Haigh Woodland Park - Balcarres Course

A decent enough course. Still very wet even this late in the year. Wouldn’t like to see it in winter. Very hilly too. A tiring walk by the end. Nice layout to some holes. Generally a decent golf course. Exactly what you would expect for £15.

First time playing this but will never play it again in winter, it was so muddy , it felt like pigsty

Course should have been closed , was like playing in the trenches at the Somme. Had to Wade through 6 inches of mud at every hole, please close this course until spring.

The one great thing about days like today is you always get the option to play 3 holes and if you’re not satisfied you can claim a full refund or move your round to another date in the calendar. For a Municipal I feel this is one of the best around

Haig hall was teaming with people and family’s as it was an adventure park for a family day out . The course was very hilly and challenging however it added to the difficulty that the fairways stopped well before the greens and that your aplproach shots to the green were made on pure mud . Also the course had not seen a lawn mower in a long time

Greens are good. Everything else was poor,ball hard to find needd better drainage

Very wet especially the fairways, the greens were in very good shape considering the rain that had been put down.

Enjoyed this course, although it was a little challenging at times due in part to it being damp and boggy in places after the rain over the couple days & the windy conditions (had a lot of mud balls).Only real gripe would be that the 1st cut was a bit too long. It was difficult to locate your ball when just off the fairway. Greens were excellent, deceptively quick. Would definitely like to go back and play it when dry.

Challenging layout and generally well maintained. Some super-fast, tricky greens. Overall very good value for money.

Better on-course direction signage would improve things for the new or occasional visitor (ie location of next tee)

Staff at reception were helpful And green staff were considerate and not intrusive.

We enjoyed the visit and the challenges of the course. We would definitely re-visit the course.

As this is a golf complex and park during the weekend the car parking is very busy with family events going on, the course it’s self is decent though.

Quite a tight course As the tees sort of over lap each other it’s well set out though.

Not recommended if walking not to good as it’s very hilly, the greens are quite fast but well looked after and the views are superb on good days.

It’s likely to be a bit harsh in wet weather, but all in all It’s a good course.

Very challenging course. Lost so many balls it was unbelievable mostly plugged in the rough and even some on the fairways. Very hilly. Im fairly fit but this course took it out of me. Also had a problem with couple of lads who clearly hadnt paid to play jump in front of us in the later round.

Very slutchy inderfoot and some cart paths worse - greens all fine, tees also. Fairways some very wet and too long, probably because they were so wet, rough VERY VERY LONG and lush, difficult to find balls just a metre off fairway.

That said still good value twilight golf

Sean

Every ball hit got plugged into the grass, had to finish on the 7th as it was pointless

Walked off after 4 holes. Absolutely awful. Weather hadn’t been bad and was dry and sunny on the day but still the wettest course I’ve ever played. Sadly can’t upload the many terrible photos. Wigan council should be embarrassed!

This course was an absolute joke. Worst condition ive ever seen a golf course in. Even when your ball landed on the fairway it was buried right into the ground. It was a complete mudbath. Also the fairways was no different to the rough. How they can even charge £37 for a round of golf is ridiculous. Give this course a miss. It hadn’t even been raining as was still a swamp all over the course

I’ve never played a course before where can hit a ball down the fairway and lose it because of how water logged it is. The course is basically one big Sunday league football pitch but worse. Not to mention the Slow play also. Took over 4 hours to Get round and to make matters worse my clothes and clubs need a chemical bath because of how much mud there is. Spend the extra couple of quid, go somewhere else and thank me later