Merrist Wood Golf Club Reviews & Information

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284 ratings & 189 reviews on Golfshake. Ranked 1639 out of 2170.

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What the club says: Merrist Golf Course is deemed one of Surrey's longest golf courses measuring just under 7,000 yards. When played from the back tees the golf course offers a stern challenge for the most accomplished of golfers. The forward tees also provide an excellent test for the lesser player. Water is a key hazard from both the tee and when approaching the greens. The 17th over water and the par 5 18th a fine finish to an excellent round.

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Reviewed Dec 28 2020 by Tom Rea - rated 1 out of 5

Poor and not great value

Course has a nice layout but to charge 30+ in winter is madness.

Course was waterlogged and greens in poor condition. Course has potential and has nice layout with some beautifully shaped holes but is very overpriced for what it is in winter

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Reviewed Dec 23 2020 by Mark R - rated 3 out of 5

Can be a slow course

Members don?t let faster groups play through

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Reviewed Dec 11 2020 by Dennis H - rated 1 out of 5

Course waterlogged

Lovely course with great holes however not sure the course should have been open the fairways were all fenced off and completely waterlogged
Greens were very good however why don’t people repair their pitch marks

(Round played: Dec 2020 - Score: 101 Handicap: 19.2)

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Reviewed Nov 23 2020 by Phill D - rated 2 out of 5

Slow Slow Slow and not in great shape

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Reviewed Oct 29 2020 by Richard G/Surrey - rated 3 out of 5

Has potential but wait until the spring

First time at Merrist Wood on Sunday; only place we could get an early morning tee time at fairly short notice and at a reasonable price (£30). Expectations were pretty low due to other reviews, the recent sale (the previous week I believe) from Crown Golf (who I expect haven't invested much if anything for months leading up to the sale), and some seriously wet weather. However, although the fairways were saturated we had an enjoyable experience. Really the course should have been closed, the fairways were that wet but the greens were surprisingly good. The layout was better than expected too with a balanced mix of trees, water, ditches, changes in elevation and doglegs but the most interesting bit is the dramatically sloping greens. The grass range was closed as the new owners are apparently focusing on improving that first but large practice putting green and chipping area were open. Clubhouse was open though we didn't use it so can't comment. Pace of play was good, especially for a Sunday morning and in such wet conditions. The place has definite potential but their primary concern has to be drainage for the fairways. I'm keen to revisit next year in better weather and see what it's like then. Hopefully the green fees will remain reasonable.

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Reviewed Oct 25 2020 by Matt H - rated 2 out of 5

poop

swamp like... now been sold off ... only told us on the day society was supposed to play.

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Reviewed Oct 22 2020 by Neil W - rated 2 out of 5

Was a member, and now they have turned into a pay and play. Really great people work at MW, course is good in the summer, but close to impossible in the winter due to the mud. They should have treated the members better as well when the handover happened.

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Reviewed Oct 16 2020 by Paul B - rated 3 out of 5

Just changed ownership so we had a clear run on course. Course in good condition, greens very good

(Round played: Oct 2020 - Score: 97 Handicap: 19.6)

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Reviewed Oct 10 2020 by Will H - rated 3 out of 5

Good test

Course muddier than expected but greens were very good.
Slow round but on a Saturday and so to be expected.

(Round played: Oct 2020 - Score: 100 Handicap: 17.9)

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Reviewed Oct 2 2020 by Greg M - rated 4 out of 5

Great course which has managed the social distancing well.
A good challenge for all standards.

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Reviewed Sep 13 2020 by Terry P - rated 3 out of 5

Nice corse

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Reviewed Aug 28 2020 by Ken C - rated 3 out of 5

Interesting Course

Quite a long course off the yellow tees to what I usually play.

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Reviewed Aug 19 2020 by Shane B - rated 3 out of 5

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Reviewed Aug 14 2020 by Shane B - rated 3 out of 5

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Reviewed Aug 4 2020 by Russell B - rated 4 out of 5

(Round played: Aug 2019 - Score: 118 Handicap: )

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Reviewed Jul 25 2020 by Nazeem W - rated 4 out of 5

Stern test of golf

First time playing this course. It is a long, tough course with a good layout. The course (tees, fairways, greens and bunkers) were in excellent condition. You have to be on your game to score on this course. Beware of the ditches on a few holes!

Will definitely play again as I enjoyed the challenged.

(Round played: Jul 2020 - Score: 93 Handicap: 14.8)

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Reviewed Jul 24 2020 by Mike R - rated 3 out of 5

Great layout but in need to of water!

Merrist Wood is a really interesting golf course to play but it is tough. Long with lots of water and tricky undulations, it will test you game but the fairways are quite generous and you will certainly have an interesting round. I played in July 2020 when most courses around were looking very dry. Merrist Wood was worse than most - even the greens were starting to yellow. All it needs is a bit of water all over the course and it would be in good shape. They are in danger of the course drying out beyond repair.

(Round played: Jul 2020 - Score: 74 Handicap: 3.8)

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Reviewed Jul 20 2020 by Bob J - rated 3 out of 5

Good Challenge

Good challenging course.
The greens require a bit of attention but all things considered it is still a nice course.

(Round played: Jul 2020 - Score: 90 Handicap: 14.7)

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Reviewed Jul 20 2020 by Jonathan B - rated 4 out of 5

Good course. The green were a little slow a few weeks back, but are now in really good condition. Had a slow 4 ball in front of us and did't look to let us a 2 ball play through.

(Round played: Jul 2020 - Score: 81 Handicap: 21.2)

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Reviewed Jul 17 2020 by Brian M - rated 4 out of 5

Enjoyable and challenging course

I like this course a lot, but have not yet managed to play my best here!
Lost and out of bounds balls are the main culprit, but this reflects on me, not the course.

(Round played: Jul 2020 - Score: 111 Handicap: 23.6)

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