Royal Winchester Golf Club
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Course Information
Royal Winchester Golf Club, Hampshire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6387 yard), private, downland golf course designed by JH Taylor in 1888.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6387 yards | Private | Downland
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Address: Sarum Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5QE United Kingdom
Tel: 01962 852462
Golf Pro: Elliot Coates
Golf Club Facilities
Range
Buggy Hire
Golf Shop
Changing
Clubhouse
Bar
Dining
Function Room
Midweek Guide: £70 per 18 holes *
- Societies Accepted to Play
- Society Deals Available
- 7 Day Membership Available
- 5 Day Membership Available
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Tee Time Information
Midweek Guide: £70 per 18 holes *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
4.25
AVERAGE RATING 4.1
(based on 63 reviews)
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What the club says: The course here is laid out on some fine meadowland and is a real test of ability whether you are new to the game or a seasoned campaigner.
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Ian Haig rated 2.5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 8 2024
Royal Winchester Golf Course
I played at the Royal Winchester Golf Course earlier this year during a weekday. The weather was kind to us and the course was in general good shape. I must mention that the staff in both the Pro Shop and the Club house were fantastic, even if their prices were a bit on the high side.The course is a parkland style with very big fairways and not much rough and the ground staff do a good job, however the course itself was a bit on the boring side. If I was to describe the course design I would compare it to a magnolia paint, safe but boring. There were no memorable feature holes, the only thing that stuck in my mind was that you had to cross a live fairway to get from one hole to the next by peering around a hedge to see if there were any golfers on the tee box.
Pace of play was another concern, there were two of us in a buggy, but the round still took over 4 ½ hours to complete. The slow playing members, playing in groups of three did not allow us to play through, even when the opportunity arose.
The halfway hut was also disappointing and very costly as I found to my detriment as a small bag of crips (23g) labelled “not to be sold individually” cost an eye watering £1.75. I did mention this on my return to the club house, but they did not what to know what practices are carried out at the halfway hut, which is very concerning not just as the pricing level, but possibly no visibility at hygiene level?
Would I play here again, probably not as there are other courses such as Liphook, Blackmore, Hindhead, Hayling, etc that offer more features and a challenging course for the same pricing structure.
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Colin P rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 27 2024
Course in great condition greens good fairways good bunkers ok, it's just the rough needs thinning out to enable you to find your ball, I know you shouldn't be in the rough but we are not all professionals
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Colin P rated 3.5 out of 5
Reviewed May 20 2024
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Mike R rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 24 2023
Challenging downland course, lush and green
I have played the Royal a few times over the years. It was in a very lush and green condition when played this time but it can be hard and fast if dry. Greens were a bit soft and were not rolling as well as they can. It is a challenging course with long par 3 holes and long par 4 holes that typically play into the wind. Great views and a lovely clubhouse.Reviewer Rating
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Colin P rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 19 2023
Vastly improved
Reviewed this course a while ago and was disappointed with the condition, what a difference a couple of months makes, I was impressed with the quality of the course fairways are like walking on carpet, greens look nice and roll lovely, bunkers are a lot better, very impressive and apparently they have a really good new green keeper starting this week, looking forward to seeing what results he can bring to the courseReviewer Rating
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Bill A rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 28 2023
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Bill A rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 28 2023
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Colin P rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 12 2023
Testing course
This is a course that is set out well and is very testing, the greens are nice but fast but the rest of the course is in a bad condition, bunkers are inconsistent and there is so much GUR around the course making it look poor, the facilities are good and the clubhouse is lovely and food is good, everyone is very friendly but the condition of the course lets it downReviewer Rating
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Colin P rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed May 23 2023
Testing course
This course is fairly tricky,plays quite long, fairways were nice as were the greens, one minus was the lack of GUR markings around bunkers and various other areas.Reviewer Rating
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Colin P rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed May 22 2023
Testing course
This course is fairly tricky,plays quite long, fairways were nice as were the greens, one minus was the lack of GUR markings around bunkers and various other areas.Reviewer Rating
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Colin P rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 29 2022
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Colin P rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 29 2022
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Mike R rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed May 22 2022
Lovely downland/parkland course - great condition!
I have played here many times. Always in great condition, good variety of holes. Always a bit windy. Well worth a visit.Reviewer Rating
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Peter R rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 27 2021
Lovely course, excellent value
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Anthony D rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 21 2021
Not a course if you don't like a change of elevation as you're rarely walking on the level, however thre are greatviews from the high points.
(Round played: Sep 2021 - Score: 93 Handicap: 13)
(Round played: Sep 2021 - Score: 93 Handicap: 13)
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