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About

Holes 9
Type Semi-Private
Style Executive/Parkland
Par 62
Length 3550 yards
Slope 104
Rating 62.4

Also known as The Branston Golf & Country Club - Eagle Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jonathan Gaunt Peter Alliss (2001) Steve Marnoch (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - GBP 18
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Sports

Fitness

Reviews

3.3
18 Reviews (18)
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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great short course for beginners

I learned to play on this course when l took up golf 2 years ago now, & upgraded to the Championship Course after about 16 months. There are no par 5's, only par 4's & 3's.
To do 18 holes, you have to go around the same 9 holes but with separate tee markers set forward or back to create varied lengths. In winter when they move tees forward, some become incredibly short. On the 2nd hole they've moved the tee all the way over a brook before by a distance of over 80yds that's easily a whole shot for some players, so it should technically be called a par 3 at those times. Still, when learning, it made some holes less daunting & l really enjoyed learning on that course & l still play it when l haven't time for 18 holes or haven't enough balls to risk the Championship which has 16 out of 18 holes with water hazards. 😬
The Eagle is great, but my only gripe is they don't maintain it half as well as the main course, so in winter fairways have often been overgrown & bunkers untrimmed. Greens have looked ratty, with bald patches, riddled with moss or fusarium, & you can easily lose balls in fairways with grass as long as the rough. When it's well trimmed & tended, it's a joy to play on & l love its layout. A lot of fun to learn on for sure.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

A bad day at Branston

Start with the tee boxes you might has well play off concrete hardly any grass and so uneven. The fairways need cutting nobody seems to replace the divots and then the greens well I've played on better pitch and putt greens also didn't help having a five ball playing in front of us , and then having to walk a 1/4 of a mile or more to get from the 9th back to the first it feels has they have put all the effort into the 18 hole couse and this is just a back burner. A golf course on my door step which I would not go again

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Branson golf course 2022

Course and staff brilliant enjoyed my round on my own
Ended up paying £39 think it’s worth around £25 - £30 to be honest ,
Would recommend this course and I’ll defo play it again
Paul Green

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Short game practice

Course in good condition but the highlight was how great the greens were, very true and good pace and will definitely be playing it more.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked

why stop at 18?

Recently played the Eagle Course at Branston, which claimed to be 18 holes on the grounds that a few of the 9 greens had two tees. Why not build four tees and call it 36 holes? With the longest hole around 280 yards, it could barely be called a golf course! Signposting to the 1st hole is non-existant, and on the course itself there are several posts designed to indicate the next hole, simply lying on the ground. Neither of the last two holes had second tees, and it felt like the designer had truly lost heart and given up the pretense that it was anything but a semi-decent 9 hole pitch-and-put course. Branston's facilities are fine but just stick to the Championship Course if you want to play golf.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

This is a nice course to play if you are local. However, it is not value for money at all. The 9 hole costs between 10 pounds and 18 pounds. There are 18 holes around the area that charge less than branston charge for 9 holes.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Different

Thought had booked onto the 18 hole championship course but apparently not! So played the 9 hole course which wasn’t bad if you’d played before because as a first timer we had no idea where we was going from hole to hole as not very clear at all where you have to go!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

9 hole Eagle course

Course was in great condition and it had a nice challenging experience even though the 9 hole course is on the short side it was a great afternoon of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Not an 18 hole

This course is advertised as an 18 hole golf course it’s not it’s two eight holes with different tees, and there are no par 5 and there are as many par 3 as there is par fours , apart from that the course is actually nice with great contoured greens , the staff was not helpful at all they assumed that we new the layout and they had us down for 1420 tee even though I had conformation for 1400 , the 18 hole is a separate course only available for members at the moment.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Didn't bother turning up

This course it actually 2 loops of 9 measuring a little over 3000yds.

This is not made clear on tee off times, and having found out after booking decided not to play.

Should be made clearer.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very Pleasant Course

Not a difficult course, but great value for money and really enjoyable course to play. Only opened today after plenty of rain and was still in pretty good shape which is a testament to the staff. Will definitely be playing again, hopefully in good weather when I can play the course at it’s full potential

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Course in good condition for time of year. Greens running true with a little bobble now and again. Some long par 4s making it tough to hit the greens with two good shots.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

Fair Review

It's a good practise walk with very average greens and bunkers. You pay for what you get in this world. It's OK for a beginner and a walk around but don't expect much quสlity for this kind of price,

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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