Manor of Groves Golf Hotel & Country Club

We arrived and booked in at friendly pro shop , hired a buggy

, buggy was clean and well charged , coarse was in good condition, all in all a very good coarse, only negatives would be a couple of bunkers could of been in better condition and a few rabbit digs around edge of two greens . We will definitely play here again

Love playing this course. Front 9 is totally different to the back 9 which is a good thing. Great price too. That said, I hope next time we play it that the tee boxes are actually mowed as they were way too high for this time of the year and a few of the greens were dug up and a bit unkept uncertain parts. Overall would definitely recommend

After reading a few negative reviews of this course I was a little worried in what condition it would be in but friends that had played said it was good. The course was brilliant. lovely well kept fairways and greens were rapid and true. The new redeveloped 8th hole needs a while to bed in as the green isn 't great and the tee boxes weren't brilliant either on the course only negatives imo. I would 100 per cent play again some really challenging holes and difficult pin positions and brilliant 600 yard par 5 finish!

I’ve been playing here for years, mainly because it’s only 5 minutes from my house. The course is decent and pretty well kept. I don’t understand the negative comments about the course being in bad condition.

My only real issue is the constant slow play. Not helped recently by more and more groups not letting people play through. I’m seriously considering travelling a bit further to other courses.

Great course in great location. However, it is not looked after and its starring to show quite spectacularly. It's a real shame as there are some fantastic holes. It's still worth £25 (for a one ball, cheaper with more players) every now and again for somewhere different tho.

Once I drove in looked nice and excited for a round of golf but once I was on I wish I turned back. I thought I was playing rugby with the amount of mud my shoes were collecting for some reason the ground staff had cut it far too short for winter. At one point the greens are great but the loose mud on the green makes the ball go offline. In the picture, you can see the machine tracks have been driven over the fairways in the frost which is killing/ damaging the fairway. Hopefully, the ground staff will repair this as this was the worst course I have played in a long while.

Paid £28 for a round here, this course is not worth any more than £18.

I played here roughly a year a go one of the holes was under repair, so effectively a 17 hole course. Exactly the same today.

The fairways are the same lengths as the rough.

Terrible, wouldn't play again.

Good value.

Course in good condition. Fast greens. Highlight last three holes especially 620 yards 18th

Had a lovely round .. fairways good greens excellent.. very very fast .. sadly Tee boxes awful .. all mud for some reason

But we’ll worth the visit

Manor of Groves is a fantastic gold course with plenty of challenging holes. The overall course is fantastic and in nice weather there is a few better places to play for under £30 in Hertfordshire, but the 8th hole is being rebuilt and there is no notice on either the website or at the club house, the first warning is at the end of the 7th hole. It’s very disappointing to pay for 18 holes and find that one isn’t playable.

The course plays ok and has some interesting and challenging holes, particularly close to the Manor house but the standout memory was the copious amount of mud and the poor greens. OK I'm playing in winter conditions and should expect these things but the greens were so badly hollowtined/sanded that the were just unputtable. Watching your ball jump around on its way to the hole is not fun. The muddy paths and bare tracks between holes also means your spikes get clogged guaranteeing a slip while swinging on the winter tee mats. Also, several bunkers had no rakes. Fairways are light rough at best and ridged from blunt mower blades.

The course has a feel of heavy wear/tear or poor maintenance.

Having said that, play it once, judge for yourself but I would avoid paying the full round price as it's not good value for what you get.

On the positive side, the clubhouse is nice, has an informal feel, friendly staff, sports telly, good and very well priced food/drink plus a half decent shop.

Turned out to be a nice change from my club course which is partially shut due to the weather.

The course is very playable and a nice mix of the tight strategic golf around the hotel grounds and the expansive open areas of the newer 9 holes.

Really enjoyed it.

The staff in the club shop and bar were friendly and there was a good selection of beers. The burger was excellent.

First time playing at the course. The golf course was semi long fairways and course not in a good state what so ever. Temporary tees and greens on most of the holes. There was one hole was so bad you couldn't even putt you as the temporary greens was so long same size grass as the fairways ! I don't think you can ask people to pay £27 a ball . If they can't play a decent round of golf, if you don't want to look after your golf course properly. Very disappointed won't be going back that's for sure

Wanted to play the course for the first time as playing with a society soon .Conditions were very muddy but to be expected this time of year, Greens we’re good and would like to play in the summer.

Should not have allowed trolleys on the course as it was too muddy and progress was hampered by having to clean the wheels after every other hole. Should have been advised of this beforehand so golfers could bring stand bags in wet months in the winter.