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3.6
142 Reviews (142)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
58
3 Stars
32
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.3
68.1%
Recommend this course
104 out of 142 reviews
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3.7
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.8
64.3%
Recommend this course
9 out of 14 reviews
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3.7
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.8
68.8%
Recommend this course
11 out of 16 reviews
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Course Highlights
Heaton Park delivers excellent value with well-maintained greens and fairways that rival private courses. The challenging hilly layout offers a unique hole on every hole, rewarded by welcoming and helpful staff.

About

Holes 18
Type Municipal
Style Parkland
Par 70
Length 5744 yards
Slope 125
Rating 68.7
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Course Details

Year Built 1911
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Henry Taylor (1911)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms
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Reviews

3.6
142 Reviews (142)
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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Blind tee shots

Too many blind tee shots & greens very slow.

Some bad areas not maintained in fairways.

Good value for a municipal & a good test of where your golf’s at.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing

4 hours 12 holes

Interesting course ruined by an abysmal pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

very hilly and wet

played here a few times and it never fails to surprise me how hilly it is. Probably due to the fact that i,m getting older!

It was fine drizzle when we played last which didnt help us at all. I still enjoyed it as all the par 4,s are reachable in 2.

Couple of signature holes which are a challenge, and quite a few "blind" holes" .....I,ll be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Cracking course friendly staff

Staff we encountered were brilliant and very friendly. Course was very good greens were fantastic. Only downside was that the round took ages because the pace of play was so slow, a group a few in front caused a bottle neck all over the course with a buggy and taking far too long looking for balls and waiting to tee off after the green was clear even on long par 4s and par 5s.

Great round though would play again and recommend

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

AWFUL!!

Teed of at 8.40 in the morning and didn’t tee off until 9.00, we then played 3 holes in an hour and a half, 0 golf etiquette from golfers in front and massive hold up on every hole. Rude staff members on arrival. Would not recommend anyone to play this course!

Conditions Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great value for money course

Great course, difficult when playing for the first time. Greens were excellent. Very hilly. Amenities could be better looked after. Fantastic value for money however.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Needs money

It could be a great course, but the tee beds are awful, the Fairways need cutting, the rough needs sorting out, the bunkers need sorting out and there's too many blind tee shots but I like it!

It could be magnificent!

Conditions Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Rude staff

I have played here several times in the past and had great time playing on the course but the staff can be very rude and Abrupt after my visit this time I will not be going back because of the way the staff handled them selves

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Ok course but very hilly

Visited heaton park for the first time this weekend. Course in decent condition for the time of year and not requiring fairway mats etc. As others have mentioned the course is very hilly with a number of blind tee shots. Course knowledge is a must for a decent round. The 11th and 12th over the ravine are a good challenge.

Would I rush back, no, but for the price as a last minute round it was worth it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course. Weird layout. Tiring.

I played here many years ago and forgot what this course was like. The course itself was great. Lovely fairways and greens. Tee boxes were a little worse for wear. Each hole was different to every other one but going from one hole to the next wasn’t obvious or signposted well enough. Finally, this course is hilly. Very hilly. Up and down constantly. You need to be fit, or have an electric buggy or rent a cart. A couple of holes we were panting during them (40 year old men).

Would I play it again…Yes. But I need some recovery time so not the following week.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Particularly poor pacing

Would love to rate this higher as I’m a big fan of Heaton Park, and think it’s an exceptional municipal course. However, the pace of play on Sunday was insanely slow, to the point where I had to abandon my round at 2:15 with 6 holes left to play (I’d started at 10:30). Multiple large groups, many players spending excessive time searching for mis-hit shots in areas they were never going to find them instead of just dropping

Really need more done by the course to combat this as it’s put me off ever booking again the afternoon

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Too busy

The course was extremely overbooked. There was a three ball in front of us with 1 buggy and two sets of clubs between all three of them. Very, very slow left after 11 holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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