Must Play Golf Courses in the South West
This is the Golfshake Must Play golf courses for the South West based from the data of the Golfshake rating and review system which features over 280,000 reviews from over 50,000 golfers.
Golfshake rates and ranks golf courses using a unique algorithm which analyses data from 1000s of average golfers reviewing courses within the UK and throughout the world. The Golfshake reviews/ratings are based off the expectations of every day golfers and our Must Play list features courses selected from the Golfshake data, our network of Golfshake ambassadors and additional partners. The golf courses featured below are listed in alphabetical order.
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1Ashbury Golf Club
Ashbury Golf Club, Devon is a 90 hole complex with 5 x 18 hole courses; the Oakwood, Pines, Beeches, Willows and Kigbeare Course. A resort, parkland golf course.
Other holes | Resort | Parkland
Location: Devon | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.31 from 515 reviews
2Bigbury Golf Club
Bigbury Golf Club, South Devon is an 18 hole, par 70 (6014 yard), private members club, cliff top golf course.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6014 yards | Private | Links
Location: Devon | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.3 from 59 reviews
3Bowood Park Hotel & Golf Club
Bowood Park Hotel & Golf Club, Cornwall is an 18 hole, par 72 (6,692 yards), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6,692 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Cornwall | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.14 from 73 reviews
4Bridport & West Dorset Golf Club
Bridport & West Dorset Golf Club, Dorset is an 18 hole, par 71 (6213 yard), private, links golf course established in 1891.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6261 yards | Private | Links
Location: Dorset | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.05 from 67 reviews
5Came Down Golf Club
Came Down Golf Club, Dorset is an 18 hole, par 70 (6255 yard), private, downland golf course established in 1896.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6206 yards | Private | Downland
Location: Dorset | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.38 from 71 reviews
6Carlyon Bay Golf Club
The Carlyon Bay Golf Club, Cornwall is an 18 hole, par 72 (6597 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6597 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Cornwall | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.48 from 77 reviews
7Dainton Park Golf Club
Dainton Park Golf Club, Devon is an 18 hole, par 71 (6400 yard) private, parkland golf course designed by Adrian Stiff.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6400 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Devon | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.39 from 128 reviews
8Dartmouth Golf & Country Club
Dartmouth Golf Club, Devon is a 27 hole club with the 18 hole, par 72 (6663 yard) Championship & the 9 hole, par 33 (2252 yard) Dartmouth Course. A private, parkland golf course designed by J Pern
27 holes | Par Championship | Championship 6663 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Devon | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.53 from 158 reviews
9Dorset Golf and Country Club
Dorset Golf and Country Club, Dorset is a 27 hole, par 72 (6580yard), resort, parkland golf course designed by Martin Hawtree.
27 holes | Par Lake/Park 72; Lake/Wood 69; Park/Wood 69 | Lake/Park 6580; Lake/Wood 5881; Park/Wood 590 yards | Resort | Parkland
Location: Dorset | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.21 from 285 reviews
10Elfordleigh Golf Club
Elfordleigh Golf Club, Devon is an 18 hole, par 69 (5690 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 69 | 5690 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Devon | Price guide: £££ | Rated 3.87 from 102 reviews
11Farrington Park Golf Club
From April 22nd 2024, Farrington Park will undergo major redevelopment which will see us go to 9 Holes of our Duchy Course. Once complete, Farrington Park will introduce 2 loops of 6 holes.
9 holes | Par Duchy Course 72 | Duchy Course 6300 yards | Public | Parkland
Location: Somerset | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.15 from 67 reviews
12Ilfracombe Golf Club
Ilfracombe Golf Club, Devon is an 18 hole, par 69 (5795 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 69 | 5795 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Devon | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.17 from 41 reviews
13Isle of Wedmore Golf Club
Isle of Wedmore Golf Club, Somerset is an 18 hole, par 70 (6057 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6057 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Somerset | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 3.91 from 104 reviews
14Lanhydrock Golf Club
Lanhydrock Golf Club, Cornwall is an 18 hole, par 70 (6108 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6108 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Cornwall | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.14 from 75 reviews
15Mendip Spring Golf Club
Mendip Spring Golf Club, Somerset is a 27 hole course with the 18 hole, par 71 Brinsea Championship Course and 9 hole Lakeside Course.
27 holes | Par Brinsea Course 71 | Brinsea Course 6412 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Somerset | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.21 from 102 reviews
16Oake Manor Golf Club
Oake Manor Golf Club, Somerset is an 18 hole, par 70 (6149 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by Adrian Stiiff Western Golf in 1992.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6149 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Somerset | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.36 from 98 reviews
17Orchardleigh Golf Club
Orchardleigh Golf Club, Somerset is an 18 hole, par 72 (6824 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by Brian Huggett
18 holes | Par 72 | 6824 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Somerset | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.19 from 265 reviews
18St Mellion International Resort
St Mellion Golf Club, Cornwall is a 36 hole resort; Signature Course, 18 hole, par 72 (6593 yard); Kernow Course, 18 hole, par 70 (5297 yard) resort, parkland golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus.
36 holes | Par Signature Course par 72; Kernow Course par 70 | Signature Course 6593; Kernow Course 5297 yards | Resort | Parkland
Location: Cornwall | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.52 from 255 reviews
19Stover (Newton Abbot) Golf Club
Stover (Newton Abbot) Golf Club, Devon is an 18 hole, par 69 (5952 yard). private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 69 | 5952 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Devon | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.32 from 50 reviews
20Tall Pines Golf Club
Tall Pines Golf Club, Somerset is an 18 hole, par 70 (6067 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6067 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Somerset | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.44 from 112 reviews
21Tiverton Golf Club
Tiverton Golf Club, Devon is an 18 hole, par 71 (6346 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by James Braid and established in 1932.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6346 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Devon | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.02 from 44 reviews
22Trethorne Golf Club
Trethorne Golf Club, Cornwall is an 18 hole, par 71 (6301 yard), parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6301 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Cornwall | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.24 from 108 reviews
23Wareham Golf Club
Wareham Golf Club, Dorset is an 18 hole, par 69 (5766 yard), private, heathland golf course established in 1908.
18 holes | Par 69 | 5766 yards | Other | Heathland
Location: Dorset | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 3.81 from 136 reviews
24Woodbury Park Golf Club
Woodbury Park Golf Club, Devon is a 27 hole, private, parkland golf course with the 18 hole, par 73 (7314 yards) Oaks Course, and the 9 hole, par 32 (4582 yard) Acorns Course.
27 holes | Par Oaks Course 73; Acorns Course 32 | Oaks Course 7314; Acorns Course 4,582 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Devon | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.05 from 127 reviews
