Ganton Golf Club
5
47 reviews
| Post Review
| Website
Price Guide: £££££ | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Course Information
Ganton Golf Club, North Yorkshire is an 18 hole, par 72, (6935 yard), private, inland links golf course designed by Tom Chisholm in 1891.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6935 yards | Private | Inland Links
View more golf courses in North Yorkshire
Address: Station Road, Ganton, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 4PA United Kingdom
Tel: 01944 710329
Golf Pro: Gary Brown | Tel: 01944 710260
Website: http://www.gantongolfclub.com
Golf Club Facilities
Range
Club Hire
Buggy Hire
Golf Shop
Changing
Clubhouse
Bar
Dining
County cards taken Monday to Friday after 2.30pm & the green fee is £55
Twilight Rate from 4pm at a green fee of £50
Winter rates November to February. Shoulder rates in March & April
Midweek Guide: £100 per round & £130 per day *
Weekend Guide: £130 per round & £150 per day *
- Societies Accepted to Play
Restrictions: Maximum Handicap 24
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Tee Time Information
Midweek Guide: £100 per round & £130 per day *
Weekend Guide: £130 per round & £150 per day *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
5
AVERAGE RATING 4.7
(based on 47 reviews)
5 star
38
4 star
7
3 star
1
2 star
0
1 star
1
HIGHLY RATED
100%
would play again or recommend
|
|
What the club says: Impenetrable gorse abounds within the open nature of the heathland. There are few trees other than those on the boundaries; with plenty of space the original open character of the terrain has been retained. As to the bunkers, Ganton has few peers; the player who is bunkered is punished for his error. In an age when golf designers are making bunkers less penal, this is a welcome feature.
Played this course? Tell us what you thought. Submit Review
Reviews for Ganton Golf Club
Sort by: Date | Review Rank | Rated High | Rated Low
The golf courses reviews are the personal opinions of members of Golfshake who completed a review after playing the course. These opinions do not necessarily represent the views of Golfshake.com
Timothy L rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 20 2022
AM AM Comp
Played an open comp here and loved it. We were genuinely welcomed and both myself and my playing partner had a wonderful time. Golf was tough. Bunkers are deep and need to be avoided at all costs. A wonderful experience and the course is as good as its reputatuion suggests. Don't hesitate
Reviewer Rating
Rate Helpful
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Food & Drink
Paul D rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 12 2021
Fabulous
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Food & Drink
Mark A rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 20 2021
Magnificent
Absolutely stunning as a course, never played before but always wanted to, enjoyed the challenge of tight fairways, hundreds of bunkers and great greens it’s a round you need to be accurate and think your way around.We really enjoyed it
Only downside it’s a tad pricey but as a treat why not
(Round played: Jun 2021 - Score: 97 Handicap: 22.3)
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Steven K rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 4 2021
Bucket list course
Fortunate to play here several times. Always a warm welcome, always in great condition, despite being in the middle of nowhere make the trip, you won't be disappointed.Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Food & Drink
Steve K (Sheffield) rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 22 2020
The Ultimate Golfing Challenge in Gusty Wind
We got lucky with the rainy weather easing and the wind gusting up so that the course bared its teeth and became a great challenge for us mid handicappers.The fairways were good (despite hearing bad reports) and the greens were tremendous. We ended up in a few of the bunkers where our head was below the lip, which was good for the experience, but generally played well and avoided them. Probably the ultimate challenge because the course plays fairer than the Open links venues, the difference is the fairways run true and don’t have the random bumps you can get in links, shooting good shots off into rough or bunkers. The wind was brutal though, gusting around and several times we had 50 yards of sideways movement from only slightly faded shots. If you accidentally go left or right you are punished - as you should be.
A few holes offered particular challenges. A few good risk reward short par 4s, easy to lay up but potentially brutal if too ambitious. Several doglegs where depending on your length the straight shot may play better than trying a big fade or draw around the corner - risk reward again. The 18th is a great closer, particularly if needing a par - drive too far left and although on the fairway a huge hook may be needed around a big tree.
The starter and pro shop were friendly, the clubhouse though was old fashioned and a big disappointment. A small lounge with phone numbers on the tables to order drinks or food from the kitchen in a socially distanced way (a modern open plan bar area would have been better). The beer was ordinary and we only had one and made an exit.
