Birkdale Golf Club

This is a short course. The greens were in great shape. The fairways were fine. The rough was rough but that is consistent with the time of year. The only complaint was we fiollowed a threesome that held us up on virtually every hole. They never considered to let us play through. We even met them on the tee box a couple times. Will play there again.

Greens and trees were nice. Fairways good. Bunkers were fine. Pace of play stupid slow. Threesome holding us up on every hole. Sometimes we would catch them on the tee and never considered that we should play through. But, that can happen anywhere. Nice Impala Convertible SS 427 inside clubhouse. First time ever to see a car inside a golf course clubhouse.

Lots of singles playing by themselves. That actually contributed to a slower pace of play than if we were paired together.

Course was in better shape than I remembered and overall I had fun

First off, I am a longtime member of Birkdale and I have finally had enough. I decided to play one last round of 18 and the experience only confirmed any of my last doubts about leaving.

I will start with the good:

1) about half of the fairways are in decent to good condition

2) The staff are always fairly friendly

3) The driving range is in pretty good shape

Now the bad:

1) Most of the greens are just awful between pitch marks, bare spots or weeds

2) Several of the fairways have dirt and or gravel rocks near the edges which if your ball lands near them will only cause damage to your club with having to move your ball. I am not talking out of bounds I am talking just to the side of the rough and prior to reaching the cart paths

3) Overcrowding and poor course management. During my group's visit we had to wait on the first par 5 with 4 other groups stacked and the bottle neck never ended. The pace was terrible and nearly enough to quit and ask for a refund

4) Tee boxes are complete crap for a good number of holes, either they are a hill, sparse grass or just in general terrible shape

5) Any of the holes near water have a stagnant smell, and are covered in goose crap which include holes 5, 9 and 18.

I really wanted to stay with Birkdale but even thoug the course is only a 10 minute drive, I will be joinig a new club much further away for a more enjoyable experience.

I don't understand all of the reviews about Birkdale being in good shape. They must be from players who remember how much worse it was compared to the current conditions.

You get what you pay for so save your money and go to a nicer looking and well managed course.

First time playing here and won’t be the last the staff were friendly and appreciative. The course was in good shape and fun to play looking forward to playing it again

It's not a bad course, and the greens were in pretty great shape. The fairways had some pretty rough spots and even bare spots and the cart path is in really bad shape in some areas. Also, please adjust the governors on the golf carts. I could walk faster than those things. Overall, not bad and I'm sure I'll be back to play again, but not at the top of my list of courses in the area.

Was a nice little course. Only played the back 9, but it was nicely nestled into a community. No switchback holes, which was nice. Good value for the price! Would go back.

Fair Challenge when playing from the appropriate tees.

Little pricey but the course was in very good shape.

Course is in decent shape, but pace of play has always been an issue. Prices have gone up on everything. For the offering there are a few other courses that are a better bang for your buck.

I booked the wrong location (same course name) and so the course charged my credit card a $220 cancellation fee. They just be hard up for money at the moment. Petty. I guess they’ve never made a mistake.