Bowring Park Golf Course

Course layout good and some interesting holes, lots of mature trees and some challenging tee shots but unfortunately the fairways were like rough/ semi rough in places. Greens were very slow and a bit bumpy though it had been raining for a few days but even so I’d expect better. The holes on the other side of the motorway were so boggy to be unplayable, drainage needs sorting. With a bit of investment thougb this course will be good and a nice challenge.

It's clearly an old muni course that needs a bit of love, but for under 20 quid you can grumble too hard. What is a huge issue is there appears to be no structure to bookings and groups of five or six as a regular occurrence. I've been early morning and afternoon on weekends and you can be queueing for some time just to get going, then again and again. It'd be fine for a quick 9 or 18 if it was that. Today it took 2 hours 40 to get through 9, for example.

Fantastic place to play golf. The staff are so friendly and helpful. The golf course is in perfect condition the greenskeepers have done a fantastic job over the winter. Fairways and greens are brilliant.

I booked as the course looked empty when I arrived there was a group of 5 on the first tee and 2 singles waiting at my tee time. Once I finally got to tee off I noticed another group of 6 in front of the group of 5. I had to skip 3 holes just to get past them all.

Hadn't been here since it had been taken over. I see they spent their money on the bar on nothing on the course. Like trying to play on a football pitch in 1985 towards end.of season.

Clearly the owners are doing a lot of work and in time it probably will be a good course again but in its current state it’s just not worth it.

Tee boxes were a mess, not tee numbering or yardage boards, uneven and muddy.

Greens were slow and bobbly and peppered with pitch marks they no one has repaired.

Bunkers had grass and weeds growing in them.

We booked online and turned up on time yet had to let a group through who had booked direct via the shop and were 20 mins behind their tee time as “it’s the right thing to do and etiquette” according to the person in the booth.

Small little shop area to buy a bag of tees and a glove only.

Nowhere to get changed or sorted out. No where to sit afterwards.

The car park is shared with a children’s play park and a small cafe so is very busy very quickly.

not worth the money when for a couple of quid more you can play a private golf course with better facilities and in a better condition

Booked in for 10am, tie off 10.15 very slow play took over a hour half to do 4 holes.

Walk way a mess, fairways like local fields, bunkers shocking unplayable, the greens not to bad for this time of year.

Parking is far from golf shop.

Seems like alot of work has been done on parking and eating areas but zero on the golf course

9 holes open and not advised...greens like glass...should never of been open

I was unable to play as golf course closed.

How do I claim a refund from golf now?

Thanks

Nigel

Greens great for time of year, fairways boggy in places, course down to 12 holes due to weather will be going back in spring

Avoid until money is spent on the course. The bunkers were a disgrace, the fairway I would describe is a series of farmers fields, and the greens needed cutting. It's clearly not maintained due to a lack of funding.

Just played Saturday morning very boggy and wasn't told 9 holes was closed till we got to the 9th hole which had a barrier across it ,greens were nice condition but the course needs to sort the drainage out

A nice municipal course that was good value for money

Nice course needs money spendind on the greens and tees but good fun some good holes

Not to long so enjoyable for high handicappers or just a knock with your mates.

Overall the course is excellent value for money, greens and fairways looked brilliant. Only negative is the bunkers are in need of some TLC.

could be a great course, but.............4 ball jumped over the fence on the 3rd hole in front of our 4 ball who looked like they have never played golf before slowing our game to a crawl, then on the back nine a one ball jumped in front of us as well who also looked like he had watched golf on the TV. thought, that looks easy, bought himself some catalogue clubs and proceeded to zig zag up every fairway all the while thinking he was tiger woods over every shot. im afraid this course is now off our saturday morning 4 ball rota. if you want a cheap round on a decent municipal golf course only for it to be ruined by non golfers dressed in jeans, T shirts, with no etiquette whatsoever and would not have a clue what "would you like to play through" means, this is the course for you.

enjoy your round!