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Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf & Spa - Championship Course

4.1
218 Reviews (218)
Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf & Spa
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4.1
218 Reviews (218)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
9
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4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
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77.6%
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181 out of 218 reviews
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4.0
21 Reviews (21)
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4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
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4.3
76.2%
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16 out of 21 reviews
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3.9
31 Reviews (31)
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.8
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4.3
74.2%
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23 out of 31 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise, with the back nine offering a particularly impressive and challenging experience. Friendly staff and solid course conditions make this a compelling and well-valued round.

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Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 73
Length 7037 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Championship 73 7037 yards
Middle 73 6504 yards
Forward (W) 73 5958 yards
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Scorecard for Championship
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Blue M: 74.1/125 373 341 604 544 215 365 392 402 355 3591 501 432 522 394 136 423 189 439 431 3467 7058
White M: 71.7/123 W: 72.7/125 303 320 550 523 195 344 382 390 333 3340 488 406 499 384 126 382 170 373 409 3237 6577
Handicap 12 18 4 2 16 10 8 14 6 15 3 11 9 17 5 13 1 7
Par 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 37 5 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 36 73
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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Golf Season Year round
Architect Donald Steel (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Lee Westwood Golf School"
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

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4.1
218 Reviews (218)

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t664054712
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

Very disappointed

The condition of the course was ok, fairway's bone dry (understandable with the hot weather we're having), greens were in good condition. The disappointing part was the 20min wait on every tee resulting in it taking 3 and a half hours to play just the front 9, far too many people allowed onto the course at the same time, it says that they reserve the right to pair smal groups together to make 4 balls, thus speed up the play but there where no evidence of this happening, in fact, didn't see any club staff on the course at all. We ended up walking off after 9 holes and others did the same after us to.

Conditions Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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u314163684869
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played

Too slow!

Walked off after 10 holes as pace of play ridiculous. People in buggies slowing the whole thing down. Disappointed to find out when we arrived Golf Now puts you into a fourball with 2 people without knowing it when you book. Not impressed!

Value Average
Layout Good
Amenities Good
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BigBalls74
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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bn5X6j4argsYeJptYzXg
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u314164414048
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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NathanHallam
Played On
Reviews 1
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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u314161472925
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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t1730230638
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great value on excellent course

Booked a 4 ball at £30pp on Saturday afternoon. Prices until lunchtime were £80pp which is excessive. However, course in nice condition except for a few bunkers. Staff very pleasant and well organised. Good stock in pro shop. Buggies look and are dated and should be replaced. Otherwise great afternoon in fine weather

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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BGabbott1984
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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kfkelly
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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minime1982
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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BrianM123
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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danacton00
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Full of hacks

Full of cooperate 4 balls who don’t know anything about golf so will not let you through the course books up tee times to close together at one point on a short par 5 we had 5 groups on one hole

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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JonathanEvans1
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great round, great course

Had a great round, greens fast for the time of year. Conditions were great and the pace of play was good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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ethann86
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Brilliant

Sun was shining.made the day even better. Welcomed by friendly staff. Course was perfect greens fast Had a great day

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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martins1609
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent course in pristine condition, fairways and greens in superb condition' considering how much rain we have had over the past couple of months, most courses I've played in February and March have been really heavy under foot, not here, it was Excellent

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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t74962706
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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MartinBoo13
Played On
Reviews 99
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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t1346442349
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

Great condition considering the recent weather!

Lovely course , challenging holes , and considering how wet the winter has been the course plated really well . Great views

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Jizler
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Weather

Weather started well, but after 5 holes rain hit hard and walked in as soaked but that’s golf.

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