Kingsthorpe Golf Club Reviews & Information

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What the club says: Kingsthorpe provides a challenging yet fair test of golf synonymous with the design skills associated with the legendary Harry Colt. Accuracy off the tee is paramount to afford the golfer the opportunity to hit the right part of the undulating greens. Many birdie opportunities await if you can achieve this, whilst par becomes tough if off line or faced with downhill sloping putts.

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Reviewed Sep 7 2020 by Paul S - rated 4 out of 5

Deceptively hilly parkland course in the heart of Northampton. Not the longest but some challenging approaches and undulating greens make for a challenging round. Very enjoyable.

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Reviewed Aug 23 2020 by Nathan P - rated 3 out of 5

Greens in good shape. Fairways needed to be shorter on 5/6 holes. Tees need to be reshape to make flat.

(Round played: Aug 2020 - Score: 83 Handicap: 0)

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Reviewed Jul 31 2020 by Lee H - rated 3 out of 5

A good course, just a bit tight and pokey. There are some really easy easy holes and a couple that are very difficult - even for a single handicapper let alone two of my group who were +18.

(Round played: Jul 2020 - Score: 83 Handicap: 9.3)

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Reviewed Oct 3 2019 by Keith L - rated 4 out of 5

A few sixes away from Northampton cricket ground

The greens were excellent. A few very long par 4's . Very hilly .Enjoyable but tiring.
16 Hc/p - 69 years old.

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Reviewed Sep 29 2019 by Terry G - rated 3 out of 5

Course is in the middle of Northampton, and is quite tight, with some holes being very close to each other, in particular around the 13th hole - a 211 yard par 3, where the tee is right next to the 12th green, and is also right beside the 14th fairway, lots of shouts of "fore" at this point of the course! The tees all had long grass on them, apparently because they've had so much rain recently that the greenkeepers could not get out and cut them. This also meant that the greens were a little long, and consequently slower than they usually are. Managed to avoid the bunkers, which was just as well on the day, because a lot had rain in them, and there was even standing rainwater on a couple of greens. Some decent slopes on the greens to make them a challenge, and whilst a lot of holes are quite short, the greens made the course play harder than you would expect. Small car park, but there is an overflow car park which you get to by driving past the 1st tee and a hundred yards or so up the first hole, before going left, and parking behind a tall fence. When our society played is was quite quiet, but the forecast all week had been for rain, which must have put some people off. In the event, we had a couple of showers, one of which was heavy, and this added a little to the water in the bunkers, but meant that the greens were very receptive. Food was good, and was part of the package we booked, but I did hear one or two of our players saying the bar prices were quite high for the after game beers.

(Round played: Sep 2019 - Score: 88 Handicap: 11.8)

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Reviewed Aug 28 2019 by Nigel W - rated 5 out of 5

sub 3 hour rounds abound

I am a member here and I probably pick times that are less popular but I always get 18 holes in here within 3 hours.
I have played every course in Northamptonshire and I can't think of any other course that can boast that.
in these times of penalising slow play this course solves it without really trying.

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Reviewed May 23 2019 by Denis B - rated 5 out of 5

A jewel in the middle of Northampton

Beautiful course with lots of trees. Greens in beautiful condition, fast but with many undulations. Very tricky. First time we've played there and look forward to the next round when hopefully I will play it better. Nice bar and food good

(Round played: May 2019 - Score: 130 Handicap: 36.8)

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Reviewed Apr 3 2019 by James K - rated 5 out of 5

Hidden gem

(Round played: Mar 2019 - Score: 94 Handicap: )

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Reviewed Feb 25 2019 by Nigel W - rated 4 out of 5

nigel and jimmy play a gem

course in good condition if greens a little challenging.
both of us been members here for a few years and are always looked after.
tight course with good selection of holes.

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Reviewed Feb 22 2019 by Paul G - rated 2 out of 5

Compact course in Northampton

Played with 2 colleagues around this course taking advantage of a tee off times offer. Arrived and booked into the club shop to meet the most miserable disengaging Pro you could wish to meet. No words of advice, no greeting no nothing - does not want to make you go back!!. One of us hired a trolley (winter rules) for a ?5 one of the straps was broken. The course is a very tight course and definitely challenges your iron play. The greens were in very good condition for February and the fairways played ok, a little bare in places but it is winter. The tees were a mixture of winter and normal greens so no real complaints there. Deceptively undulating so will test your stamina if you carry your clubs. There are two major downsides to playing here, especially for visitors, neither the stroke saver or the scorecard contain a course layout and the signage between holes is absolutely terrible, to the extent we missed a hole out by playing to the wrong green and had to go back and replay them - how embarrassing. The clubhouse is very modern and the staff in the 19th were warm and welcoming (more than you can say for the club Pro), overall enjoyed the game but they could do a lot more to attract visitors and make them want to return. Cost ?14 per round.

