Gatton Manor Hotel Golf & Country Club

I do so want Gatton to get back to its original condition. Having played it through the years it’s gone from top class course with fabulous food and premises to a very tired but trying condition. The pro shop has returned which is a positive. The food is not as good but adequate. The course wasn’t as good as it could be but still offered a great challenge. Greens were very bumpy and still had signs of spring work. I’m sure the staff had done their best under the lockdown situation and I’m sure it will be better in a couple of months. Played it with two “virgins” who loved the layout and confirmed they would return so two more customers for you! We will be back because it’s always been a good track. Perhaps August/September though...

It is such a shame that Gatton is in the state is currently is. The greens are almost unplayable. £35 for a thursday afternoon seems incredibly overpriced due to its condition.

Will come back when it has sorted itself out

Nice layout i’ve played this course quite a few times but on this occasion the greens we are in the best condition and the fairways had lots of Divot marks that hadn’t been replaced. And I had called up a week previous and they said there be no temporary matt's but they were.

This is a picturesque and interesting course with a challenging first four holes that test your accuracy.

Over the years the course has had many changes in ownership. After a period of closure it is in need of some ongoing work to bring it back to former levels.

Some fairways in need of some renovations as well as greens. The greenkeepers were out doing lots of great work and with there skill and dedication this will soon be back to former levels. It’s fun to play and to enjoy.

This used to be a well looked after and popular course. I expected it to be quite busy following lockdown but I only saw 6 other people playing. Word had obviously spread that the course had gone badly downhill and was In poor condition in all aspects. There were no facilities open but I wasn’t expecting any. The course location is great - no traffic noise and I only noticed 2 aeroplanes going into Gatwick. I’d love to go back one day but it won’t be anytime soon.

The course is in poor condition and the "country club" has seen much better days. A long time ago.

The courses in uk have all been closed for 3+ months, so a game of golf was looked forward to. What a shame we chose Gatton Manor.

A nice friendly welcome by the girl behind the desk, so a positive start. We went to the first tee and we was on a mat. All 18 tees had mats and you wasn’t allowed to play from the tee. Upon reaching the green it was bumpy and not well kept. All 18 greens were the same.

So having 3+ months to prepare a golf course wasn’t used wisely. I suspect all staff had been furloughed but you need keep up a good level of maintenance on the golf course.

We won’t be going back. I won’t be recommending this course to others and the golf weekend with cousins - we’ll go elsewhere !!

The slope rating tells the story that this course is more difficult than many. Generally narrow fairways and plenty of trees. So soon after the end of lockdown, it was, of course, very busy.

Played this course many times. It is in a great location but I would give it some time to get over the lockdown break as they are playing catch up with maintenance and we were using tee mats still

Arrived this morning with high hopes having assumed some recovery time for the course over recent months would have stood it in good stead. Nope! Upon checking in we were notified that we should be playing off rock hard mats on all 18 over holes. You couldn’t even get you tee in the mat which looked like they had been borrowed from the driving range. Obviously had we been informed upon booking we could have made the decision to still play but disgusting 0, literally not 1, tee box was ready and prepared for a return to golf. One assumes the course opened on Monday as it was left when it closed. Greens long and bumpy - fairways more like rough. Pace of play was ok considering you had back to back 4 balls. Half way house closed and no drinks buggy on a scorching day. All in all a very poorly kept course with no pride taken at all which is a shame as it is a good test & interesting layout.

We booked a two-ball through Golf Now. When we turned up, they said golf bookings through this app mean we get paired with a random two-ball. In fairness they were malleable and let us go out on our own. But still, not great.

Also, we were stuck behind a society who were slower than is fair on other players. And no effort was made by the club to speed them up.

As for the course, it’s not a winter course. Total bog with not a single proper tee-box and slip-sliding through every fairway.

All in all, not at all as good as hoped. In fact, much worse.