Merrist Wood Golf Club

The bunkers have yet to have sand in them. Only bad point.

Was a bit concerned playing the course after reading so many bad reviews.

Course was certainly not wet its quite challenging its longer than average.

Only negatives bunkers need some sand in them and ground is covered in worm castles which had gone quite crusty. Tee boxes were good and greens ran well but were quite challenging.

Pace of play wasn't great on the day with some very poor golfers.

Course has some really great holes nice open fairways.

Greens where excellent , fairways seemed pretty good as we are just coming out of winter.
Plenty of varied holes , outstanding value for money.

Merrist Wood has a lot of potential and already has a good course layout. I understand it’s in the process of being taken over and will be under new management. I hope there will be investment into the course and bringing up to a level it deserves. Vast majority of the course was very wet under foot and we were having balls plug in the fairway and on one occasion lose a ball completely.
I would definitely come back to play Merrist Wood in the future but only when sufficient investment into the course has been done

Muddy, we were the only players out there!
Offered £10 a round for another day!

Fairways quite poor condition. Greens a bit rough in places. Bunkers unplayable.
Lovely course layout and very cheap round at £20.
If I’d paid £40 I’d be unhappy but for £20 this was very good.

Nice layout, some interesting holes, but in desperate need of TLC. Greens watered but inconsistently, tees bone dry and uncared for, fairways similarly dry. Friendly pro but the clubhouse has seen better days. Would be nice if they cleared the goose droppings from the greens.

Good value for £20 afternoon twilight tee time, beautiful surroundings and broadly well kept course. Some lakes with geese and accompanying excrement, the 11th is covered in it. Played there twice, will definitely play again.

For £30 it’s very expensive for what you get. The course is not well kept and no dress code is enforced

Lost several balls in the first cut, course and facilities looking rather neglected

Really nice course, definitely tricky good condition all round other then poor bunkers, for having so meny of them aswell.

A challenging course that plays very long, but in great condition. Tee off timings weren’t controlled very well which resulted in two groups playing right up behind us. Apart from this a really enjoyable course and day

Played here a few times, but not in winter conditions and it was very boggy. In a 4-ball we lost 3 balls between us on just 2 holes - they were plugged without trace although we had a good eye on their lines :-(
So won't be going back agin until spring and won't play in the winter unless they have significant drainage works done. Shame, because played in dry conditions its a good and challenging course.
Also, I know we just come out of lockdown into tier-2, but whilst we could buy a hot sausage roll, on a freezing cold day we couldn't buy a hot drink as the catering was completely shut. Not even a coffee machine. I think thats very poor for cusomers and must lose a lot of revenue for the club at a time they need it.

I wouldn't bother with this course at any time other than at the end of drought during a heatwave.
To be fair, all 4 par 3 holes are pretty nice I thought, bit of interest...and ironically play fairly. You can carry a nice short iron onto good greens.
All other holes involving the need for a fairway were basically unplayable after the recent amount of rain we've been having.
Scorecards should inc a course diagram to indicate the placing of the many hidden ditches that are rife throughout, as well as the hazard posts.
It's also an absolute slog walking from hole to hole...if you are silly enough to risk it then allow four hours to complete for a 2 ball...and that's with no holdups ahead of you.
Heaven help you if you get stuck behind a four-ball...Honestly doesn't bare thinking about.
Lesson well and truly learned.

Played this course many times. When it is in prime condition there's few better value for money. Intersting layout and very difficult at the turn. Will test golfers of all abilities off the white tees.

Fairways a bit patchy and all the tees were in a poor state but still enjoyed the round.