Golf course review of Benton Hall Golf Club

Played as part of a society. Course was very damp despite not that much rain leading up to the day. Fairways not the best with ruts reguarly running across. however they played quite well and with prefered lies in force caused no real concerns.
greens were excellent for time of year very true and responsive.
all in all a nice setting with good mix of holes some forgiving and some very challenging.i felt if i played there reguarly enough could put some good scores together always a sign of decent course. (tempts you back) enjoyed day and would return.

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Golf course review of Benton Hall Golf Club

Played here today for the first time.

I knwo it has had bad reviews but as far as I'm concerned there was not a thing wrong with it.

Greens ran true, fairways were well maintained....even the bunkers were great ;-)

I went as part of a try golf weekend and play their twilight for £9. Excellent value for money.

Was a very tricky course, maybe not for the complete begineer but it will still be a really enjoyable round. Lovely views from most, if not all the tee's.

Will definately be going back and would highly recomend this course to anyone!

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Benton Hall is a good course with some testing holes but the higher handicapper will also enjoy a round. The facilities are good other that the pro shop is quite small. The course is open all year and at times sufferes from heavy use and adverse weather (it can and does get very wet occassionally).

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My old home course has some tricky shots with water everywhere for the last 4 holes.
given that the course is undulating and tiring on the legs, these last four holes can kill your game.
the 15th has a river or stream, depending on time of year, just in front of the green, you wont see it on your second shot but if you hit your second long towards the green you may end up in it.
the 16th is an iron shot over water to the green on this nice par 3. not as easy as it looks.
17th, a pond in front of the tee, a river on the right of the fair way travelling right to left then right again, a river on the left of the fairway, all this leaving you a narrow fairway to hit at, oh and there is another stream about 80 yards from the pin, if that is not enough to contend with then make sure you are accurate with your t shot as there is a public footpath on the left running all the way past the 18th.
the 18th is a dog leg right with a river about 100ft in front of the t and a river running either side of the fairway. not as bad as the others as long as you cut the corner off with your t shot.

this course gets very busy, they hold competitions almost every weekend which is wwhy i left, if you were not in the competition you could never get a t time before midday.

try it and enjoy it as it is challenging and very enjoyable on a nice day.

oh, one last thing, the greens used to get very water logged in winter but this may be sorted now as they have a new green keeper.

good luck.

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Its one of my favourite courses and we get good rates there as a guest of a member only £22 per round. downside is tee off after 10am and that means 4.5-5 hr rounds a bit slow!
The course keeps you thinking but I have had my 2 alltime best round there both about 80!

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A booked this course using the Saver Golf facility on the Today Golfer website and got a price of £18 so the value for money rating is maybe more praiseworthy than it should be.

The course was in excellent condition, considering that we were playing at the beginning of February, with only a couple of tee boxes that required you to play from mats and the couple of temporary greens that made the Alps look flat !

The holes are generally challenging and some course management is required (one of my playing partners used a 9 iron followed by a wedge on one of the par 3s to avoid plirting with the stream protecting the green, a good move as it turned out). It is a long walk between some of the holes and this could be an issue for any bag carriers.

Other than the temporary green the major disappointment was the lack of a driving range. I am given to understand that a few years ago they decided to put a gym on top of what was their range. They have a proactice, bunker, green and a par 3 course so a range seems an obvious omission.

The club house facilities are excellent with a moderately well stocked pro shop.

I will be returning in the summer to see the course in its full glory.

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Golf course review of Benton Hall Golf Club

Great Course, Great facilities, Great setting. I like this course. Have a lot of testing holes which you have to think about your shot a lot. Played some of my best golf here. Not played the sister course 'The Essex' yet but heard it is just as good. Can prove to be expensive but they accept 2-4-1 vouchers after a certain time which adds to the pleasure. Try at least once

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Golf course review of Benton Hall Golf Club

Fantastic golf course spoilt a bit by the focus of the club shifting from golf to leasure and fitness. Whilst the course is maintained to a very high standard, the clubhouse has got rid of all but a fraction of the pro shop, and seems to be moving away from the traditional golf club. With that in mind, the bar is OK and the changing facilities not bad.

The course is superb to play, from the lovely sloping 4th with its tough approach from the valley to the green, to the lovely 16th Par 3 - can't say I've laid up on many par 3's before! The tee's are normally in very good condition, the greens are well kept and true.

I would recommend the course to anyone, I would hesitate before doing the same for the club as a whole.

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Golf course review of Benton Hall Golf Club

been a junior member here now for little over two years and have enjoyed every round since. beautiful course with some tricky holes, very easy to lose yourself in a round of golf here but if your really looking for a challenge then this is the championship course to play. could do with a better driving range but it will do but apart from that a superb place to learn and to play week in week out. if you can play well here then you know that you are good!

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Good challenge for golfers of all skills, some open fairways, some tight tree lined holes and short tricky par 3's. Well worth a visit and the long par 3 over the river is a B***h.

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(Round played: 30-Jan-2012 - Score: 95 Handicap: 20.5)

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(Round played: 23-Jan-2012 - Score: 97 Handicap: 20.4)

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(Round played: 16-Jan-2012 - Score: 99 Handicap: 20.3)

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(Round played: 24-Nov-2011 - Score: 99 Handicap: 22.2)

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(Round played: 24-Nov-2011 - Score: 99 Handicap: 24)

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great Value and excelent facilities and staff

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The greens were in great condition with consistency, judging downhill putts proved a real challenge. Some very demanding and tricky holes, which was refreshing and kept me my toes. Would recommend a trolley or buggy if your not so young on your feet, as it is very hilly in places and plays quite long. I found playing a second time helped me lower my score, as there a few blind shots to be played. Excellent warm up facilities with a practice bunker, putting green and nets. Worth giving a go, but may play tough for the high handicapper, but still do-able for them.


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Nice course & has some challenging holes. Reasonably priced - definitely worth a try out


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Golf course review of Benton Hall Golf Club

GROUND UNDER REPAIR ON QUITE A FEW HOLES....LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE VERY GOOD IN SUMMER


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played this course twice in the last 2 weeks.1st time could only play 13 holes in 4hours 20 mins. then gave up had enough !!! . today 23/09 managed to finish in 5 hrs 30mins. had to wait at every tee between 5 &10 mins. no sign of any golf ranger /marshell. P.S. fairways bare & dry. greens very sandy & bumpy. overall not a very enjoyable day playing golf.

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Lots of trees on this course. some tricky placed gulleys, need distance book.

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It seems the golf is being swept aside to make room for the fitness centre. The shop is much smaller now and there is no driving range and very limited practice areas. Very pricy too, probably to make up for the gym and health centre. Course is in fairly good nick though.

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tees and greens the worst I have played this year.

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booked through teeofftimes.com bargain at £10, great set up , challenging course with some great holes. greens in good nick

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Could be a very good course, but the greens are terrible. Earlier in the year they were nearly as long as the fairway, recently they had been spiked & heavily - no warning when booking.

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