The course furniture was minimal, which added to the atmosphere, but did make it tricky knowing where to go (though the next tee is fairly obvious throughout). Coloured tee posts with the stroke index on (but not the hole) are the only furnishings.
Finally, we had the unique experience of watching a greenkeeper change the hole position while we waited - never seem that during an afternoon before, and those sideways moving green ironing ride-ons, I gotta get me one of those!
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Food & Drink
Craig/Chorley rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 2 2020
Save your Money & go elsewhere
We played this course a couple of weeks ago.The reason for my delay in posting this review is because I have been waiting for a reply from the secretary & manager. I sent in an email providing feedback about our visit. In my opinion we should have been told about the infestation of Craneflies so that we could have either played somewhere else or defer our visit. Our day was spoiled and I felt that they needed to know.At the very least I expected an acknowledgement but nothing, not a thing!Ganton is certainly not worth the green fees being charged.
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Food & Drink
Steven K rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 14 2020
Bucket List Course
Fortunate to have now played Ganton several times - yes it's out of the way but make the trip, you won't be disappointed. Different to most courses you'll play, feels like a links course in places with the sand/gorse, feels parkland elsewhere with the trees/pheasants. some great holes.Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Food & Drink
Tomo M rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 24 2020
Friendly welcome from staff. Nice clubhouse and practice facilities. Unfortunately found the course to be somewhat overrated. Surprised to see this better ranked than courses like Notts, West Sussex, Woking, etc. Price removed from the review it’s an overall nice course however too many negatives for us for the value. Fairways patchy, nothing on tee box to say which hole you’re on (or on the scorecard), no hole layout boards to know which way to go or hazards, bunkers are best feature and dramatic yet no consistency with sand plus greens very slow but good condition m. Very much a hit the fairway or you’re out the game golf course. Thin line of semi rough then unplayable gorse throughout. No real amazing signature holes although most are good in their own right. Sorry... not sure what the fuss is all about with this one, just didn’t get it. Hopefully others find it more enjoyable
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Paul D rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 23 2020
Fantastic
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
David C rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 25 2020
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Food & Drink
Steven K rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 24 2019
Must play course
I've played over 200 courses and without a doubt Ganton is in my top 3. Make the trip, you won't be disappointed.Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Food & Drink
James J rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 26 2019
Great history, but ?110 ?
When you arrive at Ganton GC its almost like you can feel the history oozing from the clubhouse and the neatly cared for course as you drive between the holes on the approach. We were greeted by the Club Secretary, who was a lovely guy, and we proceeded to pay our ?110 each for a round on a course which seemed completely empty. Having prepared for the no shorts unless you have long socks on rule (need reviewing for summer) we came suitably dressed unlike some of the other chaps arriving who had to change. The course itself is immaculate, the tees and greens absolutely lovely. The bunkers are very very deep and need avoiding. We were very surprised that the course didn't seem to have many "signature" type holes for the money we were paying. I personally was really disappointed on the 18th tee when a groundsman who was blowing away leaves right next to the tee box did not stop as we went to tee off, on a course such as this that is just unacceptable. He seemed disinterested in the golfers ... etiquette is something you expect lots of on a course with such history. Anyway, overall our experience was good, but for ?110 we expected it to be amazing and contend with some of the other expensive courses we have played like the Brabazon (much better) and Hollinwell (best ever). We would only ever return if we paid much less, just like the golfers we met at various East Coast courses in the days afterwards who could not believe we paid ?110 each.Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Food & Drink
Kevin M rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 24 2019
Worth a visit
Worth a visit with some tight fairways and tricky greens. It's a bit like a Links course, some of the greens were not upto standard for the price. Only downside for me was the last holes are played over the road which I didn't like.Definitely course knowledge is a must.
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Lee C rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 3 2019
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Food & Drink
Steven K rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 24 2018
Best course I?ve played this year.
Unique experience, best described as an inland links course! Very well bunkered, a real challenge.Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Pace of Play
Hospitality
Course Conditions
Practice Facilities
Food & Drink
Showing reviews 1-15 of 40 reviews
The golf courses reviews are the personal opinions of members of Golfshake who completed a review after playing the course. These opinions do not necessarily represent the views of Golfshake.com
Submit Review For Ganton Golf Club
Share your thoughts to provide valuable feedback to the golf club and to help other golfers who may be planning to play here.
Plan Your Next Round
