Review's of Whitewebbs Park Golf Course
Clubhouse/Hospitality
Quality of Course
Practice Facilities
Value for Money
Short, reasonably tidy, OK to have in roster of courses
A short course with quite a few par 3's around the 150-yard mark and plenty of par 4's between 300 and 350 yards and a par of 68. Greens were in good condition, though not perfect, fairways were fine, but tee boxes were scruffy and lacking in flat areas, out of keeping with the overall condition. There are also no rakes, which is a challenge on a course with plenty of bunkers.
Not much in the way of practice facilities - a small-ish putting green with a few places you could practice short chips from, and a net hidden around the corner between the 1st and 9th greens.
The design is pleasant enough - not enough interesting holes perhaps to make you desperate to play regularly, but good enough that you wouldn't mind returning once in a while. The two-tiered 7th green was a feature, as were a few holes on the back 9 requiring fairly accurate tee shots. I like the 11th, around 400 yards with trees narrowing the fairway from both sides just past a ditch at about 220, making you play safely into the gap off the tee leaving a long iron uphill to the green, or go over the trees (or through a tight gap) to leave a shorter approach.
Some parts were pretty squelchy - perhaps it had rained more heavily than I thought in the last couple of days.
Not averse to returning, wouldn't rush to play regularly!
Clubhouse/Hospitality
Quality of Course
Practice Facilities
Value for Money
At £20....a very good 'find'
Having been recommended to me, this course was on my radar to play, but I was surprised to see no previous TSG reviews for a course with a weekend green fee of only £20 (weekday £16).
Not far from J25 of the M25, but distant enough for traffic noise not to be noticeable, this course is in a mature country park. There are public walkways, so you have to be mindful of dog walkers, etc, who are often oblivious to the dangers of stray golf balls! This does not spoil the experience of tree-lined fairways and countryside views.
Not a long track (5507yds - yellow tees) and no steep hills, but course management is important as a few holes have fairways which narrow at driver distance, with gaps in trees and a stream to negotiate. If you're out of position (as I was several times), your scorecard will suffer.
The greens were very good, surrounds quite 'lush', but this is not a normal summer. I didn't venture into any sand, which looked good - although I noticed there were no rakes to use. Perhaps a sensible Local Rule would be to allow 'Preferred Lies' in bunkers here?
We didn't have time to sample the clubhouse facilities but, after an enjoyable round, will definately return to a course which I consider to be a good 'find'.