Whitburn Golf Club

The course is in great nick, the greens are pretty perfect and very fast, a lot of ground work happening with the bunkers, the ones with sand in are the best I’ve played in the local area, the layout of holes 14 to 17 has changed to allow the course to flow a lot smoother and the 18th is one of the best tee positions, the staff and players on the course and the clubhouse were very friendly and helpful, you won’t be disappointed with you’re choice when playing this course

Shame, but bad rain the night before had waterlogged the course.

My gripe is that only 13 holes were open but we visitors were still charged £30 full fee. The 13 holes that we were allowed to play were only just playable as most had vast areas of GUR due t maintenance. I think if I were the pro, I would of offered the visitors like us, a good discount or a maybe a voucher for a discounted or free return.

Great course and new changes to layout are excellent. Despite poor weather recently course wasn’t in too bad condition will definitely be playing it lots over summer,

Booked at 7.10a.m. my birthday. Nobody on site to confirm booking, the cleaner told me best to wait on someone at reception. 8a.m, still no one. I tried to phone, but the phone didn't ring at there end. So im £25 out of pocket, I've messaged on there site, no answer. So, no instructions on what to do, no response in person or electronically. And im £25 down for the privilege. Needs sorted ASAP!

Didn't play the course under the best circumstances. Still winter tees, 5 temporary greens, lots of upgrade works ongoing, such as modifying or adding bunkers. Many bunkers are now GUR. The course was rather muddy, but still playable. Disregarding the above the course is quite nice, though quite a few blind shots, not my favourite. The weather also did not cooperate, with heavy fog coming up after the first few holes. So no chance to enjoy the scenery (the views of the coastline are said to be spectacular).

Arriving at the club the staff in the proshop and clubhouse were very welcoming.

Overal enjoyed the round and may come back .... after the upgrade works are completed.

Overall

5-6 winter greens, big machines digging new bunkers in the way, few holes you play across peoples holes bit dangerous but overall will be a nice course when finished

Bit hilly up and down, but last few holes over road had a special few and cliff tee off

Such a shame to not know that there was multiple temp greens in play before we played. Wouldn’t have booked and most certainly wouldn’t have expected to pay the price we did!

Can’t wait for the course to be fully open though

Played Whitburn today, in January. The course is in great shape with only a small number of winter greens. Greens in good shape, no standing water anywhere on course. Whitburn seem to be heavily investing in the course with numerous new bunkers, green shaping and grassed mounds adding to the topography of the course. Really enjoyed today. I will be back.

Excellent winter golf location good course conditions considering the recent rain fall. The club house made me a bacon sandwich it was after 10am which is good for January. Very friendly staff. I recommend it for great winter golf.

Course was unfortunately on temporary greens, which although is disappointing, can’t be helped at this time of year and is a chance you take playing in the winter.

No problem.

However, what was more disappointing, and the reason for feeling a little cheated was, a group of visiting lads just like us, we’re given free play for the course by the club pro because of the ground being frozen and temporary greens in play.

A bit galling when we’d paid £25 each and the same pro never so much as offered even a partial refund or reduced price return on a better day.

Still, we enjoyed the day and the hospitality in the clubhouse was excellent. It’s a good course and will visit again in the future.

I turned up at the course having already paid to be told they were on temporary greens and I should have been contacted and advised about this. I wasn’t. Completely spoiled my round.

While playing the course I could see that the adjacent course South Shields was still on normal greens I abandoned my round at Whitburn and went next door.