/racing their horses around the course. Piles of horse excrement on the fairways and hoof prints over many of the greens on the front 9. To be fair to the groundstaff, they have done an excellent job filling in and repairing the greens.

Come back in a year, and it should be better when it has been seeded and new tees laid, but at the moment, there are better value for money courses around e.g. Hainault and Epping or splash out a bit more and play the members Abbotts course.

Brian Scott

Handicap: 5

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20 Feb 2016, 17:42

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what a disappointment

not a lot to say except its worth forgetting.

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Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club

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5424

66.0

Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club (Abbotts)

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6501

71.0

Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club (Abbotts)

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6113

70.0

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Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club (Priors)

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5718

68.0

Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club (Priors)

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5425

66.0

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2 nd	Chris Steadman	48 @ Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club	27 May 15
3 rd	David Jacobs	47 @ Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club	02 Jul 11
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