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Reviewed Aug 26 2018 by Martin F - rated 2 out of 5

Urban course. A little cramped

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Reviewed Aug 21 2018 by Barrie H - rated 4 out of 5

Decent

This was a decent course.
Challenging greens and overall you needed to think about your game.
Some of the fairways were not in great condition.
But overall enjoyed the course.

Would be nice if the club house was still open at 8:30pm to get a post round drink!

(Round played: Aug 2018 - Score: 95 Handicap: 32)

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Reviewed Jun 8 2017 by Ruari R - rated 5 out of 5

Very friendly club with excellent facilities. Greens quite fast but immaculate as where the tees and fairways.

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Reviewed Jun 3 2017 by John A - rated 5 out of 5

Best kept course

A true gem here in Northamptonshire. Tight fairways challenge your accuracy, greens to hone your judgement skills ( who needs a flat surface) . View the course flyover on the website you will want to play . Good clubhouse for your event, and a half way house too.

(Round played: Jun 2017 - Score: 117 Handicap: 12.9)

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Reviewed May 30 2017 by Gary S - rated 4 out of 5

Played here for the first time and thought it was a very well looked after course. Greens were in very good condition. The fairways were good to. A very tight course in places so you have to keep it straight and in play. A few short par 4's to tempt you to go for the green in 1. Will play here again.

(Round played: May 2017 - Score: 105 Handicap: 25.3)

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Reviewed May 20 2017 by Alan D - rated 5 out of 5

Even though there had been a great deal of rain the course was in excellent condition.

(Round played: May 2017 - Score: 101 Handicap: 19)

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Reviewed Mar 4 2017 by Lorraine Summers - rated 5 out of 5

Excellent course, however you need to keep focused and keep straight!! well maintained course ,greens are good. overall people are friendly and welcoming.

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Reviewed Feb 9 2017 by John A - rated 5 out of 5

Very well kept greens open most of the year,occasional winter tees and greens.Good clubhouse changing rooms and proshop.Hold your celebrations and competitions here.

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Reviewed Dec 8 2016 by Rob N - rated 4 out of 5

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Reviewed Nov 2 2016 by Glyn H - rated 3 out of 5

Played Sun 30th Oct 16

I had only played this course once and many years ago so was looking forward to returning. I'd found a great deal on one of the golf apps so got excellent VFM.

The course was under a sea of dead autumn leaves which did make the ball hard to find ... on the fairway ... twice! However for this late in the golfing year the greens were in fine nick and were a pleasure to put on.

I'd forgotten just how tight this course was, if you haven't been before it really does take up a ridiculously small amount of room for an 18 hole course. It's situated right in the heart of a bunch of Northampton housing estates. It's so tight in fact that there is a particular area of the course where the tee boxes of the 3rd, 5th and 7th and the greens of the 2nd and 6th are all within a half football pitch of each other. I know of no other course where this is the case, that's how tight it is.

There are a couple of tee boxes that are literally right at the side of the green that often an errant shot comes flying nearby. On no other course have I heard the cries of "fore" as often as can be heard on this course. With all that said though, this extreme tightness mysteriously adds to its charm.

It is tight but if you can hit a ball straight it is very easy to score. If you can hit a ball long and straight then it truly is a gift of a course. A number of the par 4s are very drive able, the 3rd, 10th and 11th being examples. But even after the drives on the 1st, 8th, 16th and 17th I was left with under 75 yds to go on all of them. Unfortunately it only has the 1 par 5 but hey, you'll live.

Ok so it's tight, quirky, very short, hilly and I suppose a little bit dangerous due to the proximity of tee boxes and greens on some holes. But with all that said, it's really good fun, has bags of character and can be great value for money. And to finish the round the 18th has a balcony bar overlooking it that is so close you to the green you can actually to see the fear in the putting players eyes as they know 20 or 30 pairs of eyes are watching. If you putt well, get ready for the plaudits. If you hit a stinker get ready for the banter coming from the balcony.

Round 76 Handicap 3.3

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