Dymock Golf Club

Dymock is an unusual course but after a few rounds I grew to like it a lot. OK the greens are not pristine, but they are not bad either, and the course offers something for everyone. There are a few holes that need pinpoint accuracy and one or two that let you open your shoulders. The 7th, for instance, is just over 300 yards and has a narrow green with water on three sides.The par 4 5th is driveable, but it is also blind, and if you let it slip left you'll be in the water. Then there's the 8th, a par 5 with two huge trees in the middle of the fairway, right in the way of your second shot.

The thing Dymock has in spades is friendliness. Brian is helpful and goes out of his way to make sure you have a good experience, and the 19th is relaxed and provides a decent pint. The people I spoke to on the course were really pleasant too. In short if you are a golfing snob it probably is not your scene, but for the social (and sociable) golfer it ticks most of the boxes.