Five Lakes Golf Club

I've been wanting to play Potters new layout of Five Lakes for a couple of years. It is well worth a visit. The hotel is still there, and the pro shop has been redesigned. They have a players meeting lounge where food can be ordered. For meals they have break out dinning areas. There is a nice outside sitting area. The changing rooms are below ground level with only stair access, but they are modern and clean. The course could be described as Parkland but has very wide fairways. It is 6734 off the Gold tees, and it played every inch of its length. The Fairways and greens were in very good condition. The bunkers were very poor and many of the tees were uneven. But on a whole a great looking course.
I would say this is a big hitters course, its slope reflects that at 131. All the par threes are long 170 and above, many of the par 4's are well over 400 yards. If you don't hit long off the tee you are going to struggle to score here.
The staff are very friendly and the food is excellent. I paid £40 with a meal on a society day. The buggy was £25. Five Lakes is very flat with very few undulations, its defence is its length. The greens are hard to hold but do run true.
All in all I think Five Lakes is a very nice course if the bunkers were better I would score it higher. I'd say it one of the better courses in Essex, I would like to play it with harder fairways with a bit of run. A long drivers paradise if you can keep it straight! Give it a try.

Hi all

I played with Carlos and as always a very good partner to play with if you can stand the jokes

good company

The course was OK nothing to write home about, not very welcoming in the pro shop or in the spike bar, also very dark. when we finished our round about 4 pm spike bar was closed ? also no loco balls markers were over priced , prices high for drinks would not go again not worth the time and effort if not for Carlos,

This is one of my favourite courses. Interesting, challenging, in overall good condition, with large, perfectly good condition, true greens. I did not use the practice facilities or bar on this occasion. It was £20 twilight round.

Played the links course today the front 9 is very flat wide and open few water holes in play.
The back more enjoyable dog legs etc but found the course bland and the greens had been left fluffy but the only good thing about them was the size ouf them very small.
Been told the Lakes course is far nicer and Harder.

Played this as part of the weekend package and alas despite being very pleasant this course lacks the prettiness of The Lakes. Very up and down on the front nine but it does improve on the way in. There are nice raised tees that give the course a links feel though - hence the name - but once again the course was let down by the quality of the greens! Still, all in all a good weekend and as part of the package, still good value!

Five Lakes Golf & Country Club, "Lakes" course is very well layed out, with most holes making you really think your way round. Greens and tees were in very good condition, bunkers were wet, some waterlogged, mainly due to very heavy rain. Water comes into play fairly often, but it's not in your face, just close enough to keep you on your toes if like me you can be a little wayward at times.
Practise facilities leave you wanting for nothing, as do the clubhouse amenities, being part of the hotel and country club.
I played here for only £20.00, which is extremely good value and would gladly have payed more.