Macdonald Cardrona Hotel & Country Club
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Course Information
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel & Country Club, Borders is an 18 hole, par 72 (7010 yard), resort, parkland golf course designed by Dave Thomas in 2001.
18 holes | Par 72 | 7010 yards | Resort | Parkland
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Address: Cardrona, Peebles, Borders, EH45 0HX United Kingdom
Tel: 0870 194 2114
Website: http://www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/our-hotels/macdonald-cardrona-hotel-golf-spa/golf/
Golf Club Facilities
Club Hire
Buggy Hire
Golf Shop
Changing
Clubhouse
Bar
Dining
Function Room
Accommodation
Midweek Guide: £45.00 per round *
Weekend Guide: £55.00 per round *
- Societies Accepted to Play
- Society Deals Available
- 7 Day Membership Available
- 5 Day Membership Available
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Tee Time Information
Midweek Guide: £45.00 per round *
Weekend Guide: £55.00 per round *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
3.39
AVERAGE RATING 3.8
(based on 99 reviews)
5 star
30
4 star
43
3 star
15
2 star
8
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James C rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 27 2017
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Graeme B rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 16 2017
Course was in excellent condition and surprisingly dry considering time of year. Some bunkers not in play but greens in good condition (again considering time of year).
Great value if your staying at hotel.
(Round played: Feb 2017 - Score: 82 Handicap: 10)
Great value if your staying at hotel.
(Round played: Feb 2017 - Score: 82 Handicap: 10)
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Craig P rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 10 2017
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Matt H rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 9 2016
Glorious golf course set in stunning surroundings. Fairways are fairly wide so is an ideal stay and play course.
Green nice a firm and roll very well!!
Great bunker placement off the tee and around the greens.
Delight to play.
(Round played: Oct 2016 - Score: 79 Handicap: )
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Emma V rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 14 2016
Lovely course. Conditions were fair, however quite a walk between some holes, so glad we took the buggy as it would have been a long round without it!
(Round played: Aug 2016 - Score: 86 Handicap: 13.5)
(Round played: Aug 2016 - Score: 86 Handicap: 13.5)
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John A rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 26 2016
Food excellent,golf coarse is in great condition,will come back
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David S rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 25 2016
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Craig G rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 26 2016
Played 2 rounds this weekend. First round was rather wet with lots of standing water however 2 round course firmed up and was excellent
(Round played: Jun 2016 - Score: 89 Handicap: 6.9)
(Round played: Jun 2016 - Score: 89 Handicap: 6.9)
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Craig P rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 22 2016
I played this Cardrona on the sixth of June 2016.
The course was basically unplayable. There was no sand in the bunkers, I don't mean not much sand I mean none at all. the greens had little or no grass on them and were rock hard, you had to pitch ten yards in front of them to have any chance of staying on the green.
The staff in general were next to useless, we were there for two days and all we heard was guests and players complaining.
The course was basically unplayable. There was no sand in the bunkers, I don't mean not much sand I mean none at all. the greens had little or no grass on them and were rock hard, you had to pitch ten yards in front of them to have any chance of staying on the green.
The staff in general were next to useless, we were there for two days and all we heard was guests and players complaining.
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Adam H rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 14 2016
went on a deal and wondered why it was so cheap ???the green were shocking and the service in the hotel was even worse ,the only glad thing was we got our tee time moved forewards so we could get the round over with,which was a same as the place was in a stunning location and would of been a memorable round;(
(Round played: Jun 2016 - Score: 87 Handicap: 5.5)
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Adam H rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 14 2016
went on a deal and wondered why it was so cheap ???the green were shocking and the service in the hotel was even worse ,the only glad thing was we got our tee time moved forewards so we could get the round over with,which was a same as the place was in a stunning location and would of been a memorable round;(
(Round played: Jun 2016 - Score: 87 Handicap: 5.5)
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Mark S rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 9 2015
(Round played: Sep 2015 - Score: 101 Handicap: 17.6)
Well laid out course with some tight tee shots required.
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Andrew G rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 5 2015
Excellent lay out with some testing holes , Shame the greens were in such poor condition , 1st time I have ever played on greens spiked in August ??
(Round played: Aug 2015 - Score: 89 Handicap: 14.5)
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ewan/ Timbuktu rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 24 2015
Augusta, St Andrews, Muirfield or even Pebble Beach? Nah! Macdonald Cardrona all the way!
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Mac rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 18 2015
Booked via Teeofftimes for £17.50.
Arrived to find that the Pro shop is not much more than a small room downstairs out of the way. It gave the impression that the hotel had begrudgingly made room to squeeze it in. That was fortunately the only bad point. The club give out mandatory golf insurance for the day regardless of whether you have your own, a very good idea.
There is a warm up area compromising a 250 yard driving area and a fairly large putting green (although no mini pins just holes)
The course is over 6500 yards to a good pair of socks (perhaps even a spare pair) is needed for the round. The 1st hole is an inviting par 5 and gives the hope of a good start and the 2nd has the potential for an Eagle. For the majority the course is straight and you won't really find yourself getting into much trouble unless you are really wayward. There are a cheeky couple of well placed ponds, streams etc and with the course being so long you really need to avoid them. Hell the shortest hole is 173 yards off the gents tee. The overall condition of the greens were petty good despite there being a considerable aount of unimpaired pitch marks on several of them, although that ays more about the golfers than the greenkeepers.
The scenery is great and the course played at a steady rate but add on at least an extra half hour from normal due to the length (it really plays long).
If your a few shots over your normal handicap then you've had a good round. I play off 11 and went round in 87 + 2 lost balls so i walked away very happy.
Afterwards i nipped into the spike bar only to find that they stop serving food at 1700 but advised that i could go upstairs and get something in the restaurant, which i did. £13.50 for a cheeseburger and hand cut (proper) chips was fairly reasonable considering that the restaurant has 1 rosette.
Would i recommend this course??? YES
Would i go back??? YES
Would i recommend the food??? It was OK.
Arrived to find that the Pro shop is not much more than a small room downstairs out of the way. It gave the impression that the hotel had begrudgingly made room to squeeze it in. That was fortunately the only bad point. The club give out mandatory golf insurance for the day regardless of whether you have your own, a very good idea.
There is a warm up area compromising a 250 yard driving area and a fairly large putting green (although no mini pins just holes)
The course is over 6500 yards to a good pair of socks (perhaps even a spare pair) is needed for the round. The 1st hole is an inviting par 5 and gives the hope of a good start and the 2nd has the potential for an Eagle. For the majority the course is straight and you won't really find yourself getting into much trouble unless you are really wayward. There are a cheeky couple of well placed ponds, streams etc and with the course being so long you really need to avoid them. Hell the shortest hole is 173 yards off the gents tee. The overall condition of the greens were petty good despite there being a considerable aount of unimpaired pitch marks on several of them, although that ays more about the golfers than the greenkeepers.
The scenery is great and the course played at a steady rate but add on at least an extra half hour from normal due to the length (it really plays long).
If your a few shots over your normal handicap then you've had a good round. I play off 11 and went round in 87 + 2 lost balls so i walked away very happy.
Afterwards i nipped into the spike bar only to find that they stop serving food at 1700 but advised that i could go upstairs and get something in the restaurant, which i did. £13.50 for a cheeseburger and hand cut (proper) chips was fairly reasonable considering that the restaurant has 1 rosette.
Would i recommend this course??? YES
Would i go back??? YES
Would i recommend the food??? It was OK.
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