Cotswolds Club Chipping Norton

I played course after all the heatwaves, little rain.

The course has been heavily affected by this (Tees, Fairways and rough. Greens - watered and green, few blemishes but short, fast'ish and mostly true - so don't take this review as definitive!

Ironically it rained a bit during play and has rained since. So who knows what course will be like next week or after.

The layout of course is good - interesting and average difficulty - challenging.

Hopefully after rain and recovery the improvements will be noticeable.

I will return and play again, but based on my only experience of play - wouldn't pay more than £25

Course was not to the standard compared to last year.

This would make an ideal golf break for anyone. Beautiful golf course and facilities. Friendly staff very helpful. Also a spa for a couple . Will definitely play again when in the area.

Check out their website.

Some challenging holes but nice course to play and good value for money. Nice clubhouse and shop and just a 5 minutes drive from Chipping Norton.

Good all round course and club. Some extremely long holes, not much water and plenty of slopes! Enjoyed it (but not my game on the day!😫)

100000% OVERBOOKED, ruined a birthday!

Our Two Ball took FIVE hours! The funny thing is, there is a sign outside of the Pro Shop saying that Tee 10 was the starting tee so that the flow of play could be improved, however, this was not the case…if we started at Tee 1, would it have been 6 hours?

We feel robbed at £60 per person due to the sloppy organisation and the fact it was so heavily overbooked. We would finish 1 hole, and then be waiting 10-15 minutes to even start the next. This waiting around means you can’t get any rhythm in your play, and it suck every ounce of enjoyment out of it!

I’ll keep you all posted to see what they offer as compensation!

Played 2 rounds here in very hot conditions this weekend. Thought it was better than the average reviews I’ve read. Tee boxes were a bit tired but could find a flat spot on all. Greens, fairways and rough all well maintained. Took 4hrs for a two ball so a little slow but not horrendous at the weekend. It was a bit hilly and hot though so people probably taking their time. Also, it’s a golf stay type place and not the easiest course to navigate so some hunting for wayward shots. A reasonable challenge but longer hitters might find it a bit boring. Facilities off course were ok. Staff seemed friendly. But being a golf stay/wedding type place the bar etc get dominated by large groups quite easily.

This was the 3rd time we had visited this course, and was probably in worst condition, with fairways much too long. Food was as good as ever along with the accommodation.

The thing I am really annoyed with was that after the 2nd round we put our clubs and other equipment in my van, while we had a quick drink before returning home, and 25 minutes later we returned to find our belongings stolen. when we informed the club of this they said there was another van that been broken into as well. They had CCTV of the incidents, but would not let us see it. They said they had been waiting on the phone for the police as were not allowed to ring 999, inferring that it had happened in the past. Despite this there were no obvious signs to warn of this.

So I would advise anyone visiting this hotel and golf course to not leave anything in their vehicles!

Played this course a few years back and it was in good condition, played recently and it was awful. Some greens are in poor condition, fairways have been ruined by buggy’s and bird pecking . There is rubbish all over the place, the tees are worn and the course is tired. A lot of work is needed to get this back to the condition it was in previous but I won’t be playing again anytime soon.

We as a 3 ball turned up to play 18 holes, really slow to the point where when we reached the 10th hole there were 2 4 balls and a single player waiting for 10 minutes to tee off. We as a result walked off and finished our round. £35 for that experience!. We were waiting on every hole and the club clearly are putting too many people on the course and not managing pace of play etc.

The greens were in awful condition in terms of pitch marks not being repaired. There were at least half a dozen on every hole and I have never experienced anything like it anywhere. 3 very disappointed golfers.

I like to play lots of different courses, so golf now is great for me.

Sometimes they are good sometimes they are a bit worn down.

This one was way better than I expected, really well kept, I felt like I was playing at one of the big courses, great fairways, even better greens. Nice mix of holes.

The only thing I’d improve is a couple of the bunkers could have had more sand in, don’t get me wrong they where better than most but 1 I was in was very firm. The other 3 I found myself in where good tho.

If you are in 2 minds about is it worth it, will it be good,

You will be happy I was massively. I’ve payed twice this green fee and had worse courses.

Hope this helps

Ian the 18.9 handicapper

Pretty good course! For the money I would've expected a bit nicer tee boxes and course conditions, but overall a good track!