Hounslow Heath Golf Club
2.5
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GOLFSHAKE RATING
2.47
AVERAGE RATING 2.7
(based on 66 reviews)
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Reviewed Jun 12 2012
The clubhouse is a Portakabin with the warmth of the workhouse and decor to match. There was no guide to the course which made it very difficult for a first time visitor as the only holes in view from the tee are par 3s. Positioning drives was very difficult. Most pins were less than normal length which made which made distance control and reading undulations difficult. There were no rakes in bunkers, the tees were awful, there were no flat lies and any ball off the first cut of rough was lost, plain and simple.
During my adventure into the unknown I encountered a neanderthal selling golf balls and a Chinese man in meditation on the 7th tee. If he was praying for my welfare it simply didn't work! There was a dead magpie on the 13th green which must have been an omen. Had there been 2 I shouldn't have minded so much (1 for sorry, 2 for joy and so on.) Luckily I didn't have to move it. I'm sure that had I done so villagers would have emerged from the undergrowth with torches and pitchforks ready to burn me as an unbeliever who had defiled their sacrifice.
What really sums it up is the 14th (dog leg right.) You're not allowed to go for the green until you pass a post at about 175 yards. This is so you don't go over a gipsy site. Whatever your political persuasion or cut of your trousers you certainly swing to the left on that hole.
Having said all this, it was cheap if you don't count all the lost balls and the staff were very friendly, but I shan't be returning any time soon. Certainly not before the therapy to expunge the memory from my mind has been 100% successful.
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Reviewed Sep 24 2016
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Reviewed Jun 8 2016
Excellent weather, if your a wayward player the rough is very heavy and it's quite noisy being so close to heathrow, my problem was some of the greens have been damaged by idiots and not repaired, the bunkers are awful and would need digging out and re doing.
There are no real facilities but this has some of the pretties holes I've come across in years.
Even with all its faults I would happily play this again now I've figured out where to go as there are no signs or course planners so I used Google earth to figure it out.
(Round played: Jun 2016 - Score: 88 Handicap: 15.3)
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Reviewed Apr 19 2016
Tee boxes were completely uneven and markers non existent, if it wasn't for the course guide on their website I wouldn't have had a clue where I was going.
The grass looks like it hasn't been cut in weeks, with the fairways resembling the rough and to make matters worse, being absolutely covered in white daisy flowers (good luck finding that white ball after a long sweet drive).
Bunkers just as bad as everything else on the approach - not a single rake in sight throughout the day sums up their condition.
I'm afraid the greens don't get any better, huge mud patches with no grass at all, holes everywhere and cracks going right across some of them.
This place could be a true gem, but unfortunately it has been neglected and hands down takes my award for the worst golf course I have ever played. Cheap, but sadly not cheerful.
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Reviewed Sep 6 2015
(Round played: Aug 2015 - Score: 81 Handicap: 10.4)
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Reviewed Jan 25 2015
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Reviewed Apr 20 2014
(Round played: Apr 2014 - Score: 102 Handicap: 15)
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Reviewed Apr 19 2014
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Reviewed Jun 29 2013
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Reviewed Dec 8 2012
But more on the golf, yes, 'rough' is one word to describe this course, but i prefer (and wait for the cheesy drop), a diamond in the rough!
The experience tends to go like this - you will pay your fee in what can only be described as a portakabin with a counter and what appears to be a (consistently bare) food display fridge. It is basic, almost less then basic, but always friendly.
Because of a perceived low level of trade, you soon get recognised as a regular, and its welcoming. I have never had to book a tee off time here, nor had to wait to tee off unless its a particularly busy sunday morning! on the course it does feel like its a private course - soooooo quiet, which is great as a beginner. which is how i came into contact here, and have steadily worked my self down to a 18HC, having never felt rushed in a round. When you find yourself playing well elsewhere, its always good to come back here for a reality check - you really learn to play here!
The patrons tend to be a mix between beginners and decent players, but all friendly nonetheless, and you need to be of a cheery disposition to play here. the reasons follow:
Most of the holes are doglegs - you may think this tedious but you really learn to plan here instead of lumping everything in a straight line with a driver. it is challenging and i always caution newcomers to come armed with many many balls, as the rough is unforgiving and ball consuming, with the fairways tight and greens awkward.
There is a good mix of long and short Par 4's, straightforward par 3's and a single par 5, but the course is a course of two halves in that the first 9 seem quite bare and exposed. The back 9 starts with a bit more of the same, but the 14th to 16 holes are something special. the 15th is a gem, and is a great example of how course tactics are key.
The greens are poor, and do let the course down as does the general maintenance and upkeep, but the staff try their best. it gets quite boggy in the wet and hard and bouncy in the heat ,but a challenge i think for all levels and if you can look beyond the initial impression, into the experience, you'll want to keep coming back, and bring others with you.....If anything, to buy a bag of titleist balls for a fiver off the 'neanderthal' described below, who btw is harmless as are many of the public walkway users, local teens enjoying a cheeky smoke by the 'slice pit' on the 4th, and fruit pickers in the summer.
I and my fellow golfers have learnt one word while playing here - 'safety', and a phrase - 'Its special - its Hounslow'.......and actually, its quirky, economical and unique. an experience for sure.
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Reviewed Jul 21 2011
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Reviewed Sep 10 2016
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Reviewed Jul 23 2016
DO NOT PLAY THIS COURSE
(Round played: Jul 2016 - Score: 84 Handicap: 16.2)
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Reviewed Apr 18 2016
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Reviewed Apr 12 2016
(Round played: Apr 2016 - Score: 61 Handicap: ), tough course with the rough areas too long to find any lost balls.
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