Hurtmore GC is a moderately lenghty par 70 (ladies par 72) parkland style course in Hurtmore, Surrey. The course is 5,530/5,254 yards respectively off the white/yellow tees.
The course opened in 1992 and like many courses in the area was designed by Peter Alliss and Clive Clark. It is a proprietary pay and play course with a membership.
The course comprises 3 par 3s, 14 par 4s and only 1 par 5. The mens SSS is only 67 reflecting the fact that 13 of the 14 par 4s are less than 400 yards and most will involve only a short iron approach to the green!
Six of the holes involve water hazards. Well placed fairway bunkers are on the 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 17th and 18th holes. The 18th has a daunting approach over water and front bunkers. I just made the carry then proceeded to hole the putt for a birdie.
I liked the par 3s.
The greens are huge, mostly raised, with no proper perspective of how deep they are. They are also very underlating.
The greens drain well and are firm but were still bumpy after hollow tining maintenance which hadn't fully recovered.
Most of the holes involve real or perceived doglegs from the tees which if your alignment is not right can lead to trouble. However, in reality the landing areas are generous.
This is a very easy walking course which my knee appreciates!
I played the course at the end of January 2019 on a bright but cold and very windy day. I look forward to playing it again on a nice warm summer day!
The green fee was only £14 for a twilight game post 2pm. Morning peak tee times were only £19. Very good vfm!
Catering at the course was reasonably good but I'm not sure if it is available every day. I thing they are a chef short.
As a well draining course encircled by numerous private members clubs, not always playable at this time of year, this appeared to be a very busy course! I'm sure members of other courses use this as their 'winter' go-to course!
Date Monday, 25, February 2019