Otterbourne Golf Centre
2.7
43 reviews
| Post Review
Price Guide: ££
Course Information
Otterbourne Golf Centre, Hampshire is a 9 hole, par 30 (1939 yard), private, parkland golf course.
9 holes | Par 30 | 1939 yards | Private | Parkland
View more golf courses in Hampshire
Address: Poles Lane, Otterbourne, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1DZ United Kingdom
Tel: 01962 775225
Golf Club Facilities
Range
Club Hire
Golf Shop
Changing
Clubhouse
Bar
Dining
Midweek Guide: £4.00 per round *
Weekend Guide: £6.50 per round *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Tee Time Information
Midweek Guide: £4.00 per round *
Weekend Guide: £6.50 per round *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
2.71
AVERAGE RATING 2.9
(based on 43 reviews)
5 star
1
4 star
13
3 star
15
2 star
9
1 star
5
RECOMMENDATIONS
91%
would play again or recommend
|
|
Played this course? Tell us what you thought. Submit Review
Reviews for Otterbourne Golf Centre
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
Steve Woodward rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 9 2015
I am a 18 handicap golfer and a member of one of Australia's top 5 golf clubs. I am now living in London and had not played golf for 12 months. I have friends coming over to play the courses where the British Open has been played so I thought I should get in some practice. For £5 for a bucket of practice balls, and £5 for a round of golf on mown grass, Otterbourne represents exceptional value for the social golfer, or someone like me, who wanted practice on a course at a very cheap price. I teed off at 6:30pm in late spring, as a single golfer, the last in the field, by 3 or 4 holes. I played 2 to 3 balls on each hole, and caught the tail end of the field on the 8th hole. The VERY friendly staff asked me to lock the gate as I left, which I did.
Reviewer Rating
Rate Helpful
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
John O rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 12 2018
Good for beginners
Very friendly staff and professionalReviewer 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
John O rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 12 2018
Good for beginners
Very friendly staff and professionalReviewer 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
Chris G rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 28 2017
£5 to play midweek you can't go wrong, it's cheaper than a bucket of balls at the driving range. Not much in terms of facilities, but excellent value for money.
(Round played: Feb 2017 - Score: 40 Handicap: )
(Round played: Feb 2017 - Score: 40 Handicap: )
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Trefor F rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 28 2014
Course is always clean and tidy and a little challenging for such a small course
(Round played: Jul 2014 - Score: 43 Handicap: )
(Round played: Jul 2014 - Score: 43 Handicap: )
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Robert P rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 6 2013
Good value for money
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
William H rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 8 2018
Good cheap(!) round.
Played Otterbourne a few times now, especially as I was learning. Good 9 hole course with interesting hole layout and course design, better than other 9 hole courses around. Downside, fairways are like roughs at better courses and greens are like fairways. But for a quick social round, certainly decent enough.Unfortunately, they have recently put their prices up to ?10 unless you buy a ?30 loyalty card to then reduce your green fee to ?5, so good value if you play there regularly enough and get the card. But for ?10 I would rather go to Avington park and pay ?13 for a 9 hole course.
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
The Hampshire Highwayman rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed May 2 2017
So, five years on, I thought it was time to revisit the place. You can see my 2012 review below.\\Well, generally I have to say the place is much better than I remember it. I think my earlier review was (at the time) fair but unflinching. That said, they have obviously tried to improve the place (without spending all that much on it) and it has worked.\\What is better? Well, the drainage seems to be better now, although we hadn\'t had much rain when I visited. The greenkeeping generally appears to be much better and although they won\'t be getting invited to host any tournaments any time soon, that\'s not why you choose to play here. Putting green has now healed and the driving range has a cover. \\What was the same? Amazingly, the price. This is a major draw to Otterbourne - only £5 for a midweek round (£9 at weekends) is tremendous value for any course, even if this one isn\'t perfect. The greens are still very heavily sloping and a disproportionately hard challenge for this type of course. There is better grass on them than previously though, even if there are still quite a fair number of weeds. Bunkers are still a bit compacted and stony.\\What was worse? Nothing as far as I could tell.\\In summary - a better value prospect than it once was. It isn\'t premier league golfing, but if you are new to the sport and local, then it is a great place to get some on-course experience rather than batting another bucket of balls down the range (and will do your golf much more good).
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Warren B rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 1 2014
Very convenient course for me and a great practice course ..play 9 holes for the price of a bucket of range balls !
(Round played: Aug 2014 - Score: 42 Handicap: )
(Round played: Aug 2014 - Score: 42 Handicap: )
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Eggilio, Southampton rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 22 2014
This is a begginers course, but its very tricky! Prepare to use your wedges from the rough if you make any slight mistakes. A challenging course, but I enjoyed it. Most of the other people writing their reviews here must be PGA Tour Professionals, because its not as bad as they make out. Yes, it gets a bit boggy after heavy rain, but come on... The rough is heavy, but dont hit it in there then?!! The 5th Hole is the biggest and most challenging Par 4 i have ever seen!! Get a par here and it doesnt matter about the rest of your round, you will be overjoyed!!
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Lawrence F rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 15 2010
Otterbourne Golf Club is supposed to be a beginners track, but it's not an easy one. The greens are very steep and fast. The fairways are okay, perhaps a bit rough at times. Lots of long par 3's and a really challenging blind par 4. The rough is rough, stay out of it.
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Roger M rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed May 22 2009
Known in the trade as a "farmers field" but having not been here for some time I was impressed with what I saw. The par is only 30 but it is a very tricky 30 - only three straightforward holes, the remainder being long par 3s, tight par 4s, all with sloping greens and heavy rough. Greens in very good condition - fairways a little bare. Good value. Worth a visit in the Summer.
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
George W rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 21 2008
a small challenging course. greens are terrible!!!!
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Kim S rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 8 2017
value for money
this course has got better over the 3 years we have been playing it and for £9 at weekends its a good 9 holer(Round played: Aug 2017 - Score: 35 Handicap: )
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
Lawrence F rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 23 2015
Unfortunately it was very wet and muddy due to the recent bad weather and poor drainage on the course. But the manager did warn me. The last time I played this course it was dry and sunny. So it's a very different course to play in the winter. But for £5 I'm not complaining. Scored badly though!
(Round played: Nov 2015 - Score: 39 Handicap: )
(Round played: Nov 2015 - Score: 39 Handicap: )
Reviewer Rating
Click to notify: Spam, Abuse, Inaccurate
Show moreAdditional Ratings
The Course
Facilities/Service
Value for Money
Showing reviews 1-15 of 23 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 Otterbourne Golf Centre
Share your thoughts to provide valuable feedback to the golf club and to help other golfers who may be planning to play here.
