Westerwood Hotel & Golf Resort Reviews & Information

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159 ratings & 117 reviews on Golfshake. Ranked 1868 out of 1971.

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What the club says: The Westerwood is one of the premier golf hotels in Scotland our magnificent 18 hole, par 71 golf course is a feast for the senses, transporting you as you meander through a paradise of silver birches, firs and heather.

The course was designed by Seve Ballesteros and Dave Thomas and features a wide range of challenges for golfers of all abilities, including water hazards and devilish bunkers, which would challenge players of the highest calibre.

The course is surrounded by sparkling scenery with many holes overlooking the Kilsyth and campsite hills. Our fifteenth hole designed by Seve himself is stunning, at only 165 yards will take your breath away. Hitting from above to a green surrounded by a 60ft rock face, pond this is not for the faint hearted.

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Reviewed Sep 4 2018 by Gary M - rated 5 out of 5

Great course that keeps you on your toes

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Reviewed Aug 17 2018 by Alex M - rated 4 out of 5

Great challenging course

Great condition and really enjoyed the day.

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Reviewed Aug 13 2018 by John M - rated 4 out of 5

Very nice course. Although it is a very long walk between holes and the rough is impossible to play out of.

(Round played: Aug 2018 - Score: 101 Handicap: )

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Reviewed Jul 23 2018 by Derrick L - rated 4 out of 5

Hotel Stay

Played while I was staying in the area with a tee of time before breakfast....only took 2 hours to get round

(Round played: Jul 2018 - Score: 83 Handicap: 10.7)

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Reviewed Jun 24 2018 by Charlie. Glasgow - rated 4 out of 5

Good course

Played this course a few times now . guy in shop made us very welcome rolls and coffee very good as well . course was day there is a lot of good holes some bunkers good some not so good greens had a lot of grass on them but were very true if a bit slow very good value

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Reviewed Jun 23 2018 by Peter G - rated 2 out of 5

Reasonably well kept course. The bunkers were awfull with mainly clay in them. Some of the greens were poor

(Round played: Jun 2018 - Score: 97 Handicap: 20.3)

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Reviewed Jun 13 2018 by Steve Anderson - rated 5 out of 5

Don't get the hate..

Played this course for free with sgs ticket, don't understand all the criticism this course receives.
Layout was very interesting and varied, lots of memorable holes with a good mix of short and longish holes, nothing too long here though, very enjoyable!.
Condition was decent to good, greens fine if nothing amazing.
I'll certainly be back as a paying customer.

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Reviewed Jun 11 2018 by David M - rated 3 out of 5

Best the course has been in a few years

Course in good condition this year. Has benefited from the dry weather.

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Reviewed Jun 10 2018 by Paul M - rated 2 out of 5

,we played this course for the first time.the bunkers where very poor .as where some of the t boxies and greens.

(Round played: Jun 2018 - Score: 94 Handicap: 14.9)

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Reviewed Jun 10 2018 by Martin C - rated 1 out of 5

If it wasn't free i wouldn't play it

This course is not the main focus of this complex, it has been neglected, it could do with a face lift and maybe then it would be worth it.

(Round played: Jun 2018 - Score: 102 Handicap: 25.8)

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Reviewed May 17 2018 by Daniel / Penicuik - rated 1 out of 5

Take wellies!

Myself and a friend played in a pairs comp through Golf Empire. Only £12 including coffee and bacon roll. Bacon roll was self-service and so I piled it in. Good food, nice coffee! However when I asked for a dry roll a miserable little man mumbled 'there's always one', so we replied with, 'then you should probably should have had some ready'. The starter was a disinterested and surly as well.
The chap giving out score cards and taking the fees was a nice guy and we had a good chat to him.

Now for the course. A great layout. No complaints there. If it was in the Algarve it would be an absolute gem....however it isn't! Every hole was a boggy mess and the greens were almost floating in places. Yes we'd had rain the night before, but other courses are perfectly playable. This was a 5 hr slog thanks to backspin from drives and playing partners losing balls on the quagmire-like fairways!

To summarise: I would play again, but only after a period of sustained dry weather. Recommend their front of house staff get some customer service training or try a different career.
Otherwise, avoid!

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Reviewed May 17 2018 by Stuart M - rated 5 out of 5

Excellent Course & Set up!!

Excellent friendly staff, course playing well. Good to see a lot of effort being put in to maintain the course & get it to the standard it deserves - well done guys!!!

(Round played: May 2018 - Score: 80 Handicap: 14)

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Reviewed Oct 7 2017 by Greg M - rated 2 out of 5

Light rain the night before caused severe satuaration to a significant part of the course. Ponding issues on the greens.

(Round played: Oct 2017 - Score: 92 Handicap: 18.9)

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Reviewed Sep 5 2017 by Tony C - rated 3 out of 5

Be prepared for a long walk.

The course was very wet when I played it and was almost under water in parts. Despite these conditions, I enjoyed the game as the course is challenging and fairly well kept. The greens I felt were slow but this might have been due to the weather conditions on the day. It is quite a tiring course to play as there are several holes where there are very long walks from the green to the next tee.

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Reviewed Aug 16 2017 by James M - rated 3 out of 5

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Reviewed Jul 29 2017 by Stuart R - rated 2 out of 5

Not the best!

With every other course I have played lately, the conditions have been amazing with the mixture of sun and rain, though here it was terrible. Very wet under foot and the Tees were in a shocking state, struggle to find a patch of grass to tee off! It's a very challenging course with a good layout, just ruined by the condition of it.

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Reviewed Jul 12 2017 by Barry L - rated 5 out of 5

First time played course. Grt lay out to the course with grt scenary. Course is quiet tight so you have to play straight. Greens in very good condition and take a lot reading. A little gem this one.

(Round played: Jul 2017 - Score: 91 Handicap: 11.7)

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Reviewed Jul 2 2017 by Allan B - rated 4 out of 5

Course in good condition. Greens excellent. Starters office a bit off with their attitude to golfers.

(Round played: Jul 2017 - Score: 91 Handicap: )

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Reviewed Jun 12 2017 by Nick S - rated 4 out of 5

BIt wet

The greens were great, parts of the course were very wet from the recent rain

(Round played: Jun 2017 - Score: 82 Handicap: 19.1)

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Reviewed Apr 25 2017 by Tommy - rated 4 out of 5

Layout wise, this is an excellent track, there is a great variety of holes and great scenery all around. It's quite a long walk round, but good paths right the way round so it's not too strenuous.

However, the course has had a deserved reputation for very poor drainage for some time now. There is a new greenkeeper in place now and having played the course over the last year, there are definite improvements. This year will tell if their work has paid dividends. During a dry spell of weather, there aren't many more enjoyable courses to play in the area.

The clubhouse facilities are shared with the hotel, although there are separate, albeit small changing/shower facilities.

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