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Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf & Spa - Championship Course
Rating Snapshot
5 Stars
91
4 Stars
87
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
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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.
About
Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 73
Length 7037 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf & Spa - Championship Course
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 73 | 7037 yards | ||
| Middle | 73 | 6504 yards | ||
| Forward (W) | 73 | 5958 yards |
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, SpaAvailable Activities
Swimming, BilliardsAvailable Sports
Fitness
Reviews
4.2
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by StevieMc2 on 06/03/2025
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16th hole Photo submitted by Rian1916 on 05/10/2025
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Photo submitted by Dalio2680 on 04/26/2025
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I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
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
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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
I Recommend This Course
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
I Recommend This Course
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
I Recommend This Course
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
Played On 03/17/2026
Reviews 98
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
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
I Recommend This Course
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
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
Greens seem to have a disease
Played here many times and even in winter the course is generally in good condition, However this time most of the greens were pretty poor and seemed to have some kind of disease.
We will be back but not until they have had chance to sort the greens out,
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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