Ormonde Fields Golf Club

Everything about the course is great, the only thing that let it down was a select few members still have the attitude of not letting a 1 ball play through.

Played early morning , found a bit of dew but as the morning went on got better fairway a little slow also some greens have been scarified . Played a quite a few times very friendly staff

Grass was very lush, meaning you need to be on the fairways or expect severe punishment and difficulties finding your ball.

Greens were very well looked after

Practice green was very nice

Pro shop very small

On-site bar with snacks

- Could do with some better signage for the next holes in a few cases (hole 5 and 17).

- Remember to request the exit PIN code if playing late

Only second time at this course but played twice in a week, my mate and myself really impressed with the greens, the locals ,and the overall feel of the place. Some very challenging holes for relatively new golfers but the back 9 is more forgiving and two par 3s on the last 3 coming in so even if you had a shocker you can restore some self respect on them… would highly recommend to anyone that’s not been.

Main issue was the fact that there was no distinction between rough and fairway, if this was not the case then course would be nice to play.

The layout and overall challenge of the course was brilliant. It was spoilt a bit by the amount of wet weather we have had which made it very muddy in places. The greens had been left long probably because of the amyotrophic water but the looked good and once cut would be fine.

Definitely worth another try in the summer.

The course was really too wet to play and should have been closed.

Locked in the car park at 630pm was the worst of it with no warning beforehand of metal electric gates closing times.

There was nobody around and no answer to the club numbers on the scorecard for help. It took half an hour to find someone that could help with the code to exit. Not a good experience!

After the recent poor weather myself and playing partner didn't expect too much of the course conditions but having seen their course status for the previous day with all 18 greens being on we thought we'd give it a try.

Firstly it cost £14 which in today's market isn't a lot for a round of golf however if we'd have know beforehand what was to come I'd have been disappointed at traveling 40 minutes to pay even £5.

I completely understand the necessity to use winter greens and have no problem at all playing on them to protect the full greens however what we played on were the worst I have ever played on and ruined

the round, the whole course was wet through and splodgy and should really have been shut instead of charging people to play.

There were 11 winter greens which consisted of a flag in the fairway (not mown at all no idea of distance and any difference in fairway to green also some 100 yards short of every green, the worst part was that 6 of the greens (fairway flags) were the bigger winter cups, 3 were smaller normal cups and 2 were the funniest thing I've ever seen the top half of the hole was cut out with a spade at the bigger cup size with the bottom half of the hole being a smaller cup size it was an embarrassment. How can a course that gets so wet not prepare for winter weather golf and at least mow a separate area no effort made at all, they were also on some of the wettest parts of the course and also on ridiculous slopes at times with better options clearly available it's like they'd had some work experience guys as greenkeepers with no golf knowledge at all.

Sorry for the long post but feel people should know about how poor it was, will not be returning.

Nice friendly welcome really helpful

Course is winter hard but that’s what to expect

This time of year

I m looking forward to around when the weather warms

Once again thank you all the staff

We played on a quiet Monday. A dry day but despite recent heavy rain, the fairways were perfect and the greens remarkably good. There were inevitably some boggy patch’s off the fairways but it was a pleasant surprise how good the fairways were.

Winter teeing mats are good surface and there is some great variety in the type of holes so it was a cracking day all round for a late November day.

I have to say that Ormonde fields is a really interesting and challenging course. The layout is great and the variation in holes is enough to keep you interested and wanting to go back again. The greens are probably some of the best I’ve seen recently. It’s a very hilly course which is good, but we happened to go on seniors day (Tuesday and Thursday apparently) and the play was very slow. I’d totally recommend it but do your homework before booking as you can pick up a reasonably priced round here.

Whilst looking for a new venue I came across this one and was intrigued as I had never heard of it. A couple of the recent reviews referenced this as a "Hidden Gem" which was enough for me to book a round. It certainly did not disappoint with every hole interesting in its own way. The fairways are relatively generous but as so many holes are shaped with no boring up and downs that you need to be in the right area to avoid adding yardage to your approach. Bar the par 3's I can't recall standing on the tee and seeing the flag.

Chap in the pro shop was friendly as was the lady in the club house who whipped up a fabulous freshly cooked breakfast roll for us. The greens were a little slow but to be fair it is October and it did look like they had recently had some work done on them.

Will definitely be back