Gatton Manor Hotel Golf Club

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Price Guide: £££££ | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Course Information

Gatton Manor Hotel Golf Club, Surrey is an 18 hole, par 72 (6,563 yards) resort, parkland golf course designed by Commander John D Harris in the late 1960's.

18 holes | Par 72 | 6,563 yards | Resort | Parkland

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Address: Ockley, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5PQ United Kingdom

Tel: 01306 627555

Golf Pro: David Fluke | Tel: 01306 627 555

Website: http://www.gattonmanor.co.uk/

Golf Club Facilities

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Buggy Hire

Golf Shop

Changing

Clubhouse

Bar

Dining

Function Room

Accommodation

Midweek Guide: £40.00 per round Summer; £30.00 per round Winter *

Weekend Guide: £45.00 per round Summer; £35.00 per round Winter *

Societies Accepted to Play
Society Deals Available
Voucher 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: £40.00 per round Summer; £30.00 per round Winter *

Weekend Guide: £45.00 per round Summer; £35.00 per round Winter *

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

Review Information

GOLFSHAKE RATING

3.32

AVERAGE RATING 3.9
(based on 312 reviews)

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HIGHLY RATED

95%

would play again or recommend

4.1

The Course

3.2

Course Conditions

3.7

Value For Money

3.6

Pace of Play

3.6

Facilities & Service

3.7

Hospitality

Practice Facilities

3.3

Food & Drink

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Simon A rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 3 2020

Poor

This place is in need of some TLC. The pro shop is like a tuck shop. The chipping practise area is an overgrown mess, that looks like someones back garden. There derelict buildings dotted about, all very weird. The tees are a muddy lumpy mess, the bunkers are all covered in weeds, you get the picture. For ?35 this is a very expensive joke of a course. However the bar and food were excellent.

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London rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Dec 22 2021

Don’t waste your money. Tee boxes and fairways in very poor condition. The greens are diseased. Needs serious investment

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Reply:
Hi,

Thank you for taking the time to review Gatton Manor Golf Course.

We wanted to take this opportunity to make you aware of the recent challenges we have faced with our greens and how we are dealing with them going forward and investing in
the whole course in general.

At the back end of July 2021, our greens developed a disease (which is not uncommon) and unfortunately, it was not treated correctly by our then Course Manager. We decided to recruit a complete new greenkeeping team our new Course Manager who started with us in September recognised the disease straight away and has set about controlling it to limit its spread.

We have invested in a whole new fleet of greenkeeping equipment which we expect to take delivery of in June. We appreciate that our golf course has not been presented anywhere to the level of condition and presentation synonymous with Gatton Manor. Our aim moving forward is to take the current layout including the presentation to another level.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Gatton Manor, you will see and enjoy a vast improvement in the quality of the golf course.

David Fluke
Director of Golf
Gatton Manor Hotel & Country Club

Replied 30th May 2022

Portsmouth rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Dec 29 2021

Disappointed

Played Gatton at the end of November this year and it wasn't worth the cost of fuel to get there.
The course should not have been open as it is in a very poor condition.
The greens are the worst I have ever seen and it will take a long time to recover if it ever does but it will need some serious work and money spent on it.

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Reply:
Thank you for taking the time to review Gatton Manor Golf Course.

We wanted to take this opportunity to make you aware of the recent challenges we have faced with our greens and how we are dealing with them going forward and investing in
the whole course in general.

At the back end of July 2021, our greens developed a disease (which is not uncommon) and unfortunately, it was not treated correctly by our then Course Manager. We decided to recruit a complete new greenkeeping team our new Course Manager who started with us in September recognised the disease straight away and has set about controlling it to limit its spread.

We have invested in a whole new fleet of greenkeeping equipment which we expect to take delivery of in June. We appreciate that our golf course has not been presented anywhere to the level of condition and presentation synonymous with Gatton Manor. Our aim moving forward is to take the current layout including the presentation to another level.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Gatton Manor, you will see and enjoy a vast improvement in the quality of the golf course.

