Blakes Golf Club
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Course Information
Blakes Golf Club, Essex is an 18 hole, par 71 (6436 yard), private, inland links golf course designed by Howard Swan.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6436 yards | Private | Inland Links
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Address: Epping Road, Epping, Essex, CM16 6RZ United Kingdom
Tel: 01992 525151
Golf Pro: Luke Curtis | Tel: 07473302644
Website: http://www.blakesgolfclub.com
Golf Club Facilities
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Buggy Hire
Golf Shop
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Clubhouse
Bar
Dining
Function Room
Blakes Loyalty scheme
Every £1 spent = 1 point.
100 points = a free round:
http://blakesgolfclub.com/?p=Green-Fees
Free buggy Mon-Fri for any 2 paying players.
Midweek Guide: £17.50 per round Mon - Thurs; £20.00 per round Friday *
Weekend Guide: £17.50 per round *
- Societies Accepted to Play
- Society Deals Available
- 5 Day Membership Available
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Tee Time Information
Midweek Guide: £17.50 per round Mon - Thurs; £20.00 per round Friday *
Weekend Guide: £17.50 per round *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
3.46
AVERAGE RATING 3.2
(based on 539 reviews)
5 star
47
4 star
178
3 star
192
2 star
83
1 star
40
RECOMMENDATIONS
85%
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Paul Wicks rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 3 2012
Terrible fairways, no pro shop, breakfast unavailable, would not return or recommend
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Newmarket, Suffolk rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 25 2012
Just played Blakes (23/06/2012)...well, probably the worst condition of a golf course that I have ever played. This course really has just been left to the wilderness. There is no definition of the fairways, which are coverered in weeds. The Tee boxes need cutting, bunkers have very little sand and the greens really slow. No pro shop, just a few bits behind the bar. At £22.50 I am sure that there are far far better courses to play...Dont bother going to Blakes!!
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David S rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed May 13 2012
Brilliant greens, reward greenkeeper. Fairways non-existant, clumps of grass all over supposed fairways. Haven't seen a mower in ages. Buggy paths unkept and severely dangerous. Buggies also prone to breakdown and not fully charged. Pro-shop a joke. But brilliant greens.
(Round played: May 2012 - Score: 89 Handicap: 17.6)
(Round played: May 2012 - Score: 89 Handicap: 17.6)
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Daniel R rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 28 2011
Good Friday = Bad Friday.
1)Overcrowded
After booking a tee time of 11.44 on Good friday for a 3 ball we teed off late over 20 minutes late due to the total overloading of the course by the management. Times were 8 minutes apart however we told to allow a 2 ball who had already played the back 9 (due to overcrowding even earlier in the day) so there were 4 groups waiting on the 1st tee when we started. For the first 9 holes we always had to wait to tee off, often with another group waiting on the tee with us. Yes it was a bank holiday and the weather was amazing but there's no excuse for mismanaging the tee bookings and then not trying to control the flow of traffic. During our time waiting there were was than one opportunity to start on the 10th tee instead and reduce some of the congestion.
Once on the 10th we were told to speed up, however the "ranger" had failed to notice that the 2 ball in front of us, who were playing front 9 last had left the course, leaving a gap between us and the group and in front who we caught up with within 2 holes!
2) The course
Blakes is an undulating course and leaves a few blind drives (marked with black/white stakes) but there was often little guide as the location of the flag or the fairway (there was little distinction between the fairway and rough). The tee marker really needs a simple diagram of the hole to give you some confidence. Fairways were weedy, tufty and hard to pick out from the tee. As mentioned in other reviews the greens were fair and quite pacy. Bunkers were very stony and filled with cheap sand that was a nasty brown colour and the wooden sleepers looked bizarre. The only came into play once when a playing partner hit a shot short of the green which bounced of the wood into the centre of the fairway!
It did feel like the course had been turned around and there were 2 very long walks from green to tee on the back 9, only navigable as we had seen where the 2 ball in front had gone once they had left the green!
For £20 with a breakfast on a bank holiday (it was an offer) it was the cheapest in the area and fairly reasonable, but with all the overcrowding and poorly informed ranger staff it made the day long and unpleasurable. I shant be going back unless I hear the the fairways have been seriously improved.
