Muswell Hill Golf Club

Tucked away in peaceful surroundings is the hidden gem of Muswell Hill Golf Club. A mature, beautifully maintained course that will test your skills through avenues of trees up and down dale. Superb greens, lush fairways and tee boxes to be admired. Friendly welcome and service in the pro-shop and clubhouse with an extensive menu for those of you with a large appetite. All that for only £20 on a Monday. Only note of caution (from the pro) - it gets very boggy in the wet winter months so get there now or save your visit until the Spring.

It was a hot and sunny day when we played at Muswell Hill, so I was looking forward to a good day’s golf and I wasn't disappointed!!

This course is very easy to get to locate, as it is only a mile or two from London’s busy North Circular and only 7 miles from the M25. However, what's most surprising about this course is how quiet it was ... The clubhouse, modern and airy, is open plan and very welcoming, as is the patio area, where the early birds were enjoying a post round drink as we arrived. There was a real buzz about the place and all the members we saw were very friendly.

The course itself is surrounded by mature and lush trees, meaning every hole is enclosed yet there is room on adjacent fairways if you do stray from your fairway. The layout starts with a few benign holes but this is welcome as whilst they may seem easy at first glance, rest assured the greens will keep you on your toes. We were fortunate that there had been a downpour the previous evening, otherwise I would have described them as lightening quick – I am guessing they were as high as 10 or 11 on the stimp meter.

There is a nice combination of holes and some with beautifully mown (criss-cross styli)and mature tree lined fairways with most holes requiring some thought and strategy – you will not always need your driver. However, if I had any criticism to make, I would say the course could benefit from a few more fairway bunkers (although I am being picky now). The bunkers that are around the greens are well maintained with good sand.

Once back at the clubhouse the staff couldn’t have been nicer. You are met with a smile and good humour and the bar food seemed reasonable considering we are so close to the centre of the capital.

All in all, a fantastic addition to the ‘TSG Preferred list’ and one that I plan to play many times over the coming months!

Very nice clubhouse, friendly staff and a proper tea with top up water was only £1.50. Lots of trees to mess you up if you stray too far off line, and some tee shots are very daunting, (a few would like to see some tees just cut back a little for the tee shots).

We played after rain, but the greens held very well but were around 11 or so on the ol' stimp-meter I reckon, with some very deceptive breaks on them in places, but the ball rolled very true on them.

If you haven't played here before and want to play midweek for £20, test yourself at Muswell Hill. I'm definitely going back to play there again.

It's very hard to choose a rating for the course. The quality of the fairways and greens would rank 5 stars. The greens are, I think, the best I've ever played on, absolutely immaculate and perfectly true.

However, virtually every hole is a straight, narrow par 4. Even the par 5s are straight, narrow par 4s. There's too little variety.

The clubhouse is nice and the service is fine. The practice facilities are very limited, there's no range and the nets have mats with no holes for tees so you literally cannot swing a driver anywhere.

Very good value for £20 and worth playing but not a club I'd join.