Bunsay Downs Golf Club
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Bunsay Downs Golf Club, Essex has two 9 hole courses, the 9 hole, par 54 (2638 yard) Badgers Course and the 9 hole, par 70 (5724 yard), Bunsay Downs Course. A private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par Badgers Course 54; Bunsay Down 70 | Badgers Course 2638; Bunsay Downs 5724 yards | Private | Parkland
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Address: Little Baddow Road, Woodham Walter, Essex, CM9 6RU United Kingdom
Tel: 01245 222648
Website: http://www.warrengolfclub.co.uk/bunseydowns/home.html
Golf Club Facilities
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Bar
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Midweek Guide: £13.50 per round *
Weekend Guide: £15.00 per round *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Tee Time Information
Midweek Guide: £13.50 per round *
Weekend Guide: £15.00 per round *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
2.86
AVERAGE RATING 3.8
(based on 216 reviews)
5 star
48
4 star
106
3 star
40
2 star
12
1 star
10
RECOMMENDATIONS
88%
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Geoffrey S rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed May 23 2023
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Craig W rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 23 2023
Nice course
Nice course and challenging for all levels. Greens and fairways are maintained much better in spring and summer.Reviewer Rating
Neil Cartwright rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 6 2023
Mr Cartwright
Used to enjoy playing the Badgers course a few years back with my nephew so we went last week and what a shock to see awful state its in now.Reviewer Rating
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Sam B rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 10 2022
Par 3 course. (Badgers) is in disarray. Sand and dirt on the tee box?. Very untidy and looks like it has been forgotten about. Used to be one of the best par 3 courses in Essex now any pitch and putt would be better.
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Geoffrey S rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 3 2021
Going downhill!
Have been a member here for getting on a decade. Maintenance is poor to say the least particularly what was the excellent par 3 Badgers where no work has been done on the bunkers for over a year and now full of weeds. Very disappointing but the owners the Warren Estate want to turn it into a Caravan Park and put all money and effort into the Warren where they charge a fortune for membership.(Round played: Jun 2021 - Score: 73 Handicap: 16.8)
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BADGERS DENE, GRAYS rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 18 2020
Havent played Bunsay for a couple of years. Played yesterday. Really sad to see the condition of the course. Weeds & grass in most bunkers, very little sand. Greens very poor, some with holes in. Especially poor was the par 3 course. Obviously the owners are throwing no no money at Bunsay. It was busy when we played with players of a 'certain generation' which did surprise us. Sadly i wont be returning.
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Duncan B rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 12 2020
A Great Shame
Having enjoyed this course for the past 15 years a few times every year it’s a great shame to see it in its current state. It’s been getting progressively worse but yesterday’s round was the final straw. Firstly there was no hand sanitizer in the clubhouse, just a messy bottle of soap and no water, not clearly labelled . The tees resembled a dust bowl, with no grass on them whatsoever. Every tee was adorned with litter, broken tees or bottle caps. The walk ways had not been mowed, neither the fairways or rough. Approaching the green my expectations where low but even then they surprised me. Strange 2 inch holes scattered nearly on every green, with no indication where the first cut finished and the green started. There was moss and some other weed spread over every green with at least 25% of each green deemed ‘un-puttable’ by myself and the accomplished golfers i had the misfortune of sharing this experience with. On some greens some sections of the grass had mutated into a black ooze!This is my first review and I’m saddened to have to submit such a daming report however i felt compelled to ward fellow golfers away. What was once a great course, kept in great condition and held in one of the highest regards in the area has now sadly due to negligence become no better than a park pitch and putt.
Even then i fell i’m doing a disservice to council run pitch and putts!
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Jimmy D rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 1 2020
Not looked after
Need to be looked after a lot more greens and tee boxsReviewer Rating
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Jimmy D rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 1 2020
Not looked after
Need to be looked after a lot more greens and tee boxsReviewer Rating
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Paul B rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 6 2019
Really poor nick sadly
Sometimes nice to play at Bunsey particularly the Badgers par 3 course It's clear the owners are spending no money on maintenance Greens terrible Sadly won't be returningReviewer Rating
Barrie H rated 1.5 out of 5
Reviewed May 26 2023
Not having played here since before the dreaded covid we were looking forward to trying this nice little course again. We played 9 holes on the par 3 Badgers ( one of the best par 3 layouts in Essex) and 9 holes on the Bunsey course. What a shock we had ! The grass on the fairways was as long as the rough, the greens were unkempt, full of weeds and animal scrapes, the bunkers were full of weeds and unplayable. It seems to me that the mother course ( The Warren ) must be hogging all the ground staff and ignoring its little brother or is that course just as bad. Won't be playing here again !!!
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Andy T rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 8 2022
£16 - In Perpective
We as a group had not played Bunsay for about 6 years..give or take and thought we would reminisce. The price was good, not Cafe so we went to the sister course (about a mile away for a Bacon Sarnie, etc) .Back to the golf, we found the course had not changed much, shabby around the edges uncut grass areas, half-decent greens although full of weeds. This has the potential to be a really good club but it's very tired and needs investment. Service in the bar after was poor as the young lad had no idea about bar work.. still, we enjoyed the experience but probably won't be back for a few years again which is a shame.
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Ben W rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 30 2021
Once a great 9 hole
9 hole and 9 hole par 3 in Essex. Was once very good but now not so.Reviewer Rating
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Shaun W rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed May 1 2021
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John S rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 25 2020
Very average course now
Since before Covid struck,Bunsay has been on the slide down.This could be a super little course which combined with ?Badgers'makes for a testing game of golf in a pretty setting at a reasonable price.Regretfully since Covid there has been a noticeable lack of care for the playing public with bunkers and greens in a generally poor condition.put that together with a lack of refreshments other than tes/coffee and the overall experience is poor.Reviewer Rating
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