Bawburgh Golf Club - 18-Hole Course

Wow, What an amazing course! Somewhat challenging but very rewarding!! I will certainly be returning!

Fairly busy for a Thursday afternoon, We did have to wait for others in front and allow other faster single players through but its to be expected from such a fantastic course to play!

After yesterday's disappointment I did my due diligence and phoned ahead. The pro shop team were friendly and honest about the condition of the course so I booked the tee time.
Was joined by a Maltese opera singer and we had an enjoyable game.
The layout is hilly and testing with a good variety of holes.
I will definitely be back when conditions improve to give the venue a proper rating.

Very cold & windy day made the going tough. Course was in good condition

I must start by saying the course condition was great! Greens were fastest I’ve played! And there are a few signature holes that do make you want to take a photo and step back! And clubhouse and surroundings look amazing BUT

We arrived and there was 50-60 people at first tee and practice green and we soon realised are talking to people! The tee times are so close together so as in! There would be a group on the green putting! A group mid fairway waiting to take second shot and people on the tee! Already teeing off which is so bizarre! I’ve played many courses up and down east anglia and never have I experience that!

I’m so lucky I got a good deal on the app because original tee prices are expensive and I wouldn’t of been happy if I paid that sort of money! To get round took a total of 5 hours because we was constantly waiting at tees!

My favourite part was as I was eyeing up my second shot on a par five! I hear a ball fizz past me with no warning and it was 2 members behind us who have teed off and took a second shot and walked past and said we are playing through! There’s literally a 3 ball on and around the green and they proceeded to walk past us with ignorance! And take there 3rd onto the green whilst there is still people on it! That for me was ridiculous! And rude and unsportsmanlike

Asked a few members is it like this all the time! And the answer was yes! So I won’t be returning! Good for a one off to say you’ve played there but in the Norwich area there’s better value courses with better layouts! As the lay out here was a tad confusing for a first timer and We got asked by a couple of people “where’s the next hole” but we was in the same boat as they were haha!

This isn’t a review to slate it by any means because as I said overall the place is stunning! But the amount of money the place is making! Space your tee spaces out and maybe lose a couple of tee slots to make the experience more enjoyable and free flowing!

The condition of the course was good.
The greens had been well mown and offered reasonably quick surfaces.
The general maintenance of the course was good.
The setting was very attractive indeed, and the layout varied and interesting - and quite challenging.
The only complaint was the speed of play - which was truly awful. We had to wait on every shot. On one occasion, there were four separate matches playing the same hole. This detracted significantly from the pleasure of playing a very agreeable, tree lined course.
We played on a Sunday afternoon and it is possible that there might have been a competition going on - but nevertheless it was tediously slow going.
We will return to give it a try midweek in the hope of finding it quieter, as the course itself merits a return visit.

We played this course yesterday with the threat of rain but we were so lucky. We had a small amount of drizzle for 10 minutes. There was a big competition on this day so my wife who was playing her first round of 18 holes felts somewhat intimidated. But the course was beautiful. Loved it and just to make sure that we finished all 18 holes, we finished in the dark. Lovely afternoon!!

I love the variety and challenge of this course. Probably the most enjoyable course I’ve played

A nice course with a lot of varied holes. A good challenge for all standard of golfers. We really enjoyed this course and would like to play it again.

Lovely challenging course.. Really enjoyed it... Hard to pick a fault... Only thing I would say was tee times could do with a few extra minutes between play as on a few occasions the groups in front and behind were all cramped up together

Nice lay out course, we had had a very hot day day playing, greens were superb. Only downside was it took 4.5 hours to get around, we had a slow group in front of us, not the clubs fault.
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Excellent course,some very challenging holes,very good greens. Reason I gave poor pace was play was very slow,this was due to very slow play from group in front, I believe it was a club syndicate or competition going on,which I understand this can happen on a Friday,but five hours for a two ball to get round is a little too long.
Otherwise a lovely day.

Course was in good order although the greens needed a little attention in my opinion. However when you hit the greens they were very receptive.