Whickham Golf Club - Crombie Course

this was our first time playing this course and found the whole place to be pleasant and friendly except for the actual course we found that fairly challenging. We will certainly be back to play again and are contemplating taking out member ship here.

Overall really like this course but disappointed that the tee boxes were still on plastic mats, which in April and considering the recent (good) weather I would have expected proper tee boxes

4 winter greens, all tee boxes were on mats. Course wet in a lot on places, 17th temp was shocking. Clubhouse nicely done out, staff friendly, pro great.

My first round at Whickham and certainly won’t be my last. A couple temporary greens in-play unfortunately but the greens were absolutely immaculate and playing pretty fast and pure already. For this time of year absolutely the best greens I’ve played. Members were lovely while there was a bit of mid-week slow play which I expect they were really chatty and had a laugh with us which is always nice because sometimes the members look down on young lads for some reason but not here. Really looking forward to coming back.

Played here a few times over recent years and it’s always a nice experience. Same again this time. Nice layout, hilly and a challenging course. Enjoyed it. A few holes on winters due to the season start preparation but overall a great day with good conditions. Me and 3 others won a voucher to play here and I can’t wait to come back and play again in the warmer months. Staff and local members also friendly.

Nice course, nice and hilly, quite a lot of dogleg holes which I love. Winter tees and greens however.

I loved it, great condition considering the time of year.

And only for 20 pound, it's a little gem.

Beautiful course with a lovely variety of Holes.

Scenic and very well kept

Hopefully Whickham will take this as a constructive critique as intended: club house and facilities are good and don't require any further improvement. However, the course would benefit greatly from some serious investment in ground remediation to make it more playable during the October to May period - we haven't had much rain recently but the course is already starting to become very muddy to the detriment of playability and will probably ultimately be closed yet again during the winter / spring period (as it was during 2023/24). The recently instated / revised 4th and 5th holes are an example of what can be achieved being currently more resistant to damp and more playable than other parts of the course. The quantity of leaf litter also frustrated play but this can be easily rectified by maintenance attention. £20 green fee feels excessive - probably £10 would be nearer the mark over the winter / spring period.

Great course some spectacular views, a adorable course if you play well front 9 trickier than the back, greens were nice considering g time of year

Good course but quite hilly with plenty of trees to get in the way if you aren't accurate off the tee. Course condition was good when we visited but it looks like it is being prepped for the winter season with some freshly mowed temporary greens at the ready. Speed of the greens was a bit of a frustration for our party with some running medium fast and some running quite slow but I guess that's just early autumn golf for you. Be careful when you park in the visitors car park - it's quite tight especially when busy and we noticed a few of the SUV's with bumper damage 🤔

Fairways were a bit shaggy in places some T boxes could do with a bit of grass on them and the bunkers needed tidying up.

However, great greens, excellent pace of play and fantastic views more than made up for this.

A really interesting layout with some truly spectacular holes. Not long but requires some thought off the tee to provide best approach angle. Rough managements is pretty good and overall the course plays fair.

Played in great weather conditions with very little wind so got it at it's best.

Look forward to giving it another go.

A lovely course, but no one to report to and had to hunt for scorecards. Not obvious where the next tee boxes were ( I hadn’t played there for about 6 years).

Hard course to play. Up and down hills and playing off an incline or decline quite often. Really challenging but very good course. I think some course knowledge would go a long way playing here as there’s lots of dog leg holes etc. course was immaculate with nice surroundings and even though it was a windy day, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, with the trees blocking the wind. I’d 100% play here again.