David Fluke
Director of Golf
Gatton Manor Hotel & Country Club

Replied 30th May 2022

Chris H rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 25 2021

Challenging course particularly for high handicappers.

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Reply:
Hi Chris,

Thank you for taking the time to review Gatton Manor Golf Course.

We have invested in a whole new fleet of greenkeeping equipment which we expect to take delivery of in June. We appreciate that our golf course has not been presented anywhere to the level of condition and presentation synonymous with Gatton Manor. Our aim moving forward is to take the current layout including the presentation to another level.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Gatton Manor, you will see and enjoy a vast improvement in the quality of the golf course.

David Fluke
Director of Golf
Gatton Manor Hotel & Country Club

Replied 30th May 2022

Ian W rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 28 2021

Great layout but disappointing condition

Really good challenging layout. Long but playable. Tees and fairways pretty good.

Greens poor though for late August and bunkers seem to have been abandoned (full of weeds!)

Needs some work putting into it! Wouldn’t rush back…

(Round played: Aug 2021, Handicap 8.3, score terrible!

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Barry Michael, London rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 14 2021

What a difference a couple of weeks make!!!
We last played Gatton Manor a couple of weeks ago and have to agree with some of the earlier reviews, it looked scruffy and unkept. When we played Saturday it was like a different course, no rough, tee boxes cut and tidy and bunker raked and weeded. The golf shop staff told us that they have a new course manager and a couple more green staff and it shows. The course is looking more like it was a few years ago. Well done Gatton Manor you've turned the corner for the better. We will definitely be back.

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Rod C rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 15 2021

Played yesterday and found an improvement on the course. There is a new course Manager and has only been there a week but we could see things are being worked on. Greens are getting much better and fairways had been well cut. Some of the rough has been cut down and it was a pleasure to play.

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Debs 2978 rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 14 2021

Beautiful peaceful course with different and challenging holes .What a difference a few weeks makes ! It’s starting to return to its former glory .

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Brian W rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 14 2021

Course coming alive

New Golf course manager started last week an already can see improvements around the course greens are starting to run as more work is done on them fairways being defined an rough cut back,would say in a very short time this course will be back to its former glory

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Gary T rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed May 6 2021

Could be a very good course again if money is spent on it.
Tee boxes need cutting. Greens are in a terrible condition , like trying to putt on a beach.
You can see that given time and money, this would be a great course to play but not in its present state.

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Daniel P rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed May 5 2021

Course is in poor condition, greens very bumpy and tee boxes uneven and patchy, and 2 temporary tees in place, although this was an improvement as there were 18 temporary tees when I played around 1 month ago.

It's a course I enjoy playing but currently not worth the price they are charging.

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Ben F rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Apr 3 2021

Usually great but disappointed

A great course in very poor condition. Unfortunately the pandemic has had a profoundly negative effect and the greens have just been timed and are extremely bobbly. The fairways seem quite hacked and could do with some maintenance. I love this course but was upset that for ?35 it was in such poor condition after months without being used.

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Mark R rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Dec 23 2020

Challenging course

Good course with good mix of holes and good challenge but can be very wet

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Jon B rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Dec 10 2020

Nice course

Nice course, you can make it be a challenge if you want to. Good introduction to difficulty for newer golfers.

(Round played: Dec 2020 - Score: 117 Handicap: 30)

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Paul William A rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 12 2020

Nice course, congested at weekends.

Nice course.
I was due to play an 18 but decided early, along (along with 3 other groups waiting) that the four ball ahead were too slow and wrecking it for everybody. I guess that is Saturday afternoon golf for you but group behind me had no tee time and were just let straight on, so this explains why it was so congested. I was quite calm but there were a couple of lads back really losing it.
I enjoyed the course, some nice water holes and was already warned at check-in that the tees weren't the best, but they seemed ok.
I would come back and play an 18 here because the course was a challenge and in pretty good condition, but it would be early morning or midweek.

(Front 9 round played: Sep 2020 - Score: 59 Handicap: )

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