John O\'Gaunt Golf Club
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Course Information
John O'Gaunt Golf Club has two 18 hole courses: the tree-lined parkland, par 71 (6481 yard) John O'Gaunt; and the heathland-style, par 69 (5771 yard) Carthagena.
36 holes | Par Carthagena 69; John O'Gaunt 71 | Carthagena 5771; John O'Gaunt 6481 yards | Private | Parkland
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Address: Sutton Park, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2LY United Kingdom
Tel: 01767 260360
Golf Pro: Tom Simm | Tel: 01767 260360
Website: http://www.johnogauntgolfclub.co.uk
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Midweek Guide: £70/round; £90/day *
Weekend Guide: £50 after 1500 *
- Societies Accepted to Play
- Society Deals Available
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Tee Time Information
Midweek Guide: £70/round; £90/day *
Weekend Guide: £50 after 1500 *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
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GOLFSHAKE RATING
4.25
AVERAGE RATING 4.3
(based on 87 reviews)
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David W rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 6 2015
(Round played: Nov 2014 - Score: 100 Handicap: 24.4)
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Nick G rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 8 2014
Considering the amount of rain only there were only 2 temp greens and course played really well.
(Round played: Feb 2014 - Score: 92 Handicap: 22.3)
(Round played: Feb 2014 - Score: 92 Handicap: 22.3)
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Graham B rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 4 2013
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Matthew H rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 4 2013
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Graham O rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 2 2008
The better of the two courses at John O'Gaunt. Very good condition although there are often temporary greens and tees in the winter months.
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Terry G rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 6 2023
Great set-up and 2 courses
The old course is renowned as one of the best courses in Bedfordshire, and probably the first place Nick Faldo won an open competition (as a junior in 1973). The Carthagena course was built in the mid 70s, and has come along nicely, and has better drainage. Both are a good challenge in their own right.We played the Old Course, which is well laid out and a delight to play.
Bunkers: I only visited one greenside bunker during this visit and they played and looked immaculate, all being freshly raked by the greenkeepers and the players in front of us. This is hardly surprising, as this round was to celebrate Bedfordshire County?s Centenary, and John O?Gaunt's 75th Anniversary. As such, we played a shotgun start, and the teams represented every club in our county, and also the County Scratch mixed team, and England Golf (including the CEO), who ran out the eventual winners.
Fairways were perfect, and had some serious undulations to deal with, making for some tricky shots.
Just as in my last round here - in their Seniors Pairs Open, we also played from the back tees, where the WHS course rating is 133. The longer par 4s are hard to reach in 2 for us older guys, and that certainly showed, and explains why we were well down the pecking order (but not quite last) as we had 3 out of 4 of us being seniors.
Greens were quite quick, and very true, with the ball going exactly where you sent it, but without any recent rain, they were a little unreceptive, unless you hit the ball very hard.
The course has many very mature trees, and there was a concerted effort during the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 to pollard a number of the older ones, and also remove the few dead ones that were still in place at the end of Summer 2020.
Food was included with this competition, so I can't comment on food or prices, but I have eaten here before, and remember it as always being of a very good standard. The bar is well organised, and they coped well with all 100 players turning up at a similar time after the shotgun start, and then finishing at the same time.
All in all an enjoyable day, and I would certainly recommend, and I will be back as soon as possible, as I always enjoy playing here.
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Mike E rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 10 2023
Beautiful challenging course
A fantastic well maintained course and a high challenge for all handicaps. Excellently maintained with fast greens. Lovely clubhouse with friendly helpful staff.Reviewer Rating
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Mike E rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 10 2023
Beautiful challenging course
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Martin G rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 28 2023
Fantastic course, in amazing condition for the time of year.
A real test of all aspects of your game, including course management.
Looking forwadd to revisiting asap
A real test of all aspects of your game, including course management.
Looking forwadd to revisiting asap
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Paul W rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 27 2023
Stunningly good condition
Without doubt the best course I've played this year when it comes to condition.Running fairways and really quick greens. Nothing to complain about at all.
Clubhouse staff friendly and attentive too.
Some lovely looking holes, tree lined but always able to find your ball.
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Kevin N rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 17 2021
Fantastic club
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Matt A rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 9 2021
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Peter H rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 5 2021
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Peter H rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 5 2021
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Terry G rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 4 2021
Great set-up and 2 courses
The old course is renowned as one of the best courses in Bedfordshire, and probably the first place Nick Faldo won an open competition (as a junior in 1973). The Carthagena course was built in the mid 70?s, and has come along nicely, and has better drainage. Both are a good challenge in their own right.We played the Old Course, which is well laid out and a delight to play now that everything is back in play following various limitations during the Covid19 problems of 2020 and early 2021.
Bunkers were also fully back in play. I only visited one, greenside and one fairway bunker during my round and they played and looked immaculate, all being freshly raked by the greenkeepers and the players in front of us.
This round was in their Seniors Pairs Open, and therefore played from the back tees, where the WHS course rating is 133. The longer par 4?s are hard to reach in 2 for us older guys, and that certainly showed.
Greens were quite quick (although probably not quite as quick as the putting green), and very true, with the ball going exactly where you sent it, and following some fairly heavy recent rain, they were particularly receptive.
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The course has many very mature trees, and there has been a concerted effort during the lockdowns to pollard a number of the older ones, and also remove the few dead ones that were still in place at the end of Summer 2020.
Food was included with this competition, so I can't comment on food or prices, but I have eaten here before, and remember it as always being of a very good standard. The bar is well organised, and whilst there is still an element of Covid19 controls in place, it was not cumbersome, and there was certainly no rigid enforcement of mask rules etc.
All in all an enjoyable day, and I would certainly recommend, and I will be back as soon as possible, as I always enjoy playing here.
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