Maylands Golf Club

Me and my friend played Maylands golf club on Friday the 18th of April. We were both looking forward to a nice round of golf and as I had played here previously and was in good condition when last playing a couple of years back I told my friend it’s a good test and greens were really good. This was short lived.

No indication from the man in the pro shop after we also spent £25 on a buggy. The greens were absolutely atrocious. Holes, dry patches, everywhere. Course maintenance scattered everywhere on the front 9. A really really bad experience, especially after raving to my mate about it being a good course and usually in good nick. The 5th hole… which usually is a par 4, had been converted in to a par 3 which an Astro green!!! Never in my life have I seen a course have to use an Astro green before, that was beyond laughable. I felt embarrassed.

The back 9 had no maintenance which was somewhat a positive from the disaster on the front but the greens remained, bumpy, and felt almost impossible to make a putt outside of five feet.

Overall, I would not reccomend this course whatsoever to anyone wanting to play in the near future, a complete disaster of a “course” and at the prices, even more so.

A big let down.

Had a 11.37am tee time, got there early and waited until 11.55am before we headed off.

A society of 5 x 4 balls were in front of us, plus a guy playing by himself, and then a 3 ball.

Took over 5 hours to play 18 holes, which is madness, and we must have wasted about an hour, waiting to play the next hole.

Will be going out early mornings at this course going forward....

Really good golf course to play i would recommend to a friend of anyone who plays golf not expensive eva stuff really perlite I defo will play this course again

Great layout, clean course with great potential.

Only thing that ruined the day was slow players in front that wouldn't let us pass..

Extensive maintenance and new layout taking place at the moment.

Had a great round, The course is different to most with deers roaming around. Only reason this was not rated 5 star is because the course was still under management, bunkers not in play and although if I had been informed prior to turning up I may of delayed playing this course a few weeks or so. Lastly definitely recommend this course as the potential is great and the bacon/sausage baguette was the best I've had.

The greens weren’t very good. However we’re just out of winter and we only paid £22. No other criticisms

I really like Maylands but unfortunately the course wasn’t in great condition especially the greens and in a couple of the holes uou feel a bit like your on a building site, hopefully once the nearby roadworks are completed it will improve

Course conditions weren’t very good at all. So muddy I had to abandon my trolly half way round as the wheels got clogged with the clay. Greens were muddy and patchy, bunkers had little sand (only saw 1 rake on whole course) and all the roadworks at the bottom of the course has forced a few odd course changes (a par 4 now a par 3 with a astroturf green)

A bit quiet when I played here there is some work going on at the bottom of the course. But apart from that it's a very nice course. I will be back in the summer as it's only a 30 minute drive from me . friendly staff the greens are in good condition for the time of year overall it's a nice track.

Played Maylands golf course on Sunday 23 February and I gotta say the course should have been closed. It was muddy and sodden with puddles on some fairways. It may be better to play this course in Summer. The staff were very friendly and helpful

Really nice course super lay out. Loads of deer all over the course lovely setting. Very wet in places but that is the weather at the moment good it's still open. Staff superb pro in shop so friendly and bar lady very welcoming definitely go back.

Course was so wet and boggy on fairways and between tees it can only be for financial reasons it was still open. Greens were pockmarked with the usual deer hoof marks - looked dreadful but actually played ok.

Apart from the 5th green which is an artificial one, some 100 yards forward of where the real one should have been. They're clearly feeling the impact of the A12 roadworks and I had heard rumours of them looking to remodel the course, so maybe they're just in a transition ?

The worst bit though, was the allowing of a 5-ball on the course, who (golfing prowess aside) were abysmally slow and held up the groups behind all day with no chance of being allowed through.

They were even spoken to on the 10th tee by a member of staff, which had zero impact. But then again, when all the staff present appear to be under-25 they clearly carried little authority.

It's perhaps unfair to judge a course in the middle of winter, but not too many years ago this was a very prestigious and exclusive course and it's so unrecognisably far from that now that it's such a shame.

Will probably try it again in the summer, maybe when they're finished the remodelling and see how it is then, but I'd be in no rush to go back before then tbh

used to be a member here about 2 years ago. wanted to return to check it it out again. it does not hold up well in the wet weather. was an absolute quagmire across the fairways and greens, which had been bombarded with birds pecking up the grass. in all honesty it was a travesty to be open, but i know why they do it. 1 hole, the 5th i think was only half the distance it used to be due to road works encroaching on the course due to M25 junction, though this is not stipulated before play. for anyone else, i would wait until the summer to play again.