Park Wood Golf Club

Arrived at the club to a warm welcome. Got immediately told it was carry only due to weather conditions (the weather was fine). Off winter mats which I don't mind too much but my home club never has them so a bit of a shame. Next the the first tee it had a sign saying ("why not tee up on the fairway") this did not impress me or my playing partner. When we got to the first green there was a large area of GUR and they had dug a trench in front of the green for irrigation pipes. impossible to keep the balls on the green due to frost (not their fault) but you couldn't run it in low either due to these ditches. Every green had this at the front of it. If I knew the course was going through such maintenance I would not have paid the £35 green fee. I probably wouldn't have paid £20. Fairways were very good in places but near tee boxes very muddy. The course layout is great and most holes are individual not straight up and down but I won't be returning. Absolute daylight robbery for the condition.

Worst experience I've had on a golf course. Bearing in mind the fee was £30 which is the same rate as the peak of summer. I was given a call whilst I was already in the car on the way to the club to say that no trolleys were allowed. I have never heard of this and my bag doesn't have straps attached these days. We were kindly given some old bags to use that had straps. Once out on the course, we soon realized the course was in really bad knick. Fairways ceased to be fairways really, it was like first cut with the addition of mud/leaves. The 2nd hole green was taken out of action and a flag was put in the middle of the fairway. Trying to putt the ball through mud was ridiculous. All the tee boxes were replaced with extremely poor winter mats with nowhere to put down a tee. This went on and after 12 holes we called it a day. Won't be getting any more of my money in the future!

Played this course at the very beginning of the year, in fact 2nd Jan, and it was extremely wet and soggy. However the greens were not too bad but the winter tees were just mats in which you could not stick a tee. So we come back after a hot summer where most courses have been very dry and what little rain we have had has started to soften some of the fairway. Not here, it is still fairly soggy and the fringes of the green are heavy with long grass. the fairways are looking sad and the tees are still out of play and in some cases the mats really should be as well. A couple of tees were not easy to spot or even to find a mat. The saving grace wa s the greens which were still fairly true and soft but the roll was even. With a bit of TLC this course could get back to its old glory. Will visit again in spring/summer next year to see how it fairs in the warmer months.

5 1/4 hours to get round, no Marshalls which is the reason for the bad review. Joined up with a 2 ball so it wasn't due to me going as billy no mates.

Heavy rain the night before led to flooded bunkers and some sodden greens plus, annoyingly, the range being shut. A problem for me as I had arrived 40 mins early with the intention of using it.

Would still recommend as it seems a lot of course for the £30 I paid to play.

Realised why I only play this course every few years, because I forget how slow it is. This time they loaded the tees every 4 minutes and combined us with another pair to make a 4 ball. But they didn't even tell us they were doing that. Course is average, could be decent but they don't put a huge effort into maintenance by the looks of it.

Have been thinking of playing here for a while. Paid £27.50 for a Saturday afternoon. Nice course but not worth anymore than what I paid in my opinion. It's fairly wide fairways are tree lined so you've got a good chance to score well if you stay pretty straight. Where the greens were good they were very good, where they were a little scruffy around some edges we just moved our ball. Tee boxes were all good. Bunkers needed more sand. The course has some good grass bunkers though (nice feature). Very pretty trees surround the course. (Score 80)

A good well laid out course, although the greens were somewhat bobbly. However the round was spoilt by the slow play. Eventually had to give up after 16 holes (almost 5 hours)!

This course could be so much better. The fairways could have been in better condition (ie cut the fairways) . The tee boxes could have been mowed,it all seemed quite tufty. The greens were ok (soft & fast). A little maintenance and this course would be brilliant.

I was a member here 25 yrs ago when the course was very young and having matured dramatically, I was impressed!

The greens were in excellent nick and fairways, also. They offered real definition and character to the holes.

If you were offline, you most certainly have to take your medicine and very was punitive. As it should be.

Course was generally very nice, but was scruffy around the edges and does need more care and attention. It could really elevate the course if its better maintained in places. The putting green being a prime example.

The clubhouse needs some tlc, also. And, the pro shop was non-existent. It was some shelves at the end of the bar...seriously!

Lovely parkland that was real value for money and from a nostalgic point of view, it was lovely to witness its maturity.

Great course some really interesting holes to make you think about your game only one thing that will make it better is when with have had some rain which the course really could do with

This course is really starting to look great. The fairways are well defined and although these fairways are tree lined, the green keepers have cut the grass between the trees so you have a chance to find your ball and to escape from this hazard. THe greens had been recently treated but they ran smoothly and the ball held the green on approach shots. The par threes are a real treat, three of the four are over water hazards and they look great from the tee box.

Well wort a visit, friendly staff and pleasant patio area by the 18th green to comtemplate what could have been :-)