Cocks Moors Woods Golf Course

The course is in a diabolical state even allowing for the very dry summer. Fairways feel like you’re playing out of rough; greens are not as good as typical “winter” greens you might see; bunkers had clearly not been raked for days and more like concrete. Also little things like litter on the course which seem to have been there since at least the previous night.

There were no end of tee times available for Sunday morning when I booked at 9.00, and I suggest there’s a reason for that - no-one wants to play there!!

Arrived made very welcome

Shop top class everything you need and more

Straight on to my tee time

Course getting better by the day

Very dry due to weather

Greens could do with a bit more water

Being cut back to speed play up

Only thing bad could do with some rubbish bins

Been playing this course since I started golf 5 years ago. Apart from when the local idiots on their motorbikes cause damage it was in great condition. Not sure what happened but it went down hill quite badly.

Glad to say after playing yesterday there has been lots of work done and work going on at the time we was playing which we didn't mind at all if the end goal is getting this great course back to it's former glory.

Course was really badly kept, greens in a bad way and rough was unplayable loads of cut grass just left.

Can see this course is now getting some maintenance done to it so would be nice to come back after the winter to see how it looks

Challenging course with a variety of holes. Decent condition for a municipal in this recent heatwave. What lets this course down is the lack of signage on some holes, very confusing for a first timer trying to find where the next hole is. Lots of tee boxes missing as well.

Take lots of balls because if your ball misses the fairway then forget about finding it. Even when you see exactly where it lands you still can't find it.

The most stocked proshop of any MyTime Active courses I've been to with friendly service.

Excellent for the price on GolfNow.

Good layout some challenging holes greens some poor some ok abit wooly need hit firmer but ok main problem signage from hole to hole and no markers for tee boxes could easily be remedied

Haven't played this course in a good few years, it was great to be back here! Course is under new management and newly appointed green staff. Can see the hard work going into the course, hopefully returning to it's former glory very soon. Course is in great condition and for the price it's an absolute no brainer! When the greens pick up speed, it will be a true test for any level of golfer! Will definitely be back, cheers guys!

Fantastic news new green keeper and its already starting to look great .steve and matt in the shop are ready to help with grips all the way to trolleys .my time should give there heads a good shake .rumours of the shop shutting must not be true .the public rely on the shop and its a comunity so my time dont take away a great future at cocks moor .ok open a cafe BUT keep the shop otherwise it will destroy a great safe venue

Course is so much better greens are really nice compared to last month they are trying really hard fair play team 👏

On arrival the staff in the club shop were very friendly and helpful and the golf course was really good i would recommend family or friends to go a have a round of golf.

Unfortunately a once well maintained course has been poorly managed and has gone to ruin

The rough is currently 2feet high

And walking from tee to fairway on certain holes is like a trolley car wash as there are no paths through the rough to the fairway

There has been some work done but it’s a long way from perfect

Hence my 2 star review and that’s being generous

Course in poor condition fairways long and greens. Rough is ridiculous miss fairway and you lose a ball as its waist high it’s a shameful as course lay out is great

The course is in shocking order

Finally got 18 full greens after nearly 2 years

And the fairways are terrible (searching for balls in the middle of the fairway)

The rough between holes is at a ridiculous length making finding or if you’re lucky enough to find and then playing impossible

I first started playing Golf here back in the 00's and it was decent for starters. Now its sad to see whats happened to it. Many older golfers have told me that back in the 80's and 90's this Course was up there with the best. I can only presume that Mytime golf must be struggling for money as this course is majorly uninvested in. It could be a real gem with some really characteristic holes but currently its a sad state of affairs. £14 for 18 holes was way overpriced. I dont think id olay there even if it was free. The fairways are like the rough at the US Open and if you dont hit the fairway you've got no chance. If you must insist on playing here take plenty of balls and leave you best ones at home. Won't be going back im afraid. Waste of £14

Very poor the course was badly looked after fairways were barely cut and nothing else been cut for a long time by the looks of it there’s no 1st cut at all if you not on the fairways uv lost your ball very overgrown everywhere was very disappointed played there many times years ago it’s never been that bad and I certainly won’t be playing again it’s a shame because the staff friendly and course could be very nice if they looked after it

Congratulations to My Time, the current guardians of Cocksmore Woods.

What was once a decent municipal golf course, is now a new concept in golf.

Why have a box tee when you can have a few tuffs of grass on a mound of dry mud.

Fairway? That's old school. How about roughly mown grass that your local park would be ashamed of. To make the new concept bed in the green keepers have added a new hazard to golf, mounds of grass cuttings on the fairway. Crunched your drive? Well done. Now try and find your ball. Lucky to find it? Now try hitting it.

Found the green? Once your reach the target destination you soon discover that these greens are not your normal golf greens. Grass is a variety of lengths, the added grass cuttings (I've now discovered this is a feature of the course) are added to make your putt even trickier, divots and an assortment of other obstacles are included to add to the experience.

Now let's get to the rough. If you thought a wetherspoons on a Saturday night was rough I suggest you head to Cocksmore Woods. If you have the misfortune to hit the rough that's the end of that golf ball for the round.

I have played this course for over thirty years, it is a real shame to see it in this condition. I am actually thinking that My Time are running in into the ground in order to sell it to a housing developer.

A real shame. I won't be returning.