The Addington Golf Club

I remember attending a TSG Matchplay final at The Addington quite few years ago, when I was referring with Ian Mullins, not sure who the finalists were (Judy L. vs Andy A. maybe), but I never wrote a review as I did not play the course. Well, it is certainly totally different now and a pleasure to venture on lush fairways (due to new irrigation system), pine trees very distinct with all the clearance around them and this is all over the 18 holes, the course might even presents itself as an "inland links" should the vision of the owners comes to fruition. Actually the present course reminded me of some of the beautiful courses in Northern France. Lots of sloping fairways, quite a few ravines, the 1st one you come across has a sand bunker at the bottom ! Bridges to cross. Every hole has interest, challenge, beauty, excitement. I would not like to pick a favourite as I like them all.


The owners have big plans, big money to invest, in 10 years time or less you might even see the Clubhouse moved to the top of the course (by the 16th if I remember correctly), so that the Members & Visitors alike can enjoy the most beautiful views of London, Wembley, Crystal Palace, Docklands in the distance.

I attended a Mizuno Pairs events on 5th September with Noirin F., Steve D., John P., and we were all in awe at the conditions and improvements already made, the Greens were surprisingly fast, will certainly be remembered by the 4 of us, specially the 3rd Green: a devil where the ball did not want to stop, specially if you came out of any of the surrounding bunkers .....I am sure that Rory McIlroy or Tommy Fleetwood or Tyrrell Hutton would have managed though. Lovely medium size & plentiful sand in all the bunkers, the heathers did not seem to bother us as I think a lot of them have been cleared away. A very pleasant round, where a few Birdies & Pars were made but not enough to win the big prizes.

The car park has been totally re-modelled with smart iron gates in and out (one needs a security code).

The Half way hut has not changed, but is very welcome after so much walking , some big up and down, all very good for your fitness,

The Pro shop has smart Men clothing, nothing for Ladies as there are only 4 Ladies members.

There is no Junior section as such, but Juniors can play with their family, so not sure what the future of the club will be when all renovations, etc. are done.

The food I sampled (bacon panini) was superb but I had to wait 15 minutes for it, it was nicely wrapped up in foil and lasted the whole round.

Pleasant staff from reception to Proshop to Bar.

Well worth the £50 Green attendance fee we paid, normally £100 for visitors but deals can be add if you speak with the right person. Ask me & I' ll give you a name.

Highly recommended

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Enjoyable course to play. Fairways very dry but greens in superb condition. Bunkers poor with little sand and stones in them. Not what I would expect from a course that charges a normal rate of £100 on a Saturday. I paid a society rate of £50 but would only pay that once or twice a year. Have played better courses for less.

Nice course, although I fought the tee,s were badly marked.
Not knowing the course there is plenty of rough around the fairways, difficult to find your ball if landed in there. Course is well laid out, greens are a bit bumpy.

The clubhouse and locker rooms were nice and the bar/food good.

The course was an interesting mix of holes with treelined fairways, dog legs, and heather disecting some fairways. There are several blind tee shots and several more risk-reward shots which makes every short interesting.

The most memorable holes where 6, with a difficult bunker guarding the right-hand side of the green, 7, a picturesque short par 3, 8, a 90 degree dog-leg with a blind tee-shot, 9, another 90 degree dogleg but with a large heather filled dell bisecting the fairway, 12, a short par 5 across a valley, with many humps, hollows and areas of heather on the fairway and 13, a long par 3 from an elevated tee, to an elevated green over the bushes infront of the tee. The views across london on the 14th and 16th tees were particularly impressive.

The greens were also excellent, often very large with several tiers and subtle slopes, but always fast.

We Paid £40 to play on a Sunday and the course was not busy. It was therefore excellent value for money and I would certainly recommend playing here.

Played here with TSG alongside the matchplay final.
Superb course with a great mix of holes, i would say mainly parkland style with plenty of trees close by so you have to be accurate. Also several holes have swathes of heather bi-secting the fairways so club selection is oh so important. This really is a course you have to think your way round, i thoroughly recommend a course planner especially for the tips on where to try and place your shots.
The course was in lovely condition, particularly the greens. Must be spectacular in Spring/Summer when all the rhododendrons are out. Lush fairways and tees, just a little nit picking about people not rakeing after visiting bunkers. But the bunker sand was consistant and a pleasure to play from.
Clubhouse is understated from the outside but has everything you would expect internally. Staff are professional, friendly, helpful and polite.
Practice facilities are very good with a large putting green just thro the pro shop and a stand alone par 4 hole with a two tiered green.
I understand TSG have a discount with the group that own the course, i paid just £40, which for a course of this stature is brilliant. If you get the chance then play here, i hope to...............

Always wanted to play here, the course did not disappoint, greens really fast and difficult to read, you have to keep it in the fairways as some really challenging shots in the rough, every hole is different and I cant wait to play it again.
Special thanks goes to John Packham for arranging this game at half the normal green fees.

Played here a couple of weeks back on Golf Day through work and had a great day... some of the holes here are counted in the 'Top 100 courses' list and one of the par three is reported to be the sixth best par 3 in the country. The first half of the course is pleasant but the back nine was fantastic! Not sure it is good enough to warrant the £65 standard midweek green fee but its worth a visit if you get the chance to play it. However, watch out for the greens - they're VERY quick!!