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Theale Golf Club

3.6   Golfshake Golf Course Rating 102 reviews | Post Review | Website
Price Guide: £££££ | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Course Information

An 18 hole, gently undulating, parkland course set in the Berkshire countryside. The club also offers a driving range, a short game practice area & a warm friendly welcome in the clubhouse.

18 holes | Par 71 | 5888 yards | Private | Parkland


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Address: North Street, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5EX United Kingdom

Tel: 0118 930 5331

Golf Pro: Nick Mitchell

Website: https://www.thealegolf.com/


Golf Club Facilities

Driving range  Range
Golf club hire  Club Hire
Buggy Hire  Buggy Hire
Golf shop  Golf Shop
Changing rooms  Changing
Clubhouse  Clubhouse
Bar  Bar
Food  Dining
Function Room Hire  Function Room

Visitors welcome

Midweek Guide: £20.00 - £26.00 per round *

Weekend Guide: £26.00 - £35.00 per round *

  • Societies Accepted to Play
  • Society Deals Available
  • 7 Day Membership Available
  • 5 Day Membership Available

Restrictions: Maximum Handicap No Restriction

* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.

Tee Time Information

Midweek Guide: £20.00 - £26.00 per round *

Weekend Guide: £26.00 - £35.00 per round *

* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.


Review Information


GOLFSHAKE RATING

3.57

Golfshake Golf Course Rating

 

AVERAGE RATING 3.3
(based on 102 reviews)

5 star
16
4 star
29
3 star
35
2 star
16
1 star
6
 

HIGHLY RATED

98%

would play again or recommend


3.4

The Course

4

Course Conditions

3.3

Value For Money

4.1

Pace of Play

3.3

Facilities & Service

4.5

Hospitality

4

Practice Facilities

3.9

Food & Drink

What the club says: Theale Golf Course, designed and constructed by owner Mike Lowe, was founded in 1996. Set in 150 acres in the Berkshire countryside, this young, yet quickly established 18 hole golf course offers an interesting and enjoyable game for golfers of all abilities.

Although gently undulating, this parkland course is deceptively challenging. Holes varying in length from 154 yards to 519 yards (off the yellow tees), and numerous hazards in between ensures a game at Theale Golf Club remains interesting throughout.

The doglegs demand precise drives (such as the 14th – if you clear the water hazard you may be in with a birdie chance) and par 3’s guarded by water or sand traps (such as 6th and 13th respectively) form quality tests of golf.

Water is featured on nine holes and approximately 60 bunkers of varying shapes and sizes ensure your skills continually are tested.

The elevated tees on the 11th (yellow and white tee) and the 13th (white tee) both provide panoramic views over the attractive course.

All tees are sand based. Summer tees and greens are playable all year round.

The course boasts exceptional drainage making Theale Golf Club one of the few courses in the area that is playable throughout most weather conditions.

With the 9th and 18th both finishing close to the clubhouse, you can enjoy a short stroll to our friendly bar for a refuel or a relaxing wind down.

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Matt H rated 3.5 out of 5

Reviewed Mar 7 2024

Great course with plenty of improvements going on, will be back in the

Playing as a one ball, plenty of 3 and 4s let me through. Great course with some challenging holes.

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David S rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 11 2023

Theale golf course

A lovely course to play, a very nice layout and very friendly staff. This course is worth a visit.

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James Taylor rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed May 25 2023

Fantastic Course

Very underestimated golf course which has had extensive work completed on it over the last couple of years resulting in championship standard fairways to what has always been a challenging course.
Staff always make you feel welcome and never out of place no matter what handicap you are.

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Mark Y rated 3.5 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 9 2022

Only second time I’ve played at Theale, first occasion felt it was poor due to greens not in good shape. However on this round greens we’re good and looked after so great improvement

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Allen S rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 25 2022

Interesting

This is a very nice course with some interesting holes that make you think.

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David S rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 17 2022

Worth a look

I've played this course many times now and for me it's everything I need. I play off 27 so this course can be quite challenging, the ground staff are always changing, updating the course. A well groomed course, my only gripe would be the tee boxes could be more level, flat.

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Bob B rated 2 out of 5

Reviewed Jan 21 2022

Average course expensive for what it is.

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Matt A rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed Nov 8 2021

Nice course, a bit boggy in areas

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Simon T rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 24 2021

Fantastic course worth visiting

Great course, suitable for all levels, nice range of hole length, well maintained greens, friendly staff

(Round played: Sep 2021 - Score: 92 Handicap: 32.2)

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Freddie J rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 7 2021

Very Good Value Course


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James O rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 9 2021

Very good

Played here using my Flexi Points on the PMG Membership. Lovely little course with some challenging short par 4?s, real doglegs and excellent condition greens

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James O rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 9 2021

Very good

Played here using my Flexi Points on the PMG Membership. Lovely little course with some challenging short par 4?s, real doglegs and excellent condition greens

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James O rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 9 2021

Very good

Played here using my Flexi Points on the PMG Membership. Lovely little course with some challenging short par 4?s, real doglegs and excellent condition greens

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James O rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 9 2021

Very good

Played here using my Flexi Points on the PMG Membership. Lovely little course with some challenging short par 4?s, real doglegs and excellent condition greens

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Richard M rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 7 2021

Nice course with just a few really super holes

Played with a couple of work buddies who are members which brought the green fee down to £27 which was a fair price. The condition of the course was great, nice lush fairways and the greens were very nice....quite fluffy grass which I'm used to and the greenkeepers do not shave the hole so the grass overgrows which makes the hole appear smaller - so a clever technique :-)

Some holes were nice/fairly ordinary/wide fairways so single figure players can tear it up I feel. But the good holes here really made up for anything ordinary about the others. The par 3 6th over a hidden stream (dont be short) followed by the real risk/reward 7th are some of the best of the front 9. I really liked the 11th. A real strategic drive from an elevated tee and approach needed to an amazing green (the only one I 3 putted) with danger off the right of the green with a pond. This is a super hole and really reminded me of the Forest of Arden in Warwickshire and the walk to the green to the left is like the lovely heathland views at Formby ladies course on Merseyside. Then green on the short 12th is amazing with a bunker right in the middle. How often do you find the green with an approach only to get your wedge out to chip a bunker to get to the flag on the other side of the green?? One of the best greens I've seen!

This is not a long course, nor is it a boomer's course - it is a thinking course. I enjoyed it. I'd recommend it if in the area as they have nice friendly staff too and a small, cute/friendly club house (+ good short game practice facilities too!), and just 5 mins off the M4.

I hear the £900 membership is one of the best value in the area esp with Reading GC being closed at the moment.

(Round played: Jun 2021 - Score: 86 Handicap: 12)

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