Halifax Golf Club

A lovely course with some great feature holes. However, on the day we played we walked off the course after nearly 4 hours having only played 13 holes. We were stuck behind two four balls which was very frustrating.

No course guides available.

No course app to you directions and yardages.

No usefull info on hole pics on tees.

No coulered yardage dots in the fairways

Only 150 yd posts on some holes

A lot of holes with valleys, ditches, streams etc. In play from tee, even with an iron, or on 2nd shot, so without all the above, how the chuff are you meant to know what club to take?

Won't be going back ever.

Booked on spur of moment as was visiting my Mum down the road.

Arrived in plenty of time got ready to play & bounced into pro shop to be greeted by a very miserable pro. I announced who I was & what time we’d booked, I asked if there was anything we needed to know? I said I’d read a few reviews & some had said it was difficult to know where to go to next tees, he responded & I quote “there’s a course map on the scorecard & anyone with an ounce of common sense can easily find their way around” I wear glasses, but not for golf (varifocals) so I had to tear that part off & give it to my son who can see.

His attitude rather set the tone, not a very friendly welcome.

It’s a tough start into wind, I lost 3 balls in 1st 4 holes, so hard to judge the carries when you’ve never played here. After about 6 holes we said, let’s just enjoy it and overall we did.

Greens are very poor, had to belt the ball to get it to the hole, didn’t make a single put all round.

Some of the tees are just dead grass & of the standard you’d find on a badly maintained municipal course.

I guess it’s tough to maintain as there are no obvious signs of an irrigation system here. I saw plenty of ground staff when we were on the course.

We caught a two ball up who were in front of our 2 ball on 14 and asked what time they tee’d off. 90 minutes before us, how can you be so slow?

I wouldn’t come back, I’m quite fit for my age, but my knees & hips were aching at the end & my thigh was cramping up driving home. My 26 year old athlete of a son felt the same.

It was forecast 20mph winds, I’d describe it as a little breezy. I’m sure some holes are unplayable when the wind gets up. I hit driver, hybrid to a 350yd par 4 and came up short and I’m no slouch. I also hit an 8-iron through the green on a 180 yd par 3. I hit it 200 yards, normally about 140!

We left without sampling the clubhouse, mainly because of the pro, not the course. We both played within sight of our 11 & 12 handicaps from allegedly much harder courses? I do think the slope rating for this course is wrong, (by quite a lot), maybe they came on a day with no wind, same thing happened at my home club & we got them back on a typically windy day & got it changed.

This is not a whinging review it is just as brutally honest as the pro appeared to be. By the way, we found it hard to know where to go, especially as yellow pots were missing from some tees (notably the 1st).

Give it a go, prove me wrong, but I couldn’t enjoy my golf here & I’m glad we came, but won’t be back.

Enjoyed West End last Saturday much more.

After reading all the reviews on this course decided to book it, and it didn't disappoint!!!! If your looking to smash driver off every hole the opening 7 holes will be tricky, you have to think about it and actually play the course, fairways and greens are firm, so club selection is key. The holes do open up around 8/9 so get the driver out but be warned if you run out of fairway the rough is tough. Then back 9 is played mostly on the top of the course with two par 5s into wind but it is a little bit more forgiving in terms of having to really think your way round. The 17th as everyone mentions is and absoulte gem of a hole, wind was off the left played 158 to the front of the green hit and 8 iron and went miles over the green so good luck!! Played at 4pm and the course was quiet just a 4 ball 4/5 holes in front. Will defo be back here and would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to try something different

Very unique course. Some very tough holes and some picturesque holes. Overall a beautiful course. Would love to play again. Everyone was so sound and made us feel welcome. Also do an amazing moretti on tap.

I have played this course before on a windy wet day and this was a completely different course. The conditions for this round were sunny with no wind. The course condition was excellent and the greens well maintained. I booked this course as a 4 ball on a hot deal 14:30 Tee off. All tee times 2 hours before and after were £36 which I believe a bit excessive. The £22 I paid was about right and would have paid up to £25. This reflected on the number of golfers on the course. Virtually None, we only witnessed 2 other pairs over 18 holes and they were finishing there round as we started. You do need to be relatively fit for this course as there are quite a few inclines. But this does make for spectacular views and the feature Hole 17th did not disappoint. An elevated Tee at the top of a cliff looking down at a saucer. I manged to put my shot on the 17th short of the Green. Last time I played the course the same 7 Iron was 50 yards over the back of the green. Overall an excellent experience and I hope to be back soon.

Course is a super test with no hole the same .Glorious views from the top

First time playing Halifax, gem of a course, challenging for me as an amateur and not very good player, accuracy needed but the course plays perfect, greens were spot on too and overall very happy with this mornings outing.

This is the second time I have played Halifax, after playing it last year in poor weather conditions (mist and drizzle) but I still enjoyed it and wanted to return. Well yesterday I did return in 22deg bright sunshine and what an absolute joy, the greens were fantastic the fairways just about perfect, myself and playing partner virtually had the course to ourselves for our mid morning tee off and l really can’t understand why it’s so quiet, yes it’s difficult and you have to think your way round but that and the location/scenery is what makes it. (Oh and it was only 20 quid) I will definitely be returning and want to shout about the course from the hilltops, but also want to keep it quiet. Do yourself a favour and add it to your list of “must” play’s,you won’t be disappointed.

I have to admit that as we approached the course I was rather worried, the road was narrow and we seemed to be in the middle of no where with no sign if a goof club. How wrong you can be! The course is a hidden gem, almost a hidden valley. It’s a great layout, great condition, superb views and a friendly welcome. Some great holes, with relatively small challenging greens. The only slight disappointment was no food on offer after the round, but that didn't detract from the quality of the day, after all we were there to play golf and not eat. Will definitely revisit

The lay-out is very technical and a leveller to make sure big drivers don't have the sole advantage. You are forced to play more irons and is a really good course for average to advanced golfers.

Great course greens are in great conditions

Round was spoiled a bit by the pro shop staff being arsey as we were 4 mins late due to traffic but had phoned ahead and explained

1st time played this delightful of a course...highly recommended...will be back

Long round for fourball of nearly 4 3/4 hours , not easy to know always where playing to , shame to have mat on quite a few tees when not wet or over used due to covid

It’s like a step back in time. Amazing views, really interesting layout and never boring. The 17th is bonkers. The pro is rarely around so make sure you have tees food and balls before you arrive

Fantastic course. Would recommend a buggie for anyone who struggles to get around, as lots of up and downs. Greens in great nick and the scenery is stunning which is a bonus. Will definitely be returning

Great challenging moorland course

Interesting holes and course layout

Views of area are awesome

Very friendly locals

Would go again

Decided to play Halifax after I had read some very good reviews.

After all the bad weather past few weeks, course in great condition, good lay out, fantastic holes, look forward to playing again.