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3.4
252 Reviews (252)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
98
3 Stars
73
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
20
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.3
Amenities
4.0
69.0%
Recommend this course
175 out of 252 reviews
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3.4
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
77.8%
Recommend this course
14 out of 18 reviews
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3.5
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.1
73.2%
Recommend this course
30 out of 41 reviews
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Iford Golf Club

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 6302 yards
Slope 131
Rating 70.8

Formerly known as Iford Golf Centre - Bridge Course.

Course Details

Year Built 2001
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - GBP 30
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Sports

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3.4
252 Reviews (252)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0

Worst course in dorset!!!

This has to be the worst course in dorset by a mile. The fairways are not playable! They are in a terrible state with some serious ankle breaking holes in you are not careful. The greens are a joke. There are full of holes,dead grass,divets, and the grass on the edges of the greens are longer than the rough.

Me and my friends give this course a go once a yesr in the summer months and it gets worse every year this will be the last time we play here. And for £22 that is a joke. You can play pretty much any course in the area for that money and they are all much better.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Hoped for Better

The greens were in poor condition. Probably caused by Covid-19. The course needed some TLC. The rough was not being managed. I am sure I will play the course again hoping for better!.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Going downhill

Having not played this course for several years i was shocked at the lack of upkeep. The tees are horrendous with litter everywhere and snapped tees in the hundreds. No attempt has been made to repair the holes dug by wild swings.

The greens are hit and miss, patchy at best and its hard to find a true roll on the course.

There wasn't a 150 marker anywhere to be seen, and the signs at the start of each hole were unreadable. If not covered in moss or general dirt, it was graffiti or bird droppings, which for me sums up the effort put into maintenance.

For the money I wouldn't go back until they did a lot of work to restore the place.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

This course has great potential, but ........

Sad to say that the course is in a rough condition. The fairways and greens are not by any means up to standard. Over the past years the course has gradulated to a very poor condition.

I wonder what Colin Montgomery would say if he saw it.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Play through

Overall the course is in good condition and no problems from that side of things but the real problems here are with pace of play or probably more course etiquette in front of me as a one ball had a 4 ball holding up a 2 ball holding another 1 ball really the 2 groups should of let us play through. Just doesn't allow you to get any rhythm into game when you have to wait for 5+ mins at every tee

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tees, tees & more tees

Every single tee area is littered with discarded tees. I'm seems obvious that the perpetrators are the club members due to regularity of the offence and the unique tee style. They may be wooden and biodegradable eventually, but the visitor shouldn't have to sweep them to one side just to tee off themselves. It's disrespectful on so many levels, and completely unnecessary. It has nothing to do with effects of Coronavirus because was happening before the pandemic existed.

Also, the greens are in very poor condition and not being maintained, and the fairways have so many uneven channels running in all directions that your ball is constantly bouncing off to one side or the other. It's akin to trying to play golf on a freshly ploughed field.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Generally a good round

As an almost municipal course the rough was long and challenging and pace was slow in front of us. However the fairways were good, greens a little slow and rough but they were soft and could be attacked

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course

Wide fairways ,

But the rough is proper deep rough !

Course and greens all a bit flat , but in good condition .

Thank you

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Golf

Good conditions and not too difficult for the average golfer. The grass is very long on the edges of the fareway

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed very slow round

Good weather. The course was in excellent condition apart from a few wet areas first 7 holes the round was going well then we encountered a que from then until we walked off at the 12 hole (3hours later) A club competition with 7 games were in front , we were not in anyway made a where of this before we started, and it spoiled our day. I Will think long and hard before I play this course again

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Okay very occasionally for a cheap round

The fact that we (a 3-ball) had to let 3 single golfers through before we finished hole 5 might have been the worst luck ever known, but along with previous experience of a culture of golfers keen to get around the course in the absolutely minimum amount of time this can be typical of what you can expect during a round here.

However, what is always annoying is the poor quality of the course. For instance, the cuts of the fairways and immediate rough are always longer than they should be, but it is the ruts that criss-cross almost every fairway which often hinders the length of your shot or redirects it to one side into the rougher areas that make this a very poor golfing experience.

We've not experienced other Progolf courses, but would be reluctant to try for the fear that the maximise for profit at the unacceptable course quality would very likely to be what is offered.

Certainly not a course in the mid or upper percentiles of Bournemouth' s and surrounding areas selection of alternative courses.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun and friendy round

Good friendly round with great company course was in good nick wet in places but not to bad green were a bit bumpy and need some

Pace of play was surprisingly good no waiting as we went round

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

Slow play delays

I like this course but Slow play by a team of golfers caused a lot of frustration A team of 4 ladies playing extremely slowly lead to at least 4 pairs of two ball golfers walking off cause it was that slow our round took over 5hours never herd of stewards should have help the timekeeping or managed tee time better

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great round of golf

We enjoyed our game today greens and fairways have benefited from recent rain and this has improved the course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens in good shape

Nice to see the greens returning back to normal after all the dry weather Fairways are ok but glad you have trimmed the rough areas but still managed to loose a ball just off the fairway ah well will play again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Surprisingly good!

Considering we are in the middle of s drought, the course was in very good condition- especially the greens.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable round

Good company sunny weather and golf course playing conditions whats not to like

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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