1)Overcrowded
After booking a tee time of 11.44 on Good friday for a 3 ball we teed off late over 20 minutes late due to the total overloading of the course by the management. Times were 8 minutes apart however we told to allow a 2 ball who had already played the back 9 (due to overcrowding even earlier in the day) so there were 4 groups waiting on the 1st tee when we started. For the first 9 holes we always had to wait to tee off, often with another group waiting on the tee with us. Yes it was a bank holiday and the weather was amazing but there's no excuse for mismanaging the tee bookings and then not trying to control the flow of traffic. During our time waiting there were was than one opportunity to start on the 10th tee instead and reduce some of the congestion.
Once on the 10th we were told to speed up, however the "ranger" had failed to notice that the 2 ball in front of us, who were playing front 9 last had left the course, leaving a gap between us and the group and in front who we caught up with within 2 holes!
2) The course
Blakes is an undulating course and leaves a few blind drives (marked with black/white stakes) but there was often little guide as the location of the flag or the fairway (there was little distinction between the fairway and rough). The tee marker really needs a simple diagram of the hole to give you some confidence. Fairways were weedy, tufty and hard to pick out from the tee. As mentioned in other reviews the greens were fair and quite pacy. Bunkers were very stony and filled with cheap sand that was a nasty brown colour and the wooden sleepers looked bizarre. The only came into play once when a playing partner hit a shot short of the green which bounced of the wood into the centre of the fairway!
It did feel like the course had been turned around and there were 2 very long walks from green to tee on the back 9, only navigable as we had seen where the 2 ball in front had gone once they had left the green!
For £20 with a breakfast on a bank holiday (it was an offer) it was the cheapest in the area and fairly reasonable, but with all the overcrowding and poorly informed ranger staff it made the day long and unpleasurable. I shant be going back unless I hear the the fairways have been seriously improved.
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Brian C rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 21 2009
Found the course to be patchy with varying fairways and tee's, this was not a championship course experience. Was behind a very slow 4 ball who had no intention of letting anyone through resulting in average of 5 min wait on each Tee and for most other shots. Even two very good young players in a competition were made to wait. Turns out it was the owner and his mates, whate does that say about this clubs attitude towards its visitors?
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Lee N rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed May 25 2009
found the course not good at all. It was GBP25 for the round and GBP25 for the buggy which I consider to be a lot. The tees were patchy, fairways patchy, rough patchy, greens patchy and some of the bunkers were poor. Did not look as if the course is looked after and is proberly the worst course ive played. club house and restaurant is nice and food is nice. the driving range is ok. but championship course, not for me. but to be fare im not the greatest lover of links course.
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Howard S rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 14 2021
Long time since last visit
Basically it's a big field.They are trying to improve it by putting in new bunkers which obviously costs a lot of money but they also need to plant more gorse to make it a proper golf course.Cost is ?15 on weekdays and I think that tells you a lotReviewer Rating
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Paul P rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 28 2021
Disappointing
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Howard S rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 8 2021
Needs work
Fairways need cutting, to much clover.Reviewer Rating
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Jon M rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 18 2021
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Gregg J rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 7 2020
Value for money
Course was okay, greens were in a bad way but fairways were lush. Overall not too bad for ?18Reviewer Rating
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Gregg J rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 7 2020
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Course was okay, greens were in a bad way but fairways were lush. Overall not too bad for ?18Reviewer Rating
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Stuart A rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 29 2020
In decline
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Chris H rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 12 2020
Good course to practice
First time to play the course was very quiet, good value tee off 3:30 midweek and was only £10 for 18 holes. The greens are poor and the bunkers have very little sand but is a good course to go and try out some different shots to improve your game.(Round played: Aug 2020 - Score: 92 Handicap: 22.6)
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Kevin S rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 19 2020
Blake’s is Blake’s! A cheap 20 pound Saturday morning round and you get what you pay for. The greens are just awful. It’s like putting across the surface of the moon
(Round played: Jul 2020 - Score: 78 Handicap: 9.1)
(Round played: Jul 2020 - Score: 78 Handicap: 9.1)
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