Romford Golf Club
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Romford Golf Club, Essex is an 18 hole, par 71 (6383 yard), private, parkland golf course originally designed by James Braid.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6383 yards | Private | Parkland
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Address: Heath Drive, Gidea Park, Romford, Essex, RM2 5QB United Kingdom
Tel: 01708 740986
Golf Pro: Chris Goddard | Tel: 01708 749393
Website: http://www.romfordgolfclub.com
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Midweek Guide: £35.00 per round *
- Societies Accepted to Play
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
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Midweek Guide: £35.00 per round *
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GOLFSHAKE RATING
3.57
AVERAGE RATING 3.7
(based on 55 reviews)
5 star
14
4 star
21
3 star
12
2 star
7
1 star
1
RECOMMENDATIONS
91%
would play again or recommend
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What the club says: Romford Golf Club was originally designed by Open Champion James Braid and in more recent years has been used as a Qualifying venue for 'The Open'. The course measures 6405 yards Par71, Tree lined with beautiful Greens and lush fairways, and with its gently rolling terrain it suits young and old alike especially if you're playing 27 or 36 holes.
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Martin G rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 19 2022
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Kevin N rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 17 2021
Good club
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Martin G rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 21 2021
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Paul W rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 19 2021
Could be so much better
Fairways are woolly, rough is penal, uneven lengths and generally looks unkempt. Bunkers are unloved and more than a few have grass growing in them. The greens however, are fantastic, so you can see where the money has been spent. The rest leaves a bad taste and needs putting right quickly if Romford is to maintain it's reputation.The club house is old style and the welcome is always warm. Food is terrific
(Round played: Oct 2021 - Score: 91 Handicap: 12.6)
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Kevin N rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 23 2020
Great club
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Kevin N rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 23 2020
Great club
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Pete H rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 31 2020
Really enjoyed another Braid course even though it's odd to tee off over the green from another hole - on 2 or 3 occasions. Great course though. Some Interesting holes Luckily course wasn't too busy. Greens very true but fairways more worn than had hoped for the green fee. I?d be back like a shot if ?10 cheaper
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Jason L rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 7 2020
A very nice parkland course, plenty of interesting holes within the woods to start with and then it opens up. A really good test of golf.
(Round played: Jun 2020 - Score: 81 Handicap: 11.4)
(Round played: Jun 2020 - Score: 81 Handicap: 11.4)
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Paul W rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 23 2019
Very, very good course and club
Course is tight and needs very good management. Greens are excellent.Clubhouse is excellent and the service and food are top notch.
(Round played: Oct 2019 - Score: 98 Handicap: 12.7)
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Brad K rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 31 2019
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Stuart K rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 20 2019
18th a temp tee box and can’t get a tee in the ground ????????
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John C rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 19 2019
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Graeme A rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 21 2018
A cracking surprise
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John B rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 20 2018
Bit Disappointed
Romford could, and probably should be better. I should add the caveat to this by saying that in fairness to the course, we did visit during maintenance week and the green fee that the club charged did reflect this, however, I had been looking forward to experiencing this locally revered course for some time and I was left feeling under whelmed.I don't want to be overly negative, the course does have some lovely holes with plenty of fair bunkering containing good quality sand, and I can see how it would have gained it's reputation back in the 'glory years'. However, the layout is without doubt 'a bit crazy', particularly around the 11th green/12th/17th/18th tees all of which criss-cross and are right on top of each other; it must be utter-carnage on busy days, particularly with people teeing off on the 18th trying to avoid those coming down the 11th (suggest purchasing golf insurance if you're playing on a busy day!). As I've already acknowledged, it was maintenance week so we must make several allowances, particularly for the greens, but if we use the condition of other local courses that I play regularly as a yard stick, particularly after this hard summer for green staff, the general state of the playing area as a whole wasn't great. While the putting green had aeration holes and sand present, I completely acknowledge, a vital part of green maintenance, many of the actual greens had scaring akin to much more than an aerator, and the fairways were balding in enough places for it to be noticeable. Perhaps my expectations for a course with the history and local prestige of somewhere like Romford were, and arguably should have been higher than other courses, particularly if you consider the regular week day green fee of pushing ?40, but it's a shame that my impressions of the course having played it for the first time aren't as good as I'd hoped.
I hate to be too negative and I've tried to be fair, I know green staff work very hard, it's been a tough summer and I will go back to give the course a second chance I'm sure. However, there is much work to be done if it's to live up to the expectations of it's local reputation, publicised images and importantly, price tag suggest.
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Jim I rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 19 2018
Not recovered well from weather
Nice setting, but they seem to have really struggled to get the course tidied up following the weather. Slow greens accepted where they are improving them, with heavy spiking, and grass a bit long (got a good price for the round). Main concern was long and thatched dead grass on the fairways, as if they dared not cut it while so dry and the longer dead stuff was then flatted by the rain and the mower can't pick it up. Also bare patches. Needs some serious man hours to tidy it up.(Round played: Aug 2018 - Score: 101 Handicap: 22.7)
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