Royal Ascot Golf Club

Played at Royal Ascot today for the first time. Nice clubhouse and a good atmosphere all round. A fairly flat course but quite challenging especially into a prevailing wind on a lot of the holes. A lot of out of bounds on some of the holes so you need to accurate off the tee box. A big difference between the white tee boxes and the yellows on some holes which makes a huge difference to your scorecard.

I would love to come back and play it again now that I have been round it once. An easy walk as it is so flat. Nice food and a drink in the clubhouse afterwards. All in all a nice day on the course . . . Just wish I could have played better!!! Always next time.

Royal ascot sounds very grand, untill you play the course. Not bad not fantastic.A 7 out of 10 for me.With all the prestigious courses in a 5 mile raduis (the berkshire,wentworth,suningdale) You woulx think Ascot would be pretty special. Not really. Dont get me wrong the greens were very well manicured and exceptional fast (think i 3 puted 4 times and 4 putted twice)It made a change to play bunker shors with actual sand in them.Fairways were very poir though I did pllay in a chairty day so it was worth playing. would i rush back to play it......NO.i think in a years time when i re visit it the course will be in better nick

Played here in the Limbcare Charity Golf day and really enjoyed the course...

Based close to the famous Horse Racing venue, the club is well established and welcoming.

Excellent tee boxes, lush fairways, flat greens....whats not to like.

Parkland in design and layout, if I lived closer I would be happy to play here again and again.

Looking forward to going back in the Summer months!

Flat excellent course a great walk not ruined. 40 points cant complain

Although the Golf Club dates back 1887, the present course is fairly new, having moved from Ascot Heath in the middle of the Racecourse to its present location, Ascot Farm, in 2005 on the edge of the Windsor forest, once a medieval deer park. That will do for the history but there is a lot more to be written.

A challenging, pretty parkland with interesting & varied holes well protected by some 54 bunkers in total, but saying that there is one Par 3 of 186 yards @ the 13th hole, with no bunkers at all, a large dip/ dead ground before the green will make up the challenge.

Very mature for a new course, lots of wildlife (I have never seen or heard so many pheasants), lots of environmentally protected areas, I suppose it saves times in looking for or retrieving a ball!!).

Water & "wet areas" come into play on quite a few holes and the 18th has a lovely water fountain as a feature in a middle of a small pond (or lake).

The fairways were excellent, so were the Tee boxes, the numerous bunkers had quite a few stones and could have done with more sand but this is a minor criticism for this superb layout in an attractive location. The 1st cut i very thick and the rough very rough but why go in there in the first place?
The greens were excellent and very testing....

All the par 3s are fairly long apart from one. Nice dog legs that will tempt the better golfers, but the trees are big and full of leaves....Some fairly straightforward holes but the bunkers are very well placed for decision time.

The 1st nine will take you back to the Clubhouse, always useful for a quick stop.

My 2 favourites:

13th Par 3, mentioned above.

18th, Par 5, a lovely finishing hole, very challenging dog leg with a ditch, 4 bunkers guarding the greens and a large pond on the other side.

Very friendly place and a warm reception in Proshop and Clubhouse, a friendly hello from the Members too, large car parks.

A fairly mixed bunch of players from Seniors to Juniors, etc. There seems to be lots of competitions going on. Visitors genuinely welcome.

Modern changing rooms for the Ladies.

In short, a lovely golf course that will challenge all. I would love to return sooner than later and I highly recommend to play Royal Ascot if you get the chance, you will enjoy the royal surroundings, keep out of the rough & protected areas and you will have a great game , a great score. Enjoy every putt on these lovely greens.

I must thank Dermot H. for putting the game up and giving us a chance to discover Royal Ascot.

By the way the postal code for GPS may take you to one of the entrances to the Racecourse. Keep your eyes open.

I could write a lot more but I thought I keep it sweet & short.



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We were made to feel very welcome in the pro shop when we went to check in, something that a lot of other courses could learn from.

The course seemed very fair, although it does start to narrow a little towards the end of the round. Unusually, there are 6 par 3's, but I don't see that as a negative.

We played here after a long sunny period so the fairways were hard and starting to turn brown, and finding them with your tee shot didn't necessarily mean getting a great lie. The greens were okay, but at the moment they're nothing really special. They were smooth running, but pretty slow.

Avoid the rough. You'll be lucky to even find your feet if you go into it, so finding your ball is a nightmare.

We played here on a midweek £20 deal, which is probably about the right price. I think the normal price is nearer £40 midweek, and had I played there for that price then I think I'd have felt a little cheated. Once the course matures it may well merit that though.

The clubhouse is very nice.