Ellesmere Port Golf Club - Hooton Course

Absolutely terrible conditions would never play there again it should not be open when the course is waterlogged and allowing buggies is simply ridiculous

Too many leaves on this course at this time of year, fairways full of leaves, rough is full of leaves, bunkers are full of leaves, greens full of leaves. Even if you hit the ball straight down the fairway the chances of finding it are slim. It got a bit frustrating in the end, I know it's not a private course but they should really get someone out there to clear them a bit.

Course layout isn't great, and you don't get a map on the scorecard so unless you are familiar with the course or keep a sharp eye on the people playing Infront of you, you will probably get lost. Some you have to cut across other fairways to get the the next one.

Tee boxes were ok, besides a couple that were really patchy but they do have astro boxes to use too.

A fair few bunkers are full of water and leaves and aren't playable,

Greens aren't too bad considering the rest of the course. Couple of thinned parts but it's expected at this time of year.

They shouldn't be hiring buggies out when it's this wet, it's just daft.

I would play here again but only in the summer when it's not waterlogged and full of leaves.

Not the courses fault but the crows also sit there and wait for you to tee off then swoop down and steal your ball around the 12th, 13th and 14th.

Straight off at our allocated time, no hold ups, fairways in great condition, bunkers need sand ( stay out of them then ) greens were ok , can’t complain your getting 18 holes in for £10 if you play after one !!!

I know it’s essentially a municipal course in all but name but was amazed to see groups of 8 or more going round the course like the Von Trapps.

Bloke who confirmed our booking at the bar couldn’t have been more miserable if he’d tried. A smile and a polite hello really shouldn’t be too much to ask for.

Course layout is a shambles and is in desperate need of some signage to point people in the right direction. This could so easily rectified so I’ve no idea why they don’t do it.

It’s a real shame as the condition of the course itself isn’t too bad.

Great day of golf and a testing course with some long holes. Really enjoyed the day and the staff were so friendly.

Overall you can’t really argue for £10 for 18 holes.

Nice mix of pars over the 18 with a nice layout.

The state of the course however isn’t great. Tee boxes on yellows are often just mud, broken tee’s everywhere, with leaves and sticks (from dog walkers) covering most fairways. I lost several balls on fairways simply through leaf coverage already and it’s only August. This really isn’t acceptable.

It’s £10 for 18 holes on a Saturday PM, with a few (almost) 500yd par 5’s, so it’s difficult to argue against the price. But it could be so, so much better and could charge so much more if it just had that little extra effort put into maintaining tee boxes and clearing leaves.

Great course for the price, very friendly golfers and staff.

In comparison to other courses I’ve played before this is fantastic. The price is unbelievable and the staff, players infact everyone iis friendly and welcoming. Thank you I brought a young guy with me and he now has the golf bug. We will be playing agin very soon. Thank you 🙏

Course and facilities are in a great condition. Staff were friendly and helpful. Would be helpful to have either signposts to the next tee or a map on the score card to help. Had to ask other players where the tee was for the two par 3's in the middle of the course.

The course is in need of lots of work. There’s lots of standing water that’s needs to have drainage installing and emptying into the ponds on dotted around the course or the brooks that run through it. The Tee boxes are very uneven and patchy, the 17th has mats down probably due to being in the shade. The trees could also do with thinning to allow more light onto parts of the course that are in almost permanent shade, the ponds need to be tidied up and a lot of the trees are overtaking the ponds. The bunkers need digging out and fresh sand as they are just holding the water, so they are more of a pond than a bunker.

Also groups of lads are joining the course from the 2nd Tee so are not paying this includes a 5 ball who clearly have never played.

For an Ian Woosnam course it’s being neglected.

This is an Ian Woosnam branded course and I’d hoped for better.

Many years ago, it was a Municipal and although well used, was always in good condition provided it wasn’t too wet.

After a fairly dry period, 3 of us played for the first since it came under the brand name and we were all disappointed with its condition.

Finding the next tee after leaving the previous green was sometimes a challenge even with some laminated temporary signs pinned to trees and there was no course map printed on the score card which had to be picked up in the bar area as there is no longer any golf shop.

Fairways were generally poor with heavily rutted tyre tracks across many and occasionally, small standing pools of stagnant water were apparent. We didn’t see any yardage markers and the greens? Some were ok but many had plenty of bald patches. The bunkers were also very, very firm with little sand; we found it easier to putt out of some of the flatter ones.

Having said that, it’s a nicely laid out course with plenty of variety of hole shapes and distances plus it wasn’t expensive for 18 holes. We were disappointed because with just a little more care and attention, it could be so, so, much better.

.

The staff and Green keepers should be ashamed letting people play on water logged course.so in my eyes there only there taking people money and dont care about the course at all.they even let people on with buggies which just made even worse.i feel robbed of £8.99 there was that much water in the course the ducks were paddling down the fairways tee boxes I've never seen tee boxes in such a bad way and played at arrow Park which is just as bad and they were trying charge £13 pound a round today golf now should take thus course of the site because its just day light robbery.i would never play there again and highly recommend people the same abousulte garbage

Management should of closed the course, due to it being water logged on every fairway. I accept that there has been a lot of rain, but letting people play on ground like that is going only further harm the course. Not only that, but they are letting people go out on cart's, that is destroying the ground. Absolutely stupid of them to allow that to happen. Shocking!

Considering the amount of rain our courses in the North West have had , the condition was reasonably good. Greens were not great and there is visible evidence of just how wet the course has been through the winter. Our day was sunny and no pressure behind or in front. At £8.99 for 18 it really was millionaires golf.

I visited on bank holiday Monday and teed off just before 9am. It was pretty quiet and for a high handicap I got round in 3 hours and let one person through.

The course has a few doglegs. I would go on golfpass and check the order of the holes, between a couple of them there is a bit of a trek.

Ideally there would be less cut grass lying about and maybe the rough could be more trim? But for £13, can’t really complain.