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4.4
85 Reviews (85)
5 Stars
53
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
87.2%
Recommend this course
76 out of 85 reviews
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4.3
3 Reviews (3)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
66.7%
Recommend this course
2 out of 3 reviews
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4.5
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.9
92.3%
Recommend this course
12 out of 13 reviews
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Course Highlights
Knock GC delivers consistently excellent course conditions, with firm fairways and fast greens impressing recent visitors. Exceptionally welcoming staff and a challenging layout with rewarding par 4s make this east Belfast gem outstanding value.

About

Holes 18
Type Private
Style Parkland
Par 70
Length 6428 yards
Slope 117
Rating 68.7
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Course Details

Year Built 1920
Golf Season Year round
Architect Alister MacKenzie (1920) Hawtree Ltd (1970) H. S. Colt (1920) C. H. Alison (1920)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - £30
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Smart casual dress is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Showers, Locker Rooms

Accolades

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Reviews

4.4
85 Reviews (85)
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Excellent day

Having recently taking up golf I’ve played a few courses and decided to try knock gc and can I say what day we had. The course was fantastic and although some of the holes seemed hard and challenging I thought I played them well. Luckily this is a local course for me so I know I’ll be playing it again very soon

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyable round

Very much enjoyed Knock. Holes 14 & 15 were closed due to the abundance of rain over the last few months. Despite that, the rest of the course was in good condition. I rarely waited to hit, so the pace was great.

The course has little water and is fairly wide open. I only lost one ball, which is a small miracle.

I look forward to playing here again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course recovering from a lot of rain

Only 13 holes open for play and the greens had recently been sanded. Enjoyed our round but looking forward to a return round later in the summer. F

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Knock off!

Booked to play 18 holes with a hot deal for £25. Turned up on the day to be told only 10 holes were open (1,8,9,10,11,12,13,16,17 & 18)! Told to contact Golf pass for a partial refund! Pace was very, very slow as stuck behind a fourball who eventually let us through on hole 13. Won't be back...

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Paid golf now for 18 holes

Paid golf now for 18 holes only to be told when I arrived at the club that only 13 holes were available. Paid £24.99 only to be told by the pro shop that they were charging £15 for 13 holes he wouldn’t let us play any extra holes because the tee boxes were all booked out. This has happened a couple of times were golf now are charging full payment and only part of the course is open. Very disappointing golf now!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

I will definitely be back

Knock Golf Club came highly recommended.

Ok it rained holes 2-3-4 but that didn’t put us off. I really want to play again in better weather.

If your looking for 18 holes around Belfast I can’t recommend it enough.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Exceeded my expectations

Decided to give Knock Golf course a try and am I glad I did. From meeting Stewart at the pro shop, who was extremely helpful, and encouraging me back any time, meeting some of the members on the course who couldn't be more friendly to the course itself.

Great selection of par 4's to test all abilities of golfer and the general condition of the course for early season was great too.

Well wroth a visit if you're considering it, I'd certainly go back

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Player's Course

The layout and playability of Knock is awesome. Greens are in fantastic shape and I loved the test of golf. Will be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

2 holes closed, no discount

Having paid £28 each we were disappointed when we got to the course and only 16 holes were playable. It would have been nice to know this before hand or even get a discount.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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